Los Angeles cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY have finished recording their new album, "The Industrialist", to be released this year in Europe via AFM Records and in the U.S. through Candlelight. The CD was once again co-produced by the band with Rhys Fulber (FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY, PARADISE LOST), with additional tracking by Logan Mader (DEVILDRIVER, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SOULFLY). The mixing duties are being handled by Greg Reely (PARADISE LOST, FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY, SKINNY PUPPY) and FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares at a studio in Canada.
In a January 2011 interview with SkullsNBones.com, FEAR FACTORY vocalist Burton C. Bell stated about the band's plans to go into the studio to record the follow-up to 2010's "Mechanize", "We wanna take our time doing it. Personally... 'Mechanize', don't get me wrong, is a good record — I'm very proud of it — but it's gotta be better than that. I've got plans where I'd like to do a full-on concept again — story, artwork. Just make it real cerebral."
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Colors bleed but never fade
Ce sera avec un nouveau bassiste, celui de CHIMAIRA passé par SIX FEET UNDER, si vous avez tout suivi (moi non).
Los Angeles cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY have enlisted Matt DeVries as their new bass player. DeVries, previously of CHIMAIRA (where he played guitar) and most recently SIX FEET UNDER, joins the band replacing Byron Stroud. The announcement comes as the group continues work on its new album, "The Industrialist", to be released this summer in Europe via AFM Records and in the U.S. through Candlelight. The CD was once again co-produced by the band with Rhys Fulber (FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY, PARADISE LOST), with additional tracking by Logan Mader (DEVILDRIVER, CAVALERA CONSPIRACY, SOULFLY). The mixing duties are being handled by Greg Reely (PARADISE LOST, FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY, SKINNY PUPPY) and FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares at a studio in Canada.
Cazares and vocalist Burton C. Bell comment: "We are very excited to have Matt playing bass for FEAR FACTORY. We feel he is a great addition to our touring lineup. He has been a friend for a very long time and he is a great musician who will be a perfect instrument in the FF machine."
DeVries adds: "I have been asked by Dino and Burton to join one of my favorite bands. I have been a fan of FEAR FACTORY since 1992 and I could not be more excited to be part of this incredible band. We have shared the stage many times together and now I'm beyond stoked to be on the same stage playing together. Thank you to all my fans worldwide for sticking by me and I will be seeing you all on the road very soon."
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Colors bleed but never fade
AFM Records today confirms June 1 as the European release date for FEAR
FACTORY's new album, The Industrialist. Produced by the band with Rhys
Fulber (Front Line Assembly), the album was mixed by Greg Reely (Paradise
Lost/Skinny Puppy/Machine Head). It features additional tracking by Logan
Mader (Gojira/Divine Heresy/Five Finger Death Punch) and artwork by Anthony
Clarkson (Devin Townsend).
The Industrialist is a conceptual album that brings to life a story scripted
by vocalist Burton C. Bell. The album's lyrics detail the plot of the
original narrative while delivering FEAR FACTORY's massive signature sound.
Bell reveals, "the album is a futuristic tale of an automaton, striving to
survive by fighting for its existence within a desperate world. The lyrics
tell the story while the music takes our industrial roots and blends them
more perfectly than ever with our metal edge. And all without losing the
sound that makes FEAR FACTORY a machine of sonic devastation. FEAR FACTORY
fans of any era will not be disappointed."
Clocking in at just under one hour, the album's ten songs again unite Bell
with guitarist Dino Cazares. It is the second album written by the duo,
reuniting in 2009 after a seven year split. Cazares says, "collaborating
with Burton again on the new album was like magic. Everything just fell into
place naturally. It felt good to recapture the true sound of FEAR FACTORY,
taking it back to where it all started while raising it to new levels."
The Industrialist again pairs FEAR FACTORY with long-time friend Rhys
Fulber. Their collaborations together include five albums and two remixes,
including the certified gold album Obsolete. "Rhys has been our secret
member," shares Cazares. "He is the one producer who has been able to
understand what we have been trying to accomplish from the beginning and has
opened our eyes to new things without sacrificing our original sound. His
talents in production and keyboard/samples has made FEAR FACTORY stand out
amongst the many bands of our genre."
The Industrialist follows the 2010 release of Mechanize. Widely regarded,
the album was the first release from the band in six years and the first new
material from the nucleus of Bell and Cazares since 2002. The album debuted
on Billboard's Top 100 album chart week of release and continues to sell in
early 2012. Sirus XM/Headbangers Ball's host Jose Mangin comments, “after
Mechanize dominated 2010 as Liquid Metal’s Album Of The Year, North America
is chompin’ at the bit to get an ear full of new FEAR FACTORY. I have no
doubt that FEAR FACTORY are going to kick our collective asses in 2012."
Revolver editor Brandon Geist adds, "in the '90s, FEAR FACTORY's founding
duo of Burton C. Bell and Dino Cazares changed the sound of metal, from the
way that metal vocalists sing to the way that metal and electronic music can
be fused together. With 2010's reunion album, Mechanize, their partnership
proved to be as lethal as ever. Though 2012 promises plenty of massive
heavy-music releases, there isn't a record that I'm looking forward to more
than The Industrialist."
I'm the lost one chasing colors to the sun
Colors bleed but never fade
J'étais en train d'adorer jusqu'à ce que surgisse à 1'36 cette rythmique déjà entendue 500000 fois sur les précédents albums du groupe... La douche froide version métal liquide... Vraiment dommage !
"Ma mère ?! Vous voulez dire que j’aurais un ticket avec ma mère ?! Oh, dur, c’est pas le pied !
- Encore ? Mais qu'est-ce que c’est que ces histoires de pieds ? Les pieds seraient-ils le point sensible des hommes du futur ? C’est peut-être dû à un accroissement de l'apesanteur...
- Quoi ???"
Ad Metal Eternam a écrit :J'étais en train d'adorer jusqu'à ce que surgisse à 1'36 cette rythmique déjà entendue 500000 fois sur les précédents albums du groupe... La douche froide version métal liquide... Vraiment dommage !
C'est peut-être juste un réenregistrement de Demanufacture.
En tout cas ça claque la bande-annonce ouais, même s'il manque un bassiste et un batteur dedans.
I'm the lost one chasing colors to the sun
Colors bleed but never fade
Gene Hoglan sera remplacé sur la tournée à venir :
According to Sick Drummer Magazine, Los Angeles cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY have tapped Mike Heller (MALIGNANCY, SYSTEM DIVIDE) as their new touring drummer.
Commented Heller: "It is an incredible honor to be chosen as the new drummer for FEAR FACTORY! It's something I never would have dreamt of as a kid listening to 'Soul Of A New Machine' and 'Demanufacture' over and over again in middle school. It's also an incredible honor to be following in the footsteps of two of the most amazing and influential drummers in metal drumming history. I hope to continue their legacy, creating some of the most forward-thinking and innovative music available today."
I'm the lost one chasing colors to the sun
Colors bleed but never fade
