Fear Factory
| Fear Factory | |
|---|---|
 (From left-to-right) Bell, Heller, DeVries, Cazares | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Los Angeles, CA |
| Genres | Industrial metal, [thrash metal, death metal |
| Years active | 1989–2002, 2003–2006, 2009–present |
| Labels | Roadrunner, Candlelight Records |
Fear Factory formed in 1990.
Contents
Band members
- Current
- Dino Cazares – guitar (1990−2002, 2009–present)
- Mike Heller - drums (2012-current)
- Matt DeVries – bass (2012-present)
- Former
- Burton C. Bell – lead vocals (1990–2020)
- Gene Hoglan 09-12
- Raymond Herrera – drums, percussion (1990–2008)
- Christian Olde Wolbers – bass (1993–2002), guitar (2002–2008)
- Byron Stroud – bass (2003-2012) (now in 3 Inches of Blood)
- Dave Gibney – bass, vocals (spoken word intro for "Big God/Raped Souls" on Concrete) (1989–1991)
- Andy Romero – bass on Concrete (1991–1992)
- Andrew Shives – bass (1992–1994 live only * see note)
- Additional personnel
- John Sankey - drums during 2011 demo sessions for The Industrialist
- Rhys Fulber – samples/keyboards/programming/mixing (1993–2004, 2009–present)
- Reynor Diego – samples/keyboards (live and recorded on Demanufacture) (1991–1995)
- Steve Tushar – keyboards, programming, electronics
- John Bechdel – live keyboards (1998–2006)
Studio albums
- 1992 Soul of a New Machine
- Released: August 25, 1992
- Label: Roadrunner (9160)
- 1995 Demanufacture
- Released: June 13, 1995
- Label: Roadrunner (8956)
- 1998 Obsolete
- Released: July 28, 1998
- Label: Roadrunner (8752)
- 2001 Digimortal
- Released: April 24, 2001
- Label: Roadrunner (8561)
- 2004 Archetype
- Released: April 20, 2004
- Label: Liquid 8 (12189)
- 2005 Transgression
- Released: August 23, 2005
- Label: Calvin (37)
- 2010 Mechanize
- Released: February 5, 2010
- Label: Candlelight
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 2003 | Hatefiles
|
| 2006 | The Best of Fear Factory
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Remix albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US |
US |
AUS |
BEL (Fla) |
GER |
NZ |
UK | ||
| 1997 | Remanufacture
|
158 | 6 | 33 | 15 | 93 | 47 | 22 |
Demos
released on a major label
| Year | Album details | UK |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Concrete
|
190 |
Extended plays
| Year | EP details |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Fear Is the Mindkiller
|
| 2005 | Live on the Sunset Strip
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Singles
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions |
Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US |
US |
UK | |||
| 1996 | "Dog Day Sunrise" | — | — | — | 99 | Demanufacture |
| 1997 | "Burn" | — | — | — | 97 | Remanufacture |
| 1998 | "Resurrection" | — | — | — | 98 | Obsolete |
| "Shock" | — | — | 16 | — | ||
| 1999 | "Descent" | — | — | 38 | — | |
| "Cars" | — | 38 | — | 57 | ||
| 2001 | "Linchpin" | — | — | 31 | 85 | Digimortal |
| 2004 | "Bite the Hand That Bleeds" | 47 | — | — | — | Archetype |
| 2005 | "Supernova" | — | — | — | — | Transgression |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||
Video albums
| Year | Video albums | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Digital Connectivity
|
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Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | "Replica" | Bill Ward |
| 1999 | "Resurrection" | William Morrison |
| "Cars" | ||
| 2002 | "Linchpin" | Thomas Mignone |
| 2004 | "Cyberwaste" | Dale Resteghini |
| "Archetype" | Cesario Montano | |
| "Bite the Hand That Bleeds" | Eric Chase | |
| 2006 | "Transgression" | Michael Sarna |
| "Moment of Impact" | ||
| 2010 | "Fear Campaign" | Ian McFarland & Mike Pecci |
| "Powershifter" | Fear Factory |
note
In 1993 Fear Factory released a 7" single under their Spanish name Factorio De Miedo called Sangre De Ninos. This is the only song that was ever recorded in a studio with Andrew Shives.
