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.
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, Rian 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 FestivalinHildesheim, Germany.
In January 2011, Ian Ross pronounced the retirement of Flesh Field as a musical project. Ian 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.
On August 24, 2023, Metropolis Records announced a new album from the band along with a 36 second teaser. Flesh Field's new album Voice of the Echo Chamber will be released in November 2023 [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.
^Comer, M. Tye (1 November 1999). "RPM"(PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 60 (641). Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc.: 27. ISSN0890-0795. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
^"DAC Top 50 2000". Trendcharts oHG. AMC Alster Musik Consulting GmbH. 2001. Archived from the original on 11 February 2001. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^Comer, M. Tye (27 November 2000). "RPM"(PDF). CMJ New Music Report. 64 (693). New York, NY: College Media, Inc.: 21. ISSN0890-0795. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
