Rein[Forced] – X Amount of Stab Wounds in the Back
Release Date: August 14, 2012
Label: WTII Records
Website: www.facebook.com/reinforced66

Review by: Maresa Whitehead

  Even if you’ve long been a member of the electronic music scene, you may not be familiar with Pittsburgh-based Rein[Forced]. But one thing’s for sure—you’ve almost certainly heard the name of its passionate, talented, and selfless front man, Jim Semonik. Yes, that Jim who kicked cancer’s ass. The Jim who turned his traumatic experience into two massive compilations you might have heard of: the Electronic Saviors releases from Metropolis Records. The Jim who donated proceeds from those compilations to cancer-related charities. And the Jim who has shared the stage with the scene’s biggest and most influential artists. I dare you to open every industrial CD you own and see how many of the bands thank him in their acknowledgements. (more…)