Insight 23 were an American

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group based in

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, California, United States. The original incarnation consisted of vocalist Blayne Alexander, Brittain Alexander, and John Whatley. The band released the studio album '' Obsess'' in 1994 for Perception Rek.

History

Insight 23 was formed in

by vocalist Blayne Alexander, Brittain Alexander, and John Whatley. In 1994, the band debuted with two

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releases for Perception Rek: the

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''Disease/The Hurt Hate Lies'' and full-length album '' Obsess''. The following year Insight 23 sent a promotional package of demos to Fifth Colvmn Records, who had just reported securing a distribution deal with

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, and the label reissued their debut album on

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. A video was filed for the album's titletrack by Alexander's boss, who was credited as MarkB and at that time employed as a creative director for a company. The band filmed two more videos for "Disease" and "Two More Reasons". In 1996 a gun was pulled on vocalist Blayne Alexander at The Unicorn in

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which caused the band to cancel several tour dates. The band recorded new material in the form of the songs "Backwash" and "EnemyMind" and released it respectively on 1995's ''Forced Cranial Removal'' and 1996's ''World War Underground'' by Fifth Colvmn Records. The band also produced a

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of Run–D.M.C.'s " Can You Rock It Like This" for the

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compilation ''

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'' in 1996. In 1997 the band released "

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", originally from their debut, on the various artist compilations '' Digital Wings 1'' and '' Industrial War: The Agony and the Ecstasy of Industrial Music''. Blayne Alexander and Brittain Alexander joined Idiot Stare in 2001. After a ten year hiatus from releasing music the band recorded a cover of Chemlab's " Jesus Christ Porno Star" for '' Songs From the Hydrogen Bar: A Tribute to Chemlab'' in 2007.

Discography

Studio albums * '' Obsess'' (1994, Perception Rek) Compilation appearances * ''Forced Cranial Removal'' (1995, Fifth Colvmn) * ''

'' (1996,

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) * ''World War Underground'' (1996, Fifth Colvmn) * '' Digital Wings 1'' (1997, The Cyberden) * '' Industrial War: The Agony and the Ecstasy of Industrial Music'' (1997, Shanachie) * '' Songs From the Hydrogen Bar: A Tribute to Chemlab'' (2007, MOMT)

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* * * * {{Authority control Musical groups established in 1994 Musical groups disestablished in 1997 1994 establishments in California Musical groups from Los Angeles Electro-industrial music groups American industrial rock musical groups Fifth Colvmn Records artists