Fear Factory

Released: September 8, 1992

Songwriter: Dino Cazares Burton C. Bell

Producer: Colin Richardson

"In America today, every 25 fucking seconds
Someone is viciously raped, someone is brutally violated
250 times a day someone is murdered, someone's life is taken
In America
This is America
This is America
And I love America
I love America!"

No remorse for the pain
Look into the eyes of death
Strong man cannot endure
Big god of this earth

Liar!
Big god, no god!

Take back this life
Give back the world
"Woe to you of Earth and sea"
Big god will always be

Liar!
Big god, no god!
Burn!

Raped souls

God raped souls
Of our lives
Hammers crush all our lives
Just like clockwork
They'll crush our lives

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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Soul of a New Machine (1992)
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