Punish_Yourself Knowpia

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 were 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 edit

Past members edit

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

MissZ
vx 69
X.av

Discography edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

^ "Punish Yourself". Punishyourself.free.fr. Retrieved 17 March 2009.
^ "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.