''Civilization'' is the twelfth full-length studio 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
Nowell Rhys Fulber is a Canadian electronic musician and producer. He is a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, along with Bill Leeb. He also records under his own name and under the name Conjure One.
Biography
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, who had departed in 1996. ''Civilization'' has been described by reviewers as being a more stylistically diverse and relaxed album compared to the band's previous releases.
Release
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 of ''Civilization'' on at least three separate occasions. The errors included swapped song titles, missing the song "Parasite" 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 which were false.
While the track listing found on the back cover was incorrect, the liner notes still presented all the songs in the 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
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"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
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Track listing
Personnel
Front Line Assembly
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Bill Leeb – production, vocals
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Rhys Fulber
Nowell Rhys Fulber is a Canadian electronic musician and producer. He is a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, along with Bill Leeb. He also records under his own name and under the name Conjure One.
Biography
Rhys Fulber was born in ...
– production, programming
Additional musicians
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Jamie Muhoberac – vocals (6), keyboard (6, 9)
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Leah Randi
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Leah Rose Randi is an American bass player and vocalist. She has recorded or performed live with bands including Abandoned Pools, Front Line Assembly, Paradise Lost, Delerium, Conjure One and Pink.
Background
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– vocals (1, 3, 4), bass (6)
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Sean Ashby – electric guitar (4)
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Christian Olde Wolbers – electric guitar (6)
Chart positions
Album
Singles
"Maniacal"
"Vanished"
References
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2004 albums
Front Line Assembly albums
Metropolis Records albums
Albums produced by Rhys Fulber