Д¬hrome's commercial and artistic breakthrough came in 1977 with their second album, Alien Soundtracks. After the recording of the first album, singer Mike Low left the band, to be replaced by new guitarist Helios Creed. The label did not release the album, so Edge set up his own label, Siren Records. A Warner Brothers A&R representative told Edge that the album sounded like a 'messed up Doors album' to Damon Edge, this was a compliment. After recording The Visitation, Edge sent the album to Warner Brothers to see if they wanted to release the album. They recorded and released their first album, The Visitation, along with John Lambdin (guitar) and Mike Low (guitar, vocals). Д¬hrome took part of their inspiration for their rough and sometimes chaotic music from punk pioneers like the Stooges. About six months after that trip, Edge began forming a band and recording his new music. This sort of atmosphere was influenced by the music he had heard in Morocco. Chrome's music contained a lot of atmosphere in the sound production, featuring three- and eight-note melodies, usually layered with an atonal drone backed by a rhythm section. In his head, he began putting a beat behind the music and started coming up with ideas for songs.

While studying at the California Institute of the Arts, Edge became influenced in making unusual sounds this progressed after a trip to Morocco where he heard a lot of Arabic music. ( October 2014) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Д¬hrome was formed in 1975 by Damon Edge (real name Thomas Wisse: drums, vocals, synths, production) and Gary Spain (bass guitar, violin) in San Francisco. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. This section needs additional citations for verification. Edge died in 1995 subsequently, guitarist Helios Creed has revived the Chrome name for recordings and performances. 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). They have been cited as forerunners of the 1980s industrial music boom. 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.

U2 'Like A Song.Chrome is an American rock band founded in San Francisco in 1976 by musician Damon Edge and associated with the 1970s post-punk movement.

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