Fear Factory

Released: June 16, 1995

Songwriter: Raymond Herrera Dino Cazares Burton C. Bell

Producer: Colin Richardson

Where are we now?
When we are blind
Abandoned faith
You left behind
Were you betrayed?
Or did you lie?
Our common fate
Our common demise

Where is the sun?
To light the way
Along this path
Of our dismay

Look to the sky
On judgment day
A human God
That was man-made

So we lie
So we lie
So we lie
So we lie

And so we rise
Just to fall down
In reality
You're never found

I'm reaching out
With sealed eyes
I grab for light
Visions decried

Look to the sky
On judgment day
A human God
That was man-made

So we lie
So we lie
So we lie
So we lie

Face down, arms out
Nailed to the cross of doubt
Blood runs like rain
Drowning for this world in vain

Crown of blackthorns
Human skin, ripped and torn
Crown of blackthorns
Human skin, ripped and torn
Where is your saviour now?
Where is your saviour now?
Where is your saviour now?
Where is your saviour now?

Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band that was formed in 1989. During the band’s career, they have released nine full-length albums and have evolved through a succession of styles, including nu metal, death metal, groove metal, and thrash metal. Fear Factory was enormously influential on the heavy metal scene in the mid-to-late 1990s. Fear Factory went on hold in March 2002 following some internal disputes, but reformed later that year without founding member Dino Cazares, adding bassist Byron Stroud, and previous bassist Christian Olde Wolbers as guitarist.

In April 2009, a new lineup was announced. Cazares returned as lead and rhythm guitarist, and Gene Hoglan as drummer. Bell and Stroud reprised their respective roles, and the band completed a seventh studio album titled Mechanize. Former members Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera —both of whom were playing in Arkaea—disputed the legitimacy of the new lineup, and a legal battle from both parties was begun. Fear Factory released its eighth studio album, The Industrialist, in June 2012. Their latest album, Genexus, was released in August 2015.

Over the years, Fear Factory has seen changes in its members, with lead vocalist Burton C. Bell being the only consistent member since 1989. The band has performed at three Ozzfests and the inaugural Gigantour. Their singles have charted on the US Mainstream Rock Top 40 and albums on the Billboard Top 40, 100, and 200, and they have sold more than a million albums in the U.S. alone.

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