[[File:{{Infobox musical artist| Img = Fgyk6ll.jpg|thumb|Img_capt = Burton C Bell (Ascension of the Watchers)]]| Img_size =| Landscape =| Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist| Birth_name = Burton Christopher Bell| Born = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1969|2|19}}<br>Houston, TX| Genre = metal| Instrument = voice, guitars, keys| Occupation = musician| Years_active = | Label = | Associated_acts = fear factory, ascension of the watchers| URL = | Notable_instruments = }}'''Burton Christopher C. Bell''' (February 19, 1969) is a vocalist, lyricist, guitarist and keyboardist. Born in Houston, Texas, Bell is the front man of [[Fear Factory]]. His singing style is considered influential and innovative, in that he He was one of the first major singers to mix use clean singing with harsh vocals.
Burton has a fraternal twin brother named [[Benjamin Bell|Benjamin (Ben) Bell]], who is also a vocalist/musicianin a rockabilly/country band. Ben is a librarian in LALouisiana. when not performing. Bell and his wife [[Amy Abattoir]] have a daughter born February 17, 2006, a son born December 2007, and a daughter born July 6, 2009.
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==
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''All appearances are as a vocalist, unless mentioned otherwise''.
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