Chrome (band)

Chrome
Chrome
	Chrome in 1980: Damon Edge (left) and Helios Creed
Background information
Origin	San Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres	Post-punk; industrial rock; acid-punk; noise rock; experimental rock;
Years active	1976–present
Labels	Siren; Beggars Banquet; Don't Fall Off the Mountain; Subterranean; Expanded Music; Mosquito; Atonal; Dossier; Touch & Go; Man's Ruin; Cleopatra; Gearhead; King of Spades;
Members	Helios Creed; Tommy Grenas; Aleph Omega; Lux Vibratus; Lou Minatti; Steve Fishman; Tommy L. Cyborg;
Past members	Damon Edge; Gary Spain; John Lambdin; Mike Low; John Stench; Hilary Stench; Fabienne Shine; Renaud Thorez; Patrick Imbert; Remy Devilla; Olivier Caudron; Bab; Plume; Cliff Martin; Pierre Roussel; Philippe Sautour; Paul Della Pelle; Nova Cain; Z. Silver; Buz Deadwaxx; Rodney Dangerous; Anne Dromeda;

Chrome is an American rock band founded in San Francisco in 1976 by musician Damon Edge and associated with the 1970s post-punk movement. The group's raw sound blended elements of punk, psychedelia, and early industrial music, incorporating science-fiction themes, tape experimentation, distorted acid rock guitar, and electronic noise. They have been cited as forerunners of the 1980s industrial music boom.

They found little commercial success as part of San Francisco's 1970s music scene, but developed a cult following in the United Kingdom and Germany following the release of the LPs Alien Soundtracks (1977) and Half Machine Lip Moves (1979). Edge died in 1995; subsequently, guitarist Helios Creed has revived the Chrome name for recordings and performances.