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Andy LaPlegua
Ole Anders Olsen (born 15 September 1975), known professionally as Andy LaPlegua, is a Norwegian singer and songwriter, originally known for being founder and lead vocalist of futurepop band Icon of Coil. He also gained fame in the aggrotech and electro-industrial scenes as founder and lead vocalist of Combichrist and Panzer AG. Biography Following the death of Prince, LaPlegua revealed that the biggest musical impact in his life growing up in the early '80s were Bowie, Motörhead, Prince, The Cure, and Dead Kennedys. Originally a part of several scenes in Norway, LaPlegua experimented with hip-hop in the Detroit Techno/Old School band LAW, industrial in Devils into Crime, punk in My Right Choice/Fleshfire and metal in Lash Out. He also found interest in trance and club music making his mark on the scene with his involvement in the bands Plastic Life and Sector9. Early on, he was the vocalist in Fredrikstad based hardcore/metal band My Right Choice - who released an E ...
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Combichrist
Combichrist is an American aggrotech / industrial metal band formed in 2003 by Norwegian vocalist Andy LaPlegua, who also founded the bands Icon of Coil, Panzer AG, Scandinavian Cock and Scandy. Combichrist was formed in Atlanta, Georgia and is now based in Oak Hill, Florida. The band consists of only LaPlegua in the studio, with a changing lineup of live performing members. Releases by the band have been very successful in terms of sales and charted in top positions for dance and alternative charts worldwide. History Formation and early years The first material that LaPlegua wrote for the project was a power noise/techno crossover track ''Thanx to my Buddies'' under the moniker ''D.r.i.v.E'' for the Advanced Electronics Vol. 2 compilation. The song was later remade into ''Like to Thank My Buddies'' on Combichrist's album ''Everybody Hates You''. The project's name was later changed to ''Hudlager'' and then finally to Combichrist before the debut album ''The Joy of Gunz'' was re ...
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Panzer AG
Panzer AG is the name of an aggrotech/industrial rock side-project by Norwegian Andy LaPlegua, the founder of futurepop band Icon of Coil. Formed in 2004, Panzer AG's sound combines Power noise, Industrial, Trance, Rock and other genres to create a caustic but danceable form of music. History After experimenting with a variety of music styles, such as Futurepop with Icon of Coil, as well as aggrotech, power noise and industrial with Combichrist, LaPlegua furthered his sound by increasing the aggressiveness of both his lyrical content and his music. As well, where Icon Of Coil is purely Electronica, and Combichrist dabbles a tad with Industrial Rock, Panzer AG combines elements of industrial music, Trance Music and Hard rock. The result was the full-length album, This Is My Battlefield on the Metropolis Records label. With the success of ''This Is My Battlefield'', Panzer AG began working on a follow-up album, which was entitled ''Your World Is Burning'', which was released ...
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Sent To Destroy
Sent is a former municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss Canton of Graubünden. On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Ardez, Guarda, Tarasp, Ftan and Sent merged into the municipality of Scuol.Amtliches Gemeindeverzeichnis der Schweiz
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Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records is a record label founded in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1993 by the late Dave Heckman. The label's all-electronic format closely tracked with European contemporaries, such as Off Beat, and, since 1995, has been instrumental in promoting and distributing underground electronic music in America. On June 9, 1999, Metropolis bought American industrial label Pendragon Pendragon or ( wlm, pen dreic, ''pen dragon''; composed of Welsh , 'head, chief, top' and / ''dragon'', 'dragon; warrior'; borrowed from the Latin word , plural , 'dragon , br, Penn Aerouant) literally means 'chief dragon' or 'head dragon', but .... It assumed distribution responsibilities for the back catalogues of Pendragon, as well as of label 21st Circuitry that went out of business at the time. Artists signed References External links Official site Electronic music record labels American independent record labels Record labels established in 1995 Industrial record label ...
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Get Your Body Beat
''Get Your Body Beat'' is an EP by the aggrotech band Combichrist. It is considered to be the band's break-out single. The video for the song shows scenes of Combichrist playing as well as scenes from ''The Gene Generation'' movie. The intro from the ambient track "DNA AM" can also be heard at the start of the video. The single track appeared on Billboard A billboard (also called a hoarding in the UK and many other parts of the world) is a large outdoor advertising structure (a billing board), typically found in high-traffic areas such as alongside busy roads. Billboards present large advertise ...s Top 10 Dance Singles chart and peaked at #1 on the German Alternative Chart (DAC), ranking #16 on the DAC Top Singles of 2006. Track listing References {{Authority control Combichrist albums 2006 EPs ...
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Blut Royale
Combichrist is an American Electro-industrial, aggrotech / industrial metal band formed in 2003 by Norwegian vocalist Andy LaPlegua, who also founded the bands Icon of Coil, Panzer AG, Scandinavian Cock and Scandy. Combichrist was formed in Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia and is now based in Oak Hill, Florida. The band consists of only LaPlegua in the studio, with a changing lineup of live performing members. Releases by the band have been very successful in terms of sales and charted in top positions for dance and alternative charts worldwide. History Formation and early years The first material that LaPlegua wrote for the project was a power noise/techno crossover track ''Thanx to my Buddies'' under the moniker ''D.r.i.v.E'' for the Advanced Electronics Vol. 2 compilation. The song was later remade into ''Like to Thank My Buddies'' on Combichrist's album ''Everybody Hates You''. The project's name was later changed to ''Hudlager'' and then finally to Combichrist before the debut album ...
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Out Of Line
Out Of Line Music is an independent record label located in Berlin, Germany. Out of Line is distributed by Rough Trade (Believe Digital) and exclusive partner to publishing giant BMG Rights Management, through sister company Edition Layer Cake. History Founded in 1995 as a mail order, Out of Line quickly grew into becoming an influential label in the industry, with records from artists such as Combichrist, Blutengel, Lord of the Lost and others reaching peak positions on charts. The label focus shifted over the past few years to signing acts from the modern rock and metal scene, announcing a handful of new signings in 2021 such as Being as an Ocean, EGGVN, Novelists FR, Betraying the Martyrs, TEN56, Villain of the Story, Ashen and True North. Notable artists * Amduscia * Ashbury Heights * Ashen * Balance Breach * Being As An Ocean * Betraying The Martyrs * Bloodred Hourglass * BlutEngel * Cane Hill * Client * Combichrist * Elwood Stray * Emarosa * Erdling * Gyze * H ...
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Out Of Line Music
Out Of Line Music is an independent record label located in Berlin, Germany. Out of Line is distributed by Rough Trade (Believe Digital) and exclusive partner to publishing giant BMG Rights Management, through sister company Edition Layer Cake. History Founded in 1995 as a mail order, Out of Line quickly grew into becoming an influential label in the industry, with records from artists such as Combichrist, Blutengel, Lord of the Lost and others reaching peak positions on charts. The label focus shifted over the past few years to signing acts from the modern rock and metal scene, announcing a handful of new signings in 2021 such as Being as an Ocean, EGGVN, Novelists (band), Novelists FR, Betraying the Martyrs, TEN56, Villain of the Story, Ashen and True North. Notable artists * Amduscia * Ashbury Heights * Ashen (band), Ashen * Balance Breach * Being As An Ocean * Betraying The Martyrs * Bloodred Hourglass * Blutengel, BlutEngel * Cane Hill (band), Cane Hill * Client (ban ...
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Kiss The Blade
Combichrist is an American aggrotech / industrial metal band formed in 2003 by Norwegian vocalist Andy LaPlegua, who also founded the bands Icon of Coil, Panzer AG, Scandinavian Cock and Scandy. Combichrist was formed in Atlanta, Georgia and is now based in Oak Hill, Florida. The band consists of only LaPlegua in the studio, with a changing lineup of live performing members. Releases by the band have been very successful in terms of sales and charted in top positions for dance and alternative charts worldwide. History Formation and early years The first material that LaPlegua wrote for the project was a power noise/techno crossover track ''Thanx to my Buddies'' under the moniker ''D.r.i.v.E'' for the Advanced Electronics Vol. 2 compilation. The song was later remade into ''Like to Thank My Buddies'' on Combichrist's album ''Everybody Hates You''. The project's name was later changed to ''Hudlager'' and then finally to Combichrist before the debut album ''The Joy of Gunz'' was rel ...
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Andy LaPlegua In February 2010 (cropped)
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Facebook
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