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Fear Factory Premiere “Roboticist” - First New Single Featuring Vocalist Milo Silvestro

Fear Factory’s brand new single “Roboticist” has officially arrived online. The track’s premiere coincided with a major sci-fi milestone, going live at precisely 2:14am EST on August 29th. In the fictional ‘Terminator‘ universe — a franchise that has heavily influenced the industrial metal band over the years — that date and time in 1997 marked the moment Skynet achieved self-awareness, setting the disastrous events of the films into motion.

Fear Factory have been sitting on the track for some time, having previously streamed an early instrumental version of it back in April 2023. The song carries added significance now, as it marks the band officially progressing with their first studio material since the contentious departure of former vocalist Burton C. Bell. His successor, Milo Silvestro, joined the band in 2023, subsequently touring the world with the group.

A music video for this fully realized rendition of “Roboticist” was filmed with director Vicente Cordero (Cradle Of Filth, Hollywood Undead), while Damien Rainaud handled production, engineering, mixing and mastering duties.

Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares, the sole remaining ‘classic era’ member, commented:

“The future isn’t coming. It’s already here, ‘Roboticist’ is the next evolution of Fear Factory. Man, Machine and the war for what comes next. I can’t wait for everyone to hear the beginning of a new era of Fear Factory.”

Details surrounding the band’s forthcoming eleventh studio album, which is expected to follow this single, remain under wraps for the time being. However, Fear Factory have plenty of touring lined up in support of the track and that upcoming effort. The band’s current plans include:

With Crystal Lake, Hate & The Nocturnal Affair:

08/29 Poznan, POL – Tama (no Crystal Lake)
08/30 Kraków, POL – Kwadrat (no Crystal Lake)
08/31 Warsaw, POL – Palladium (no Crystal Lake)
09/02 Vilnius, LIT – Loftas
09/03 Riga, LAT – Palladium
09/04 Tallinn, EST – Helitehas
09/05 Helsinki, FIN – Apollo
09/06 Turku, FIN – Logomo
09/08 Stockholm, SWE – Fryshuset Klubben
09/09 Copenhagen, DEN – Vega
09/11 Ghent, BEL – Vooruit
09/12 Rotterdam, NET – Baroeg Open Air (Fear Factory only)
09/13 Nijmegen, NET – Doornroosje
09/15 Köln, GER – Live Music Hall
09/16 Hamburg, GER – Markthalle
09/17 Berlin, GER – Huxleys
09/18 Munich, GER – Kesselhaus
09/19 Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX – Rockhal
09/20 Karlsruhe, GER – Substage
09/21 Vienna, AUT – Simm City
09/23 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
09/24 Zagreb, CRO – Boogaloo
09/26 Rome, ITA – Orion
09/27 Milan, ITA – Live Club (‘Metalitalia Festival‘) (Fear Factory only)
09/29 Paris, FRA – Le Trabendo
10/01 Manchester, UK – Ritz
10/02 Nottingham, UK – Rock City
10/03 Buckley, UK – Tivoli
10/05 Dublin, IRE – Academy
10/06 Belfast, UK – Limelight
10/07 Glasgow, UK – SWG3
10/08 Bristol, UK – Prospect
10/09 Southampton, UK – The 1865
10/10 London, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town

With Mushroomhead & Nine Treasures:

10/13 New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
10/14 Portland, ME – Aura
10/15 Hampton Beach, NH – Wally’s
10/16 Harrisburg, PA – Capitol City Music Hall
10/17 Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater
10/18 Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho
10/20 Glenside, PA – Keswick Theater
10/21 Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
10/22 Harrison, OH – The Blue Note
10/23 St. Charles, IL – Arcada Theater
10/24 Green Bay, WI – Epic Events Center
10/25 Belvidere, IL – Apollo Theater
10/27 Hobart, IN – The Art Theatre
10/28 Cadillac, MI – Venue Event Center
10/29 Flint, MI – Machine Shop
10/31 Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater
11/01 Ft. Wayne, IN – Pierre’s
11/03 Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall
11/05 Houston, TX – Scout Bar
11/06 Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
11/07 Corpus Christi, TX – Brewster Ice House
11/08 Dallas, TX – AM/FM
11/10 Sauget, IL – Pop’s
11/11 Nashville, TN – Basement East

With Darkest Hour & Brotality:

11/13 Wichita, KS – Wave
11/14 Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
11/15 Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
11/17 Billings, MT – Pub Station
11/18 Great Falls, MT – The Newberry
11/20 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
11/21 Portland, OR – The Hawthorne Theatre
11/22 Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club
11/24 Fresno, CA – Strummers
11/25 San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
11/27 Pomona, CA – The Glass House
11/28 Los Angeles, CA – The Whisky A Go Go
11/29 Los Angeles, CA – The Whisky A Go Go