Frontside's debut album is an intriguing blend of mainstream club grooves, big-beat mayhem reminiscent of the Chemical Brothers, and a distinctive brand of acid-techno that works best on the single "Dämmerung." The rest of the album never lives up to the promise of the single (and is a bit overlong at that), but Frontside is a solid debut. ~ Keith Farley, All Music Guide
Representative Albums: "For Ours Is the Kingdom, Power and Glory", "Twilight of the Gods", "Absolutus
Biography
The production and DJ team known as Frontside was founded by Chris Arkley-Smith and Scott Simon. Though the duo were both into ska and punk while growing up in Australia during the early '80s, both discovered dance music later in the decade and made the switch. While Arkley-Smith concentrated on production, Simon later moved to Germany and began a mixing career. He soon returned Down Under, and the pair formed Frontside in 1995. The single "Dämmerung," an amalgam of techno, acid and big beats, made waves after its inclusion on Sasha & Digweed's Northern Exposure, Vol. 2. The self-titled debut Frontside album appeared in America on Wax Trax! in 1999. ~ John Bush, All Music Guide
Frontside is a Polishmetalcore / deathcore band from Sosnowiec, Poland, formed by Astek and Demon in 1993. They compose and perform their songs in both English and Polish.
The band was formed in 1993 in Sosnowiec, Poland by Astek and Demon. Early Frontside productions were hardcore songs with influence from many other genres, such as hip-hop. Compositions often included rapping, samples and scratching. However, these musical experiments ended on Our Is Kingdom... in 2001; they were replaced by riffs akin to thrash and death metal and harsh vocals. In mid 2003, Auman from the Polish thrash metal band Totem joined as the new vocalist when Astek left, and Daron became the new guitarist after Simon left. Together, they changed the band's musical direction more toward death metal, with characteristic riffs and death growling. Along with those aspects, the band also incorporated clean vocals.
