Andy LaPlegua

Andy LaPlegua, (born Ole Anders Olsen) born September 15, 1975 in Fredrikstad, Norway, is founder and lead vocalist of the futurepop band Icon of Coil. LaPlegua also has three side projects he is involved with; Combichrist (formerly Drive), Panzer AG and Scandy. Of these, both Icon of Coil and Combichrist have topped the Deutsche Alternative Charts. Combichrist has been in the Billboard Dance top 5 charts.

Originally a part of several scenes in Norway, LaPlegua experimented with hip-hop in the Detroit Techno/Old School band LAW, industrial in Devils Into Crime (DIC), punk in My Right Choice(MRC)/Fleshfire and metal in Lash Out. He also found interest in trance and club music making his mark on the scene with his involvement in the bands Plastic Life and Sector9.

Early on he was the vocalist in Fredrikstad based hardcore/metal band My Right Choice - who released an EP under the project name Fleshfire, as well as stand-in (and later permanent) vocalist for Lash Out. An earlier alias from his rock 'n roll days was Andy Speed.

Icon of Coil was formed as a solo project in 1997. After becoming very enthusiastic about the music and its possibilities, Andy LaPlegua invited a former bandmate of his, Sebastian Komor to join Icon of Coil to perform live. After several public performances and the release of "Shallow Nation", IoC's first album, Komor joined the band full-time.

Combichrist was officially launched in 2003. It was created as a more aggressive alternative to Icon of Coil. Panzer AG was officially launched in 2004. LaPlegua combined the danceability of Icon of Coil and the hard-hitting beats of Combichrist when he created Panzer AG. His fourth, most techno-oriented project, is (DJ) Scandy.

Andy LaPlegua is separated from Kellie LaPlegua.

The couple also have a Jack Russell-Chihuaha mix named Pika, which Andy has mentioned in the 'Thanks' section of Panzer AG and Combichrist albums.

Discography

EP

* "One Nation Under Beat" ( Icon of Coil) Tatra Records 2000
* "Shallow Nation" (Icon of Coil) Tatra Records 2000
* "Seren" (Icon of Coil) Tatra Records 2001
* "Access and Amplify" Tatra Records 2002
* "Kiss the Blade" (as Combichrist) Metropolis Records 2003
* "Android" (Icon of Coil) Out of Line 2003
* "Sex, Drogen und Industrial" (as Combichrist) Metropolis Records 2004
* "Blut Royale", 12" vinyl (Combichrist) Bractune Records 2004
* "Split" (as DJ Scandy) Great Stuff Recordings 2004
* "Rock Me / Split / So Do Eye" (as Scandy) Maelstrom Records 2005
* "So Do Eye" (as Scandy) Craft Music 2005
* "Get Your Body Beat" (as Combichrist) Metropolis Records 2006

LP

* "Serenity Is the Devil" (as Icon of Coil) Tatra Records / Out of Line Music / Metropolis Records 2000
* "The Soul Is In The Software" (as Icon of Coil) Tatra Records / Out of Line Music/ Metropolis Records 2002
* "The Joy of Gunz" (as Combichrist) Out of Line Music 2003
* "This is My Battlefield" (as Panzer AG) Accession Records / Metropolis Records 2004
* "Machines Are Us" (as Icon of Coil) Out of Line / Metropolis Records 2004
* "UploadedAndRemixed" (as Icon of Coil) Out of Line / Metropolis Records 2004
* "Everybody Hates You" (as Combichrist) Out of Line / Metropolis Records 2005
* "Your World is Burning" (as Panzer AG) Accession Records / Metropolis Records 2006
* "13 Ways To Masturbate" (as Scandy) Masterhit Recordings 2006
* "What The Fuck Is Wrong With You People?" (as Combichrist) Out of Line / Metropolis records 2007

External links

* [http://www.combichrist.com/ Combichrist official webpage]
* [http://www.myspace.com/combichrist Andy LaPlegua's MySpace page]
* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Andy+LaPlegua Andy LaPlegua's profile at Discogs.com]
* [http://www.albertastars.com/galleries/combichrist Gallery of Andy LaPlegua with Combichrist]
* [http://www.albertastars.com/galleries/iconofcoil Gallery of Andy LaPlegua with Icon Of Coil]
* [http://www.iconofcoil.com/ Icon of Coil official website]
* [http://www.metropolis-records.com/ Label]
* [http://www.scandytron.com/ DJ Scandy Official Website]