Formed: 1991
From:
Los Angeles,
CA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Background
This Los Angeles, California-based band is one of the few truly innovative acts in death metal, mixing industrial-style electronic rhythms and samples with grinding guitars and harsh vocals to create their own brutal soundscape. Formed in late 1991 with the line-up of Burton C. Bell (vocals), Dino Cazares (guitar, who has an additional side project, Brujeria ), Andrew Shives (bass) and Raymond Herrera (drums), the band rapidly made an impact with two tracks on the LA Death Metal compilation, produced by Faith No More bass player Bill Gould, and subsequently signed to Roadrunner Records.
The Colin Richardson-produced Soul Of A New Machine established Fear Factory as a genuine death metal force, with a good collection of songs delivered with originality and ferocity. Meanwhile, the band set about developing their live show on their debut tour with Brutal Truth in Europe, followed by US dates with Sick Of It All and Biohazard.
Fear Is The Mind Killer, a mini-album of remixes by Canadian industrialists Front Line Assembly, demonstrated further dimensions and possibilities available to the Factory sound by adding an industrial dance edge, bringing the band further acclaim.
Latest Fear Factory News
Below is our complete Fear Factory news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Note: We began associating news directly with bands in late 2003. Therefore, earlier band news may not be listed on this page.
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Another Roadrunner United DVD Clip Posted Online
Another clip of the Roadrunner United DVD has been posted online and is available for viewing below. The DVD contains a full live concert aswell as backstage footage and interviews and features the following tracklisting:
1. Punishment (originally by Biohazard)
Evan Seinfeld- Vocals
Billy Graziadei- Vocals
Dino Cazares- Guitar
Andreas Kisser- Guitar
Adam Duce- Bass
Joey Jordison- Drums
2. Set It Off (originally by Madball)
Jamey Jasta- Vocals
Andreas Kisser- Guitar
Dino Cazares- Guitar
Paul Gray- Bass
Joey Jordison- Drums
3. River Runs Red (originally by Life Of Agony)
Keith Caputo- Vocals
Andreas Kisser- Guitar
Dino Cazares- Guitar
Scott Ian- Guitar
Paul Gray- Bass
Joey Jordison- Drums More...
New Roadrunner United DVD Clips Posted Online
Previews of the forthcoming Roadrunner United have been posted online and are available to view below. The DVD features an all-star lineup of Roadrunner Records alumni and members of the current roster performing some of the biggest songs ever to be released by Roadrunner Records. The DVD also features a 75 minute documentary which includes behind the scenes footage and interviews.
The tracklisting for the concert is as follows:
1. Punishment (originally by Biohazard)
Evan Seinfeld- Vocals
Billy Graziadei- Vocals
Dino Cazares- Guitar
Andreas Kisser- Guitar
Adam Duce- Bass
Joey Jordison- Drums
2. Set It Off (originally by Madball)
Jamey Jasta- Vocals
Andreas Kisser- Guitar
Dino Cazares- Guitar
Paul Gray- Bass
Joey Jordison- Drums
3. River Runs Red (originally by Life Of Agony)
Keith Caputo- Vocals
Andreas Kisser- Guitar
Dino Cazares- Guitar
Scott Ian- Guitar
Paul Gray- Bass
Joey Jordison- Drums More...
Arkaea Signs To Koch Records
Metal band ARKAEA has joined KOCH Records' burgeoning hard rock/metal roster and will release its debut album on March 10, 2009. ARKAEA features Fear Factory drummer Raymond Herrera and guitar player Christian Olde Wolbers, along with Threat Signal singer Jon Howard.
Jon Howard comments, “With the recent signing of ARKAEA to KOCH, and a release date of our debut album approaching in 2009, I couldn't be more ecstatic! We've progressed so much as a band in the past year, molding our musical styles together. I feel we've created something very original that I can be proud of for the rest of my life. I can’t wait to see where this ride is headed.”
KOCH Records VP of Metal Scott Givens weighs in, "I’m really pleased to be working again with Raymond and Christian on such an amazing project and that they have chosen KOCH to be its home. I’ve no doubt that when the record is finished everyone who hears it will be as blown away as I was when I first heard the demos.”
The band has enlisted Threat Signal bass player, Pat Kavanaugh, and have just begun recording. Song titles include "Break The Silence," "Blackened Sky," "Beneath The Shades of Grey" and "Awakening.” The album is being recorded at Temple Studios in Chatsworth, California, owned by Raymond Herrera and will have Christian Olde Wolbers at the helm of production with engineer Jeremy Blair (Guns & Roses, Fear Factory).
You can sample music in store at ARKAEA’s newly-launched Ning social site where fans will also be able to interact and connect with the members of ARKAEA through the chatroom, live webcasts and forums.
Fear Factory Plans To Record New Album
In a posting via the official Fear Factory Myspace, it has been confirmed that next year will see a new Fear Factory album and a full world tour from the band. No further details are available at this time.
The band is currently on hold while members pursue other projects such as lead singer Burton C. Bell's band Ascension Of The Watchers.
Fear Factory is also unsigned at the present moment.
Burn It All Posts Audio Samples Online
Burn It All, the new band featuring Fear Factory members Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera along with ex-Halford guitarist/ Damageplan vocalist Pat Lachman, have posted samples from their new demo online at their Myspace page. The band has recorded a four song demo, three of which are featured on the sampler.
Ascension of the Watchers Posts New Video Online
Ascension of the Watchers, the project featuring Fear Factory vocalist Burton C. Bell, keyboardist John Bechdel (False Icons, Fear Factory, Ministry, Murder Inc.), and guitarist Edu Mussi (Still Life Decay) has posted the video for their song “On The River” online. The song comes from the band’s first full-length record, "Numinosum," released in late February 2008 via Ministry main man Al Jourgensen’s 13th Planet Records. You can watch the video below. More...
Burton C. Bell Talks About Involvement w/ Ministry
Fear Factory and Ascension Of The Watchers frontman Burton C. Bell speaks about involvement in Ministry's latest album "The Last Sucker" and in the upcoming covers collection "Cover Up":
'It was last January [2007], I was talking to a friend, and my friend goes, 'Yeah, MINISTRY is in the studio recording their last record." I was like, 'Their last record?' 'Yeah, it's their very last record.' 'Really?!' And I was thinking to myself, 'Man, if I want to get involved with this, this is the time.' So what did I do? The very next day I called up Al [Jourgensen, MINISTRY mainman]. I was like, 'Al, this is Burton. I met you (at your last New York City show), I know you're doing your last record. I would love to offer my services. I'm there, if you want me I'm there.' He called me like a week later, 'We want you on our record. Come on down.' So he flew me down. I was down there for two weeks. We did 'End Of Days', 'Die In A Crash'. I did another song, it's not on the record, I don't know what happened to it. I started doing those cover songs. It was just like, 'Yeah, this is cool.'"
Fear Factory, Threat Signal Members Form Arkaea
Fear Factory members Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar) and Raymond Herrera (drums) are proud to announce the debut album of their new group, Arkaea. The band also features one of metal's hungriest young singers, Jon Howard (Threat Signal).
Arkaea has just finished up preproduction and are scheduled to enter the studio to begin recording. This album promises to be as pummeling as anything the gold-selling team of Olde Wolbers and Herrera has ever written.
Olde Wolbers comments: "These songs were designed like the Fear Factory songs that Raymond and I always wrote. However, we've been able to push the boundaries and go out of that context, while remaining heavy."
"Christian and Ray have been writing together for many years, so the music does have a lot of Fear Factory elements," adds Howard. "However, we've been open to trying different things. It basically fuses what I have been doing vocally in Threat Signal with driving Fear Factory rhythms, along with some of our own experimentation. The idea behind the project is to be heavy, but maintain melody at the same time."
Howard has been a part of the Fear Factory family ever since Olde Wolbers served as producer for Threat Signal's debut, Under Reprisal. Given that connection, the chemistry was there the instant the band started playing together.
The band's yet untitled album is due out fall 2008 on KOCH Records and plans for touring are under way in support of the record.
You can preview new music on the band's MySpace page.
It was reported last month that Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera had joined forces with former DAMAGEPLAN singer/HALFORD guitarist Patrick Lachman in a new project called BURN IT ALL. The band was reportedly shopping a four-song demo at the time. It is presently unclear what the formation of Arkaea means to the future of Burn It All.
Fear Factory And Damageplan Members Form New Band
It has been revealed that FEAR FACTORY members Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar) and Raymond Herrera (drums) have joined forces with former DAMAGEPLAN singer/HALFORD guitarist Patrick Lachman in a new project called BURN IT ALL. The group is currently shopping a four-song demo containing the following tracks:
01. Disciple
02. Spiral Fracture
03. Godless
04. War To End War
FEAR FACTORY is currently on hiatus while the band's frontman, Burton C. Bell, focuses his attention on the ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS project, which recently inked a deal with MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen's 13th Planet Records.
FEAR FACTORY is presently unsigned, having parted ways with Liquid 8 Records, the label that issued the group's last two albums — 2004's "Archetype" and 2005's "Transgression".
"Transgression" was produced by Toby Wright (ALICE IN CHAINS, KORN, METALLICA).
Gigantour CD/DVD Details Revealed
The second coming of Megadeth's acclaimed traveling metal festival Gigantour arrives on both DVD and CD April 22 via Image Entertainment. Conceived in 2005 by Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine, Gigantour resurrects metal's focus on stellar musicianship.
The Gigantour DVD and CD follow Image Entertainment's fall 2006 release of the debut Gigantour CD and DVD, which featured performances by Megadeth, Dream Theater, Fear Factory, Anthrax (CD only), Nevermore, Life of Agony, Symphony X, Dry Kill Logic and Bobaflex.
Gigantour 2 features over an hour of performances by iconic and influential heavy metal pioneers Megadeth, along with Lamb of God, Opeth, Arch Enemy, Overkill, The Smashup, and Into Eternity. Recorded in DTS 5.1 surround sound, the DVD version also features a behind the scenes look at the 2006 tour, while both the DVD and CD offer a hidden bonus track--Megadeth's "Peace Sells."
The release of the Gigantour 2 DVD and CD coincides with this year's Earth Day--perfect, really, since MUSTAINE has said, with a laugh, about Gigantour's mission of emphasizing true musicianship and virtuosity: " I think that in a small way, we are cleaning up the environment of crappy bands."
Meanwhile, in February Megadeth heads to Europe--where recently announced new guitarist Chris Broderick (Nevermore, Jag Panzer) will make his debut with the band alongside Mustaine, drummer Shawn Drover, and bassist James Lomenzo, before returning for this year's Gigantour.
The 29-date North American trek kicks off April 12 at The Fillmore in Denver and criss-crosses the U.S. and Canada until its May 22 finale at the Mesa Amphitheatre in Phoenix . Joining Megadeth on this year's tour are Scandinavian death metal band In Flames, Finland's Children of Bodom, Arizona's modern extreme Job for a Cowboy, and Oakland, CA heavy power trio High on Fire.
The DVD and CD tracklisting: More...
Ascension Of The Watchers Add East Coast Dates
ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS, the band featuring FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell and John Bechdel (MINISTRY, KILLING JOKE, FALSE ICONS), has scheduled the following dates:
Feb. 18 - New York, NY - Chapel of Sacred Mirrors
Feb. 19 - Washington, DC - The Red and The Black
Feb. 20 - Passaic, NJ - Loop Lounge
Feb. 21 - Philadelphia, PA - The Khyber
ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS will release its full-length debut, "Numinosum", on February 19, 2008 via MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen's 13th Planet Records
"Numinosum" track listing:
01. Ascendant
02. Evading
03. Residual Presence
04. Canon For My Beloved
05. Moon Shine
06. Becoming Mars
07. On The River
08. Violent Morning
09. Like Falling Snow
10. Sounds Of Silence
11. Quintessence
Burton C. Bell recently spoke to MTV.com about ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS.
"I've never really considered myself a metal guy," Bell explained. "Yeah, I've been in a metal-industrial band, but the music I've always listened to has been much different, which is maybe why the vocals I did with FEAR FACTORY were different than those of other metal singers. But I definitely wanted to do something much different this time. The music is completely personal, and it lets me try techniques I haven't previously had the chance to explore. We used to always say we were expanding the boundaries in FEAR FACTORY. Well, now I'm really stepping out of the boundaries."
Regarding the current status of FEAR FACTORY, Bell said, "FEAR FACTORY is on hiatus. As far as I know, it's not over. I just wanted to work on some other stuff. I've been part of FEAR FACTORY since its inception, and 17 years later I need to do something else for a while. And FEAR FACTORY doesn't have a record deal, so there's no contractual obligation to move forward with that, so right now it's all about the WATCHERS."
Arch Enemy Guitarist Scheduled For NAMM
Arch Enemy guitarist Michael Amott will be doing signings at this year's NAMM show, set to take place in Anaheim, CA on January 18-19.
Michael Amott comments: “I’ll be at NAMM doing signings for ESP guitars and RANDALL amplifiers... There is new awesome ‘Michael Amott signature’ gear coming in 2008 with both ESP and RANDALL, I am extremely excited about this! These amazing weapons of mass destruction will be on display at the NAMM show of course – if you’re at NAMM, come and check it out.
"The new Ninja V's will be available as both ESP and LTD versions. Fans have seen me playing the prototypes of these guitars live over the last few months with Arch Enemy. A lot of you have been asking me about them... Well, here they are - in all their glory!
"This is my third year in a row being invited to come out and hang in California and be a part of it all. I’d like thank ESP and RANDALL for supporting me and making it all happen”.
Signing schedule:
Jan. 18 3-4PM @ RANDALL Booth
With Gus G (Firewind), Christian Olde Wolbers (Fear Factory), Dan Donegan (Disturbed) and George Lynch
Jan. 19 12-1:30PM @ ESP Booth
With Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries (Chimaira), Jon Donais (Shadows Fall) and Will Adler (Lamb of God)
Fear Factory Singer Talks About New Band
FEAR FACTORY singer Burton C. Bell recently spoke to MTV.com about his new band, ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS, which will release its debut full-length, "Numinosum", next month.
"I've never really considered myself a metal guy," Bell explained. "Yeah, I've been in a metal-industrial band, but the music I've always listened to has been much different, which is maybe why the vocals I did with FEAR FACTORY were different than those of other metal singers. But I definitely wanted to do something much different this time. The music is completely personal, and it lets me try techniques I haven't previously had the chance to explore. We used to always say we were expanding the boundaries in FEAR FACTORY. Well, now I'm really stepping out of the boundaries."
Regarding the current status of FEAR FACTORY, Bell said, "FEAR FACTORY is on hiatus. As far as I know, it's not over. I just wanted to work on some other stuff. I've been part of FEAR FACTORY since its inception, and 17 years later I need to do something else for a while. And FEAR FACTORY doesn't have a record deal, so there's no contractual obligation to move forward with that, so right now it's all about the WATCHERS." More...
Read the full article at MTV.com.
Fear Factory Member Wants To Produce Unsigned Acts
FEAR FACTORY guitarist and aspiring producer Christian Olde Wolbers has issued the following update:
"I have been providing my services to help out young starting bands on production, direction and guidience with their music. I just got back from a two-week pre-production trip to Tampa, Florida to help out END OF THE ROPE. And it was a very creative and productive experience. We all reached our goal of making the band sonically a better tighter unit.
"In February I will travel to Tampa again to record and produce the band's debut album.
"Any young bands that have inquiries about me working on pre-production to help out your band or producing your future album, please contact Christy at Christy@archetypemanagement.com."
As previously reported, Christian is currently collaborating with FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera and THREAT SIGNAL frontman Jon Howard on a brand new side project. The as-yet-unnamed group will occupy much of the trio's time while FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell focuses on his ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS project, which recently inked a deal with MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen's 13th Planet Records.
Christian Olde Wolbers produced THREAT SIGNAL's debut album, "Under Reprisal", which was released in North America on August 22, 2006 via Nuclear Blast Records. More...
Dino Cazares Rules Out Fear Factory Reunion
Metal-Rules.com recently conducted an interview with former FEAR FACTORY and current DIVINE HERESY guitarist Dino Cazares. A few excerpts from the chat follow:
Metal-Rules.com: I gotta ask the question about FEAR FACTORY. Is the relationship with Raymond and the rest of the guys still strained or are there any improvements on that?
Dino: No, I don't want to play nu-metal anymore. Just kidding. No, I don't want to talk to them anymore. After all the legal battles and stupid shit that went on…nah. I got a new band. I don't really need to look back to that but at the same time, I don't regret anything that I created in FEAR FACTORY because to this day, bands are still influenced by it and still love it. There's a band called EPICA. They got a female singer and they just covered "Replica" on their album ["The Divine Conspiracy"].
Metal-Rules.com: That would be interesting with a female singer.
Dino: It actually sounds pretty good. It was on their MySpace page for a while. It still influences a lot of people to this day and I think that's cool. I mean, I think that maybe FEAR FACTORY might have influenced nu-metal but I don't think we were nu-metal. I think that on "Digimortal", the band lost focus of what it was and we had other members in the band who wanted to write more. Previous to "Digimortal", it was always me and Raymond who wrote all the music. When "Digimortal" came around, the bass player, Christian [Olde Wolbers], was like, "I want to be more part of this band. I want to start writing for the band." I was against it. Raymond was for it. Burt was for it. Christian brought in a lot of hip-hop influence, which, for some reason, I still seem to get the blame for. I'm not a hip-hop guy and it just kind of went south. It was a good thing that it ended when it did because I was able to do things that I hadn't been able to do because of FEAR FACTORY. I was able to broaden my horizons and do other things. I was able to travel to other parts of the world that I'd never gone to. I was able to go back to my people with BRUJERIA and ASESINO and then, of course, create DIVINE HERESY.
Metal-Rules.com: So is "Bleed The Fifth" the type of album that you thought FEAR FACTORY should have gone towards instead of "Digimortal"?
Dino: Oh yeah. It was what I was fighting for. I think that's one of the things that definitely led us apart was because I was trying to put my foot down but kept getting pushed back in the corner by three dudes and they say a lot of the reason was because of personal reasons. To me, that's personal. When they don't want to do the music that I believed that we should have done, to me I take that very personally.
Metal-Rules.com: You were one of the founders of the band, too.
Dino: Yeah. Me and Raymond basically started the band together and the whole concept was we were going to be an extreme metal band and things kind of went different.
Metal-Rules.com: The ironic thing is that "Digimortal" actually sold pretty well, didn't it?
Dino: "Digimortal" actually sold very well. Even though it got a lot of slack for it, it sold quite well across the world.
Metal-Rules.com: Do you think the fact that the band's sound branched out contributed to those extra sales?
Dino: Extra sales, no. We didn't do extra sales. "Obsolete" was our biggest-selling record to date but "Digimortal" was right behind that. It wasn't a failure. It was a failure as far as what the fans expected.
Metal-Rules.com: Yeah and the label probably.
Dino: No, the label was still behind it but as far as what the fans expected, no. But it still sold well and it kind of got us to different people because different songs that were on the record were on the radio. When you're on radio, you're going to reach different people besides metal kids and that's pretty much what happened with that. But like I said, it wasn't a failure but it was a failure in the sense of we didn't please our fans. I knew that when the record came out. It was really hard to do interviews on that record because no matter what you do, you have to back up what you do. But even though I wasn't really happy, that's what we had to do. I saw things going south. When we were making the record, the guys in the band weren't even talking to me because I was being an asshole because I wanted to go in a heavier direction. I thought that we needed to go back to how we were on "Demanufacture". I felt like we needed to go back to that and they didn't.
Metal-Rules.com: Do you wish that you would have left the band before "Digimortal" and not had your name attached to the record at all?
Dino: No! I'm not disappointed at all. There are still some good songs on that record. I don't regret anything that I created. I just regret letting other people write. I regret letting the label take control. The label would suggest "You know, we need to write more commercial songs," and "We need to use these kinds of producers," and stuff like that. I was like, "Oh my God. What are we doing? It's not going to work. We're not this kind of band," and it just got worse. It got worse. It got out of control. It got very out of control.
Metal-Rules.com: And then after "Digimortal" came out, FEAR FACTORY wasn't with Roadrunner anymore.
Dino: Yeah, but I still was. They got dropped.
Metal-Rules.com: When I first heard some of the tracks on "Archetype", it sounded like you were still in the band.
Dino: Well, they had to do that. They had to prove to the fans that they could still continue without me. So basically, who better person to mimic what I had started than Christian? Christian pretty much learned from me. Learned my style. Learned the FEAR FACTORY style and was able to emulate what I had created already. When I first popped in "Archetype", I thought it was me for a second. I thought it was me. I'm like, "This guy does me well!" The first song ["Slave Labor"]….I thought it was "Shock"! Exactly those same riffs. I was even thinking in my head, "Could I sue for someone ripping off my riffs?" (laughs) But at the same time I'm like, wait a minute. I'm suing my own band because I am legally still a shareholder of FEAR FACTORY. Legally I still get paid. Legally, whatever they put out, they still pay me a quarter of their percentage. So even if Christian started ripping off my riffs, I'll have to sue myself because FEAR FACTORY is a corporation and I'm a quarter shareholder of the corporation. So if I sue the corporation, I'd be suing myself (laughs). So I was like, "Okay, just let it go." Just be happy, sit back, collect a check and shut up. (laughs)
Metal-Rules.com: Is there any chance down the line that you guys might get back together? I mean SEPULTURA, VAN HALEN. Who ever thought VAN HALEN would get back together and now they got a big world tour lined up…
Dino: But VAN HALEN's not really back together.
Metal-Rules.com: Well yeah I guess. Michael Anthony's not in there is he?
Dino: Yeah and SEPULTURA's not back together, either. They can talk about it all they want. But Andreas Kisser is saying, "I want us four to get back together." Us four, not us five. You know who they mean when they say us five?
Metal-Rules.com: Max's wife/manager, Gloria?
Dino: Yeah, Max's manager. Andreas wants them to get back as buddies and as friends. You know, us four, not us five.
Metal-Rules.com: Right, and that's the problem.
Dino: That's the problem.
Metal-Rules.com: So you're saying the chapter is closed on FEAR FACTORY?
Dino: No, I'm never going to go back. For what? If DIVINE HERESY becomes successful, even half the success that FEAR FACTORY was, I'd be happy.
Divine Heresy Guitarist Talks Style Change
KNAC.com spoke with former FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares about his new project DIVINE HERESY recently. A few excerpts from the chat can be found below:
KNAC.com: I think people can’t help associating you with Fear Factory because you were an integral part of the band, and that’s the group you’re best known for playing with.
Cazares: "As far as the sound and the riffs, yeah, that was me. But I try to take a new approach with every project that I do. I didn’t want this band to be a cyber-metal type of thing. I didn’t want to be singing about robots and all the sci-fi stuff that’s going on in Fear Factory, and I didn’t want to have a lot of keyboards and samples. I didn’t want an industrial album. So it differs in that way, and also because there are also guitar solos on this record. That’s a lot different than what I did when I was in Fear Factory. It wasn’t that I couldn’t play solos, it was just that it wasn’t called for. It was a different style of band. Most people do know me from Fear Factory, and that’s why a lot of people have to compare it. But I think a lot of people get confused between then and now. The people who love Fear Factory and want to hear a little bit of Fear Factory will be turned off by it if I do too much to make it sound that way. And if I don’t do enough, they’ll be turned off by it, too. So I’m kind of like a rock in a hard place.
I wanted it to have a good balance of a lot of things I do. BRUJERIA and ASESINO are death metal bands. Divine Heresy is not a death metal band, but there are elements of death metal in the music. That’s cool. But another thing that confuses people is that because of the musicians involved, they think that it’s going to be a death metal band. Then those people may be disappointed because there’s not enough death metal in it for them. But we please ourselves first with our music. If it’s true to my heart and it’s true to what I do, then that’s all that matters. I think that once people get past the Fear Factory comparison and understand that this is not Fear Factory or a death metal band, then they’ll love it. They’ll realize that this is a really good fucking metal band with a lot of versatility."
KNAC.com: What were the greatest challenges of putting together the band and making the record?
Cazares: "In putting the band together, the biggest challenge was finding the time. I didn’t have a lot of time. I was doing too many projects. I was in two bands, Brujeria and Asesino, and then I was a team captain for the Roadrunner All Stars. So putting together the band was the greatest challenge. As far as making the record, there really wasn’t much of a challenge. It was a fun record to make, and even though Tommy Vext was the new kid on the block, he was definitely not green. He knew what he was doing. He was very well prepared. He’s one of those guys who rehearsed in his bedroom every day, dreaming of this moment. So when he had his chance, he pulled his weight and did a great job."
KNAC.com: In what ways has your guitar playing style changed?
Cazares: "My style has definitely evolved. I’m doing solos and there are a lot more riffs. There’s a lot more guitar work going on. With Fear Factory, I wasn’t doing much soloing. Solos were kind of dead at that time, but now solos are huge. The main thing that’s changed about me as a player is that I’m doing more solos. One of the other things is that my speed has increased immensely because Tim Yeung plays really fast. It can be pretty difficult at times to keep up with the drums, so I definitely had to build up my picking speed. It wasn’t that I couldn’t play fast, but I practiced with Tim to build up the endurance. The music we’re playing has more riffs and it’s much more intricate than what I was doing in Fear Factory. At times, Fear Factory was very simple and very stripped down. For me, this music has a much stronger attitude. This is my coming-back record, and I feel that I have a lot to prove.'
Read the full article at this location.
Fear Factory Drummer Working With Tinhorn
FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera is collaborating with the Los Angeles-based metal band TINHORN on the latter group's new CD, due sometime next year.
Commented TINHORN bassist Pascual Romero: "We're in a very comfortable situation with Raymond. He's been a longtime personal friend and it was only a matter of time before I was working with the right band to bring to the table."
The details of the partnership are unknown at this time but according to Romero, it will include recording and the potential for touring and distribution. It also alludes to the prospect of a future record deal with an established metal label.
"I'm really happy that we have the opportunity to work with such an icon and I'm very excited for what 2008 holds for us," said Romero in.
This year marks the second year of TINHORN's existence and it has been less than a year with its current lineup.
Fear Factory Drummer Talks Decapitated Drummer
FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera has issued the following statement regarding the passing of DECAPITATED drummer Witold "Vitek" Kieltyka, who died at the age of 23 in a Russian hospital from injuries sustained in a recent road collision:
"I had the pleasure of sharing the stage with Vitek and the rest of the DECAPITATED boys on a number of occasions. His drumming skills spoke volumes; he was an incredible talent and one can only guess as to what greatness was in store for him and his future endeavors.
"This is very saddening to hear and it must be exponentially worse in Poland since they really are the pride of their home country.
"My condolences go out to his band mates, his friends, loved ones, family and especially his brother Vogg."
DECAPITATED singer Covan (real name: Adrian Kowanek) was also hurt in the accident, which involved the band's tour bus and a truck carrying wood in Gomel, on the Russia/Belarus border. The frontman reportedly also sustained a head injury in the collision, which is believed to have been the fault of the band's driver (although this has not yet been officially confirmed). Covan has since been moved to a hospital in Kraków, Poland. Doctors describe his condition as stable and he is showing signs of improvement every day.
Dino Cazares Talks Playing Fear Factory Live Again
Blasting-Zone.com recently caught up with DIVINE HERESY / ex-FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares. The following is an excerpt from the interview:
Q: What was the main inspiration behind the name Divine Heresy? It would seem it’s exact origin and meaning have caused more than a little confusion…
Dino: "In the Bible, divine is something that is big and God-like, and heresy is against that. If you’re talking about Christianity, it’s someone who speaks against Christianity. It’s like blasphemy, but blasphemy is more like cussin’ the church out. Heresy isn’t necessarily offensive, it’s just something against it. It’s kinda like good and evil. We’re not angry about Christianity, it’s just all about the battle between good and evil. It’s just a good story, that’s all that it is.”
Q: Overall, how would you describe your experiences working with (Bleed The Fifth producer and acclaimed former MACHINE HEAD / MEDICATION axeman) Logan Mader?
Dino: “Logan Mader was really cool. I stared working with him when we did the Roadrunner All Stars together. From there, we did some early demos with Divine Heresy and then I worked with him on the ASESINO record Cristo Satanic. Then we did some more demos for Divine Heresy, so it was only natural for me to use him for the whole album. It’s a co-producer thing. Basically, Logan and I co-produced it. My biggest challenge was finding the time. I’ve been so busy doing my other projects. I’ve been talkin’ about doin’ Divine Heresy since 2002. Ever since I’ve been out of FF, I’ve been talkin’ about doin’ it, ya know? But I was doing other stuff with BRUJERIA, Asesino and the Roadrunner All Stars. Finally, I said ‘Enough is enough with these projects. I need to put a real fuckin’ band together…’ If I want Divine Heresy to be a success, I really need to focus on it. This is what I really want to do right now.”
Q: Any idea what type of set list you’ll be working with? Any truth to the rumors that you’ll be including a Fear Factory song amid the set?
Dino: “That’s a good question. We’ve been thinkin’ about that a lot. We’ll definitely play the whole record, but the record’s only forty five minutes long, so we’ll need to add a couple of songs in there. We don’t exactly know what songs we’re gonna add, but… We actually have three B-Sides that we didn’t put on the record that we might do. We might do those songs live, I’m not sure. There’s been talk about us doing a Fear Factory song, but I don’t really know yet.”
Fear Factory Guitarist Selling Guitar
FEAR FACTORY guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers has issued the following statement:
I got a silverburst Jackson seven-string COW model for sale. You can see a picture of it in my pic section [on Christian's MySpace page] except this is a seven-string model. 81-7 EMG pick up bolt-on neck. Comes with a FEAR FACTORY goodie pack, CDs, t-shirt, signature picks, signature COW strings, signed photos, signed posters, stickers and more. If you like, I will get the guitar signed by the band. I'm selling this guitar for $999 plus $50 for U.S. shipping."
As previously reported, FEAR FACTORY members Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar) and Raymond Herrera (drums) are strongly rumored to be collaborating with THREAT SIGNAL frontman Jon Howard on a brand new side project. Although nothing has been officially confirmed, it is believed that the as-yet-unnamed group will occupy much of the trio's time while FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell focuses on his ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS project, which recently inked a deal with MINISTRY mainman Al Jourgensen's 13th Planet Records.
Christian Olde Wolbers produced THREAT SIGNAL's debut album, "Under Reprisal", which was released in North America on August 22, 2006 via Nuclear Blast Records.
FEAR FACTORY previously announced plans to release another remix album, but recent activities suggest that those plans may since have been abandoned. A first taste of the proposed CD — a remixed version of the song "Supernova" (which appeared in its original form on the 2005 CD "Transgression") — was posted on the band's MySpace page but has since been removed.
FEAR FACTORY frontman frontman Burton C. Bell confirmed to the Edmonton Sun in December 2006 that the band has parted ways with Liquid 8 Records, the label that issued the group's last two albums — 2004's "Archetype" and 2005's "Transgression".
"Right now we're a completely independent band. We're free of labels and free of all sorts of things, so it's all about the music right now," said Bell.
Released in August 2005, "Transgression" was produced by Toby Wright (ALICE IN CHAINS, KORN, METALLICA).
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