Punish Yourself

Punish Yourself
Background information
Origin	Toulouse France
Genres	Industrial metal, punk rock, hardcore techno, dance-punk, synthpop
Years active	1994-present
Labels	Season of Mist (later) Active Entertainment Elp Records Geisha Machine (early)
Website	http://punishyourself.free.fr/ http://www.myspace.com/punishyourself
Members	vx 69 / vx / vx cheerleader: Vocals MissZ: Guitar, Vocals, Drums P.RLOX: Guitar X.av: ? Klodia: Dancing, Pyrotechnics

Punish Yourself is a French electronic rock band best known for their stage theatrics and innovative style of industrial/punk music.^[1] They describe their style as "Fluo Cyber Punk".

Current members

• VX 69 (sometimes "vx" or "vx Cheerleader 69") (born Vincent Villalon) : Vocals (also plays in band "Le Cabaret De L'Impasse", "Cheerleader 69", "Pinball Lizard & The Acid Kings")
• Miss Z (born Sandrine Caracci) : Guitar, Vocals
• P.RLOX (born Pierre-Laurent Clément) : Guitar
• X.av (born Xavier Guionie) : Drums (also plays in bands "Le Cabaret De L'Impasse", "Cheerleader 69")
• Klodia :
• Fafa/MCC (born Jean-François Clément) : Dance, Pyrotechnics

Past members

• Holivier Menini : Guitar
• Georges Garza : Drums
• Magali Arino : Vocals
• Séverine Naudi : Keyboards
• Frankie Lacosta : Bass
• PFX68 : Bass
• Stéphane Vanstaen : Percussions
• Gilles Alogues : Keyboards
• Bud Silva : Drums
• Olga, Dollga : Dance

Discography

Studio albums

• 1998: Feuer Tanz System
• 2001: Disco Flesh: Warp 99
• 2004: Sexplosive Locomotive
• 2007: Cult Movie (CD/DVD)
• 2008: Gore Baby Gore
• 2009: Pink Panther Party
• 2010: Punish Yourself VS Sonic Area : Phenomedia
• 2013: Holiday in Guadalajara

Live albums

• 2003: Behind The City Lights

Compilation

• 2005: Crypt 1996-2002

Demos

• 1994: First Demo Tape
• 1995: Second Demo Tape

Note

In 2004, pornographic actress Coralie Trinh Thi wrote a comic about them called Deep Inside Punish Yourself. In the same year, PY composed the song Holy Trinh Thi in reference to her.

TV apparitions

• Tracks on Arte Channel, a documentary about new punk bands
• On Ne Peut Pas Plaire À Tout Le Monde on France 2, a talk-show/reportage about satanism in the rock and metal music.

References

1. mX. "!! Punish Yourself !!". !! Punish Yourself !!. Retrieved 2009-03-17.

External links

Media related to Punish Yourself at Wikimedia Commons