Recorded 2003 (2003) Artist Front Line Assembly Label Synthetic Symphony | Length 56:50 Release date 20 January 2004 Producers Bill Leeb, Rhys Fulber | |
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Released January 20, 2004 (2004-01-20) Civilization
(2004) Artificial Soldier
(2006) Genres Industrial music, Electro-industrial Similar Live, Corrosion, Cryogenic Studio - V, Convergence, Reclamation | ||
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Civilization is an album by Vancouver industrial band Front Line Assembly, released on January 20, 2004 through Metropolis. The album was produced by band founder Bill Leeb and returning member Rhys Fulber who had departed in 1996. Civilization has been described by reviewers as being a more stylistically diverse and relaxed album especially when compared to one of the band's previous releases, Millennium.
Contents
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Copy protection
Promotional copies of the album came with copy protection. Metropolis called it "an experimental run" and emphasized that the sales copies were delivered as regular CDs without protection.
Album errors
Metropolis mislabeled the back cover track listing on Civilization releases on at least three different occasions. The errors included swapping song titles, missing the song "Schicksal," and excluding the "Dissident" page in the booklet. These numerous errors led to rumors that Metropolis was releasing special edition copies of the album. All of these rumors were false. While the track listing found on the back cover was incorrect, the linear notes still had all the songs in correct order excluding copies with the missing "Dissident" page.
Singles
Civilization was accompanied by two singles. Maniacal was released about three months before the album. It contains the original version and a remix of the title track as well as the B-side "Anti". The follow-up to the album was the single Vanished. It includes two remixes of the title track and the non-album tracks "Stürm", "Disseminate" and "Uncivilized". "Stürm" is also featured on the soundtrack album from horror film Saw. Both singles reached the top of the Deutsche Alternative Charts single chart (see Chart positions).
Front Line Assembly
Additional musicians
Songs
1Psychosomatic5:36
2Maniacal5:15
3Transmitter (Come Together)5:38