Fear Factory

Released: June 16, 1995

Songwriter: Raymond Herrera Dino Cazares Burton C. Bell

Producer: Colin Richardson

[Verse 1]
Hey you! Wake up!
Open your swollen eyes
Erosion invades your mind
A cancer that grows over time

Hey you! Rise up!
Rise to fight, eliminate
Burn your fuse to detonate
The human machines of hate

[Chorus]
All these years they've tried to break you to your knees
Anger scours right through your veins
Now it's time to put an end to all the lies
Now it's time to take control of your life

[Verse 2]
Wake up! Rise up!
Open minds will dominate
Burn your fuse to detonate
The human machines of hate

[Chorus]
All these years they've tried to break you to your knees
Anger scours right through your veins
Now it's time to put an end to all the lies
Now it's time to take control of your life
Life
Life
Life

[Bridge]
Hypocrisy
You can't believe
Machines of hate
A disease that infiltrates

Persist for resistance
Resist their insolence
You are a dissident
Burn away conformity

Persist for resistance
Resist their insolence
You are a dissident
Burn away conformity

[Chorus]
All these years they've tried to break you to your knees
Anger scours right through your veins
Now it's time to put an end to all the lies
Now it's time to take control of your life

[Outro]
They have tried to break you
They have tried to break you
They have tried to break you
They have tried to break you

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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