''Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar'' is the debut

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band

Chemlab Chemlab is an American industrial rock band formed in Washington D.C. in 1989 by Dylan Thomas More, Joe Frank, and Jared Louche (then known as Hendrickson). Influenced by the pioneers of the industrial genre, such as Throbbing Gristle, Chemla ...

, released on March 22, 1993 by Fifth Colvmn and

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. It represents the band's only studio release via the label Metal Blade and was reissued by

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on November 30, 1999. Each "suture" is an instrumental piece splitting the main tracks apart. The track "

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" was featured in the game '' Saints Row: The Third''. The album was produced by Jeff "Critter" Newell and has been considered by critics to be a defining moment within the coldwave genre. In 2018 Chemlab embarked on a tour featuring Dead on TV and GoFight members Daniel Evans, Vince McAley, and Mike Love backing Louche to celebrate the twenty fifth anniversary of the ''Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar''. On June 18th, 2021 a remaster of the album was released.

Reception

''Aiding & Abetting'' gave ''Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar'' a mixed to positive review, commending the guitar work and calling the music "user-friendly industrial dance stuff." Rick Anderson of

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awarded the album four out of five stars and said "the band's debut album reveals a group lurching toward tightly controlled sonic pandemonium while still maintaining a firm grip on old-fashioned, blippy, synth riffs and the occasional shred of actual melody." ''Sonic Boom'' described

as "one of the few true industrial rock bands" and "buried deep under the surface of music are influences so diverse and spread out that one would wonder why this particular fusion of decayed guitars and hybrid electronics would be the music of choice of this east coast duo."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar'' liner notes. Chemlab *

Jared Louche Jared Louche (born Jared Hendrickson; December 11, 1960) is an American musician best recognized as the front-man of industrial rock outfit Chemlab. He also founded the band H3llb3nt and has collaborated with Pigface, Progrex.iv and Vampire Rode ...

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, additional programming (3, 9) * Dylan Thomas More – sampler, programming, loops, arrangements, production, art direction, additional programming (3, 9) Additional performers *

Martin Atkins Martin Clive Atkins (born 3 August 1959) is an English drummer and session musician, best known for his work in post-punk and industrial groups including Public Image Ltd, Ministry, Nine Inch Nails, Pigface, and Killing Joke. He also works as ...

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(14) * Mark Blasquez – remix (15) * Mark Kermanj –

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* Geno Lenardo – sampler (3) * Ned Wahl –

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* Steve Watson –

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Production and design * Duane Buford – assistant engineering * Eric Carter – assistant engineering * Bill Garcelon – assistant engineering *

Zalman Fishman Fifth Colvmn Records was a record label based in Washington, DC. The label was founded in 1990 by Zalman Fishman, owner of the nightclub FIFTH COLVMN, located in Washington D.C. The label's first release was Chemlab's debut EP Ten Ton Pressure. ...

– executive-producer * Matthias Heilbronn –

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* Phil Merkle –

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* Newton More –

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* Jeff "Critter" Newell –

* Scott Larson – assistant engineering * Geno Lenardo – assistant engineering * Dalton Portella – art direction * Brett Smith –

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Release history

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar 1993 debut albums Chemlab albums Fifth Colvmn Records albums Invisible Records albums Metal Blade Records albums Albums produced by Jared Louche