Fear Factory

Released: June 16, 1995

Songwriter: Raymond Herrera Dino Cazares Burton C. Bell

Producer: Colin Richardson

[Spoken word]

[Verse 1]
The conscious man is dead
And I buried him
Beneath this scarred tissue
Armored skeleton

The machine is now alive
Desensitized with open eyes
Powered by an angry mind
And is refuelled by those I despise
Despise

I've become what they detest
A delinquent survivalist
Without fear and no regrets
They fucking say

[Chorus]
I am a criminal
I am a criminal
I am a criminal
I am a criminal

[Verse 2]
I must steal to survive
I must kill to moralize
Leaving people victimized
Fuels my angst inside

I'm your judge and your jury
You don't get an attorney
With my verdict of guilty
An execution in fury

[Hook]
The machine is now alive
To wreak havoc in your lives
There's no use to hold me back
I am ready to attack

[Verse 3]
I've become what they detest
A delinquent survivalist
Without fear and no regrets
They fucking say

[Chorus]
I am a criminal
I am a criminal
I am a criminal
I am a criminal

I am a criminal
I am a criminal
I am a criminal
I am a criminal

[Chorus]
I am a criminal
I am a criminal
I am a criminal
I am a criminal

"War against the machines"

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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