Front 242

The Profile

Belgian electronic music group formed in the early 1980s; pioneers of Electronic Body Music (EBM).

Front 242 are widely credited as pioneers of EBM. Their 1988 album Front by Front and the single Headhunter brought them significant attention; critics and fans cite their martial beats, cold synths and club influence.

The available reviews praise Front 242's muscular, martial EBM sound. Front by Front (1988) is highlighted as a seminal album with the hit Headhunter. Newer work like This World Must Be Destroyed is read as a manifesto: apocalyptic, danceable, and theatrically bleak.