Front Line Assembly, one of the premiere electro-industrial acts, has done much to help define what the genre is about. Tactical Neural Implant is one of the releases which has contributed most to this claim, setting a standard with its cool, calm, and collected electronic harmonies and driving bass. Tracks from Tactical Neural Implant have consistently terrorized the dancefloors, including the classic tracks "The Blade" and "Mindphaser." Track by track, Tactical Neural Implant becomes a landscape of a dark future, at times fragile ("Remorse," "Lifeline"), at other times a bold bordering on aggressive ("Bio-Mechanic"), but always compelling and somehow detached. It was perhaps this contradiction that forms the winning combination in Front Line Assembly's music of this period, and which guarantees that Tactical Neural Implant will stay compelling many years from its release. ~ Theo Kavadias, All Music Guide
Front Line Assembly (Producer), Front Line Assembly (Main Performer), Front Line Assembly (?), Rhys Fulber (?), Bill Leeb (?), Greg Reely (Programming), Greg Reely (Producer), Greg Reely (Engineer), Brian Williams (Photography), Mike Landolt (Assistant Engineer), Dave Coppenhall (Art Direction), Dave Coppenhall (Design), Mike Landolf (Assistant Engineer), Chris Bryant (Technical Advisor), Brian Williams (Photography)
Tactical Neural Implant is an album by industrial music artists Front Line Assembly. Third Mind Records originally released it in 1992 on both compact-disc and LP formats. The album has also been issued by Roadrunner in a two-disc set that includes the Millennium album.
Tactical Neural Implant veers away from the more abrasive elements found on the Caustic Grip album: vocals, while heavily effected, are often paired with vocoders and slightly more melodic elements. Sampling continued to figure heavily in FLA's sound, though its usage had evolved somewhat - not only were FLA taking from film (Robocop 2 and Exorcist III, for instance) but also from other musical recordings - "Bio-Mechanic" opens with a sample from New Order's "Cries and Whispers".
The album contains what many fans[who?] regard as some of Front Line Assembly's best songs, including the singles "The Blade" and "Mindphaser". The album still receives heavy play in industrial and electronic musicdance clubs.
