Originally formed as a performance art project in 1992, the Long Island-bred Bile grew into a ferocious spectacle of industrialized metal and post-apocalyptic visuals. With as many as 11 members on-stage -- including a dominatrix and fire-breather -- the group took the snarling, aggro-electronic formula of artists such as Ministry and tortured it with distorted vocals and terrorizing sampling. Led by enigmatic vocalist Krztoff, the band released three albums on Energy Records, including their impressive debut, Suckpump. Following a tour with GWAR and countless lineup changes, Energy folded, inciting Bile to regroup and record for their own label. Sex Reflex was released on Bile Style Records in March 2000. ~ Kenyon Hopkin