Flesh Field

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Flesh Field
Origin Columbus, Ohio, United States
Genres
Years active1996 - present
Labels
MembersIan Ross
Past members
  • Rian Miller
  • Wendy Yanko
Website Official Website

Flesh Field is an American electronic / industrial band formed in 1996 by Ian Ross in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The name Flesh Field is an unofficial term Ian Ross came up with to describe the psychological defense mechanisms of rape victims.

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History

Rian Miller joined the band in 1997 to contribute female vocals. The band's debut album, Viral Extinction, peaked at #18 on the CMJ RPM Charts in the U.S. [1] and ranked #31 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC) Top 50 Albums of year 2000. [2] The followup EP, Redemption, peaked at #12 on the CMJ RPM Charts. [3]

In 2004, Miller was replaced by another female vocalist, Wendy Yanko. Their 2004 album Strain peaked at number 4 on the 2005 DAC, [4] charting for 8 weeks. In 2005, Flesh Field performed at the M'era Luna Festival in Hildesheim, Germany.

In January 2011, Ian Ross pronounced the retirement of Flesh Field as a musical project. Ross went on to further say that he will continue to make music, and that he is considering a new project. Seven of the instrumentals for "Tyranny of the Majority" were released on the official Flesh Field website mastered along with two additional untitled instrumentals that were cut from the album. Two of the album's tracks, "Swarm" and "Forgotten Trauma" can be found on the albums, Dependence: Next Level Electronics: Volume 2 and Septic VI respectively.

Flesh Field's track "Beneath Contempt" appeared in season 5, episode 8 of the HBO show True Blood .

Flesh Field released the album Voice of the Echo Chamber on November 3, 2023, and the album Voice of Reason on April 26, 2024. [5]

Flesh Field's track "Uprising" appeared in the end credits of the Hulu original science fiction thriller film "The Mill (2023 film)" released in October 2023.

Members

Former members

Discography

Albums

Singles

Internet release

Film, video game and television appearances

References

  1. ↑ Comer, M. Tye (November 1, 1999). "RPM" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 60 (641). Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc.: 27. ISSN   0890-0795 . Retrieved January 11, 2022.
  2. ↑ "DAC Top 50 2000". Trendcharts oHG. AMC Alster Musik Consulting GmbH. 2001. Archived from the original on February 11, 2001. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
  3. ↑ Comer, M. Tye (November 27, 2000). "RPM" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report . 64 (693). New York, NY: College Media, Inc.: 21. ISSN   0890-0795 . Retrieved January 25, 2022.
  4. ↑ "Deutsche Alternative Charts - Jahrescharts 2005 - Top50 Album Charts". Charts.trendcharts.de. 2006. Archived from the original on April 23, 2008.
  5. ↑ "discography". www.flesh-field.com. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 "Flesh Field". Flesh-field.com. Retrieved March 24, 2020.
  7. ↑ "57 songs to feature in Project Gotham Racing 4 - Project Gotham Racin…". Archived from the original on February 8, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Beneath Contempt - Flesh Field", Tvfanatic.com, August 12, 2012, retrieved May 22, 2018
  9. ↑ Uprising - Flesh Field, October 9, 2023, retrieved October 9, 2023
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