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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Fear Factory Leaks Song From New Album
FEAR FACTORY has leaked yet another song from their upcoming album "Mechanize." The song, entitled "Fear Campaign", is the second song leaked off the new album which is due to be released February 9th, 2010 via Candlelight Records. More...
Headliners Confirmed For Bloodstock Open Air
The organisers of Britain's Bloodstock Open Air festival has announced that Finnish heavy metal outfit Children Of Bodom and industrial metal legends Fear Factory will be headlining the 2010 edition of the event.
Children Of Bodom's Alexi Laiho comments: "I'm really glad we're playing Bloodstock next year – it's the only UK show for us in 2010, and the crowd over there has been awesome for us lately!"
The lineup is now as follows:
Amorphis
Andromeda
Behemoth
Cannibal Corpse
Children Of Bodom
Doro
Dream Evil
Fear Factory
Gwar
Korpiklaani
Leaves' Eyes
Obituary
Rage
Ross The Boss
Suffocation
Devin Townsend
More Bands Confirmed For Sonisphere U.K.
The organisers of the British leg of the Sonisphere festival has announced five more bands for next year's edition of the event. Industrial metal legends Fear Factory will be on the bill for the festival as will Placebo, Papa Roach, Bring Me The Horizon and former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins, who will be performing a spoken word set. Previously confirmed bands for the event include Anthrax, Slayer, Motley Crue, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, Alice Cooper, The Cult and headliners Iron Maiden and Rammstein. More bands are expected to be confirmed shortly. The festival will be held at Knebworth from July 30th to August 1st and anyone who purchases a ticket for the U.K. show before December 31st will receive a free ticket to the Sonisphere Festival in Poland, which features the "Big Four" of thrash metal (Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax and Slayer) as well as Behemoth and Mastodon.
Fear Factory Films New Video In L.A.
Fear Factory began filming their first video for their upcoming new album, "Mechanize" today in Los Angeles, California. The band have been working with directors Ian McFarland and Mike Pecci on the music video for the song, "Fear Campaign."
Ian McFarland says about the video: "What excites us about this song is the building and releasing of energy. We are planning to present a visual overload of images that will keep the viewer glued to the screen. The hope is to dissect the word 'fear' and to make a piece of art that will not only capture the power of the song and but the true intensity of Fear Factory."
Speaking about the song's lyrical concept, lead singer Burton C. Bell commented: "It was not necessary to camouflage the insanity of the world of today within a science fiction setting like we've done in the past. The world today has become the world that writers predicted long ago. The controlling authorities are constantly, and successfully, utilizing fear tactics to control the masses. Fear is control."
Fear Factory Announces Big Day Out Off-Dates
Fear Factory, who just announced their participation in the third annual Big Day Out festival, has announced a pair of Australian headlining off-dates in Melbourne and Sydney. Here are the details:
SYDNEY l Monday 18 January l THE MANNING BAR
MELBOURNE l Wednesday 27 January l THE PRINCE BANDROOM
Fear Factory Comments On New Album and Reunion
Candlelight Records confirmed February 9 as the American release date for "Mechanize," the seventh studio album from Fear Factory. Mechanize features the highly reported reconciliation of vocalist Burton C. Bell with original guitarist Dino Cazares along with bassist Byron Stroud and journeyman drummer Gene Hoglan (Dethklok, Strapping Young Lad). The anticipated album also welcomes back keyboardist/producer Rhys Fulber (Front Line Assembly).
The band is said to have gone back to the sounds of 1995’s "Demanufacture" and 1998’s "Obsolete" on "Mechanize."
“I didn’t want any of the soundscapes to sound natural,” says Bell. “I wanted them to be really mechanical because I wanted that aspect of Fear Factory to really shine again. I feel it kind of got dulled over and that’s the aspect that I really enjoyed a lot about Fear Factory. I was a huge fan of industrial music and still am. And you don’t hear much of that anymore these days.”
As work began on the album in early April, Bell, who resides in Pennsylvania, admitted he initially expected the years apart would leave him feeling awkward or uncomfortable. However, when Cazares picked him up at the airport his apprehensions melted like a block of ice on a hot electric motor. “After being with him a couple hours and talking to him everything was cool,” Bell says.” Three months later the duo had a fresh batch of new songs written and a more importantly a renewed confidence in their union.
“Our creative juices were really flowing the whole time,” says Cazares about the entire creative process. “All of a sudden we’d look at the clock and go, ‘Holy shit, it’s already 2:30 or 3 am.’ We just lost track of time because we were all bouncing ideas off each other really productively. We were adding touches right up until the final second to make the record as fresh as it could be.”
As time passed, the chance of a reunion between Bell and Cazares seemed less likely. Then in April, 2008, a full six years after they had last spoken, Bell, who at that time was touring with Ministry, ran into Cazares while in Los Angeles and the two reopened the lines of communication. “It just didn’t feel complete,” says Bell. “I realized that Dino and I were a real integral part of Fear Factory and we needed each other to make it work. Without the both of us it just lost that intensity.”
In the six years that have passed since the original Fear Factory splintered, lots of transformation has taken place. Bell has formed the gothic rock band Ascension of the Watchers, and Cazares has put out two Divine Heresy discs and toured extensively. Stroud and Hoglan have recorded and toured with Strapping Young Lad, Zimmer’s Hole and Dethklok. For Bell, the myriad of projects have only provided creative ideas and inspiration for Fear Factory. He notes, “in this day and age you gotta keep busy. You can’t just rely on one band; something we’ve all learned from time and years of experience. Not only is it good to support yourself, but it also keeps you going creatively.”
“This is definitely a different chapter for us and I think it’s the best thing we’ve ever done,” Cazares adds. “Obviously, Burton and I have grown up and we’ve pretty much perfected what we do. More importantly we’ve discovered why we so were good together in the first place. Our combination just works. All the ingredients and the elements that we had in the past, combined with what we’ve learned since being apart feels like putting on a new glove that still feels as good as an old glove.”
New Fear Factory Song "Powershifter" Streaming
A new Fear Factory track titled "Powershifter" has been posted online and can be heard below. The song comes off Fear Factory's upcoming album "Mechanized," which will be released on February 9th, 2010.
Fear Factory Reveals New Album Title
In a recent interview with Mexico's Search And Destory, Fear Factory vocalist Burton C. Bell revealed that the bands forthcoming new studio album will be entitled, "Mechanized" and that it is scheduled to be released in February next year. The band currently consists of vocalist Burton C. Bell, guitarist Dino Cazares, bass player Byron Stroud and drummer Gene Hoglan.
City Of Fire Reveals Self-Titled Debut Details
Hard Rock experimentalists City of Fire pay homage to the vibrant city in which the band was formed, Vancouver, BC, with their self-titled debut release. City of Fire’s debut album was released on the band’s website, cityoffire.com, on Saturday August 15th, with a full-scale release to be announced shortly.
Although they are relatively young as a band, City of Fire has plenty of musical experience; Burton C. Bell (Fear Factory) on vocals, and Byron Stroud (Zimmer’s Hole, Fear Factory, Strapping Young Lad) on bass, with Ian White, vocals/guitar, Terry "Sho" Murray (Shocore), guitar, and Bob Wagner (Shocore, Econoline Crush), drums, rounding out the lineup. The band’s self-titled debut was recorded over a two-month period in the band’s hometown of Vancouver, at the Factory Studios and Profile Sound.
“I have always loved Vancouver,” explains vocalist, Burton C. Bell. “During this session, my eyes were intensely aware that Vancouver is vibrant with life, like a raging fire. This is where the name of the band came from. I was inspired like never before, and I believe it shows accordingly on this City of Fire debut.”
City of Fire finds its roots in everything from metal, to hard rock, to punk, but most of all, the mountain lined countryside, and everyday life, in one of the West Coast’s most beautiful cities, Vancouver.
The 11-song debut was produced by Terry “Sho” Murray and City of Fire, and features a special vocal appearance by Chris “Lord Heathen” Valago of Zimmer’s Hole.
The cover art to the debut album can be viewed here.
The track list for "City of Fire" is as follows: More...
Fear Factory Cancels Australian Tour
Shortly after their Sonisphere cancellation, the Fear Factory Australia/New Zealand tour has been cancelled. The band advised their decision citing “recording commitments.” Ticket holders contact their point of purchase for ticket refunds.
This announcement affects the following dates:
FEAR FACTORY - AUSTRALIAN AND NZ DATES CANCELLED
Tue 18th August Capitol Perth 18+
78’s 08 9322 6384 http://www.78records.com.au, Bocs ticketing 08 9484 1133 http://www.bocsticketing.com.au and all Moshtix outlets http://www.moshtix.com.au 1300 438 849
Thu 20th August Tivoli Brisbane 18+
http://www.ticketek.com.au 132 849 and Rocking Horse 07 3229 5360
Sat 22nd August Enmore Sydney All Ages
http://www.ticketek.com.au 132 849
Sun 23rd August Palace Melbourne 18+
http://www.ticketmaster.com.au 136100, Polyester City & Fitzroy, Greville, Missing Link and all Oztix outlets http://www.oztix.com.au 1300 762 545
Mon 24th August HQ Adelaide 18+
http://www.venuetix.com.au 08 8225 8888
Wed 26th August Transmission Auckland All Ages
http://www.ticketek.co.nz 0800 TICKETEK, Real Groovy 438 Queen St Auckland 0800 GROOVY, http://www.undertheradar.co.nz
Fear Factory Cancels Sonisphere Appearance
The Sonisphere Twitter page has been updated with the following statement that Fear Factory has canceled their upcoming appearance:
"What do you want? The good news or the Bad news? Good news is that we have an extra main stage band to announce. Bad news Fear Factory just pulled out (no that is not a euphemism)."
Fear Factory Announces Australian Tour Dates
Industrial metal legends Fear Factory has announced that they will be heading to Australia in August for a series of concerts. The bands current lineup consists of Burton C. Bell (vocals), Dino Cazares (guitar), Byron Stroud (bass) and Gene Hoglan (drums.)
The tour dates are as follows:
August 18 - Capitol - Perth, Australia
August 20 - Tivoli - Brisbane, Australia
August 22 - Enmore - Sydney, Australia
August 23 - Palace - Melbourne, Australia
August 24 - HQ - Adelaide, Australia
Fear Factory Confirmed For Bloodstock Open Air
The Bloodstock Open Air webpage has posted the folliwng announcement:
"The Bloodstock team are delighted to announce that industrial metal pioneers FEAR FACTORY have been added to the bill for Bloodstock Open Air 2009.
Returning axeman Dino Cazares joins vocalist Burton C. Bell, bassist Byron Stroud and drum legend Gene Hoglan for a bulldozing Bloodstock performance!"
This addition to the bill will add to the following acts that are already scheduled to play at the festival:
AMON AMARTH, APOCALYPTICA, ARCH ENEMY, BATTLELORE, BLIND GUARDIAN, CANDLEMASS, CARCASS, CRADLE OF FILTH, DIE APOKALYPTISCHEN REITER, ENSLAVED, EQUILIBRIUM, EUROPE, FEAR FACTORY, GIRLSCHOOL, GWAR, KATATONIA, KREATOR, MILLION DOLLAR RELOAD, MOONSPELL, MUNICIPAL WASTE, SATYRICON, SAXON, TURISAS, THE HAUNTED, SABATON ...plus more to be announced.
To view more details about the festival, visit the official Bloodstock Open Air Festival website here
Arkaea Reveals New Album Details
Arkaea, the band featuring Fear Factory members Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera, has completed worh on their debut album, "Years In Darkness" and plan to release the record on July 14th through E1 Music.
"We are truly proud of this record,” states Olde Wolbers. “Ironically half of the ARKAEA album consists of songs that were intended to be the next Fear Factory record."
The tracklisting is as follows:
1. Locust
2. Beneath the Shades of Grey
3. Years in the Darkness
4. Gone Tomorrow
5. Awakening
6. Black Ocean
7. Break the Silence
8. Lucid Dreams
9. My Redemption
10. War Within
11. The World As One
12. Rise Today
13. Away From the Sun
Testament Announces European Tour Dates
Testament has announced a run of summer tour dates in Europe and Japan. Here are the latest tour dates:
07/02 – ZWOLLE, HOLLAND - HEDON
07/03 - ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – SOUNDOCK 14
07/04 – TOMIN, SLOVENIA – METALCAMP FESTIVAL
07/05 – ROME,ITALY- IPPODROME - co headline w/ Fear Factory
07/06 – RIMINI, ITALY - VELVET - co headline w/ Fear Factory
07/07 – PADOVA, ITALY
07/09 – KILAFORS, SWEDEN - ROCKWEELAND FESTIVAL (Second Stage)
07/10 – KVINESDALE, NORWAY - ROCK FESTIVAL
07/12 – KRACKOW, POLAND - KNOCKOUT FESTIVAL
07/13 – TBA- CZECH
07/14 – TBA – SLOVAKIA
07/15 – TBA – MACEDEONIA
07/16 – BEGRADE, SERBIA – TBA
07/17 – TOKAJ, HUNGRY – HEGYALJA FESTIVAL
07/19 - MANCHESTER, UK - ACADEMY II
07/20 – SHEFFIELD, UK - CORPORATION
07/21 – GLASGOW, UK - GARAGE
07/22 – NEWCASTLE, UK - ACADEMY
07/23 – BRISTOL, UK - ACADEMY
07/24 – LONDON, UK - SHEPHERDS BUSH EMPIRE
07/25 – BIRMINGHAM, UK - ACADEMY
07/27 – ATHENS, GREECE - OLYMPIC FENCING ARENA
07/28 – TBA - TURKEY
07/29 – TBA - TURKEY
07/31 – WACKEN, GERMANY – WACKEN OPEN AIR FESTIVAL
08/02 – HELSINKI, FINLAND - ANKKA ROCK FESTIVAL
08/04 – AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND - TBA
08/05 – BERLIN, GERMANY - TBA
08/06 – POZNAN, POLAND - TBA
08/07 - PRAGUE, CZECHOSLOVAKIA - BRUTAL ASSAULT
08/08 – DEINZE, BELGIUM – ALCATRAZ FESTIVAL
09/17 – OSAKA, Japan – BIG CAT - w/ Kreator
09/19 - KAWASAKI, Japan - CLUB CITTA - w/ Exodus, Kreator, Heathen
09/20 - KAWASAKI, Japan - CLUB CITTA - w/ Exodus, Kreator, Heathen
09/21 - NAGOYA, Japan - ELL
Headline News
Fear Factory Members Reunite For New Project
Fear Factory vocalist Burton C. Bell and former Fear Factory/current Divine Heresy guitarist Dino Cazares have announced that they will be forming a new project along with thrash metal drumming legend Gene Hoglan (Dark Angel, Forbbiden, Testament, Dethklok Strapping Yound Lad amongst others) with Fear Factory bass player Byron Stroud rumoured to be part of the lineup too. The band currently has no name but one is expected to be revealed soon.
Fear Factory Will "Come Together Eventually"
MetalSucks recently had the chance to chat with FEAR FACTORY guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers. Olde Wolbers recently handled vocal production for New Jersey metallers GOD FORBID's new album "Earthsblood" (Feb. 24, Century Media) and is currently recording with his side project ARKAEA, together with FEAR FACTORY drummer Raymond Herrera and THREAT SIGNAL vocalist Jon Howard and bassist Pat Kavanagh. Olde Wolbers spoke about the writing and recording for ARKAEA, how that band came together, his recent work in the producer's chair, and the status of FEAR FACTORY. An excerpt follows:
MetalSucks: Would you say it’s [ARKAEA] a little more experimental than what you would do with Fear Factory?
Olde Wolbers: Yeah, definitely. Also I have been listening to a lot of other bands. Deftones have always been one of my favorite bands. They’ve always used a lot of different textures. Steph [Stephen Carpenter, Deftones guitarist] is a really close friend of mine, and he has rubbed off a lot on me because we’ve been hanging out for 15 years. We used to play a lot together in a band called Kush, and we have a lot of mutual respect for each other. When I listen to the songs and play them, I know that there are some influences from certain bands from when I was a kid. I would be like “whoa, that’s something Andy Summers from the Police would do.” There are definitely a lot of different influences. There’s a Fear Factory influence of course. There are a lot of melodies and the vocalist has a lot of range.
MetalSucks: Do you plan on taking this band out on the road?
Olde Wolbers: Yes, in February. We’re working on going on the road in February. We’ll try and do a U.S. tour and go to Europe later that year too and do some festival stuff. There are definitely touring plans.
MetalSucks: Cool. As far as Fear Factory goes, you mentioned that the other guys were busy. Burton is doing his thing.
Olde Wolbers: Yep, and he’s a father too. He’s busy and doing his own thing. He went on tour with Ministry for a while. We’ll come together and figure it out and do a record. We also need to find a home for Fear Factory because we don’t have a record label. So there are a lot of things like that. We’ll all come together eventually.
Read the full article at MetalSucks.net.
Ministry Frontman Comments On Grammy Nomination
Ministry has been nominated in the Grammy Awards and are in the category for Best Metal Performance for their cover of the Rolling Stones classic, "Under My Thumb." Ministry frontman Al Jourgenson laughs, "I'm becoming the Susan Lucci or Martin Scorsese of metal. I'm starting to feel like Michael Corleone in 'The Godfather,'" he mused. "Every time I try and get out...they keep pulling me back in!" The song featured the vocal contributions of Fear Factory vocalist Burton C. Bell who says: "Of all the mind-bending albums I have been a part of, it took a version of a Rolling Stones song to get noticed. Who would have thought?"
Ascension Of The Watchers Cancels European Tour
Ascension Of The Watchers, the band featuring Fear Factory vocalist Burton C. Bell has posted the following message online.
"My dear friends, it is with great sadness that I inform all of you that the Ascension Of The Watchers tour that was scheduled for November 27 - December 13 had to be cancelled due to the lack of ticket pre-sales.
"In these troubling economic times, the risk of the tour failing was too great for all parties involved. After much consideration, cancelling the tour for this season was the best course of action.
"To those who did buy advance tickets, thank you for your support! I assure you that this is only a temporary setback and The Watchers will reschedule more dates at a later time. I am hoping that time will be very soon."
More Roadrunner United DVD Footage Posted Online
Another clip from the forthcoming Roadrunner United DVD has been posted online. You can check it out below. The DVD chronicles the one night only concert when members of the Roadrunner roster, past and present, joined forces to perform classic songs from Roadrunner history. The tracklisting 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 More...
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