Band: Fear Factory
Fear Factory defied the conventions of death metal by not only combining it with electronic enhancements and sampling but also being one of the first bands to incorporate a "clean" vocal style. They reached perfection with only their second album, Demanufacture, a masterpiece of cyber-industrial death metal that may never be topped. After this they promptly ran out of fresh ideas both conceptually and musically; Obsolete wasn't bad but Digimortal is awful by comparison -- by remaining too extreme for the alternative crowd, yet becoming too alternative for the established fans, Fear Factory sealed its own fate. Digimortal bombed and the band effectively split up in early 2002 after a falling out between Bell and Cazares. A year later, the band reformed without Cazares and issued the much stronger Archetype album. Nonetheless, the band's fortunes have dived since Cazares departed and probably no one was surprised when it was announced he had rejoined in mid-09.
Current (or Last Known) Lineup
Musician | Instruments | Currently Also In | Used To Be In | Guest Appearances |
---|---|---|---|---|
Burton C. Bell | Vocals | City of Fire | G/Z/R | Soulfly |
Dino Cazares | Guitar | Divine Heresy | Brujeria | Nailbomb, Soulfly |
Gene Hoglan | Drums | Dark Angel, Dethklok, Zimmer's Hole | Death, Meldrum, Old Man's Child, Strapping Young Lad, Testament, Devin Townsend, Wargod | Meldrum |
Byron Stroud | Bass | City of Fire, Zimmer's Hole | Strapping Young Lad, Devin Townsend | Punky Brüster |
Past Lineup (Members Who Never Appeared on an Album)
Musician | Instruments | Currently Also In | Used To Be In |
---|---|---|---|
Andrew Shives | Bass |
Discography (18 Releases)
2006 - The Best Of Fear Factory (comp) by Fear Factory
Burton C. Bell | Vocals |
Dino Cazares | Guitar, Bass |
Raymond Herrera | Drums |
Christian Olde Wolbers | Bass |
2005 - Transgression by Fear Factory
Burton C. Bell | Vocals |
Raymond Herrera | Drums |
Byron Stroud | Bass |
Christian Olde Wolbers | Guitar |
2004 - Archetype by Fear Factory
Burton C. Bell | Vocals |
Raymond Herrera | Drums |
Christian Olde Wolbers | Guitar, Bass |
2003 - Hatefiles (Comp) by Fear Factory
Burton C. Bell | Vocals |
Dino Cazares | Guitar |
Raymond Herrera | Drums |
Christian Olde Wolbers | Bass |
2002 - Concrete by Fear Factory
Burton C. Bell | Vocals |
Dino Cazares | Guitar |
Raymond Herrera | Drums |
Christian Olde Wolbers | Bass |
2001 - Digimortal by Fear Factory
B-Real | Vocals |
Burton C. Bell | Vocals |
Dino Cazares | Guitar |
Raymond Herrera | Drums |
Christian Olde Wolbers | Bass |
1999 - Cars (EP) by Fear Factory
Burton C. Bell | Vocals |
Dino Cazares | Guitar |
Raymond Herrera | Drums |
Christian Olde Wolbers | Bass |
1998 - Revolution (Sampler) by Fear Factory
Burton C. Bell | Vocals |
Dino Cazares | Guitar |
Raymond Herrera | Drums |
Christian Olde Wolbers | Bass |
1998 - Resurrection (Single) by Fear Factory
Burton C. Bell | Vocals |
Dino Cazares | Guitar |
Raymond Herrera | Drums |
Christian Olde Wolbers | Bass |
1998 - Obsolete (Digipak) by Fear Factory
Burton C. Bell | Vocals |
Dino Cazares | Guitar |
Raymond Herrera | Drums |
Christian Olde Wolbers | Bass |
1997 - The Gabber Mixes by Fear Factory
Burton C. Bell | Vocals |
Dino Cazares | Guitar |
Raymond Herrera | Drums |
Christian Olde Wolbers | Bass |
1997 - Burn (EP) by Fear Factory
Burton C. Bell | Vocals |
Dino Cazares | Guitar |
Raymond Herrera | Drums |
Christian Olde Wolbers | Bass |
1997 - Remanufacture (Cloning Technology) by Fear Factory
Burton C. Bell | Vocals |
Dino Cazares | Guitar |
Raymond Herrera | Drums |
Christian Olde Wolbers | Bass |
1995 - Dog Day Sunrise (Single) by Fear Factory
Burton C. Bell | Vocals |
Dino Cazares | Guitar |
Raymond Herrera | Drums |
Christian Olde Wolbers | Bass |
1995 - Demanufacture by Fear Factory
Burton C. Bell | Vocals |
Dino Cazares | Guitar |
Raymond Herrera | Drums |
Christian Olde Wolbers | Bass |
1993 - Fear Is The Mindkiller (EP) by Fear Factory
1992 - Soul Of A New Machine by Fear Factory
1991 - Demo '91 (Demo) by Fear Factory
Burton C. Bell | Vocals |
Dino Cazares | Guitar |
Dave Gibney | Bass |
Raymond Herrera | Drums |