Caught in the ongoing stasis of the COVID-19 lockdown, 2020 has been conspicuously short on real rock drama for the most part. It meant that when Burton C. Bell posted a simple post to his personal website on September 29 announcing his departure – after 31 years as frontman – from Los Angeles industrial-metal giants Fear Factory, it hit fans like a bolt from the blue. His statement was self-explanatory. Blaming the ongoing series of lawsuits that have indefinitely held up their long-awaited 10th LP and “the consistent series of dishonest representations and unfounded accusations from past and present band members; a toxic drama I choose to not be part of…” it was easy to imagine a musician at the end of his tether. As we catch up on a mild morning in early-autumn, however, we fi...
Soul Of A New Machine (Deluxe) [30th Anniversary Edition] [Analog]
Soul Of A New Machine (Deluxe) [30th Anniversary Edition] - Debut studio album originally released 8/25/92. Guitarist Dino Cazareshas stated that this album is aconcept album, concerning man's creation of a machine that could be either technological or governmental. The particular concept would later play a more prominent role in some of Fear Factory's later albums. The sound of the record is different from the later albums, as it was influenced by many different extreme sub-genres of metal, such asdeath metal, thrash metalandgrindcore, hence making the band an "anomaly" among others since it did not fit into any genre category at that time. The Run Out Groove 30th anniversary edition expands the album to 3LPs and includes bonus remixes and a few unreleased tracks plus an exclusive poster. This is the first vinyl release of the album in North America.
