Chrome (band)

Chrome is an American rock band founded in San Francisco in 1976 by musician Damon Edge and associated with the 1970s post-punk movement. The group's raw sound blended elements of punk, psychedelia, and early industrial music, incorporating science-fiction themes, tape experimentation, distorted acid rock guitar, and electronic noise. They have been cited as forerunners of the 1980s industrial music boom.

Chrome
Chrome in 1980: Damon Edge (left) and Helios Creed
Background information
OriginSan Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active1976–present
Labels
  • Siren
  • Beggars Banquet
  • Don't Fall Off the Mountain
  • Subterranean
  • Expanded Music
  • Mosquito
  • Atonal
  • Dossier
  • Touch & Go
  • Man's Ruin
  • Cleopatra
  • Gearhead
  • King of Spades
Members
  • Helios Creed
  • Tommy Grenas
  • Aleph Omega
  • Lux Vibratus
  • Lou Minatti
  • Steve Fishman
  • Tommy L. Cyborg
Past members
  • Damon Edge
  • Gary Spain
  • John Lambdin
  • Mike Low
  • John Stench
  • Hilary Stench
  • Fabienne Shine
  • Renaud Thorez
  • Patrick Imbert
  • Remy Devilla
  • Olivier Caudron
  • Bab
  • Plume
  • Cliff Martin
  • Pierre Roussel
  • Philippe Sautour
  • Paul Della Pelle
  • Nova Cain
  • Z. Silver
  • Buz Deadwaxx
  • Rodney Dangerous
  • Anne Dromeda

They found little commercial success as part of San Francisco's 1970s music scene, but developed a cult following in the United Kingdom and Germany following the release of the LPs Alien Soundtracks (1977) and Half Machine Lip Moves (1979). Edge died in 1995; subsequently, guitarist Helios Creed has revived the Chrome name for recordings and performances.

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