Stiff Valentine, a Canadian electronic music and heavy metal group from Vancouver, British Columbia, has been active since 2006. The band's synthesis of genres has been described as "Industrial-EBM-Hard-Rock-Synth-Pop-Punk." Their early releases included the DigiTrash EP (2006) and Loveless EP (2008). Stiff Valentine released their debut album, Industrial Metal Disco, in 2009. This was followed by America Bleeding in 2011, America Inbreeding in 2012, Empire of Illusion in 2013, and Empire of Death in 2014. The group has shared members with several notable bands, including Sounds of Mass Production, 16 Volt, Chemlab, KMFDM, Front Line Assembly, Left Spine Down, and Dismantled.