Editing Front 242 (section)

==Legacy and cultural influence==

In the 1980s, Front 242 strived to project a visual mystery and anonymity to accompany their aggressive physical stage performances. The band's ethic is largely responsible for defining the [[rivethead]] style of industrial and EBM culture which included the wearing of military gear, such as flak jackets, camouflage, and combat boots, as well as hairstyles, sunglasses, accessories, tattoos, and piercings.<ref name="woods_2007">{{cite thesis |last=Woods |first=Bret D. |date=6 June 2007 |title=Industrial Music for Industrial People: The History and Development of an Underground Genre |degree=Masters |publisher=Florida State University |url=http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/FSU_migr_etd-0781 |access-date=22 September 2020}}</ref>

During the 1991 [[Gulf War]], US Navy ships continuously played a list of songs by Front 242 and other bands such as the Ramones, The Clash, and Ministry as a means of boosting morale and aggression during combat operations. The band were informed of this by military personnel who attended their 1993 tour.<ref>Canvas (2008) Event occurs at 41:10</ref>

A broader public was exposed to Front 242's music in 1992 in the film ''[[Single White Female]]'', starring [[Bridget Fonda]] and [[Jennifer Jason Leigh]]. In the film, obsessed roommate Leigh ties Fonda to a chair but leaves her with the television remote control. In order to attract attention, Fonda tunes in to a music video channel and turns up the volume. The video playing at the time is Front 242's "Rhythm Of Time",<ref name=nwdc>{{cite web | url=http://members.fortunecity.com/twins242/front242/interviews/d_phillips.html | title=Front 242 – Interview | author=Phillips, D. | work=New World Destruction Channel | date=October 1997 | access-date=14 April 2011 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120308185145/http://members.fortunecity.com/twins242/front242/interviews/d_phillips.html | archive-date=8 March 2012 }}</ref> from the album ''Tyranny (For You)''. Also in 1992, the television commercials for the film ''[[K2 (film)|K2]]'' were set to the Front 242 song "Moldavia", from the same album.

In 1997, Billboard Encyclopedia featured Front 242 in their "Top 500 Best Producers in Rock History."<ref name="chain_dlk_speedtribe">{{cite web |last1=Urselli |first1=Marc |title=Interview: SpeedTribe |url=https://www.chaindlk.com/interviews/SpeedTribe/ |website=Chain D.L.K. |access-date=23 September 2020 |date=1 June 2002}}</ref>