Fear Factory

 Today in 2004 Fear Factory released the single Bite The Hand That Bleeds

Los Angeles, California Industrial/Death Metal (early), Groove/Industrial Metal (later)

Status:Active

Years active: 1989-1990 (as Ulceration), 1990 (as Fear the Factory), 1990-present

Bursting onto the metal scene in the early 90's, Fear Factory's fusion of death metal and industrial influences has since proven to be enormously influential in the metal world since the band's inception, with Soul Of A New Machine still a landmark release. They peaked popularity-wise with '98's Obsolete, and also garnered acclaim for their interesting take on Gary Numan's "Cars", which they covered a year later. But the band's followup album, 2001's Digimortal, received only mixed reviews, and following some personal differences between band members, vocalist Burton Bell announced his leaving in March of 2002, and the band immediately disbanded. Later interviews with the various members indicated that a rift had developed between guitarist Dino Cazares and the rest of the band. Sure enough, the other three members (including Bell) announced their decision to reunite (with bassist Chistian Wolbers taking over on guitar) and continue as Fear Factory, while Cazares continued with his earlier side projects such as Asesino and Brujeria, as well as a new band, Divine Heresy. Arguably, the two post-Dino albums (Archetype and Transgression) haven't had the impact of their earlier works, preferring to play it a tad safe and stick to their earlier style. Also released after the split were Concrete (the band's first recording, originally done in 1991 and produced by Ross Robinson) and Hatefiles, a collection of leftovers and remixes.

After several years of relative quiet came the rather surprising news in 2009 that not only had Cazares and Bell put their differences behind them, but that Cazares was back in a new-look Fear Factory that excluded core members Christian Wolbers and Raymond Herrera, with well-travelled veteran Gene Hoglan and former Strapping Young Lad bassist Byron Stroud rounding out the group. Wolbers and Herrera stated that they never really left the band, which seemed to imply that there would be a legal issue surrounding the band name. The new Fear Factory recorded albums in 2010 and 2012 and have since replaced both Hoglan and Stroud, while Wolbers and Herrera went on to form their own band Arkaea.

Liquid B Records

Burton C. Bell Vocals

Christian Olde Wolbers Guitars

Byron Stroud Bass

Raymond Herrera Drums

Disc 1 (CD)

1. Bite The Hand That Bleeds 04:08

04:08

Disc 2 (DVD)

1. Cyberwaste 03:34

2. Archetype (Narritive) 03:52

3. Archetype Remix (Anime) 04:27

4. Archetype (Performance) 03:53

5. Bite The Hand That Bleeds 04:03

19:49