Feb 05, 2002    Update on new album

Fear Factory are getting ready to go in to the studio to record the follow up of Digimortal. No dates have been set, but recordind is to commence this Spring, or sooner.

Jan 18, 2002    FF start new album

Fear Factory are set to begin work on new material for their next album beginning next week. Raymond Herrera will be hooking up with Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter in the next few days to resume work on material for the upcoming debut from their side project, Kush, which also features B-Real of Cypress Hill and Christian Olde Wolbers.

Jan 05, 2002    10 Days to Digital Connectivity

Fear Factory's Digital Connectivity DVD is out January 15th! But while your waiting for it to be released you can watch a 2 minute preview of the DVD HERE. You can also download FF's newest song 'Frequency' which you can find on the Linchpin single.

Jan 04, 2002    Christian w/ Cypress Hill

Christian appears in the video for the song 'Trouble' by Cypress Hill, also starting later this month Christian will be touring with Cypress Hill with Linkin Park.

Nov 27, 2001    New DVD release date

A confirmed date has been set for the Digital Connectivity DVD. It will be released on January 15th. Click here to see the Digital Connectivity postcard.

Nov 17, 2001    Delayed DVD

Due to some audio difficulties, the Digital Connectivity DVD will not be released on December 18th. Instead it will be released sometime in January. You can pre-order the DVD from GetMusic.com.

Nov 12, 2001    FF's Australian EP

On November 30th the "Linchpin - Special Australian Tour EP 2001" will be released in Australia. There are seven tracks on this EP, which are: 1) "Frequency" 2) "Linchpin" 3) "Machine Debaser" 4) "Demolition Racer" 5) "Invisible Wounds (The Suture Mix)" 6) "Replica" (live - from an Ozzfest 1996 performance) 7) "Edgecrusher" (live - recorded at The Palace in St. Kilda, Australia on 2/26/1999) Also on this EP is the "Linchpin" video and the four parts of  "The Making of Digimortal" video series. "Frequency" is an unreleased track and the newest Fear Factory song from the Playstation game "Frequency" "Machine Debaser" and "Demolition Racer" are unreleased tracks from the game "Demolition Racer"

Nov 01, 2001    Halloween Poster Prize Pack

This prize pack includes posters / flats / snipes from many of your favorite RoadRunner bands, including Fear Factory.  Many may even be autographed!  Check out the Halloween Poster Prize Pack in the "Free Shit" Section of roadrunnerrecords.com. Note:  This contest is only open to US residents only.

Nov 01, 2001    Tracks From Digital Connectivity

Remember the 8 audio tracks that will be on Digital Conncectivity?  There will be on a promo of these 8 tracks called "Tracks From Digital Connectivity" to be shipped to radio only. Around November 20th there will be about 10 of these promos given away on the roadrunnerrecords website. Just a reminder: The Linchpin single due out November 12th Digital Connectivity DVD due out December 18th

Oct 31, 2001    Nothing will stop them!

"Nothing will be canceled or postponed. We are aware that some bands have declined their obligations, in the light of the world events. We respect their decisions, and understand their reasoning, however, it has not affected out decision. Please understand that their reasons are fully valid, safety of one's own well being is priority number 1. We feel that the areas we will be visiting will not be affected by the chaos going on around the world and it will be 'business as usual'. There are some feelings of uneasiness and wariness, but that is how we always feel, so nothing has really changed. We are amped and ready to tour with Godflesh and Devin Townsend, and are looking forward to seeing all of you very soon!"

Oct 31, 2001    Touring Digital Connectivity pt. 2

The Master for the "Digital Connectivity" DVD was created yesterday.  So what else is on the DVD you ask?  Well there is some rare concert footage from the past decade.  It features the following live performances: "Martyr" - filmed live at the Dynamo Open Air Festival in Eindhoven, Holland - 1993 "Scapegoat" - filmed live at the Dynamo Open Air Festival in Eindhoven, Holland - 1993 "Scumgrief" - filmed live at the Dynamo Open Air Festival in Eindhoven, Holland - 1993 "Demanufacture" - filmed live at The Forum in Hentish Town, London - Machines Of Hate tour, 1996 "Self Bias Resistor" - recorded live for MTV UK's "Headbanger's Ball" - London, 1996 "Dog Day Sunrise" - filmed live at The Warehouse in Toronto - 1996 "Shock" - filmed live at Club Citta in Japan - 1999 "Edgecrusher" - filmed live at Club Citta in Japan - 1999 "What Will Become?" - filmed live at House Of Blues - 2001 "Damaged" - filmed live at The Reading Festival in England - 2001 "Digimortal" - filmed live at The Opera House in Toronto - 2001 Fear Factory start there European tour tonight on Halloween. Check the tour section for dates. ****  Fear Factory wrote their first song "Suffer Age" on Halloween night back in 1990.

Oct 24, 2001    Touring Digital Connectivity

Digital Conectivity DVD: Here are the 8 audio tracks on the Digital Conectivty DVD, due out December 18th: 1 - "Frequency" (recorded 4 months after the completion of Digimortal, making it the newest Fear Factory song) 2 - "Machine Debaser" (originally recorded for the video game 'Demolition Racer'...parts of this track were later recycled and became the chorus of "Hurt Conveyer" and the bridge of "What Will Become?") 3 - "Demolition Racer" (also originally recorded for the 'Demolition Racer' video game, a part of this song later became the chorus of "Acres Of Skin") 4 - "Cyberdyne" 5 - "Refueled" 6 - "Transgenic" 7 - "Edgecrusher (Urban Assault Mix)" 8 - "Descent (Falling Deeper Mix)" Road Rage Tour: Fear Factory finished the Road Rage Tour yesterday and will begin touring in Europe on Halloween night.

Oct 16, 2001    Digital Connectivity DVD

Roadrunner Records have revealed the details for Fear Factory's upcoming DVD/VHS released "Digital Connectivity", here is what it is planned to feature: Never before seen footage of the band in their early days. Rare concert footage of the band's decade of world wide touring. Photos covering every phase of the Fear Factory's evolution. All of the Fear Factory videos. 8 Audio Tracks - Previously unreleased tracks and rare B-sides. Fear Factory complete discography including every release in the history of the band (track listings and album artwork included). The definitive Fear Factory story written by Fear Factory vocalist Burton C. Bell. It is currently set to land in stores on December 18th through Roadrunner/Island/Def Jam and as expected, the bulk of the aforementioned features will be available on the DVD version only.

Oct 16, 2001    Linchpin single

Fear Factory will be releasing a CD Single for the track "Linchpin" on November 12th in the U.K. through Roadrunner Records. The track listing for the effort is as follows: 01 - "Linchpin" 02 - "Frequency" 03 - "Machine Debaser" An enhanced portion featuring the video for the title track will also be included on the disc.

Aug 30, 2001    Digital Connectivity

The Fear Factory DVD is in production now and should released before the end of 2001. The DVD includes backstage footage, concert footage, interviews, celebrities, and more. Fliming will be taking place after Labor Day.

Jul 19, 2001    A fun day had by all

It was a 100 degrees in the shade, as Fear Factory ripped through a blazing sound check for Road Crew members and 30 meet and greet winners from Gallery Of Sound in Wilkes-Barre, PA. Our very own Lou (better known as Malibu Lou), Roadrunner's Northeast Retail Regional, supervised the festivities on this scorching summer day. It was just this past June 28th, at Tink's in Scranton, PA. Fear Factory played later that night, and as Lou describes, "they tore the roof off the place." To further that, Lou relays that even the band agreed...it was off the hook. Though we do not have photos from the actual show that night, Lou has been good enough to share some pics taken from the meet & greet during the day...Registration for Fear Factory Summer Camp 2002 coming soon...you'll see what we mean...check out Lou's collage HERE. In the meantime, KNOW that Fear Factory is still headlining their own Evolution Of Revolution Tour with Dry Kill Logic, Puya, and Primer 55. There are still 14 more dates left on the tour, including an appearance tonight (07/18) in Madison, WI. The tour will end with a string of 7 seven dates on Fear Factory's turf - 6 shows in Cali and one in Las Vegas. See Fear Factory's TOUR DATES for full details. After this US run, it looks like the band will be heading to Europe for a couple weeks...more detail to come

Jul 10, 2001    Frequency

While on their week break the band also recorded a brand new track called FREQUENCY which will appear on the new Playstation 2 game of the same title. The game lets players cut up and remix the FF track to their own liking. Other songs will also feature from assorted bands and DJs. Look for it`s release sometime in November from Sony Entertainment.

Jun 24, 2001    Fear Factory DVD

Fear Factory, as said many a time before, is currently hosting their own tour here in the states in support of their latest release, DIGIMORTAL. The tour name, The Evolution Of Revolution. Well, another Evolution is in the works. Though nothing absolute, there are plans of creating a Fear Factory DVD. The title, Digital Connectivity - The Evolution Of Fear Factory. Initial plans include concert footage from their current tour, a bio on FF as written by FF, and a chronological order of their history as told by each release, along with live/behind the scenes footage/interviews from each release. Of course, all videos done by the band will be included, as well as other special features. Again, just being vague...as it is not 100% on the form this is to take, or a date for this to be released. Fear Factory needs your video footage for the upcoming DVD release. There are no restrictions or guidelines - just submit your footage of the band. If your clip is selected for the DVD, you'll get autographed Fear Factory merchandise or the chance to hang out with the band at a Meet & Greet. Send all video footage to: Mark Botting Mosaic Media Group 9220 Sunset Boulevard, Suite # 306 Los Angeles, Ca, 90069 You MUST include a return address and contact information to be considered for selection. ALL VIDEOS MUST BE RECEIVED BY JULY 31

Jun 22, 2001    New FF songs

Two new articles to read: 1) Dino and Dr. Love - Dino sat down to answer questions from Dr. Drew online, a feature called 5 Minutes With Dino Cazares Of Fear Factory. Not your usual questions, and definitely not your usual answers. Find out things such as Dino's sign, favorite reading materials, what he would change about himself, the favorite part of his body, childhood idols, a useless act he is good at, and more...the interview can be seen here. 2) Raymond and GameSpyDaily - Raymond just had a talk with GameSpyDaily. They pepper him with such questions as to how he got into games, the first game he got hooked on, and how Fear Factory got involved with the whole scene. They also grill him on the 220 games he had stolen recently on a flight. It's a conspiracy! You can read all about it here

Jun 19, 2001    New FF songs

Fear Factory, in the middle of touring the states with Dry Kill Logic, Puya, and Primer 55, recently took some time to hit the studio. During their studio adventures, they recorded 2 tracks - an alternate version of "Invisible Wounds" from their most recent Digimortal release, and a brand new track for an upcoming Sony PlayStation 2 game. The title of the track is unknown, but the name of the Sony PlayStation game for which it will be on is called Frequency. No release date has been set for the game as of yet, but we can offer that it will have some pretty interesting, exciting, and unique features. more to follow...

Jun 06, 2001    Faust soundtrack

The movie Faust - which is due to be released in the states come the end of August - is a classic horror flick in the vein of SPAWN meets DEMON KNIGHTS (you know the flick, with funny guy Dennis Miller and porn goddess Chasey Lain), based upon the underground, yet immensely popular comic book by Tim Vigil. It is a virtual splatterfest filled with disembowelment, decapitations, and enough bare breasts to set your watch to! The soundtrack for the movie Faust will be released July 24th, here is the listing for the soundtrack: 1. Fear Factory - Replica 2. Coal Chamber - Loco 3. Brujeria - Colas de Rata 4. Sepultura - Old Earth 5. Type O Negative - Everyone I Love is Dead 6. Machine Head - Take My Scars 7. Vision of Disorder - By the River 8. Obituary - Chopped in Half 9. Cradle of Filth - From the Cradle to Enslave 10. Soulfly - Bleed 11. Ill Nino - Nothing's Clear 12. Spineshank - Asthmatic 13. Sepultura - Choke 14. Amen - Everything is Untrue 15. Glassjaw - Babe 16. Nailbomb - For Fuck's Sake 17. Deicide - Bible Basher 18. Carnivore - Sex & Violence 19. Fear Factory - Timelessness

Jun 05, 2001    Death Auction

Chuck Schuldiner, founder of seminal Florida metal outfit Death, has spent the last 2 years fighting a life threatening bout with brain cancer. A couple Roadrunner acts, Fear Factory and Chimaira, have pitched in for the cause. There is currently an auction being held at www.allbeat.com wherein all proceeds will go to help Chuck. Items available for bidding include a Fear Factory Gold Record along with the Ultimate Chimaira Fan Pack which includes an unreleased demo CD of band rehearsals and Chimaira fucking around in the rehearsal room, unreleased 5 minute promotional video for "Dead Inside" (featuring never before seen behind the scenes and live footage), a signed long sleeve Chimaira T-shirt and windbreaker, signed Andols Herrick drumsticks, a signed drum head, Custom Chimaira guitar picks, a signed This Present Darkness CD AND a (REAL)Chimaira Laminate (Backstage) Pass. Other artists auctioning goods away include Korn, Disturbed, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Godsmack, and Kid Rock. Check out the auction and see what else may strike your liking

May 19, 2001    Fear Factory DVD

Fear Factory are set to release a DVD in November through Roadrunner. It is unsure as of yet what will be featured on the disc though it is rumored that live and behind the scenes footage along with music videos will be included.

May 15, 2001    USA Today chat with Burton

Did you miss the chat with Burton on USA Today?  Click here to read it.

May 09, 2001    FF on Sled Storm

Fear Factory's "Hurt Conveyor", off their latest release DIGIMORTAL, will be featured in Sled Storm (a snowmobile game from Electronic Arts)

May 02, 2001    Digimortal ratings

As in the US, Fear Factory's DIGIMORTAL was released abroad last week. Here is the word - #10 Australia Aria Charts #11 German album charts #24 UK National Album Charts #25 Finnish Album Charts #69 Mega Top 100 Album Charts in Holland and as for the US, numero 32 with a bullet on the Billboard charts.

Apr 30, 2001    FF in magazines

One thing is for sure - Fear Factory, whose latest offering Digimortal hit the streets last week, has members that can play. To further cement that, check out the upcoming Bass Player and Guitar World mags. In the May 2001 issue of Bass Player, there is a feature on Fear Factory bassist Christian Olde Wolbers. Read Christain's story on how he actually became a bassist (ya know, he used to play guitar for metal bands in Europe before becoming Fear Factory's bassist). And then of course, comes the tech talk... In the June 2001 issue of Guitar World, there is a feature on Dino Cazares. Actually, a great piece which gives you the whole Fear Factory story, from beginning to now, and it is presented in such a way that even the most astute Fear Factory student will gain a new perspective of this groundbreaking act. "Let's face it. When it comes to playing live, no one comes even close to us." And yes, Dino backs that up...

Apr 27, 2001    Linchpin video

Check out the video for Linchpin on roadrunnerecords or you can just click here.

Apr 26, 2001    FF on Ginger Snaps soundtrack

The track listing for the forthcoming Soundtrack to the movie "Ginger Snaps" has been set and is tentatively planned to be released through Roadrunner on June 26th. It shapes up as follows: 01 - Godhead - "Inside You" 02 - Project 86 - "Pipe Dream" 03 - Glassjaw - "Siberian Kiss" 04 - Sinch - "The Silent Acquiescence Of Millions" 05 - Killswitch Engage - "Temple From The Within" 06 - Soulfly - "First Commandment" 07 - Fear Factory - "Cloning Technology" 08 - Professional Murder Music - "A Night Like This" 09 - Machine Head - "Desire To Fire" 10 - Hatebreed - "Burial For The Living" 11 - Saliva - "Pincushion" 12 - Shadows Fall - "Of One Blood" 13 - Junkie XL - "Action Radius" 14 - Cradle Of Filth - "Her Ghost In The Fog" For more information on the movie, check out its official website at gingersnapsthemovie.com

Apr 18, 2001    Papa Roach canceled

Papa Roach have canceled their second run of dates on the RAID THE NATION tour.  The reason given for the cancellation is a wrist injury suffered by their drummer Dave. Fear Factory will still be playing those dates

Apr 04, 2001    FF tracks

Fear Factory's "Cars", of their OBSOLETE release, will be on the soundtrack album to the Tom Green film "Freddy Got Fingered", coming out soon on Regency Film/Restless Records. Two tracks off the upcoming Fear Factory DIGIMORTAL release, "Acres Of Skin" and "Byte Block", will be on the game "Test Drive Off Road" by Infogrames

Mar 26, 2001    Digimortal Mini-series final

Fear Factory have posted the final installment of the Digimortal Mini-Series online, you can check it out here.  The final piece of this series deals with the meaning behind the upcoming April 24th release Digimortal.

Mar 25, 2001    Fear Factory to hit Menlo Park - J-E-R-S-E-Y

CD World Menlo Park is hosting a Fear Factory autograph signing 2 days before the release of their upcoming DIGIMORTAL LP. A couple things about the event - 1) You will be given the opportunity pre-purchase the DIGIMORTAL disc, 2) The first 100 cats to do so will recieve a copy of the Interactive DIGIMORTAL sampler, 3) If you are not one of the 1st 100, fear not! Everyone pre-purchasing DIGIMORTAL will get a Fear Factory poster and a Roadrunner sampler too! All right...enough sounding like a commercial! Here are the rest of the details - Where: CD World Menlo Park 319 Menlo Park Mall Edison, NJ 08837 When April 22 from 3 - 5 pm Any more questions? Call CD World Menlo Park yourself at 732-549-7749 for more details

Mar 25, 2001    Kush Project

Kush, a group which features members of the Deftones, Cypress Hill and Fear Factory, have finished recording 17 songs and are eyeing to release them through an as of yet undetermined label either late this year or early next year. The material has been described as being "driving Cypress Hill style hip-hop with heavy guitars and monstrous metal with rap rhymes", while tentative track titles include: "Poisonous Ritual" "Punchdrunk + Dazed" "Unstable" "Insignificant" "Light It Up" "Middle Slideriff" "Psycho Killer" "U Can’t Change Me" Some live shows may mark the release of the album as well, though there are no firm plans to tour in support of it.

Mar 21, 2001    Tour Dates

Fear Factory's dates on the upcoming Raid The Nation Tour with Papa Roach and most likely Alien Ant Farm, go to the tour section for tour dates.

Mar 21, 2001    Digimortal Mini-series part 3

Fear Factory have posted the third installment of the Digimortal Mini-Series online, you can check it out here.

Mar 16, 2001    FF Raid The Nation

Fear Factory will replace Snapcase later on into the Raid The Nation Tour.  Dates not available yet.

Mar 13, 2001    Digimortal Mini-series part 2

Fear Factory have posted the second installment of the Digimortal Mini-Series online, you can check it out here.

Mar 13, 2001    Fear Factory Answers

Click here for some Q & A's answered by Burton C Bell.

Mar 11, 2001    Kush Project

Fear Factory bassist Christian Olde Wolbers recently commented on the status of Kush, a super group of sorts featuring Deftones guitarist Stef, Cypress Hill frontman B-Real, Fear Factory drummer Raymond Herrera and Christian himself.&nbps; The group currently have 17 songs recorded which are described as being "very unpolished and raw, very more organic and groovy sounding", and they hope to release their debut effort sometime next year.&nbps; Christian has also started a new production company with B-Real dubbed Audio Hustlers and the group have done a track for the upcoming new movie "Bully", a film which is being put together by Larry Clark, the person behind "Kids" and "Gummo".&nbps; A soundtrack for the movie is also being prepared for release on Roadrunner Records and is expected to feature rap artists like Dr. Dre, Eminem and the Ghost Face Killa along with tracks from a few metal artists on the Roadrunner roster. &nbps;For more information, check out The PRP's new interview with Christian here.

Mar 06, 2001    Digimortal Mini-series part 1

Fear Factory have posted the first installment of the Digimortal Mini-Series online, you can check it out here. The groups new album, "Digimortal" is set for an April 24th release through Roadrunner Records.

Feb 28, 2001    Digimortal Mini-series

A FEAR FACTORY DIGIMORTAL MINI-SERIES is upon us. RoadRunner just finished checking out the final product, fantastic! Every Monday in March, RoadRunner will be showing a Fear Factory mini-series based on the making of DIGIMORTAL. Four episodes in total. The first will be up on the Roadrunner site on March 5th. It details the recording of the new album which is due out April 24th. The second installment, which will be up March 12th, details the story behind the theme of DIGIMORTAL. Third installment, premiering March 19th, is all about the history of Fear Factory - how the band started, how all the members met. The final series, on our site starting March 26th, is about all the members of the band. Each person talks about one another. These four episodes range between 4 to 7 minutes in length and feature studio footage and constant interviews with all band members. Remember, starting Monday, March 5th, the FEAR FACTORY DIGIMORTAL MINI-SERIES is here. you have been warned...phase II is upon us...resistance is futile...

Feb 21, 2001    Site Updates

You can download 'What Will Become' and 'Back The Fuck Up' mp3s from the media/songs section and the lyrics to the 'Digimortal' albums are available too in the misc./lyrics section.

Feb 20, 2001    Linchpin Video    source: roadrunnerrecords.com

Word is that the final version of the new Fear Factory video for "Linchpin" off their upcoming "DIGIMORTAL" lp will be in the office on Friday (02/23). More word to come as to when we can get you all to see it.

Feb 18, 2001    radio single    source: theprp.com

Fear Factory will ship their new single "Linchpin" to radio for adds on April 02nd. A video was shot for the track recently and should begin airing later this month, while the bands new album "Digimortal" is set to land in stores on April 24th.

Feb 18, 2001    FF's first gold record    source: roadrunnerecords.com

Folks, a round of applause to Fear Factory, who Thursday night (02/15), before their show in NYC, were christened with their 1st gold record. OBSOLETE is now certified GOLD here in the US (500,000 copies sold). Though you may have already knew by the flash image on the RoadRunnerRecords homepage saying it, the presentation and news were a surprise to the band. A well deserved honor, all the way around. You can catch a picture of the band with their plaques in FEAR FACTORY's PHOTO GALLERY on the RRR site (more to come next week), plus there are some photos from their show later that night at Roseland in NYC too! Cheers, and once again, CONGRATULATIONS FEAR FACTORY!

Feb 09, 2001    Various Info    source: digimortal.net

Digimortal Album: fear factory have once again juggled the track list for their upcoming new album "digimortal", the latest line up of tracks which look set to show up on the album include: "damaged" "digimortal" "what will become" "invisible wounds (dark bodies)" "acres of skin" "back the fuck up" (feat. b-real of cypress hill) "byte block" "(memory imprints) never end" "linchpin" "no one" "hurt conveyor" meanwhile, bonus tracks for the digipak version of the album shape up as follows: "dead man walking" "strain vs. resistance" "repentance" "full metal contact" both versions will see a release on april 24th through roadrunner. Linchpin video: Fear Factory are doing a video for the first single from their upcoming digimortal release. the video is for the 1st single titled "linchpin". all band footage for the video has been shot, and it is now currently in the producer's hand. we [roadrunnerrecords.com] are looking to have the video in house come the end of february.

Feb 07, 2001    Fear Factory Plans    source: RoadRunnerRecords

well everyone, the rumors have become reality: It has been confirmed that Fear Factory will be hitting the road with Papa Roach come April. Papa Roach is currently touring Germany before heading back to the U.S. come March 17th for more dates. Fear Factory is currently headlining the SNOCORE Rock festival up until February 17th. After SNOCORE, Fear Factory is heading abroad for a promo trip - Burton and Christian heading to Europe, and Dino and Raymond heading to Australia. Sometime come mid-March the band will all meet in Europe where they will tour for a couple weeks or so (dates not yet confirmed). Expect the band to be back in the U.S. sometime during the first couple weeks of April. From what I hear, Fear Factory will hit the road with Papa Roach starting April 19th (one week before the release of DIGIMORTAL) for about 3 - 4 weeks. Alien Ant Farm will also be on the bill. And after that? Why we will just have to wait to find out...

Jan 28, 2001    Faith No More tribute    source: THEPRP

According to a recent interview done with www.W-Fenec.org during their European tour, Disturbed will be contributing to the forthcoming Faith No More tribute album and have plans to record a cover of an as of yet undetermined song this spring. Other bands tentatively set to appear on the album include: The Deftones covering "RV" Primer 55 covering "Digging The Grave" Taproot covering either "Ricochet" or "Cuckoo For Caca" Papa Roach covering "The Gentle Art Of Making Enemies" Korn covering "Surprise Your Dead" Meanwhile, other acts who are rumored to also be contributing to the disc include System Of A Down, Slipknot, Incubus and Fear Factory.

Jan 27, 2001    Raid The Nation tour    source: THEPRP

The first announced date for the impending Raid The Nation tour which is planned to feature Papa Roach, Orgy, Fear Factory and Alien Ant Farm has been set, it is as follows: April 01st Myrtle Beach, SC - House Of Blues

Jan 27, 2001    Ozzfest double live CD    source: THEPRP

The upcoming Ozzfest double live CD entitled "Second Stage Live", has now been set for a March 27th release through Divine/Priority.  The first disc includes performances from Ozzfest 2000, the second disc of the set has been slightly altered from its original state, from when it was previously released through Red Ant/Ozz.  The disc entitled "Ozzfest Live" features live performances recorded during the 1996 Ozzfest. The second disc includes Fear Factory - Replica.

Jan 26, 2001    New Album Info    source: RoadRunnerRecords

Just an FYI here for all you collectors, but in addition to the limited edition Digi version of DIGIMORTAL and the jewel box release, there is also going to be an enhanced cd sampler version, available for sale in Europe only. Details on exact track listing has yet to be decided, but it will include the video for 'Linchpin' as well some additional b-sides. DIGIMORTAL street date is 04/24.

Jan 18, 2001    New Album Info    source: RoadRunnerRecords

I know some of you have been asking what the first single from Fear Factory's DIGIMORTAL is going to be, to which I have answered "Lynch Pin". Well, the song and sound of the title still hold true, but the spelling has been changed to "Linchpin". The band will start work shooting a video for this song on January 22nd in LA. We'll get the video up here for you ASAP, but don't hold your breath, it will at least a month, most likely longer until we get the final version in house. In the meantime, I can tell you that this is to be a very horizontal video, constant flowing across the screen -"Concept is abstract but allows for wild creativity." And did you notice??? The new Fear Factory logo can be found on their PHOTO page. In addition to the standard jewel box release of DIGIMORTAL, there will also be a one-time run, limited edition digi-pak on this effort. The amount of digi's that are going to be pressed has yet to be decided (ahhh, good idea for a contest), but as always there will be bonus tracks (4 to be exact). The artwork will most likely be different too, mainly in regards to the inside packaging...cover will have same theme, but will be varied from the original jewel box version. Have you listened to their new track "What Will Become" yet? Make sure you check it out in the MUSIC section at Roadrunnerrecords. New FF logo DigiMortal Cover

Jan 15, 2001    Songs renamed & guest appearence    source: www.FearFactory.com

Lynch Pin has been renamed Linchpin Loop Song has been renamed as Back The Fuck Up Maggot is now called Dead Man Walking Forgiveness is now called Repentance B-Real from Cypress Hill did vocals with Burton on Back The Fuck Up

Jan 11, 2001    What Will Become.mp3    source: RoadRunnerRecords

Download the 'What Will Become' MP3 from the upcoming 'Digimortal' album to be released on April 24. Click here to Download > http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/music The single for 'Lynch Pin' will be released on March 17

Dec 26, 2000    RoadRunnerRecords Sampler    source: RoadRunnerRecords

Remember the "Roadrunner Summer Sampler CD Poll"???  Well, your answers have made us(the RR people) decide to do another sampler. This time around, the title is no more catchy than before (simply "Roadrunner Records Sampler"), but there are more songs AND some never heard before tracks by FEAR FACTORY, SEPULTURA, & DOWNER!.  This is a great chance to check out some new shit we'll be bringing you in 2001. The track listing will be as follows: Spineshank - "New Disease" and "The Height Of Callousness" - from their 2000 release THE HEIGHT OF CALLOUSNESS Sepultura - "Sepulnation" and "One Man Army" - from their upcoming 2001 release NATION Downer - "Last Time" and "Speed Teeth" - from their upcoming 2001 self titled release Glassjaw - "Pretty Lush" - from their 2000 release EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT SILENCE Ill Nino - "Nothing's Clear" - demo version, to be on their upcoming 2001 debut release 36 Crazyfists - "Circle The Drain" - demo version, to be on their 2001 debut release BITTERNESS THE STAR Brujeria - "Brujerizmo" - need I say more? From their 2000 release by the same title Soulfly - "Boom" - from the 2000 release PRIMITIVE Fear Factory - "What Will Become" - from their upcoming 2001 release DIGIMORTAL Since this is simply a promotional item, you can't buy it. Word is that these samplers will be distributed at various SnoCore (Fear Factory) shows and at Soulfly/Pantera shows. And of course, I(the RR guy) am sure we will be giving out about a grand or so of them in the Free Shit section of our site(RRR). Keep your eyes peeled, these samplers should be ready come mid-January.

Dec 14, 2000    Studio Diary

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Dec 12, 2000    New Album Info    source: RoadRunnerRecords

With Fear Factory now done working on their upcoming new album "Digimortal" aside from finishing the artwork, band members Raymond and Christian will resume work on the upcoming Kush side project, a group which also features Deftones guitarist Stephen Carpenter and Cypress Hill vocalist B-Real.

Dec 08, 2000    New Album Info    source: RoadRunnerRecords

NEW FEAR FACTORY ALBUM DIGIMORTAL COMING SOON Studio work on the new album has been completed!! The band are now working on getting an album cover to suit the Digimortal theme. Tour info will be on the site as soon as it is confirmed, along with samples of the new songs. Over the next month or so, Raymond and Christian will continue work on the Kush side project with B-Real from Cypress Hill and Stephen from Deftones

Dec 08, 2000    Tour Info    source: RoadRunnerRecords

FEAR FACTORY are confirmed to headline the SNO-CORE tour taking place this Winter. Dates will be starting on January 19 and will most likely run through the 1st week in March. The bill is as follows: Fear Factory (headline) Kittie Union Underground Slaves On Dope Boy Hits Car (opens) more info to follow... Click here for the tour dates

Dec 06, 2000    New Album Info    source: RoadRunnerRecords

the mixing for "DIGIMORTAL" was completed today. Mastering will take place in January.

Dec 06, 2000    New Album Info    source: thePRP

Fear Factory have set the tentative tracklisting for their upcoming new album "Digimortal" which is set to see a release on April 24th through Roadrunner Records. It is as follows: 01 - "Lynchpin" 02 - "Damaged" 03 - "Strain vs Resistance" 04 - "What Will Become" 05 - "No One" 06 - "Digimortal" 07 - "Never End" 08 - "Byte Block" 09 - "Acres Of Skin" 10 - "Invisible Wounds" The album is currently being finished up mixing wise at Sol Seven in Los Angeles, CA and the groups current plans will have them hitting the road in March. A few other songs were tracked during the recording sessions for the new album, they are: "Hurt Conveyor" "Loop Song" "Slide Song" "Train Wreck" They are expected to be used for videogames, b-sides and Soundtracks.

Nov 10, 2000    Fear Factory Rough Cuts...    source: RoadRunnerRecoreds

Wondering where Fear Factory stands on the recording of their newest LP?  Well just yesterday (11/08) RoadRunnerRecoreds received the rough mixes for thier upcoming effort.  Yes, ALL recording is complete (recorded at Ocean Studios in Los Angeles). Mixing for the LP is to start 11/11 at Sol Seven in LA.

Oct 31, 2000    Anniversary    source: www.fearfactory.com

Today is Fear Factory's 10th Anniversary!! It was Halloween night 1990 when Burton, Dino and Raymond first rehearsed together. That rehearsal produced the song Suffer Age which appeared on Soul Of A New Machine.

Oct 29, 2000    Soundtrack    source: www.theprp.com

The upcoming "Faust" Soundtrack which is planned to be released in the next few months through Roadrunner Records will feature tracks from Fear Factory, Sepultura, Machine Head, Soulfly, Nailbomb and others. It was originally planned to hit stores early this month, but was delayed along with the film which is now set to begin playing in theaters sometime early next year.

Oct 27, 2000    New Album Info    source: www.theprp.com

Fear Factory have now set "Digimortal" as the title for their upcoming new album which they plan to release through Roadrunner Records in April. The group are currently in the Burbank area of Los Angeles, CA recording the album and are nearing completion of tracking. Band guitarist Dino recently commented on the shape of the new album and why they've chosen a more low key setting to record, saying: "We've avoided typical studios like Indigo Ranch. We don't want to be working and the all of a sudden have Limp Bizkit walk in- that could be distracting! We've cut out a lot of the fat and got straight to the point, instead of playing six-minute songs. There are a lot of really catchy hooks and it's shaping up to be very melodic, but the aggression and heaviness is still there. Basically, we're taking all the best Fear Factory parts and accentuating them."

Oct 22, 2000    Guest Appearence    source: www.chimaira.com

Chimaira's new album, which is planned to be released in Spring 2001, will be co-produced by Fear Factory's Dino Cazares, and is tentatively set to feature guest appearances by members of Slipknot, Earth Crisis, Fear Factory, Deftones, and All Out War (as well as a special cameo by Ozzy Osbourne's son Jack, who is rumoured to be collaborating with the band on an unnamed Black Sabbath cover.)

Oct 15, 2000    New Article    source: www.mtv.com

Fear Factory Back In The Studio.

Sep 29, 2000    New Album Info    source: www.theprp.com

Fear Factory are now shooting for an April release through Roadrunner Records for their upcoming as of yet unknown titled new album which they will begin recording on September 29th in Los Angeles, CA with producer Rhys Fulber.

Sep 20, 2000    GuitarOne cover    source: Road Runner Records
Guitar One's October 1st issue has Dino Cazares and Max Cavelera on the cover!	Click Here!

Sep 19, 2000    Possible Guest Appearence    source: www.theprp.com

Coal Chamber's drummer Mikey has been working with a group called Dead Girls Corp and their debut album is expected to feature guest appearances from members of Orgy, Fear Factory as well as members of Rob Zombie's band. The band are currently in negotiations to sign a record deal with an as of yet undetermined major label. For now Mikey is also doing some freelance A&R work for several different labels and asks those who would like to suggest bands to contact him at makaroni666@aol.com.

(09/18/00)
More demos are being recorded for Burton to get the vocals together for the actual recording, which 'at this stage' will still be September 29th.  source: FearFactoryFanclub

(07/21/00)   Source: FearFactoryFanclub

OK HERE ARE THE UPDATES SO FAR.

WE WILL BE RECORDING IN L.A.

WE HAVE NOT PICKED A STUDIO AS OF YET, BUT WE WILL PICK ONE SOON.

AS FAR AS A PRODUCER GOES WE ARE STILL LOOKING INTO PRODUCERS BUT THIS IS WHAT WE KNOW - BOB ROCK WILL NOT DO THE RECORD HE SAID IT WAS TOO HEAVY FOR HIM. TOBY WRIGHT WILL NOT DO THE RECORD EITHER HE IS DOING THE NEW OZZY RECORD. THE ORIGINAL PLAN WAS TO DO IT OURSELVES WITH RHYS FULBER, RHYS WILL STILL BE PART OF THIS ALBUM NO MATTER WHAT, BUT WE ARE STILL LOOKING AT PRODUCERS.

WE WILL BE GOING INTO THE STUDIO ON SEPTEMBER 5TH. AND WE WILL HAVE UPDATES EVERYDAY AT WWW.FEARFACTORY.COM ONCE WE GET INTO THE STUDIO

WE HAVE 21 SONGS IN TOTAL WE HAVE 8 FOR THE ALBUM. WE WANT TO WRITE 2 TO 3 MORE FOR THE ALBUM. THE REST OF THE TRACKS WILL BE B-SIDE TRACKS, VIDEO GAME TRACKS, MOVIE TRACKS, ETC.

HERE ARE THE DETAILS OF EACH TRACK FOR THE ALBUM.

1. DIGI MORTAL 100 BPM THIS SONG IS VERY MUCH LIKE SHOCK WITH GROOVY VERSUS, A LOT OF TRIPLETS ON THE KICK DRUMS, AND A VERY MELODIC CHORUS.

2. LYNCH PIN 110 BPM THIS SONG IS ALL ABOUT GROOVE, EXTREMELY CATCHY CHORUS THIS WILL BE THE SING ALONG SONG FOR SURE. THINK OF THIS AS REPLICA MEETS MARTYR

3. STRAIN VS RESISTANCE 82 BPM THIS IS A VERY DIFFERENT SONG FOR US, IT HAS A RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE GROOVE TO IT, WITH A STRIGHT CHORUS MELODIC AGAIN, WITH A U2 MEETS MINISTRY FEEL TO IT.

4. BYTE BLOCK 79 BPM THIS IS PROBABLY THE MOST INDUSTIAL SONG WE GOT IT STARTS OUT WITH THIS KILLER GUITAR PATTERN INTO A KICK DRUM PATTERN, STARTS KIND OF LIKE ZERO SIGNAL BUT IT IS AN ALTERNATING KICK DRUM PATTERN, THEN BREAKS INTO PARTS OF THAT PATTERN FOR THE VERSUS INTO A STRAIGHT HEAVY CHORUS LIKE NEW BREED.

5. FREEDOM OR FIRE TYPE SONG (NO NAME YET) 130 BPM THIS SONG IS SICK, THINK OF FREEDOM OR FIRE ON SPEED, THIS SONG ONCE AGAIN HAS A MELODIC BURT STYLE CHORUS WITH STATIC X TYPE VERSUS, VERY FAST STOPS AND CONTINUES, FEAR FACTORY TRADE MARK STUFF ON THIS ONE

6. ACRES OF SKIN BPM 122 OK PLAIN AND SIMPLE IF YOU REMEMBER THE FIRST SONG ON THE PANTERA RECORD FAR BEYOND DRIVEN, THEN THAT IS WHAT THIS SONG IS LIKE.

7. INVISIBLE WOUNDS 76 BPM THIS SONG IS A LOT LIKE DESCENT BUT EVEN CATCHIER, WILL ALSO BE A BIG SING ALONG SONG FOR SURE. BUT THEN THE MIDDLE TURNS INTO THIS EXTREMELY HEAVY FEAR FACTORY MECHNICAL TYPE MIDDLE SECTION, VERY EPIC SONG LIKE RESURRECTION.

8. HURT CONVEYOR 63 BPM THIS SONG IS A ROCK SONG ALL THE WAY, THE CHORUS HAS A DEFTONES TOUCH TO IT.

(07/13/00)
21 songs have been written, but only about 9 or 10 are to be used on the new album. The rest will be used for B-sides and video game soundtracks etc.

(06/30/00)
The band are just finishing up recording a 5 song demo (Digimortal, Invisible Wounds, Acres Of Skin, Hurt Conveyor & Lynch Pin) for prospective producers to listen to and hope to have a better idea of who they`ll use by next week.

Burt has almost finished the vocals and should be done by the end of this week

(06/03/00)
Two more song titles have decided upon - Hurt Conveyor and Invisible Wounds

(05/31/00)
The band is currently going through the demo process at the moment and adding finishing touches to the written songs. Bob Marlette was asked in for a fifth opinion on the new songs, and Billy Gould helped out with the track Digimortal. Rhys Fulber will be doing the keyboards on the new album

The band hope to enter the studio on Saturday, July 1st

Here are the latest photos from their rehearsal studio.
   

(05/11/00)
Another song title has been added to the 'named' list. It`s called Strain Vs. Resistance

(05/08/00)
The first 5 songs from the new album have now been given working titles: The names so far are Acres Of Skin, Byte Block, Digimortal, Lynchpin and Primortial.

(04/25/00)
14 songs have been written for the new album and now the band are going back to the start to 'polish' those songs. 3 of the 14 songs have been finalised and are at the 'ready for recording' stage, although no titles have been decided on yet, these 3 songs will become the first 3 tracks off the album.

Shiny Entertainment`s 'Messiah' video game has finally been released. This PC & Playstation video game features 10 Fear Factory tracks:

Crash Test, Demanufacture, Self Bias Resistor, Zero Signal, New Breed, Flash Point, H-K (Hunter/Killer), Remanufacture, Machines Of Hate and Messiah. Messiah Website

(03/27/00)
The band are currently working on 3 more songs to add to the 9 they have already written. They hope to be in the studio sometime in May.

(03/09/00)
9 songs have now been written.

(03/07/00)
Writing has been moving a bit slower this week due to the fact that the band is in the middle of talks with new management and lawyers. The band`s last management (Concrete Management) was fired because they were not meeting their requirements as management.

(02/24/00)
8 songs have been written and the lyrics for 2 of them finished. The band plans to have about 15 songs written by the time they hit the recording studio.

(02/14/00)
7 songs written so far.

(01/25/00)
The band have written 4 songs since they enter the studio 2 weeks ago. 3 more songs are in progress. Raymond Herrera tells us that the musical direction of the new album is sounding 'more like Demanufacture'.

(01/21/00)
The band are currently writing for the new album.

The music for 2 songs has been completed, and 3 more are in progress.

A one-word title has been decided on already, which according to Raymond "sums the whole Fear Factory concept up". Rumoured titles "Lynchpin" and "Of Man And Machine" will not be used for the album, but may be song titles.

No guest appearances or collaborations have been contemplated/confirmed yet.

There are currently no planned dates for entering the studio or releasing the album. When the band are ready they will progress to the next step of the process.