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Combichrist
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Background information
OriginNorway/currently USA
Years active2003–present
MembersAndy LaPlegua - Music/Vocals/Production
Mr Petersen - Live Control
Joe Letz - Live Drumz
Jon H - Live Percussion
Shaun F - Live Control/Keyboard

FORMER MEMBERS
Syn M - Visuals/Live Keyboard
Kourtney Klein - Live Electronic Drums

Combichrist was formed in 2003 by Norwegian Andy LaPlegua, founder of the band Icon of Coil as an aggrotech project. A few years after the band's conception, Andy departed Norway for the United States, the current homebase for this and his other projects. In 2003, Andy wrote a few power noise/techno cross over tracks under the moniker DRIVE. The bandname was later changed to Combichrist before the debut album, The Joy of Gunz was released on the german record label Out of Line. The name Combichrist originates from a hardcore fanzine LaPlegua made during the late 90s, with JR Ewing guitarist Håkon Mella. The follow up EPs and the clamour for live shows sent Combichrist out on the road where they would become known for strong and energetic performances.

In 2004, The second EP, Sex, Drogen und Industrial, spent 7 weeks at number one in the DAC charts.

2005 saw the release of Everybody Hates You and it was at this time that the band began labeling their music as "Techno Body Music" or TBM.

Fans of the band are known to be extremely dedicated and in turn the band is notorious for it's dedication to the fans, labeled by Andy as the Combichrist Army.

As of May 2007, the band has recorded three promo videos.
The first, 'Blut Royale' (from the album Everybody Hates You) has never been released, yet it has been confirmed by the band that the video was completed.
The second was for 'Get Your Body Beat' (song first heard on the Get Your Body Beat single and later the What the Fuck is Wrong With You People? album,)and features scenes from the film The Gene Generation.
It is rumoured that the video will appear as a special feature on the DVD release of the film. The third was for the track 'Electrohead' from the What the Fuck is Wrong With You People? album. The video was shot at Das Bunker in California, but after reviewing the material, the footage was found too dark to use. The band then opted to re-shoot the video in North Carolina. It is also yet to be released.

Discography

EP

LP

Compilation appearances

  • Extreme Jenseitshymnen Vol. 4
  • Dark Awakening Vol. 4
  • Awake the Machines Vol. 4
  • 15 Minutes into the Future
  • Industrial for the Masses Vol. 2
  • Machineries of Joy
  • Endzeit Bunkertracks: Act I
  • This Is... Techno Body Music (with the exclusive track "This is TBM")
  • Industrial For The Masses Vol. 3
  • Das Bunker: Fear of a Distorted Planet
  • Pharmacy vol 3: Down With The Sickness

Remixes by Combichrist

Remixes of Combichrist

  • Kiss the Blade remixed by Soman
  • Sex, Drogen, und Industrial remixed by Soman
  • Sex, Drogen, und Industrial remixed by Lowtech
  • Vater Unser remixed by Combicritters
  • This Is My Rifle AK47 Mix by Controlled Collapse
  • This Is My Rifle BFG Remix by Servo.Hatred
  • This Is My Rifle Pussy Pounding Mix by Encoder
  • This Is My Rifle Spoils Of War Remix by Kandelectra
  • This Is My Rifle UCNX Mix
  • Get Your Body Beat remixed by KMFDM
  • Get Your Body Beat remixed by Amduscia
  • Get Your Body Beat remixed by Point 45
  • Get Your Body Beat remixed by Manufactura
  • Get Your Body Beat remixed by Spetsnaz
  • Get Your Body Beat remixed by Sergio Mesa
  • Get Your Body Beat remixed by Controlled Collapse

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