According to Sick Drummer Magazine, Los Angeles cyber metallers FEAR FACTORY have tapped Mike Heller (MALIGNANCY, SYSTEM DIVIDE) as their new touring drummer.
Commented Heller: "It is an incredible honor to be chosen as the new drummer for FEAR FACTORY! It's something I never would have dreamt of as a kid listening to 'Soul Of A New Machine' and 'Demanufacture' over and over again in middle school. It's also an incredible honor to be following in the footsteps of two of the most amazing and influential drummers in metal drumming history. I hope to continue their legacy, creating some of the most forward-thinking and innovative music available today."
A two-minute trailer for "The Industrialist", the new album from FEAR FACTORY, can be seen below. Due in North America on June 5 via Candlelight Records, the CD is a conceptual record based around a story written by vocalist Burton C. Bell. Lyrics to the album's ten songs divulge the narrative as discussed recently by Bell with Decibel magazine. The album's artwork was created by American designer Anthony Clarkson with additional direction from the band. The album will be available on three formats — standard CD, a limited edition deluxe digi-book (featuring two additional songs), and 180-gram double vinyl.
Bell notes, "The protagonist (The Industrialist) is the incarnation of all industries in the form of an automaton. The mechanical, technological, and scientific advances through the industrial age led to the creation of The Industrialist. In the story, the automaton becomes sentient as it collects memories with each passing day. Through observation and learning, it gains the will to exist. What was meant to help man, will eventually be man's demise."
"The Industrialist" again pairs FEAR FACTORY with producer Rhys Fulber. Mixed by Greg Reely (PARADISE LOST, SKINNY PUPPY, MACHINE HEAD), with additional tracking by Logan Mader (GOJIRA, DIVINE HERESY), the album is the second written by Bell and guitarist Dino Cazares since reuniting in 2009 after a seven-year split. Cazares says, "Collaborating with Burton again on the new album was like magic. Everything just fell into place naturally. It felt good to recapture the true sound of FEAR FACTORY, taking it back to where it all started while raising it to new levels." Regarding Fulber, Cazares says, "Rhys has been our secret member. He is the one producer who has been able to understand what we have been trying to accomplish from the beginning and has opened our eyes to new things without sacrificing our original sound. His production and keyboard talents has made FEAR FACTORY stand out amongst the many bands of our genre."
"The Industrialist" track listing:
01. The Industrialist 02. Recharger 03. New Messiah 04. God Eater 05. Depraved Mind Murder 06. Virus of Faith 07. Difference Engine 08. Dissemble 09. Religion is Flawed Because Man is Flawed 10. Human Augmentation 11. Blush Response (Difference Engine) * 12. Landfill *
* Available on deluxe digibook only
The album's lead single, "Recharger", will be available via iTunes, Amazon and other online retailers beginning April 24.
FEAR FACTORY's first tour dates since 2011 kick off with four performances in South America, including Brazil, Argentina, and Chile, before starting American dates in San Antonio on May 1. Support on the trek will come from SHADOWS FALL, THE BROWNING, THE DEVASTED and LEGACY OF DISORDER.
Last week, Atheist frontman Kelly Shaefer kindly checked in with us to talk about his band’s addition to dates on the awesome Death To All tour. And just like he does with Atheist’s deceptively catchy jamz, Shaefer snuck into our gab a tantalizing detail for the attentive fan: Atheist is now preparing a follow-up to their first post-reactivation classic, Jupiter.
So I fired back to Shaefer a request to elaborate on that tidbit: Is this happening soon? With Jupiter as a jumping-off point, what are his expectations for this fifth record? How excited is he? Can I play on any/all of the songs? Ever the generous dude, Shaefer replied thusly:
Godsmack have unveiled the artwork for their upcoming ‘Live & Inspired’ disc, while the track list has also been revealed. Among the cover songs the ‘Inspired’ disc will contain are renditions of Metallica‘s ‘Nothing Else Matters’ as well as their take on classics by Pink Floyd and the Beatles.
Frontman Sully Erna & Co. have kept the details of the album under wraps for a while now, but the full track list reveals that in addition to current single ‘Rocky Mountain Way,’ a Joe Walsh cover, the release also includes covers of Metallica’s ‘Nothing Else Matters,’ Pink Floyd’s ‘Time’ and the Beatles’ ‘Come Together.’
The live portion of the disc was recorded during a show at Detroit’s Fox Theatre on the 2010 tour for their most recent studio album ‘The Oracle.’ It contains performances of the band’s biggest hits, including ‘Awake,”Voodoo’ and ‘Whatever.’
The band is currently on the road with Staind and Halestorm for their co-headlining spot on the Mass Chaos tour. ‘Live’ Disc Track List
01. ‘Straight Outta Line’ 02. ‘Realign’ 03. ‘Awake’ 04. ‘Moon Baby’ 05. ‘Changes’ 06. ‘The Enemy’ 07. ‘Keep Away’ 08. ‘Speak’ 09. ‘Voodoo’ 10. ‘Batalla De Los Tambores’ 11. ‘Whatever’ 12. ‘Serenity’ 13. ‘I Stand Alone’ ‘Inspired’ Disc Track List
In keeping with the theme of their recent induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to release an EP that will feature a collection of cover songs honoring previous Hall of Fame inductees. The song selections were based on artists who have influenced the Chili Peppers throughout their career and run the gamut of styles from the Ramones to the Beach Boys.
Three of the songs on the EP are live renditions of classic tunes including Neil Young’s ‘Everybody Knows This is Nowhere,’ David Bowie’s ‘Suffragette City’ and ‘I Get Around’ from The Beach Boys. ‘I Get Around’ was performed in 2005 at the MusiCares dinner honoring Brian Wilson, while the Neil Young classic was recorded on the band’s current tour in support of their latest disc ‘I’m With You.’
The other songs on the disc are ‘A Teenager in Love’ by Dion and the Belmonts, ‘Havana Affair’ from the Ramones, and ‘Search & Destroy’ by Iggy and the Stooges. A few of the songs were available in the past as part of B-side or international releases, but this is the first time five of the six songs will be available in digital format.
Red Hot Chili Peppers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last weekend (April 14). Check out our in-depth coverage of their induction here.
‘We Salute You’ will be available on May 1 via Warner Bros. Records. ‘We Salute You’ Track-Listing:
‘A Teenager in Love’ (Dion and the Belmonts) ‘Havana Affair’ (Ramones) ‘Search & Destroy’ (Iggy and the Stooges) ‘Everybody Knows This is Nowhere’ (Neil Young) [live] ‘I Get Around’ (The Beach Boys) [live] ‘Suffragette City’ (David Bowie) [live]
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Commented Heller: "It is an incredible honor to be chosen as the new drummer for FEAR FACTORY! It's something I never would have dreamt of as a kid listening to 'Soul Of A New Machine' and 'Demanufacture' over and over again in middle school. It's also an incredible honor to be following in the footsteps of two of the most amazing and influential drummers in metal drumming history. I hope to continue their legacy, creating some of the most forward-thinking and innovative music available today."
A two-minute trailer for "The Industrialist", the new album from FEAR FACTORY, can be seen below. Due in North America on June 5 via Candlelight Records, the CD is a conceptual record based around a story written by vocalist Burton C. Bell. Lyrics to the album's ten songs divulge the narrative as discussed recently by Bell with Decibel magazine. The album's artwork was created by American designer Anthony Clarkson with additional direction from the band. The album will be available on three formats — standard CD, a limited edition deluxe digi-book (featuring two additional songs), and 180-gram double vinyl.
Bell notes, "The protagonist (The Industrialist) is the incarnation of all industries in the form of an automaton. The mechanical, technological, and scientific advances through the industrial age led to the creation of The Industrialist. In the story, the automaton becomes sentient as it collects memories with each passing day. Through observation and learning, it gains the will to exist. What was meant to help man, will eventually be man's demise."
"The Industrialist" again pairs FEAR FACTORY with producer Rhys Fulber. Mixed by Greg Reely (PARADISE LOST, SKINNY PUPPY, MACHINE HEAD), with additional tracking by Logan Mader (GOJIRA, DIVINE HERESY), the album is the second written by Bell and guitarist Dino Cazares since reuniting in 2009 after a seven-year split. Cazares says, "Collaborating with Burton again on the new album was like magic. Everything just fell into place naturally. It felt good to recapture the true sound of FEAR FACTORY, taking it back to where it all started while raising it to new levels." Regarding Fulber, Cazares says, "Rhys has been our secret member. He is the one producer who has been able to understand what we have been trying to accomplish from the beginning and has opened our eyes to new things without sacrificing our original sound. His production and keyboard talents has made FEAR FACTORY stand out amongst the many bands of our genre."
"The Industrialist" track listing:
01. The Industrialist
02. Recharger
03. New Messiah
04. God Eater
05. Depraved Mind Murder
06. Virus of Faith
07. Difference Engine
08. Dissemble
09. Religion is Flawed Because Man is Flawed
10. Human Augmentation
11. Blush Response (Difference Engine) *
12. Landfill *
* Available on deluxe digibook only
The album's lead single, "Recharger", will be available via iTunes, Amazon and other online retailers beginning April 24.
FEAR FACTORY's first tour dates since 2011 kick off with four performances in South America, including Brazil, Argentina, and Chile, before starting American dates in San Antonio on May 1. Support on the trek will come from SHADOWS FALL, THE BROWNING, THE DEVASTED and LEGACY OF DISORDER.
So I fired back to Shaefer a request to elaborate on that tidbit: Is this happening soon? With Jupiter as a jumping-off point, what are his expectations for this fifth record? How excited is he? Can I play on any/all of the songs? Ever the generous dude, Shaefer replied thusly:
Frontman Sully Erna & Co. have kept the details of the album under wraps for a while now, but the full track list reveals that in addition to current single ‘Rocky Mountain Way,’ a Joe Walsh cover, the release also includes covers of Metallica’s ‘Nothing Else Matters,’ Pink Floyd’s ‘Time’ and the Beatles’ ‘Come Together.’
The live portion of the disc was recorded during a show at Detroit’s Fox Theatre on the 2010 tour for their most recent studio album ‘The Oracle.’ It contains performances of the band’s biggest hits, including ‘Awake,”Voodoo’ and ‘Whatever.’
The band is currently on the road with Staind and Halestorm for their co-headlining spot on the Mass Chaos tour.
‘Live’ Disc Track List
01. ‘Straight Outta Line’
02. ‘Realign’
03. ‘Awake’
04. ‘Moon Baby’
05. ‘Changes’
06. ‘The Enemy’
07. ‘Keep Away’
08. ‘Speak’
09. ‘Voodoo’
10. ‘Batalla De Los Tambores’
11. ‘Whatever’
12. ‘Serenity’
13. ‘I Stand Alone’
‘Inspired’ Disc Track List
01. ‘Rocky Mountain Way’ (Joe Walsh)
02. ‘Come Together’ (The Beatles)
03. ‘Time’ (Pink Floyd)
04. ‘Nothing Else Matters’ (Metallica)
Three of the songs on the EP are live renditions of classic tunes including Neil Young’s ‘Everybody Knows This is Nowhere,’ David Bowie’s ‘Suffragette City’ and ‘I Get Around’ from The Beach Boys. ‘I Get Around’ was performed in 2005 at the MusiCares dinner honoring Brian Wilson, while the Neil Young classic was recorded on the band’s current tour in support of their latest disc ‘I’m With You.’
The other songs on the disc are ‘A Teenager in Love’ by Dion and the Belmonts, ‘Havana Affair’ from the Ramones, and ‘Search & Destroy’ by Iggy and the Stooges. A few of the songs were available in the past as part of B-side or international releases, but this is the first time five of the six songs will be available in digital format.
Red Hot Chili Peppers were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last weekend (April 14). Check out our in-depth coverage of their induction here.
‘We Salute You’ will be available on May 1 via Warner Bros. Records.
‘We Salute You’ Track-Listing:
‘A Teenager in Love’ (Dion and the Belmonts)
‘Havana Affair’ (Ramones)
‘Search & Destroy’ (Iggy and the Stooges)
‘Everybody Knows This is Nowhere’ (Neil Young) [live]
‘I Get Around’ (The Beach Boys) [live]
‘Suffragette City’ (David Bowie) [live]
System of a Down
Announcement coming Monday.
Which will probably just be LA, but assuming it hits San Diego too, my friends and I might go to both dates.
Speculation of course.