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Front 242 Announce Farewell “Black Out” Tour — Their Final Shows Celebrating a 40-Year Legacy of EBM

After a groundbreaking 40-plus-year journey that shaped the electronic body music (EBM) landscape, Belgian legends Front 242 have decided to take their final bow on the live stage. The band…

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Front 242 Frontman Jean-Luc De Meyer Hospitalized

Jean-Luc De Meyer, of Belgian EBM stalwarts, Front 242, is in the hospital with an undisclosed health issue. As a result, the band, currently on tour, has had to cancel several…

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Festivals

Front 242, Nitzer Ebb, and Drab Majesty to Headline Cold Waves Festival’s 10th Anniversary Lineup

Chicago’s Cold Waves Festival has announced its initial lineup for its 10th anniversary this September. This year, the Industrial themed festival features a jam-packed three-day event spanning multiple genres, including post-punk,…

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Front 242 Announce US Dates This Autumn Including Headlining Cold Waves Festival

Cult electronic music legends Front 242 have announced an update on their forthcoming 2021 USA tour dates Pioneering the style they called EBM, or “electronic body music,” the Belgian electronic…

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Bands

Sebeyu’s “Mindexpansion”, and Collaboration “Sky Any Colour” with Daniel Bressanutti of Front 242

Creativity knows no bounds with Sebeyu, The solo electronic music project of artist Anika Perkins, who recently released an ambient album called Mindexpansion, is about exploring the boundaries of sound…

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Front 242 40th Anniversary “Black To Square One” US Tour Dates Announced for 2021

EBM legends Front 242 have announced their rescheduled Black To Square One US Tour dates in celebration of the band’s 40 years of existence. “Front 242 will hit the road…

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Front 242 Announce “Black To Square One” US Tour

EBM legends Front 242 have announced their Black To Square One US Tour in celebration of nearly 40 years of existence. Formed in 1981 near Leuven in Aarschot, Belgium, Front…

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Front 242 Announce New European Concert Dates From the Fall Through Early 2020

Belgian post-punk heroes, industrial music legends, and EBM Pioneers Front 242 have announced a series of new concert dates scheduled for 2019 and 2020. The dates occur all across Europe,…

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A special screening of ‘Industrial Accident: The Untold Story of Wax Trax! Records’ in Los Angeles this fall

Industrial Accident: The Story of Wax Trax! Records the documentary chronically one most important institutions Industrial Music— the Wax Trax! Records shop and record label—will be having a “test screening” this November in…

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Classic Bands

Electronic Body Matrix 2 to feature unreleased Nitzer Ebb and Front 242 remixes

Belgian label Alfa Matrix is set to release their 2nd volume in their ‘Electronic Body Matrix series, and this new box set includes 2 previously unreleased remixes of EBM legends Front 242, and Nitzer…

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