When the first band you ever saw, I was 13 year, decides to stop, something irreversibly ends in you. Initially intimidated, over time I came to understand that their dark energy is part of who I am, a child of the cold War generation. When one of the members became a good friend, Front242 became very close to my soul. Their raw and vitalistic energy is contagious especially when they perform live, resonating with the overall geopolitical aggression they critique. I salute and thank them