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refimprove|date = March 2010Infobox musical artist | name = Chemlab| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Washington D.C. , USA | genre = Industrial rock | years_active = 1989–present| label = Invisible Records
Fifth Colvmn Records
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Dylan Thomas More
Chemlab is a industrial rock band formed in Washington D.C. , USA, in 1989 by Dylan Thomas More, Joe Frank (not the radio personality ), and Jared Louche (then known as Hendrickson). Influenced by the pioneers of the industrial genre, such as Throbbing Gristle , Chemlab mixed experimental sounds with rock music|rock and heavy metal music|metal , which they dubbed "Angel-Dustrial"Citation needed|date=August 2007. They released their first EP 10 Ton Pressure , parted ways with Frank and moved to New York City , their base for the duration of their career. The band toured with acts such as White Zombie (band)|White Zombie , KMFDM , Nine Inch Nails , 16volt , and GWAR .

After releasing the albums Burn Out At The Hydrogen Bar and East Side Militia on Fifth Colvmn Records , Chemlab broke up in 1997 and then reformed in 2004 to release an album entitled Oxidizer with Jared as the only original member. After a seven-year hiatus from the stage, Jared recreated Chemlab and, with a backing band composed of the members of electro-industrial group mindFIELD performed a one-off show in Boston, Massachusetts in August 2005. The band played another one-off show, this time in New York City on January 7, 2006. A third show in San Francisco on March 17, 2006, saw the band joined by fellow coldwave bands Babyland and Deathline International. The band has recently played at the Detroit Electronic Music Festival and the Blacksun Festival .

In late 2007 the band toured the US for the first time in eight years, with the supporting line-up of multi-instrumentalist/programmer Gabriel Shaw (mindFIELD), Wade Alin (Christ Analogue) and Jason Bazinet (SMP). http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php? id=26922_0_2_0_C Chemlab announce 'Detonation Days Tour 2007'

During the spring of 2010, Chemlab toured North America with 16Volt and Left Spine Down . http://www.regenmag.com/Blog-81-MIDI-Ghetto-Tour-1-The-Darkroom-Chicago-IL.html

A new Chemlab album titled "Machine God Down" is currently in production.

Main members


  • Dylan Thomas More - Programming, Arrangement

  • Jared Louche (Hendrickson) - Vocals, Arrangement


  • Additional members


  • Ned Wahl (The Deadly Nightshades)

  • Charles Levi ( My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult )

  • Greg Lucas ( The Final Cut (band)|The Final Cut )

  • Geno Lenardo ( Filter (band)|Filter )

  • William Tucker (musician)|William Tucker

  • Paula Shark

  • Gabriel Shaw (mindFIELD)

  • Regan Miller (mindFIELD)

  • James McAndrew (Milquetoast & Co.)

  • Kraig Tyler ( 16 Volt / Crazy Town )

  • Servo/John DeSalvo (16 Volt/ KMFDM )

  • Joe Frank

  • Mark Kermanj

  • Steve Watson

  • Streetcleaner

  • MindCage (Mindless Faith)

  • Marc Plastic (Plastic Heroes)

  • Phil DiSiena (Infocollapse / Cyanotic)


  • References in Popular Culture


    In the 1995 movie 12 Monkeys , a Chemlab poster can be seen during an exterior shot of a sidewalk and building.

    Discography


    Albums


  • Burn Out at the Hydrogen Bar (1993)

  • East Side Militia (1996)

  • Suture (album)|Suture (2000)

  • Oxidizer (album)|Oxidizer (2004)

  • Rock Whore vs. Dance Floor remixes (2006)

  • Machine God Down (album)|Machine God Down (in production)


  • Singles/EPs


  • Ten Ton Pressure (1990)

  • Magnetic Fields Remixes (1994)

  • "Electric Molecular" with KMFDM remixes (1996)

  • "The Machine Age" (2003)


  • See also



    Similar artists:
  • 16Volt (has toured with Chemlab)

  • Acumen Nation (has toured with Chemlab)

  • Cubanate

  • Cyanotic (band)|Cyanotic (has toured with Chemlab)

  • Numb (band)|Numb

  • Kevin McMahon|Prick

  • Sister Machine Gun (has toured with Chemlab)


  • Related artists:
  • Vampire Rodents

  • Pigface


  • References




    External links


  • http://www.hydrogenbar.com Official Chemlab website

  • http://www.msdivine.net/chemlab Chemlab Interview on a local NYC comedy TV show


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