Penal Colony were an

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outfit based in the Inland Empire section of Southern California, and fronted by Dee Madden. The original incarnation consisted of Madden, Jason Hubbard, Andy Shaw and Chris Shinkus. The touring lineup of the band featured

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, Shadow Project,

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and Involution, William Skye of London After Midnight, and

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of Skinny Puppy,

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and Bahntier.

History

Penal Colony were formed in the summer of 1992 by Dee Madden, Jason Hubbard, Andy Shaw and Chris Shinkus. Guitarist Andy Shaw, Bassist Chris Shinkus, and Drummer Jason Hubbard had been members of the

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outfit The Texas Vamps. Vocalist Dee Madden had been involved in the gothic rock band Ex-VoTo but parted ways with them after the rest of the band relocated to

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. The band made their live performance debut on October 31, 1992. In 1993, the band were discovered by

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during a show at The Roxy in Hollywood and were signed to the label. They issued their full-length debut, titled '' Put Your Hands Down'', in 1994. A

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followed in 1995 and was titled '' 5 Man Job''. The album comprises remixed versions of previously released work, with collaborations by Frontline Assembly's Bill Leeb, Genesis P Orridge, Leather Strip, Spahn Ranch's Matt Green, and T.H.D. ''Aiding & Abetting'' described the album as having "a nice schizophrenic appeal" and as "a fine second by folks who refuse to take the easy road." Hubbard, Shaw and Shinkus all departed from Penal Colony immediately after the album's release and before its supporting national tour, effectively making the band Madden's solo project. The remix compilations ''

Multicoloured Shades ''Multicoloured Shades'' is a remix album by Penal Colony, released on February 13, 1995 by Zoth Ommog Records. Reception AllMusic awarded ''Multicoloured Shades'' two out of five possible stars. Track listing Personnel Adapted from the ...

'' and ''

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'' were released in 1995 by

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. Activity halted in 1998 when Madden moved to Northwest to re-form his old band Simstim. Nine years after their debut, Penal Colony's follow-up studio album '' Unfinished Business'' was released on May 23, 2003 by DSBP Records.

Discography

Studio albums *'' Put Your Hands Down'' ( Cleopatra, 1994) *'' Unfinished Business'' (DSBP, 2003) Remix albums * '' 5 Man Job'' ( Cleopatra, 1994) * ''

'' (

Zoth Ommog Zoth Ommog Records was a German Industrial music record label which was owned by the parent label Music Research. The company was established by German music producer Andreas Tomalla (aka Talla 2XLC) in 1989 and later handed over to producer Torbe ...

, 1995) * ''

'' (Zoth Ommog, 1995)

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Penal Colony Musical groups established in 1992 Musical groups disestablished in 1998 1992 establishments in California Musical groups from San Francisco American electro-industrial music groups Zoth Ommog Records artists Cleopatra Records artists