70000 Tons of Metal - The World's Biggest Heavy Metal Cruise

"some music was meant to stay underground..."

Fear Factory Singer Talks About New Band

posted Jan 4, 2008 at 12:43 PM by Diamond Oz.  (10 Comments)

Photo of Fear Factory

Band Photo: Fear Factory (?)

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."

Read the full article at MTV.com.

Source: Blabbermouth

What's Next?

10 Comments on "Fear Factory Singer Talks About New Band"

Anonymous Reader

1. Blindgreed1 writes:

Nobody ever accused this guy of being metal so I guess the score is even.

# Jan 4, 2008 @ 2:41 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
Anonymous Reader

2. PorcupineTreeFan writes:

Much respect for Mr. Bell. I'll be checking this new band out for sure.


Now Playing: "Going for the One" by Yes

# Jan 4, 2008 @ 3:17 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
Anonymous Reader

3. Fear Faggotory... writes:

I'm a huge fan of Fear Factory and Burton C Bell's contribution to the music world, this new band of his will be well worth the wait!

# Jan 4, 2008 @ 3:36 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
Anonymous Reader

4. crack allmighty writes:

FF has not been the same since Dino got kicked out

# Jan 5, 2008 @ 1:44 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
Kalis_wrath's avatar

Supporter

5. Kalis_wrath writes:

Yes, but Dino now is a part of Brujeria and I love them! Porcipine, I was in my Mums tummy when she went to a Yes show. Hahaha! I wonder if that means I went to the show too?? I will check out the new Bell project too. Mayhaps its not so bad?

# Jan 5, 2008 @ 2:44 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
Anonymous Reader

6. holyshit writes:

FF hasnt been the same since "digimortal" and when Dino left. has anyone heard Dino's new group "Divine Heresy"? i haven't heard anything yet and i'm wondering if its worth checkin out

# Jan 5, 2008 @ 2:17 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
SlugEmperor's avatar

Member

7. SlugEmperor writes:

you guys just get maturer everyday, dont you? Fear fa**otory to make a senseless point. He's been working on this band for years, they always had a website; he probably had not enough real time to, or maybe im giving him too much credit, i dont know, or really care. I think he's metal enough for me to call him metal, you dont have to only listen to metal. But whatever critics.

# Jan 6, 2008 @ 2:11 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
Anonymous Reader

8. bubba513 writes:

crack allmighty writes:
FF has not been the same since Dino got kicked out

f***in really?? Thats like saying Metallica first four albums were the best... or Alice in Chains isn't the same without layne.... its pretty obvious we ALREADY KNOW THOSE THINGS WHY MUST PEOPLE CONTINUE TO STATE THE OBVIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! AGHHHH

yeah they got a new guitarist get over it....

(rant over!) haha

# Jan 6, 2008 @ 2:33 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
RememberMetal?'s avatar

Former Contributor

9. RememberMetal? writes:

Agreed with crack allmighty,

Although Archetype was a bit of a surprise, the last few were severely lacking. I still love Obsolelte, My winamp shuffle picked "Shock" earlier today. Still an awesome song.

Now Playing: The Rolling Stones "Paint it, Black"

# Jan 6, 2008 @ 9:40 PM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address
cruor's avatar

Supporter

10. cruor writes:

my favorite is Soul of a New Machine and the only ones i listen to are Demanufacture, Archetype, SoaNM, and Concrete

Digimortal sucks

# Jan 7, 2008 @ 12:28 AM ET | IP Logged Reveal posts originating from the same IP address

To minimize comment spam/abuse, you cannot post comments on articles over a month old.