Burton C. Bell
| Burton C. Bell | |
|---|---|
 Burton C Bell (Ascension of the Watchers) | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Burton Christopher Bell |
| Born |
February 19, 1969 Houston, TX |
| Genres | metal |
| Occupations | musician |
| Instruments | voice, guitars, keys |
| Associated acts | fear factory, ascension of the watchers |
Burton C. Bell is a vocalist, lyricist, guitarist and keyboardist.He was one of the first major singers to use clean singing with harsh vocals.
Burton has fraternal twin brother named Benjamin (Ben) Bell, who is also a vocalist/musician in a rockabilly/country band. Ben is a librarian in Louisiana. when not performing.
Bell wife is Amy Abattoir. Burton is a photographer and writer when not on tour.
Bell was one of the young audience members in Nirvana's music video for "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Although there are only a few snippets of him in this video, Bell is most visible at 2:12 in the song, as the boy in the blue shirt at the front at 2:12.
Discography
All appearances are as a vocalist, unless mentioned otherwise.
| Band | Release date | Title |
|---|---|---|
| Fear Factory | 1992 | Soul of a New Machine |
| Fear Factory | 1995 | Demanufacture |
| G/Z/R | 1995 | Plastic Planet |
| Fear Factory | 1998 | Obsolete |
| Spineshank - guest | 1998 | Strictly Diesel |
| Kilgore - guest | 1998 | Search for Reason |
| Soulfly - guest | 1998 | Soulfly |
| Static X - guest | 2000 | The Crow: Salvation |
| Fear Factory | 2001 | Digimortal |
| Fear Factory | 2002 | Concrete |
| Fear Factory | 2004 | Archetype |
| Fear Factory | 2005 | Transgression |
| Ascension of the Watchers | 2005 | Iconoclast EP |
| Soil - guest | 2006 | True Self |
| Ministry - guest | 2007 | The Last Sucker |
| Ministry - guest | 2007 | Cover up |
| Ascension of the Watchers | 2008 | Numinosum |
| M.A.N - guest | 2008 | Peacenemy |
| City Of Fire | 2009 | City of Fire |
| Fear Factory | 2010 | Mechanize |
