Punish Yourself is a French
industrial metal
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band best known for their stage theatrics and innovative style of
industrial
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Industry
* Industrial archaeology, the study of the history of the industry
* Industrial engineering, engineering dealing with the optimization of complex industrial processes or systems
* Industrial city, a city dominate ...
/
punk
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Genres, subculture, and related aspects
* Punk rock, a music genre originating in the 1970s associated with various subgenres
* Punk subculture, a subculture associated with punk rock, or aspects of the subculture s ...
music.
They describe their style as "Fluo Cyber Punk".
Current members
*
VX 69 (sometimes "vx" or "vx Cheerleader 69") (born Vincent Villalon) :
Vocals
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(also plays in band "Le Cabaret De L'Impasse", "Cheerleader 69", "Pinball Lizard & The Acid Kings")
* Miss Z (born Sandrine Caracci) :
Guitar
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,
Vocals
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* P.RLOX (born Pierre-Laurent Clément) :
Guitar
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* X.av (born Xavier Guionie) :
Drums
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(also plays in bands "Le Cabaret De L'Impasse", "Cheerleader 69")
* Klodia :
* Fafa/MCC (born Jean-François Clément) :
Dance
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,
Pyrotechnics
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File:Hellfest2019PunishYourself 10.jpg, vx 69
File:Hellfest2019PunishYourself 11.jpg, Miss Z
File:Hellfest2019PunishYourself 06.jpg, X.av
Past members
* Holivier Menini :
Guitar
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* Georges Garza :
Drums
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* Magali Arino :
Vocals
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* Séverine Naudi :
Keyboards
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* Keyboard, part of a typewriter
* Computer keyboard
** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping
** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware
Music
* Musi ...
* Frankie Lacosta :
Bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
* PFX68 :
Bass
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Fish
* Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species
Music
* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range:
** Bass (instrument), including:
** Acoustic bass gui ...
* Stéphane Vanstaen :
Percussions
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* Gilles Alogues :
Keyboards
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Text input
* Keyboard, part of a typewriter
* Computer keyboard
** Keyboard layout, the software control of computer keyboards and their mapping
** Keyboard technology, computer keyboard hardware and firmware
Music
* Musi ...
* Bud Silva :
Drums
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* Olga, Dollga :
Dance
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Discography
;Studio albums
* 1998: ''Feuer Tanz System''
* 2001: ''Disco Flesh: Warp 99''
* 2004: ''Sexplosive Locomotive''
* 2007: ''Cult Movie'' (CD/DVD)
* 2008: ''Gore Baby Gore''
* 2009: ''Pink Panther Party''
* 2010: ''Punish Yourself VS Sonic Area : Phenomedia''
* 2013: ''Holiday in Guadalajara''
* 2017: ''Spin the pig''
;Live albums
* 2003: ''Behind The City Lights''
;Compilation
* 2005: ''Crypt 1996-2002''
;Demos
* 1994: ''First Demo Tape''
* 1995: ''Second Demo Tape''
Note
In 2004,
pornographic actress
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Coralie Trinh Thi
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wrote a comic about them called ''Deep Inside Punish Yourself''. In the same year, PY composed the song ''Holy Trinh Thi'' in reference to her.
TV apparitions
* ''
Tracks'' on
Arte
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It is made up of three separate companies: the Strasbourg-based European Economic Interest Grouping ARTE, plus ...
Channel, a documentary about new punk bands
* ''
On Ne Peut Pas Plaire À Tout Le Monde'' on
France 2
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Since 3:20 CET on 7 ...
, a talk-show/reportage about
satanism
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in the
rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
and
metal
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music.
References
French industrial music groups
French industrial metal musical groups
Organizations based in Toulouse
Musical groups from Occitania (administrative region)
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