Kill the Thrill

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{{Short description|French industrial rock band}}

{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Kill the Thrill

| image = Kill the thrill.jpg

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| caption = Kill the Thrill in 1995

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| origin = Marseille, France

| genre = {{hlist|Industrial rock|industrial metal{{Cite web |last=Meer |first=Johannes van der |date=2014-03-05 |title=Dirge 'Hyperion' CD/LP/DD 2014 |url=https://www.thesleepingshaman.com/reviews/d/dirge-hyperion-cd-lp-dd-2014/ |access-date=2023-07-28 |website=The Sleeping Shaman}}}}

| years_active = {{start date|1989}}–present

| label = {{hlist|Atypeek Music|Season of Mist}}

| website = {{URL|killthethrill.free.fr}}

| current_members = * Marylin Tognolli

• Nicolas Dick
• Frédéric De Benedetti

| past_members = * Thierry Ringelstein

• Patrick Allard
• Erikm
• Leon

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Kill the Thrill is a French industrial rock/metal band formed in Marseille in 1989. The band consists of Nicolas Dick (lead vocals, guitar, programming), Marylin Tognolli (bass, programming, vocals), and Frédéric De Benedetti (guitar, vocals).

Generally associated with the industrial music movement, the band has dabbled with a variety of sounds during its career, ranging from alternative rock, to ambient goth, to darker new wave, and heavy metal. The band's musical eclecticism led to a cult following among its selective audience.{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/kill-the-thrill-mn0000058620 | title=Kill the Thrill biography | publisher=AllMusic | accessdate=30 September 2016 | author=Rivadavia, Eduardo}}{{cite web | url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/kill_thrill-tellurique | title=Kill the Thrill – Tellurique | work=Exclaim! | date=31 May 2005 | accessdate=30 September 2016 | author=Kuebler, Monica S.}}{{cite web | url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/tellurique-mw0000452837 | title=Kill the Thrill – Tellurique | publisher=AllMusic | accessdate=30 September 2016 | author=Rivadavia, Eduardo}} The band has cited Killing Joke, Godflesh, Swans and The Young Gods as influences.{{cite web |title=Kill the Thrill Interview |url=https://nihilistic-webzine-distro.fr/Interviews/killthethrilluk.htm |website=nihilistic-webzine-distro.fr |access-date=5 December 2021}} During its career, Kill the Thrill has also released records sporadically, including Dig (1993), Low (1996), 203 Barriers (2003), and Tellurique (2005). Their third album, 203 Barriers, featured contributions from Michael Gira of Swans.{{cite web |last1=Mühlmann |first1=Wolf-Rüdiger |title=Kill the Thrill – 203 Barriers |url=https://rockhard.de/reviews/kill-the-thrill-203-barriers_274323.html |website=Rock Hard |access-date=5 December 2021 |language=de}} The band's first studio album in 19 years, Autophagie, is due on January 26, 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/news/45576/New-Kill-the-Thrill-LP-Jan.-2024/|title=New Kill the Thrill LP Jan. 2024|website=Sputnikmusic|access-date=December 4, 2023|date=December 4, 2023}}

Kill the Thrill also performed as a supporting act for bands such as Killing Joke, The Young Gods, Einstürzende Neubauten and Treponem Pal.{{cite web | url=http://killthethrill.free.fr/bio.htm | title=Kill the Thrill biography | publisher=Kill the Thrill official website | accessdate=30 September 2016}}