Amphibious Assault
This article is about the industrial music group featuring former Kittie guitarist, Fallon Bowman. For the military strategy involving land troops dispatched from Naval ships, see amphibious assault.Amphibious Assault began when 17-year-old, former
Kittie guitarist,
Fallon Bowman was on a plane from
Ontario to
New Jersey, skimming through a
Tom Clancy novel when she came upon the term
amphibious assault. Bowman, who had entertained thoughts of a new musical project, thought the term would be a great name for an
industrial band.
Bowman would go on to record several tracks with
Pigface for the band's 2003 album,
Easy Listening. Her enjoyment of the recording experience, led her to begin writing music again. She purchased a
sequencer and began exploring the
industrial genre that she had always admired but never actively pursued. In the months that followed, Bowman's basement filled with
drum machines and
synthesizers. From her basement, she crafted the songs that would make up Amphibious Assault's debut album,
District Six, released on The Orchard label. Bowman's former
Kittie bandmate, bassist
Talena Atfield, has also contributed to Amphibious Assault, as has guitarist Pete Henderson.
Amphibious Assault's second album has been completed and was originally scheduled for a June, and then an August, 2005 release but has been delayed, largely due to Bowman's school schedule. Her scheduled live shows with
Pigface, for their 2005 tour, were also affected by the schedule. She occasionally updates her fans through her
blog on the Amphibious Assault website [
1] but it appears there will be some time before the album is actually released. In February of 2006, Bowman announced that she was applying for studies abroad which will cause Amphibious Assault to remain inactive.
District Six (2003)
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Official Amphibious Assault website
