# The Initial Command > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Initial_Command > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/The_Initial_Command.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Initial_Command > Source revision: 1251861529 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) 1987 studio album by Front Line Assembly The Initial Command Studio album by Front Line Assembly Released December 1987 (1987-12)[1] Recorded August 1987 (1987-08) Genre Industrial, EBM, electro-industrial Length 48:40 (original release) 62:46 (1997 release) Label KK, ROIR, Third Mind, Cleopatra, Zoth Ommog Producer Bill Leeb, Michael Balch Front Line Assembly chronology Total Terror (1986) The Initial Command (1987) State of Mind (1987) Alternative cover Re-release (1997) Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Rear Garde Favorable[2] ***The Initial Command*** is the first full-length studio album released by Canadian [industrial](/source/Industrial_music) band [Front Line Assembly](/source/Front_Line_Assembly), released in 1987 through Belgian label KK.[3] ## Release Since the 1987 release of *The Initial Command*, the album has been re-issued several times. American label [ROIR](/source/ROIR) released the album in 1990 on [cassette](/source/Cassette_tape)[4] with a different cover. It was the first release of the album in the United States[5] and the second Front Line Assembly album released by ROIR after the band's second album [State of Mind](/source/State_of_Mind_(Front_Line_Assembly_album)).[4] British label [Third Mind](/source/Third_Mind_Records) followed in 1992 with a licensed CD version in the United States. Los Angeles–based [Cleopatra](/source/Cleopatra_Records)'s and German [Zoth Ommog](/source/Zoth_Ommog_Records)'s release in 1997 contained two new tracks and new cover art. This re-release incorrectly listed the second track "Core" as "Intelligence Dream" while the liner notes have the correct title.[6] "Complexity" and "Core" appear to be new songs at the time of release.[6] Polish label Mecanica issued a vinyl edition of the 1997 release in summer 2002,[7] while Cleopatra re-issued a remastered version of the album on September 3, 2022 on vinyl and with the two bonus tracks on CD.[8] ## Production The music was recorded on a 4-track tape.[9] ## Track listing All tracks are written by Bill Leeb, except where noted. 1987 Release No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "The State" Bill Leeb, Rhys Fulber 6:16 2. "Insanity Lurks Nearby" 6:10 3. "Casualties" Bill Leeb, Rhys Fulber 4:46 4. "Ausgang Zum Himmel" Bill Leeb, Rhys Fulber 7:14 5. "Nine Times" 6:27 6. "Black March" 5:59 7. "No Control" 6:37 8. "Slaughterhouse" 5:11 1997 Re-release No. Title Writer(s) Length 1. "Complexity" 7:48 2. "Core" 6:12 3. "The State" Bill Leeb, Rhys Fulber 6:17 4. "Insanity Lurks Nearby" 6:03 5. "Casualties" Bill Leeb, Rhys Fulber 4:46 6. "Ausgang Zum Himmel" Bill Leeb, Rhys Fulber 7:16 7. "Nine Times" 6:30 8. "Black March" 6:02 9. "No Control" 6:40 10. "Slaughterhouse" 5:12 Total length: 62:46 ## Personnel ### Front Line Assembly - [Bill Leeb](/source/Bill_Leeb) – production, engineering, vocals - Michael Balch – production (1987 Release), mixing (1987 Release) - [Rhys Fulber](/source/Rhys_Fulber) (1987 Release 1, 3, 4) - [Chris Peterson](/source/Chris_Peterson_(producer)) – mixing (1997 Re-release 1, 2) ### Technical personnel - Carylann Loeppky – cover art (1987 Release) - David Rosychuk – design (1987 Release), artwork (1987 Release) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-reclamationbooklet_1-0)** Levermore, Gary (1997). *Front Line Assembly - Reclamation* (booklet). [Front Line Assembly](/source/Front_Line_Assembly). [New York](/source/New_York_City): [Roadrunner](/source/Roadrunner_Records). pp. 2–3. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-reargarderev_2-0)** Miller, Greg (April 1988). ["Front Line Assembly, The Initial Command"](https://archive.org/details/88-04-Number24/page/n17). *Rear Garde*. No. 24. Montreal: Squishy Productions. p. 19. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [1185-1937](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/1185-1937). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [1081144492](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/1081144492). Retrieved April 13, 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-roirreleasenotes_3-0)** Woods, Karen (1990). *In the Front Line* (booklet). [Front Line Assembly](/source/Front_Line_Assembly). New York City: ROIR. 2. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-cashboxnewmusic_4-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-cashboxnewmusic_4-1) Woods, Karen (August 25, 1990). ["New Music"](https://archive.org/details/cashbox54unse_3/page/10/mode/2up). *[Cash Box](/source/Cashbox_(magazine))*. Vol. 54, no. 4. New York. p. 11. [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0008-7289](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0008-7289). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [436591198](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/436591198). Retrieved July 18, 2021. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-wpsynthetic_5-0)** Jenkins, Mark (January 25, 1991). ["Synthetic Appeal of Industrial Mix"](https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1991/01/25/synthetic-appeal-of-industrial-mix/2b55122e-0b0d-44c6-b401-b9670957eedb/). *[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post)*. Washington D.C.: [Fred Ryan](/source/Fred_Ryan). [ISSN](/source/ISSN_(identifier)) [0190-8286](https://search.worldcat.org/issn/0190-8286). [OCLC](/source/OCLC_(identifier)) [2269358](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/2269358). Retrieved July 18, 2021. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-mpinitialcomand_6-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-mpinitialcomand_6-1) ["Front Line Assembly > The Initial Command"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120516015915/http://www.mindphaser.com/index.php?page_id=252). *Mindphaser 3.0*. Archived from [the original](http://www.mindphaser.com/index.php?page_id=252) on May 16, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2010. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2022mecanicarel_7-0)** van Isacker, Bernard (May 31, 2022). ["4 earliest albums of Bill Leeb's Front Line Assembly reissued on double vinyl with bonus tracks"](https://www.side-line.com/4-earliest-albums-of-bill-leebs-front-line-assembly-reissued-on-double-vinyl-with-bonus-tracks/). *side-line.com*. Retrieved December 5, 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2022rerel_8-0)** Yücel, Ilker (July 15, 2021). ["Cleopatra Records announces limited edition vinyl reissues of Front Line Assembly's first two albums"](https://regenmag.com/news/cleopatra-records-announces-limited-edition-vinyl-reissues-of-front-line-assemblys-first-two-albums/). *ReGen Magazine*. Beltsville, Maryland. Retrieved September 25, 2022. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-flipsideinterviewleeb_9-0)** [Leeb, Bill](/source/Bill_Leeb) (September 1992). "Interview". *[Flipside](/source/Flipside_(fanzine))* (Interview). No. 80. Interviewed by Dan. Pasadena. v t e Front Line Assembly Bill Leeb Rhys Fulber Chris Peterson Michael Balch Jeremy Inkel Jared Slingerland Studio albums The Initial Command State of Mind Corrosion Gashed Senses & Crossfire Caustic Grip Tactical Neural Implant Millennium Hard Wired [FLA]vour of the Weak Implode Epitaph Civilization Artificial Soldier Improvised Electronic Device Echogenetic Wake Up the Coma Mechanical Soul Extended Plays Disorder Compilations Convergence Total Terror I Total Terror II Corroded Disorder Reclamation Monument Cryogenic Studios Cryogenic Studio, Vol. 2 Complete Total Terror Permanent Data 1986-1989 Remix releases The Remix Wars: Strike 2 (with Die Krupps) Re-Wind Fallout Echoes Mechviruses Live albums Live Live Wired Kampfbereit Demos Nerve War Total Terror Soundtracks Quake III: Team Arena AirMech WarMech Associated acts Cyberaktif Delerium Equinox Fauxliage Intermix Noise Unit Pro>Tech Revelstoker Skinny Puppy Synæsthesia Unit 187 Will Related articles Front Line Assembly discography Authority control databases MusicBrainz release group --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [The Initial Command](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Initial_Command) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Initial_Command?action=history)). 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