Front 242, the Belgian industrial/EBM icons, are calling it a day, at least from touring, having announced what they say are their final live dates. They write: Today, we reach out to you, our fans, ...

The Belgian group Front 242 has been around since the early '80s. Front 242 essentially pioneered the harsh, spare subgenre known as electronic body music, or just EBM. They were a big influence on ...

This coming Saturday, Houston concert organizers The New Beat and Past Present Productions will bring electronic-music legends Front 242 to play a concert at Numbers, the Belgian band’s first show in ...

It was a double dose of classic EBM at NYC’s Irving Plaza on Tuesday night (9/19) with Belgian vets Front 242 and Australian duo Severed Heads. The beats were cold and mechanical but Irving Plaza was ...

Twenty-two years is a long time for fans of a band to wait for a concert, and judging by the huge crowd that showed up for Saturday night’s Front 242 show at Numbers, the legendary EBM group still has ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – It’s been a hot minute since I’ve witnessed a Front 242 show. More like 16,387,200 minutes, give or take. Last time, they were sandwiched into the third installment of Lollapalooza ...

Front 242 is rivethead royalty, and part of the Belgian electronic group’s success can be traced to Chicago. Local cult record store Wax Trax! was founded in the mid 70s and grew into a behemoth ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. After an incredible 40-plus-year run on the road, Belgian EBM act Front 242 are ...

As keyboardist for the celebrated electronic group Front 242, Patrick Codenys is no stranger to unknown territory. For instance, when the band plays the inaugural show at the Ground, a new midsize ...

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Very few bands still active in the industrial rock scene are spoken of in the reverent, hushed tones that Front 242 elicits. The Brussels, Belgium four-piece of Daniel B., Patrick Codenys, Jean-Luc De ...

Front 242 were formed in Aarschot in 1981 by Daniel Bressanutti and Dirk Bergen. After a few singles, Jean-Luc De Meyer (vocals) and Patrick Codenys joined the group and the first album, "Geography", ...