Front 242
Belgium
Formed: 1981
Genres: Pop/Rock, Electronic
Styles: Industrial, Alternative Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Post-Punk, Industrial Dance, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal, Industrial Metal, Alternative Metal, Electro-Industrial, Techno, Electronica
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One of the most consistent industrial bands of the 1980s, even though they regularly pursued a more electronic variant of the sound that swept into vogue during the '90s, Front 242 were the premier exponent of European electronic body music. Initially, the group was just a duo when formed in October 1981 in Brussels; programmers Patrick Codenys and Dirk Bergen recorded "Principles" and released the single on New Dance Records. A year later, programmer Daniel Bressanutti (aka Daniel B. Prothese) and lead vocalist Jean-Luc de Meyer joined as well...
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