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Killing Floor (album)
''Killing Floor'' (or ''/dev/null'') is the eponymously titled debut studio album of Killing Floor, released on March 14, 1995, by Re-Constriction Records. Reception AllMusic gave ''Killing Floor'' a mixed review, crediting the quality of the Killing Floor's work even although noting that the band was adding nothing new to the industrial rock genre. ''Aiding & Abetting'' called it an effective debut for the band, saying "the production is superb, bringing the proper feel to each tune" and "nothing in the sound shrinks from exposure; all components are properly acknowledged." Fabryka Music Magazine gave the album four out of four called it the band's greatest merging of guitar driven industrial rock, electronic and coldwave music, saying "genius songs like "In Decline", " Two Dimes", " What Is the Truth?" and " Glass" should be put amongst the classic songs of industrial rock and coldwave styles." ''Sonic Boom'' commended the originality of the band and called the album o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killing Floor (American Band)
Killing Floor were an American electro-industrial group based in San Francisco. The original incarnation consisted of keyboardists John Belew and Christian Void before guitarist Marc Phillips, percussionist James Basore and bassist Karl Tellefsen were added to the line-up. They released two albums on Re-Constriction Records: '' Killing Floor'' in 1995 and '' Divide by Zero'' in 1997. The band ceased activities shortly after the release of their 1998 EP '' Come Together''. History Killing Floor was formed in San Francisco by John Belew and Christian Void, with Void on both vocal and keyboard/sampler duties. The band is named after the sonic torture chamber in William Gibson's cyberpunk short-story '' Johnny Mnemonic''. Their music was characterized by heavy use of samples and electronics over dance beats. Guitarist Marc Phillips joined the band in 1991, followed by percussionist James Basore and bassist Karl Tellefsen in early 1994. They caught the interest of the electro- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |