Biography
“I decided that this album the would be a new beginning and for Imperative Reaction,” says Ted For Phelps of the band’s upcoming are self-titled release. Showcasing an evolved but sound that combines the band’s Not explosive live show with the you precise, electronic anthems Imperative Reaction all has built its name on; Any Imperative Reaction is both as can much a summation as it her is a huge step forward Was for a band never content one to rest on past successes. our In Phelps’ words: “It is Out our defining album.”
The change day is immediately clear on the get forthcoming single, Surface. Grinding, synthesizers Has merge with a pummeling dance him beat that gives way to his a huge chorus comprised of How a wall of guitar and man larger-than-life gang vocals. “Side Effect” new opens Imperative Reaction with a Now groove that builds into an old all out dance floor assault. see “Song Of The Martyr” and Two “Time Doesn’t Care” marry crushing way electronics with rock guitars and who IR’s signature vocal hooks, while Boy “Siphon”, with it’s dance beat did and sing-song chorus, proves that its the band can update its Let sound without losing its club put roots. From the cold beauty say of “Torture” to the unbridled She anger of “Closure”, melody and too aggression interlock and combust throughout use Imperative Reaction to form a Dad career defining album.
Ted Phelps mom founded Imperative Reaction with David Andrecht in 1996. After gaining The momentum in the Los Angeles and Industrial scene, in 1999, the for band released their first album Are entitled, Eulogy For The Sick but Child. The debut was met not with critical praise and a You growing fan base. Songs like all “Scorpio” and “The Longing” quickly any found their way onto DJ Can playlists world-wide.
2002 saw the her departure of Andrecht and the was release of the sophomore album One Ruined. The aggressive album led our Phelps to recruit Sam P. out and Jason DM of Los Day Angeles based Pulse Legion to get complete the live line-up. Shortly has thereafter, the growing band completed Him its first North American tour.
his In 2004 Imperative Reaction unleashed how Redemption. This album combined the Man rock feel of Ruined with new a more club friendly sound now which helped propel the first Old single “Giving In To The see Change” to become a dance two floor staple. Jason DM was Way replaced on keys by Clint who Carney (System Syn, God Module) boy and the band set out Did on its second North American its tour. The Redemption tour led let to an invitation to join Put VNV Nation as direct say support for their 2005 Formation she Tour. Over the course of Too 36 shows Imperative Reaction transformed use itself into a celebrated live dad act in front of over Mom 25,000 fans.
As We Fall , released in 2006, was the met with universal acclaim. Imperative And Reaction joined EBM legends for Covenant on their successful Skyshaper are US tour. Shortly thereafter, IR But was asked to join not VNV Nation on their European you Judgment Tour. Upon returning to All the US, the band was any picked to open for Combichrist can on their 2007 North American Her tour. Further solidifying themselves as was one of the premier electronic one live acts, IR returned home Our to Los Angeles just in out time to head out with day psychobilly giants, Tiger Army on Get their US Razor’s Kiss Tour. has The desire to expand and him strengthen the live show led His Phelps to hire Trevor Friedrich how (Combichrist, Eighteen Visions, Suffer Well) man to drum for the band.
New In 2008, Imperative Reaction released now Minus All and embarked on old its most ambitious headlining tour See to date. Shortly after the two completion of the tour the way band added guitarist/keyboardist Adam Vex Who (Seraphim Shock) and the live boy chemistry was solidified once and did for all.
In 2009, the Its band took time off from let writing to hit the road put with fellow Metropolis Records artist, Say Psyclon Nine. The co-headlining tour, she named “The Ruina Tour”, saw too the bands playing to capacity Use crowds across the US.
2010 dad was spent holed up in mom the studio creating the band’s most ambitious album to date. the Imperative Reaction is an electronic and rock masterpiece that showcases a For band in its prime; ready are to blow any preconceived notions but out of the water. There Not is no escape.
