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Fear Factory

Country of origin:: United States
Location:: Los Angeles, California
Status:: Active
Formed in:: 1989

Genre:: Industrial/Death Metal (early), Groove/Industrial Metal (later)
Lyrical themes:: Technology, Anti-Religion, Hate, Society, Sci-Fi
Current label:: Candlelight Records

Years active:: 1989-1990 (as Ulceration), 1990 (as Fear the Factory), 1990-present

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.

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Complete lineup
Current lineup
Past members
Live musicians

Current
Dino Cazares	Guitars (1989-2002, 2009-present)
See also: Asesino, Divine Heresy, ex-Body Bag, ex-Brujeria, ex-Excruciating Terror (live), ex-Hated... And Proud!
Burton C. Bell	Vocals (1989-present)
See also: Ascension of the Watchers, City of Fire, ex-Ministry, ex-Geezer
Matt DeVries	Bass (2012-present)
See also: Unearth (live), ex-Chimaira, ex-Ringworm, ex-Six Feet Under, ex-Ascension, ex-DescEnsioN
Mike Heller	Drums (2012-present)
See also: Azure Emote, Malignancy, World Under Blood, Kalopsia (live), ex-Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky, ex-System Divide
Past
Dave Gibney	Bass, Vocals (backing) (1989-1991)
Raymond Herrera	Drums (1989-2009)
See also: Arkaea, Kush, ex-Asesino, ex-Brujeria, ex-Phobia, ex-Burn It All
Andy Romero	Bass (1991-1992)
Andrew Shives	Bass (1992-1993)
See also: ex-Lynx, ex-Oblivion
Christian Olde Wolbers	Bass (1993-2002), Guitars (2003-2009)
See also: Arkaea, ex-Asphyxia, Beowülf, Burn It All, Kush, ex-Cyclone
Byron Stroud	Bass (2003-2012)
See also: 3 Inches of Blood, Zimmers Hole, ex-Caustic Thought, ex-Strapping Young Lad, ex-Tenet, City of Fire, Physicist, Unit: 187, ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Ani Kyd, ex-Unit 187
Gene Hoglan	Drums (2009-2012)
See also: Brendon Small, Dethklok, Mechanism, Meldrum, Memorain, Pitch Black Forecast, Zimmers Hole, Testament (live), ex-Daemon, ex-Dark Angel, ex-Strapping Young Lad, ex-Tenet, ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Viking, ex-Anthrax (live), ex-Old Man's Child (live), ex-Opeth (live), ex-Unearth (live), ex-Forbidden, ex-Death, ex-Just Cause, ex-Wargod, ex-Ani Kyd, ex-The Almighty Punchdrunk
Past (Live)
John Bechdel	Keyboards (1998-2004)
See also: Ascension of the Watchers, Ministry, ex-Prong, ex-Murder, Inc., ex-Killing Joke (live)
Tony Jelencovich	Vocals (2012)
See also: Commander, Death Destruction, Icon in Me, Transport League, ex-C-187, Iron Shit Snakes, ex-Angel Blake, ex-B-Thong, ex-M.A.N., ex-Mnemic (live)

Dino Cazares	Guitars (1989-2002, 2009-present)
See also: Asesino, Divine Heresy, ex-Body Bag, ex-Brujeria, ex-Excruciating Terror (live), ex-Hated... And Proud!
Burton C. Bell	Vocals (1989-present)
See also: Ascension of the Watchers, City of Fire, ex-Ministry, ex-Geezer
Matt DeVries	Bass (2012-present)
See also: Unearth (live), ex-Chimaira, ex-Ringworm, ex-Six Feet Under, ex-Ascension, ex-DescEnsioN
Mike Heller	Drums (2012-present)
See also: Azure Emote, Malignancy, World Under Blood, Kalopsia (live), ex-Success Will Write Apocalypse Across the Sky, ex-System Divide

Dave Gibney	Bass, Vocals (backing) (1989-1991)
Raymond Herrera	Drums (1989-2009)
See also: Arkaea, Kush, ex-Asesino, ex-Brujeria, ex-Phobia, ex-Burn It All
Andy Romero	Bass (1991-1992)
Andrew Shives	Bass (1992-1993)
See also: ex-Lynx, ex-Oblivion
Christian Olde Wolbers	Bass (1993-2002), Guitars (2003-2009)
See also: Arkaea, ex-Asphyxia, Beowülf, Burn It All, Kush, ex-Cyclone
Byron Stroud	Bass (2003-2012)
See also: 3 Inches of Blood, Zimmers Hole, ex-Caustic Thought, ex-Strapping Young Lad, ex-Tenet, City of Fire, Physicist, Unit: 187, ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Ani Kyd, ex-Unit 187
Gene Hoglan	Drums (2009-2012)
See also: Brendon Small, Dethklok, Mechanism, Meldrum, Memorain, Pitch Black Forecast, Zimmers Hole, Testament (live), ex-Daemon, ex-Dark Angel, ex-Strapping Young Lad, ex-Tenet, ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Viking, ex-Anthrax (live), ex-Old Man's Child (live), ex-Opeth (live), ex-Unearth (live), ex-Forbidden, ex-Death, ex-Just Cause, ex-Wargod, ex-Ani Kyd, ex-The Almighty Punchdrunk

Past
John Bechdel	Keyboards (1998-2004)
See also: Ascension of the Watchers, Ministry, ex-Prong, ex-Murder, Inc., ex-Killing Joke (live)
Tony Jelencovich	Vocals (2012)
See also: Commander, Death Destruction, Icon in Me, Transport League, ex-C-187, Iron Shit Snakes, ex-Angel Blake, ex-B-Thong, ex-M.A.N., ex-Mnemic (live)

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