industrial rock
Industrial rock is a fusion genre that fuses industrial music and rock music. It initially originated in the 1970s, and drew influence from early experimental and industrial acts such as Cromagnon, Throbbing Gristle, Einstürzende Neubauten a ...
group formed in
Minneapolis
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,
Minnesota
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, United States. The original incarnation consisted solely of Bryan Barton (as Bryan Black) until Bill Morrisette and Damien Ray joined. Their style of
industrial rock
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trip hop
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and
metal music
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. They have been on tour with other industrial outfits including
16volt
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History
16volt was formed in Portland, Oregon by composer and vocalist Eric Powell. Powell recruited musicians drummer Joel Bornzin, g ...
,
Bile
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Cop Shoot Cop
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and in addition supported
Marilyn Manson
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funkyhell
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'' for
Fifth Colvmn Records
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. ...
and ''
Throb
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'' for Armalyte Industries/The Sick City.
History
haloblack was formed in
Minneapolis
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,
Minnesota
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by
Bryan Barton
haloblack are an American industrial rock group formed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The original incarnation consisted solely of Bryan Barton (as Bryan Black) until Bill Morrisette and Damien Ray joined. Their style of industrial roc ...
(as Bryan Black). His first release was the
cassette
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'' HB2'' in 1992. Musicians Olivier Grasset and Arianne Schreiber joined to Barton make haloblack into a band and
Fifth Colvmn Records
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. ...
signed them in 1994, releasing the band's debut album titled ''
Trent Reznor
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of
Nine Inch Nails
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and the compositional depth received praise. The band followed that release in 1995 with the EP titled ''
raw tension e.p.
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''. haloblack moved to a less guitar driven sound for their third and final full-length album ''
funkyhell
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'', released in 1996 for Fifth Colvmn. The album was highly informed by
electronica music
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and lead with the track "Distractor", which had previously appeared on the ''
Fascist Communist Revolutionaries
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'' various artists compilation. In 1997 Haloblack has received commissions to score sonic backgrounds for 3D video games.
After the haloblack's second album Barton moved from Minneapolis to London in the late 90s. After being inspired to write again after listening extensively to ''
Maxinquaye
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'' by Tricky and other electronic music Barton began working on a third album. The band released ''
Throb
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'' on the United Kingdom-based music labels Armalyte Industries and The Sick City. The album was made with collaborative efforts of musicians
Kraig Tyler
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,
Charles Levi
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funkyhell
''funkyhell'' (or sylized as '':funkyhell:'') is the second studio album by haloblack, released on November 1, 1994, by Fifth Colvmn Records. The album represented the band's musical shift from a guitar dominated syle into a minimalist approach ...
'' (1996, Fifth Colvmn)
* ''
Throb
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rESONANCE
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Bandcamp
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