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The band has toured with the likes of Black Sabbath, Pantera, Iron Maiden, Slayer, System of a Down, Megadeth, Dream Theater, Mastodon, Misery Index and Rammstein; performed at three Ozzfests as well as the inaugural Gigantour and has had singles in the US Mainstream Rock Top 40 and albums in the Billboard Top 40, 100 and 200. They are currently in the pre-production stages of the recording of a new full-length album and, for the time being, are functioning independent of a record label. Prior to 2001 they have toured around 2000 shows. They have sold over 1 million albums in the U.S. alone.---> | The band has toured with the likes of Black Sabbath, Pantera, Iron Maiden, Slayer, System of a Down, Megadeth, Dream Theater, Mastodon, Misery Index and Rammstein; performed at three Ozzfests as well as the inaugural Gigantour and has had singles in the US Mainstream Rock Top 40 and albums in the Billboard Top 40, 100 and 200. They are currently in the pre-production stages of the recording of a new full-length album and, for the time being, are functioning independent of a record label. Prior to 2001 they have toured around 2000 shows. They have sold over 1 million albums in the U.S. alone.---> | ||
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Fear Factory
The band formed in 1989 (as Ulceration) and have released seven full-length albums. Over the course of their career they have evolved from a succession of styles, as well as steadily pioneered a combination of the styles death metal, thrash metal and industrial metal. Their sound proved to be extremely influential on the metal scene from the mid-90s and onwards.
Band members
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- Current
- Burton C. Bell – lead vocals (1989–present)
- Dino Cazares – guitar (1989−2002, 2009–present)
- Gene Hoglan – drums (2009–present)
- Byron Stroud – bass (2003–present)
- Former
- Raymond Herrera – drums, percussion (1989–2008)
- Christian Olde Wolbers – bass (1993–2002), guitar (2002–2008)
- 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)
- Additional personnel
- 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)
