| Fear Factory |
| Genre(s) |
| Industrial/Death Metal (early), Groove/Industrial Metal (later) |
| Lyrical theme(s) |
| Technology, Anti-Religion, Hate, Society, Sci-Fi |
| Origin |
Formed in |
Current label |
Status |
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United States of America
(Los Angeles, California) |
1989 |
Candlelight/AFM Records |
Active |
| Current line-up | Burton C. Bell - Vocals (1989-) (Ascension of the Watchers, Geezer, Karma to Burn, Hated... And Proud!, City of Fire)
Dino Cazares - Guitars (1989-2002, 2009-) (also bass) (Divine Heresy, Asesino, Brujeria, Excruciating Terror, Body Bag, Hated...And Proud!)
Byron Stroud - Bass (2003-) (Strapping Young Lad, Zimmers Hole, Devin Townsend, Caustic Thought, Tenet, Physicist, Unit: 187, City of Fire)
Gene Hoglan - Drums (2009-) (Daemon (Dnk), Dark Angel (US), Death, Dethklok, Devin Townsend, Forbidden (US), Just Cause, Meldrum, Naphobia, Old Man's Child, Phantasm (US), Pitch Black Forecast, Tenet, Strapping Young Lad, Testament, Unearth, Wargod (US), Zimmers Hole, Mechanism (Can)) | | Former/past member(s) |
Guitars:
Christian Olde Wolbers (2003-2009; Bass from 1993-2002) (Asphyxia (Bel), Cyclone (Bel), Arkaea, Kush, Burn It All)
Bass:
Andrew Shives (1992-1993) (Cool for August, Paperstreet)
Andy Romero (1991-1992)
Dave Gibney (1989-1991, also Backing Vocals)
Drums:
Raymond Herrera (1989-2009) (Brujeria, Asesino, Phobia (US), Arkaea, Kush, Burn It All)
Keyboards:
John Bechdel (Session on "Digimortal") (Ascension of the Watchers, Prong, Ministry, Front Line Assembly, Killing Joke)
Steve Tushar (Session)
Rhys Fulber (Session on "Obsolete") (Front Line Assembly, Delerium, Conjure One, Synaesthesia, Will)
Reynor Diego (Session 1991-1995) | | Additional notes | Fear Factory first went by the name Ulceration in 1989 which was a song on their supposed first release "Concrete". Later they went under the name Fear The Factory, but then decided to stay with the shorter Fear Factory on their demo releases. When they were formed by Dino Cazares and Raymond Herrera, the first song the band ever wrote was "Suffer Age" on the Halloween night in 1990. They got their start by being recommended by Max Cavalera of Sepultura to Roadrunner [...]
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| pakchooieunf | July 18th, 2002 |
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