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Front 242
Origin: Aarschot, Belgium · Active Years: 1981-present
A detailed catalogue profile for Front 242.
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1 album / credit record(s) · EBM/Industrial
Front 242 are a Belgian electronic music group formed in 1981 in Aarschot, near Leuven, by Daniel Bressanutti and Dirk Bergen, later joined by Jean-Luc De Meyer and Patrick Codenys (from the merged group Underviewer) and Richard "23" Jonckheere. Pioneers of the genre they termed electronic body music (EBM), they cultivated a deliberately anonymous, militaristic stage image. Their 1988 album Front by Front, featuring the club hit "Headhunter," became their commercial breakthrough in the US and Europe.
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Complete 1980s Studio Discography
4 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Front 242. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
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