Circus of Pain was the music project founded by Michael Antener, G.No, and Ane Hebeisen of the bands Meathead and

Swamp Terrorists The Swamp Terrorists were a Swiss electro-industrial music group that was formed in 1988 by STR, Ane H, and Francis H. Their music is harsh pounding electro-industrial/industrial hip hop beats, turntables and occasional rapping mixed with grindin ...

. In 1994 Sub/Mission Records released their debut

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EP, titled ''

The Swamp Meat Intoxication ''The Swamp Meat Intoxication'' is the debut EP by Circus of Pain, released in 1994 by Sub/Mission Records. The band comprises members of Meathead and Swamp Terrorists and involved the musical contributions of Pankow and Templebeat. On September ...

''.

History

Circus of Pain was founded in 1994 by Michael Antener, G.No, and Ane Hebeisen. The band released their debut EP, titled ''

'', in 1994. It was made with the collaborative efforts of the bands Pankow and

Templebeat Templebeat is an Italian industrial rock/electronic body music band, initially active in the 1990s and reformed as Templebeat LTD in 2020. History Templebeat formed in 1990 by Michele Benetello, Pietro Zanetti, and Giorgio Ricci. Co-founder Pi ...

and was commended for its "ugly vocals, heavy guitars, big break-beats and perverse lyrics". In 1996 the band's debut was reissued by

Fifth Colvmn Records Fifth Colvmn Records was a record label based in Washington, DC. The label was founded in 1990 by Zalman Fishman, owner of the nightclub FIFTH COLVMN, located in Washington D.C. The label's first release was Chemlab's debut EP Ten Ton Pressure. ...

and the Paolo Favati remix of " Remove My Skin" was released on the various artist compilations '' Sweet Sub/Mission Vol. 1'' and ''The Digital Space Between Vol. 3''. Circus of Pain recorded the song "Rotula" and in 1996 released it to ''The Answering Machine Solution'' on Staalplaat.

Discography

Extended plays * ''

'' (1994, Sub/Mission)

References

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* * {{Authority control Musical groups established in 1994 Musical groups disestablished in 1996 1994 establishments in Switzerland Electro-industrial music groups Swiss industrial rock musical groups Fifth Colvmn Records artists English-language musical groups from Switzerland