Punish Yourself

Punish Yourself were a French band best known for their stage theatrics and innovative style of industrial/punk music. 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.

Past members

 * 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

Discography

 * 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
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

 * 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.