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	The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Tom Shear is an American musician and music producer, and is the sole member of the futurepop/EBM group Assemblage 23.
		Shear left Gashed Records to sign with Metropolis Records, which re-released Contempt and Failure, and released the third album, Defiance, in 2002, and the fourth, Storm, in 2004.
		Shear is also producer for the band backandtotheleft, and released their album Obsolete on his own label, 23db, in 2004.
	www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Tom_Shear (555 words)

	Assemblage 23 - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
		Shear was distraught and turned to beard cultivation.
		Shear lost all will to live as he was running low on proteins and microfibrous clothing, lost his beard through a combination of the news of Wigfield and stress, and grew it back in various styles and shades of aryan blond.
		Shears alter-egos Paul Seegers and Kevin Choby jump from his back and prior to taking up their places behind a set of modern day harpsicords and high-tech drumming equipments they get dressed.
	uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Assemblage_23 (908 words)

	CRUSHER Magazine: punk/metal/hardcore/industrial--review: Assemblage 23 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Tom Shear is one of the few that seem to be able to do it again and again.
		Assemblage 23 (which is Shear alone in studio, and with a small group on the road), gains a rapport with listeners by being honest.
		Shear wears his heart on his sleeve as he struggles with his loneliness, his relationships and the post 9-11 world.
	www.crushermagazine.com /reva23.htm (241 words)

	Music Exile - CD Reviews
		Tom Shear's father commited suicide in 1999, and Tom poured a lot of his pain from that unfortunate loss into his 2001 Failure album making it a rather dark musical journey.
		Tom Shear proved on his previous Assemblage 23 (A23) recording Failure that he’s a masterful song composer.
		Upon hearing these tracks you might assume that Tom Shear is from Europe as his music has the same European sound as acts such as Apoptygma Berzerk, Cleaner, Covenant, Endanger, Neuroactive, VNV Nation, etc. However, Tom Shear is American.
	www.wrappedinwire.com /A/Assemblage23.htm (1100 words)

	Travelogue-World
		Tom Shear: Wieviele Titel hast Du denn an diesem Abend erwartet?
		Tom Shear: Weil die meisten der "Contempt"-Songs zwei bis drei Jahre vor der Veröffentlichung geschrieben wurden und wir sie in der Zwischenzeit immer wieder live gespielt haben.
		Tom Shear: Nochmal: Erfolg ist für mich nicht bedeutend.
	www.travelogue-world.de /188754/243252.html?sessionidkey=sessionidval (911 words)

	Musique Machine / Multi-Genre Music Magazine
		The only band member Tom Shear already founded this band back in 1988 but it seems his first offical release was one song on a electro-industrial compilation in 1995.
		Tom's father has commited suicide a while ago and this has probably influenced him quite a lot during the making of this album.
		Tom is mainly singing with a very deep and pleasant voice, there's just one song with extremely distorted and harsh vocals in a more industrial kind of way ("Silence").
	www.musiquemachine.com /reviews/reviews_template.php?id=56 (474 words)

	Metropolis Records: Assemblage 23
		Tom Shear began constructing music at home under the moniker Man On A Stage in the late 1980's.
		While working on Man On A Stage, Tom Shear also was playing bass live for a punk-influenced band collectively known as the Advocates.
		Tom was amazed by the industrial dance music that the opening DJ was spinning.
	www.metropolis-records.com /artists/?artist=assemblage23 (676 words)

	industrial.org - electronic experimental extreme noise industrial music & culture
		Tom Shear, the man behind the madness of A23, is a great synth man, his voice is fitting for the style of music.
		Tom layers his sounds well, and there is an extra dimension to his music that other synth laden dance bands lack.
		Although Tom Shear has been around and making music since 1991 this is his first full length album.
	www.industrial.org /releases.php?t=5272&thingy_search=59ff0efeabb9cc0977617ab1bbdeaf4d (229 words)

	Choking on Sulphur
		Tom Shear: It's too early to say what sales will be like through Metropolis, but I would assume they'd be higher just by virtue of the fact that you can actually find their releases in stores.
		Tom Shear: We're working on some dates in the US for the next year at the moment.
		Tom Shear: No. The risk of terrorism has always been there, it's just that since 9/11, we are acutely more aware of it.
	members.shaw.ca /chokingonsulphur/Interviews/assemblage23.html (939 words)

	Assemblage 23: album reviews and ratings
		Tom Shear's Assemblage 23 project is lauded for crossing boundaries between industrial and synthpop, using elements of both but belonging exclusively to neither.
		Much was made of A23's previous album, Failure, and for good reason: Tom had lost his father to suicide, and the entire album was soaked with sorrowful longing and stricken questions, creating a powerful, personal connection with the listener.
		Tom explores the topic of legacy on Document - both his own and the listener's - and leaves an honest and deep impression, not to mention a killer synth hook.
	www.musicfolio.com /modernrock/assemblage23.html (1217 words)

	Defiance
		Tom Shear produces another captivating and marvelous performance in lyrics, vocals and music compilation in 'Defiance'.
		As usual, Tom Shear's "Defiance" is loaded with dance-inducing rhythms, and synthesized, ethereal twists and turns.
		Tom Shear's voice has seemed to expand to an even greater melodic range on here, with wonderful results.
	www.flawebworks.com /webhostingbooks/isbnB00006L886.html (557 words)

	Buy Failure - Music - Softpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		In 'Silence' Tom Shear realises that the questions he wants answered will always be met with silence and he concludes that he must return to leading his life for his family as best as he can.
		Tom saw Hitler as a insect, a king of his own decaying venom.
		Tom Shear should be applauded for showing us his humanity and wanting listeners to gather some hope from his own ordeals.
	store.softpedia.com /review/B00005QKET.html (544 words)

	Tom Shear Did You Mean tom? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Tom Shear is an American musician and music producer, and is the sole member of the synth-pop/EBM group Assemblage 23.
		Shear crs the band Depeche Mode as having influenced him more than any other group towards the electronic music styles.
		Shear kept writing Assemblage 23 songs and sending out demos despite his frustration over the lack of interest among record labels, later cring the support and encouragement from his early fans for keeping him going.
	www.did-you-mean.com /Tom_Shear_6fc1.html (656 words)

	Assemblage 23 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Lacking the confidence to sing, most of Shear's music at this point was instrumental; the quality of the music itself was highly questionable by his own admission.
		Shear eventually began to add vocals to his music; all the while, Shear was also playing bass in a live band called the Advocates.
		Assemblage 23 was officially born in 1988, after Shear experienced the industrial dance musicdance music played by an opening DJ for Depeche Mode.
	www.artistopia.com /assemblage-23 (403 words)

	Projects (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Tom Shear, the only member of the american band Assemblage 23 added at his site on the fan area the vocals and few samples of the song "Document" from his last album Defiance to Download, telling us to remix his song.
		The final result I really liked, and so I'll try to find some clip of the original song and downloaded a sample from the Official Site, only to check if I put the vocals in the right way in the chorus, and I was chocked with the big difference between the versions.
		Aside that I sent to Tom and for my lucky he loved and will put to download at his site with the other fan's remixes.
	www.hajas.org /ehajas/e_a23.htm (269 words)

	Assemblage 23 : Storm - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect
		With his previous two records, Assemblage 23's Tom Shear has proven to be one of the most consistent artists in EBM.
		The lyrics are just as powerful as anything Shear has written and, set to cosmic synth and propulsive dance beats, they create an emotional tidal wave of pain and loss.
		Shear sometimes recycles his own phrases ("endless loop," "chaos rains"), but it's hardly an issue when the music is this strong.
	www.artistdirect.com /nad/store/artist/album/0,,3028733,00.html (258 words)

	EOL Audio - Assemblage 23 (+ DUST and Monosect)
		Now with just a lone guest to play around with the keyboard, Tom Shear was having to use all his performance talent to fill the stage up.
		Tom's a great songwriter as well as an all-round electronic musician, and this was a pretty good showcase for him, not accounting for the lack of genuine 'live performance'.
		The on-stage keyboard clealy had nothing to do with the music being heard (Tom's mate eventually giving up pretending to play it and just throw in some backing vocals), the drum pads from their 2001 tour had gone, so what we effectively got was a Tom Shear karaoke performance.
	www.eraseronline.com /liverevdisplay.php?LiveRev=111 (425 words)

	And thoughts collect - the fanlisting for Assemblage 23 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Tom Shear is the name of the man behind Assemblage 23, an extremely good industrial/EBM band.
		Before this Tom had been making mainly synth-pop and post-punk type music (under the name Man On A Stage), as well as playing bass in a punk band (the Advocates).
		Hearing the DJ proved to be a turning point as he had found a form of music that combined both his loves into one.
	fan.500ml.org /23/about.php (268 words)

	Amazon.com: Defiance: Music: Assemblage 23 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		In fact, I would say that Tom Shear's newest attempt is argumentably in league with his last two releases, with songs reflecting the duality of emotion and the multifunctional aspects of that organ called a heart, drifting through sorrowful plateaus and seething forests of words that seem to encompass the human condition.
		In fact, it was at a Depeche Mode concert where Tom Shear was inspired to become a musician.
		Although Assemblage 23's influences seem to be primarily synthpop in nature, Tom Shear does claim in interviews to have been heavily into punk.
	www.amazon.com /Defiance-Assemblage-23/dp/B00006L886 (1534 words)

	Assemblage CDs at Misic Hills.com
		'Failure' is Tom Shear's best Assemblage 23 album out to date and most emotional.
		Tom Shear produces another captivating and marvelous performance in lyrics, vocals and music...
		The best track from Tom Shear's ground breaking "Failure" album remixed by some of the...
	www.music-hills.com /Assemblage (230 words)

	Coudersport's Prolific Artist Turning 90
		Friends of Maxine Shear are invited to join in the celebration on Saturday afternoon, Nov. 11, at the Hotel Crittenden dining area from 1-4.
		A son, Bill Shear, is one of the world's foremost authorities on spiders.
		The Shears' daughter, Laurie, is system librarian for the Potter-Tioga Library System.
	www.endeavornews.com /news/2006/1028/Community/043.html (266 words)

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		What sets Tom Shear of Assemblage 23 apart from your average future pop/EBM musician is his ability let a song breathe and restrain the urge to throw in everything but the kitchen sink.
		His skill at allowing the song to dictate to him its needs has made him a producer that bands like The Cruxshadows, Razed in Black, cut.rate.box, The Azoic, Clan of Xymox, and Claire Voyant call on frequently to remix their songs.
		Technological wizardry aside, it's clear after a cursory listen to Storm that Tom Shear is not comfortable resting on his laurels and has made a concerted effort to grow as an artist.
	www.lollipop.com /article.php3?content=issue67/assemblage23.html (156 words)

	www.myspace.com/23dbrecords
		Shear had produced Lost Signals previous album, Catharsis, and Rehill was asking for some production advice.
		I went to Tom's show in Montreal for the Grand Mascerade and I just wanted to say that he did a very good job to continue on with the show despite the sound dificulties.
		In all the years I know you Tom, You were never a snotty, egotistical asshole like some of the "other" people we know.
	www.myspace.com /23dbrecords (645 words)

	ASSEMBLAGE 23 + HEADSCAN + CULTURE KULTURE + MENTAT :: SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH @ FOUFOUNES ELECTRIQUES :: MTL :: CANADA
		Tom liked the idea of combining a name with numbers because it lent itself well to logo design, and had a nice phonetic ring.
		He occasionally sent out demos, but when there was no interest in the band, Tom reverted back to making music for fun and his friends.
		Several more times Tom sent out demos to various labels, and even though he was frustrated by the lack of interest, he still wrote more Assemblage 23 songs.
	www.kao-production.com /assemblage23.htm (1592 words)

	Cinephiles Store: Product Information
		Tom Shear is a great musician who loves mixing and producing music and his voice seemingly is made for this brand of music.
		Tom Shear sings this song with a driving wall of emotion.
		It is about the hurt we cause others, the pain inflicted on our own souls and how we tend to regret past actions with many a time no recourse to repair damage done.
	www.cinephiles.net /cgi-bin/store.php?ASIN=B0002VEPJY (605 words)

	E-TABS [guitar tabs archive] - Album: Assemblage 23 - Contempt
		It is the debut album for this artist and I see a bright future for Tom Shear in the industrial music scene.
		Tom Shear is a music fan and it shows intensely through his work.
		I will maintain a love for A23 and Tom no doubt will continue to be a prominent force to be reckoned with in the ever changing sea of electronic music.
	www.e-tabs.org /album.php?ID=B00005QKEQ (484 words)

	Amazon.com: Failure: Music: Assemblage 23 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Lyrically, Failure largely deals with the pain Tom underwent after his father's suicide, which is confronted directly in the fantastic and wrenching song "Disappoint": "Though you are gone/I am still your son/And while your pain is over/Mine has just begun." Brutally honest without being sappy - a sign of great songwriting care.
		Tom Shear would have been successful in whatever genre he'd chosen, but I'm overjoyed he chose EBM.
		Tom Shear happens to have everything that it takes to be a superb musician.
	www.amazon.com /Failure-Assemblage-23/dp/B00005QKET (1998 words)

	Failure - Exercise Equipment - ExercisePoint.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-10)
		Shear is both an accomplished vocalist and an excellent composer.
		He avoids the traps that many TI groups--even VNV Nation, which I also love with all my heart!--fall into on Failure and indeed all of his albums of keeping his songs from becoming the same set of beats and loops with different lyrics expressing the exact same message.
		While there are some tracks I like less on this album, in large part because Shear cloaks his magnificent voice in fuzz and static ("Silence" and "Tried" come to mind), they're still enjoyable listening, and the true message of the lyrics still hit home.
	www.exercisepoint.com /PB00005QKET-Failure.html (793 words)

	Failure - Assemblage 23, Music Downloads - Online
		Review: After such a powerful debut release, Failure was a much-anticipated follow-up from electro act Assemblage 23.
		The sound of Assemblage 23 has evolved into something darker and more refined, and Shear has more to say.
		"I Am the Rain" and "Disappoint" are equally danceable, but again Shear has not compromised the complexities of his harmonies or the gravity of the music in doing this.
	musicstore.connect.com /album/675/Assemblage-23/Failure/500000000000010144422.html (228 words)

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