Burton C. Bell
Burton Christopher 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 was one of the first major singers to mix clean singing with harsh vocals.
Burton has a brother named Benjamin (Ben) Bell, who is also a vocalist/musician. Ben is a librarian in LA. 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.
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.
| 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 |
