Combichrist
In the summer of 2003, Icon of Coil lead singer Andy LaPlegua released the first album from his latest side-project, Combichrist. Titled The Joy of Gunz, the album contained an EBM/industrial, hard-edge sound, and proved to be the beginning of a hot new endeavor for LaPlegua.
That fall saw the release of a special Halloween album, Kiss the Blade, which limited to 667 copies sold out within days. The colossal response to this album brought Combichrist to the live stage, with shows in several countries, including: Germany, the Netherlands, United Kingdom, Spain, Italy and the United States as well as festivals such as WGT, Summer Darkness, and Infest.
In the fall of 2004, Combichrist released the EP, Sex, Drogen Und Industrial, which topped the German Alternative Charts at number one for seven weeks. This album took on a more electronic, energetic, and aggressive twist by combining straight techno with EBM.
In amongst two albums for Icon of Coil, one for his side project PanzerAG and an Icon of Coil North American tour, he found time to work on his Combichrist project. The fruits of his labor were revealed with the release of Everybody Hates You in 2005. The album featured aggressive EBM grafted to power noise electronics with floor shattering beats, crunchy synths, catchy melodies, and plenty of well placed samples. Everybody Hates You became an instant club classic.
After playing over 80 shows and doing countless guest DJ spots in support of Everybody Hates You in 2005, Combichrist decided once again not to rest. This time with the inclusion of his live members, Combichrist released the Get Your Body Beat EP on 06/06/06 and that fall embarked on a North American tour with KMFDM, which earned them even more notoriety among fans of industrial rock who had previously never heard of them.
With an ever growing army of fans, Combichrist released What The Fuck Is Wrong With You People?, in 2007. Featuring 2006’s break out single, “Get Your Body Beat,” the album was an explosive barrage of corrosive beats, leering vocals, and acidic melodies. WTFIWWYP? was a high energy, adrenaline charged piece of sonic battery.
For 2008 Combichrist released the Frost EP: Sent To Destroy, which featured three brand new tracks and six remixes as a prelude to the upcoming album, Today We Are All Demons. The EP garnered much enthusiasm from his eager fans who impatiently awaited his newest album.
After spending much of the past two years touring the world, Combichrist unleashed Today We Are All Demons in 2009 upon his devoted followers. Combichrist mastermind Andy LaPlegua has expanded on the beat driven, hook-laden evil electro found on WTFIWWYP?. From the opening notes of the driving "All Pain is Gone" and the sleazy, punk grooves of "Kickstart The Fight" to the Techno Body Music tinged beats of “Get Out Of My Head” and the darkly introspective title track, Today We Are All Demons proved that Combichrist is a force to be reckoned with.
After releasing his newest album, Today We Are All Demons, in January 2009, Combichrist immediately went on a highly successfully North American tour with Black Light Burns (featuring Wes Borland of Limp Bizkit) and an extensive European tour with Rammstein. As if he didn’t have enough to worry about on tour, LaPlegua found time to assemble the Heat EP: All Pain Is Beat. A third single off of Today We Are All Demons entitled Scarred will be released in spring 2010.
Discography
| NEVER SURRENDER · MET 681· COMING SEP 14 · 1. Never Surrender - Album Version 2. Never Surrender - IAMX Rework 3. Never Surrender - Remix by MELT 4. Never Surrender - Terrence Fixmer Remix | |
| NEVER SURRENDER · MET 681D· 1. Never Surrender - Album Version 2. Never Surrender - IAMX Rework 3. Never Surrender - Remix by MELT 4. Never Surrender - Terrence Fixmer Remix | |
| NOISE COLLECTION VOL. 1 · MET 674· COMING OCT 26 · DISC 1 // 1. Intruder Alert 2. Joy To The World 3. You Will Be The Bitch Now 4. Winteryear 5. Play Dead 6. Turmoil 7. Master Control 8. Vater Unser 9. The Line Of The Dead 10. Bulletfuck 11. Human Error 12. God Wrapped In Plastic 13. History Of Madness 14. Shrunken Heads For All Occasions | |
| NOISE COLLECTION VOL. 1 · MET 674D· 1. Intruder Alert 2. Joy To The World 3. You Will Be The Bitch Now 4. Winteryear 5. Play Dead 6. Turmoil 7. Master Control 8. Vater Unser 9. The Line Of The Dead 10. Bulletfuck 11. Human Error 12. God Wrapped In Plastic 13. History Of Madness 14. Shrunken Heads For All Occasions 15. Kiss the Blade (Motherfucker 667 Mix) 16. Kiss the Blade (Frequensy Cabrone 667 Mix) 17. Minus One 18. The Well 19. Penalty Shot 20. Blut Royale (Instru-Mental Version) 21. Tractor 22. Anatomy 23. Sex, Drogen und Industri (LowTech Mix) 24. Sex, Drogen und Industri (Remixed by Soman) 25. Sex Drogen Und Industri (Unknown Mix) 26. Vater Unser (Combicritter Remix) 27. Like To Thank My Buddies (Live at Infest) 28. Strike 29. This Is The Joy Of Gunz | |
| MAKING MONSTERS · MET 666· COMING SEP 28 · 1. Declamation 2. Follow The Trail Of Blood (featuring Brandon Schiepatti of Bleeding Through) 3. Never Surrender 4. Throat Full of Glass 5. Fuckmachine 6. Forgotten 7. Just Like Me 8. Slave To Machine 9. Through These Eyes of Pain 10. Monster:Murder:Kill 11. They 12. Reclamation | |
| MAKING MONSTERS · MET 666D· 1. Declamation 2. Follow The Trail Of Blood (featuring Brandan Schiepatti of Bleeding Through) 3. Never Surrender 4. Throat Full Of Glass 5. Fuckmachine 6. Forgotten 7. Just Like Me 8. Slave To Machine 9. Through These Eyes Of Pain 10. Monster:Murder:Kill 11. They 12. Reclamation | |
| SCARRED · MET 653· 1. Scarred (Single Version Featuring Wes Borland) 2. Scarred (Club Mix) 3. Scarred (Album Version) 4. Scarred (Pull Out Kings Remix) 5. Scarred (Shok's Zeitmahl Remix) 6. Scarred (Imperative Reaction Remix) 7. Parental Content | |
| SCARRED · MET 653D· 1. Scarred (Single Version Featuring Wes Borland) 2. Scarred (Club Mix) 3. Scarred (Album Version) 4. Scarred (Pull Out Kings Remix) 5. Scarred (Shok's Zeitmahl Remix) 6. Scarred (Imperative Reaction Remix) 7. Parental Content | |
| HEAT EP: ALL PAIN IS BEAT (VINYL) · MET 594V· 1. All Pain Is Gone (Rapid Ascent Mix by VNV Nation) 2. Can’t Change The Beat (Designer Drugs Remix) 3. Can’t Change The Beat (Aesthetic Perfection Remix) | |
| HEAT EP: ALL PAIN IS BEAT · MET 594· 1. All Pain Is Gone (Rapid Ascent Mix by VNV Nation) 2. All Pain Is Gone (Matthew Grim Deathmix) 3. Can’t Change The Beat (Designer Drugs Remix) 4. Can’t Change The Beat (Aesthetic Perfection Remix) 5. Can’t Change The Beat (Remixed By Vaughn_e) 6. Can’t Change The Beat (Assemblage 23 Remix) 7. + “I Want Your Blood” (Live On Mania TV) video 8. + “Get Out Of My Head” (Live On Mania TV) video | |
| HEAT EP: ALL PAIN IS BEAT · MET 594D· 1. All Pain Is Gone (Rapid Ascent Mix By VNV Nation) 2. All Pain Is Gone (Matthew Grim Deathmix) 3. Can't Change The Beat (Designer Drugs Remix) 4. Can't Change The Beat (Aesthetic Perfection Remix) 5. Can't Change The Beat (Remixed By Vaughn_e) 6. Can't Change The Beat (Assemblage 23 Remix) | |
| TODAY WE ARE ALL DEMONS [LIMITED EDITION DOUBLE LP VINYL] · MET 574V· 1. No Afterparty 2. All Pain is Gone 3. Kickstart The Fight 4. I Want Your Blood 5. Can't Change The Beat 6. Sent To Destroy 7. Spit 8. New Form Of Silence 9. Scarred 10. The Kill V.2 11. Get Out of My Head 12. Today We Are All Demons 13. At The End Of It All | |
| TODAY WE ARE ALL DEMONS · MET 574· 1. No Afterparty 2. All Pain is Gone 3. Kickstart The Fight 4. I Want Your Blood 5. Can't Change The Beat 6. Sent To Deastroy 7. Spit 8. New Form Of Silence 9. Scarred 10. The Kill V.2 11. Get Out of My Head 12. Today We Are All Demons 13. At The End Of It All | |
| TODAY WE ARE ALL DEMONS · MET 574D· 1. No Afterparty 2. All Pain Is Gone 3. Kickstart The Fight 4. I Want Your Blood 5. Can't Change The Beat 6. Sent To Destroy 7. Spit 8. New Form Of Silence 9. Scarred 10. The Kill V2 11. Get Out Of My Head 12. Today We Are All Demons 13. At The End Of It All | |
| FROST EP: SENT TO DESTROY · MET 550· 1. Sent To Destroy 2. The Kill (Instru-Mental Version) 3. Prince of E-Ville 4. Sent To Destroy (Reworked By Rotersand) 5. Sent To Destroy (Northborne Remix) 6. Sent To Destroy (Sacrifice Remix By Suicide Commando) 7. Prince of E-Ville (Princess Mix By Babyland) 8. Prince of E-ville (Chicago Club Mix By Accessory) 9. Prince of E-ville (Caustic Remix) | |
| FROST EP: SENT TO DESTROY · MET 550D· 1. Sent To Destroy 2. The Kill (Instru:Mental Version) 3. Prince Of E - Ville 4. Sent To Destroy (Rotersand Remix) 5. Sent To Destroy (Northborne Remix) 6. Sent To Destroy (Suicide Commando Remix) 7. Prince Of E-Ville (Babyland Remix) 8. Prince Of E-Ville (Accessory Remix) 9. Prince Of E-Ville (Caustic Remix) | |
| WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE? · MET 474· 1. Five AM Afterparty 2. What The Fuck Is Wrong With You 3. Electrohead 4. Adult Content 5. Fuck That Shit 6. Brain Bypass 7. Get Your Body Beat 8. Deathbed 9. In The Pit 10. Shut Up And Swallow 11. Red 12. Are You Connected 13. Give Head If You Got It 14. All Your Bass Belongs To Us | |
| WHAT THE F**K IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE? · MET 474D· 1. 5am (After Party) 2. What The Fuck Is Wrong With You? 3. Electrohead 4. Adult Content 5. Fuck That Shit 6. Brain Bypass 7. Get Your Body Beat 8. Deathbed 9. In The Pit 10. Shut Up And Swallow 11. Red 12. Are You Connected 13. Give Head If You Get It 14. All Your Bass Belongs To Us | |
| GET YOUR BODY BEAT · MET 421· 1. Get Your Body Beat (Album Version) 2. Products (Life Composer Version) 3. What the Fcuk (exclusive track) 4. Get Your Body Beat (KMFDM remix) 5. Get Your Body Beat (Amduscia remix) 6. Get Your Body Beat (Spetsnaz remix) 7. Get Your Body Beat (Point45 remix) 8. Get Your Body Beat (Manufactura remix) 9. Get Your Body Beat (Sergio Mesa remix) 10. DNA AM (exclusive track) | |
| GET YOUR BODY BEAT · MET 421D· 1. Get Your Body Beat (Album Version) 2. Products (Life Composer Version) 3. What The Fcuk 4. Get Your Body Beat (Remixed By KMFDM) 5. Get Your Body Beat (Remixed By Amduscia) 6. Get Your Body Beat (Remixed By Spetsnaz) 7. Get Your Body Beat (Remixed By Point45) 8. Get Your Body Beat (Remixed By Manufactura) 9. Get Your Body Beat (Remixed By Sergio Mesa) 10. DNA AM | |
| EVERYBODY HATES YOU · MET 364· 1. This S*it Will Fcuk You Up 2. Enjoy the Abuse 3. Today I Woke To the Rain of Blood 4. I'm Happy Anyway 5. Blut Royale 6. Who's Your Daddy, Snakegirl? 7. Feed Your Anger 8. God Bless 9. Like To Thank My Buddies 10. Happy Fcuking Birthday 11. This is My Rifle 12. Lying Sack of S*it 13. Without Emotions | |
| EVERYBODY HATES YOU · MET 364D· 1. This S*it Will Fcuk You Up 2. Enjoy The Abuse 3. Today I Woke To The Rain Of Blood 4. I'm Happy Anyway 5. Blut Royale 6. Who's Your Daddy, Snakegirl? 7. Feed Your Anger 8. God Bless 9. Like To Thank My Buddies 10. Happy Fcuking Birthday 11. This Is My Rifle 12. Lying Sack Of S*it 13. Without Emotions |