Punish Yourself

Punish Yourself
Punish Yourself at Hellfest 2019
Background information
Origin	Toulouse, France
Genres	Industrial metal, punk rock, hardcore techno, dance-punk
Years active	1994–2023
Labels	Season of Mist (later) Active Entertainment Elp Records Geisha Machine (early)
Past members	VX 69 Miss Z P.RLOX X.av Klodia
Website	punishyourself.free.fr

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

After lead singer Vincent Villalon confessed to his involvement in sexual assaults, the band made the clear decision to cease all activities from 2023 onwards.[2]

Members

Past members

• vx 69 (sometimes vx or Cheerleader 69; born Vincent Villalon) – vocals
• Miss Z (born Sandrine Caracci) – guitar, vocals
• P.RLOX (born Pierre-Laurent Clément) – guitar
• X.av (born Xavier Guionie) – drums
• Klodia
• Fafa/MCC (born Jean-François Clément) – dance, pyrotechnics
• 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

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  MissZ
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  vx 69
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  X.av

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
• 2017: Spin the Pig

Live albums

• 2003: Behind the City Lights

Compilation

• 2005: Crypt 1996–2002

Demos

• 1994: First demo tape
• 1995: Second demo tape

Trivia

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. "Punish Yourself". Punishyourself.free.fr. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
2. "Violences sexuelles. C'est fini pour le groupe de hard métal Punish Yourself rattrapé par des affaires de sexe et de viols sur fonds de drogue" [Sexual violence. It's over for the metal band Punish Yourself, caught up in drug-related sex and rape cases]. France 3 Occitanie (in French). 20 October 2023. Retrieved 9 November 2023.

External links

• Official website
• Punish Yourself discography at Discogs