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| Caustic Grip | 
 enlarge | Artist: Front Line Assembly
Label: Roadrunner Records
Category: Music
List Price: $17.98
Buy New: $15.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  15 reviews
Sales Rank: 306123
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 016861911621
EAN: 0016861911621
ASIN: B000000H76
Release Date: July 11, 1995
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Brand new. Shipped from the UK by Airmail direct to 5 airports in the United States. Delivery takes approximately 5 working days from posting - we're frequently faster than a lot of US based sellers.
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| Tracks:
| • | Resist - Front Line Assembly, Fulber, Rhys | | • | Victim - Front Line Assembly, Balch, Michael | | • | Overkill - Front Line Assembly, Fulber, Rhys | | • | Forge - Front Line Assembly, Balch, Michael | | • | Provision - Front Line Assembly, Fulber, Rhys | | • | Force Fed - Front Line Assembly, Balch, Michael | | • | Iceolate - Front Line Assembly, Fulber, Rhys | | • | Threshold - Front Line Assembly, Fulber, R. | | • | Mental Distortion - Front Line Assembly, Fulber, Rhys | | • | The Chair - Front Line Assembly, Balch, Michael |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 10 more reviews...
 good but... April 1, 2001
6 out of 11 found this review helpful
IMO, in 1990 three great and valued "industrial" records were released. Puppy's 'Too Dark Park', 242's 'Tyranny For You' and FLA's 'Caustic Grip' They are very representative of the ways electro-industrial was was directing to. I used to love FLA's Caustic Grip but now I simply like it and respect it, but I prefer Too Dark Park; why? First, I think that 'Caustic Grip' revolutionised FLA's style, since its previous works were good but this one sounded spectacular. But, 5 years ago i first listened to it, I now consider that there're some weak tracks which i don't like ('The Chair', 'Force Fed'), others which sound very similar even being good ('Mental Distortion', 'Victim'), others which are industrial gems ('Iceolate', 'Provision') and 'Threshold' which is the typical more accessible song present in every FLA record ('Lifeline' in TNI, 'This Faith' in Millenium, 'Infra Red Combat' in Hard Wired, 'Unknown dreams' in Implode) and which are usually the best. Caustic Grip is a very good indsutrial record, which had a sequel even better than this (Tactical Neural Implant), but which makes me think that FLA's a bit monotonous in itself. Don't misunderstand me, FLA is ok, but his voice is a bit monotonous and lacks the nuances that Ogre or De Meyer's voices have, and his songs stmes fall into repetitiveness even though its sounds are incredibly good. Don't u think the're always in every FLA record some 3 or 4 songs which are basically the same? I do.
 cyberpunk culture pre world wide web November 15, 2003
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
The first electro-industrial song I ever heard was Provision off of this album. That was 12 years ago. I discovered Willam Gibson's Neuromancer and the movie Bladerunner that same day. I have been a devoted electro-industrial slave ever since. How can this even be compard to NIN or Skinny Puppy? In no universe is this the same genre.I have over 2000+ albums and cd's of mostly electro-industrial, noize, power electronics, dark ambient, and all the new school sing-songy electro groups and I find myself coming back to this time and time again. It is special because it documents pre- world wide web and the industrial cyberpunk scene of the late 80s. The mantra was Bladerunner (not The Matrix, we hadn't experienced the tech boom or Wired magazine yet), Laether Strip, Klute, 242, Funkervogt, and pure dance floor violence( we didn't call ourselves rivetheads and strap PVC pipe to our bodies either). The world had just started raving, grunge had not come on the scence, and punk was turning emo. Bill Leeb lived within a few miles of William Gibson in the western tech utopia of Vancouver. This is what the music is about. New FLA suffers from overproduction, fascination with equipment that lets you create any sound, and a overuse of layered sequencing. This is powerful in its simplicty, after listening to something like Imminent Starvation or Somantic Reponses this is refreshing. And no Rhys induced headbanging guitars! Caustic Grip is a classic, and the time and place it was created in is key. I recently rebought the CD as the first one I had from a decade or so ago is actually worn out.
Better than three cups of coffee in the morning May 15, 1998
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
When this disc came out in 1990, it was just about the most aggressive industrial dance album out there. It hasn't aged well in this regard, but it still stands as a classic work of its time, and it established FLA as a giant in the genre. From the electro-punk of "Overkill" to the heavily sequenced industrial classics "Provision" and "Iceolate," "Caustic Grip" stomps forcefully through your eardrums at a near-steady 120-bpm clip. If you're looking for a quick energy boost, this disc will fit the bill--just don't expect happy, hi-NRG music; this is dark, dark stuff. Every picture tells a story, and the cover art speaks volumes.
 Brilliant show from FLA... April 21, 2000
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Aww man, this album is beyond description. Two words: MENTAL DISTORTION! (And Victim... and Provision...) This was one of the later FLA albums I got my hands on... actually just got it last year. If it weren't for Tactical, this would be the best one out there. The style is at top form, beeps and bells and whistles and EVIL! All FLA fans out there... if you don't have this album, you just have NO clue what you're missing out on. Absolute Genius from Rhys & Bill.
A solid work of Art! April 21, 1999
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This was my 1st FLA purchase, and I was hooked. I've been collecting their work ever since. This is a classic in Industrial music. If you like Industrial Dance music, this CD should be one for your collection.
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