Secular musicians display spirituality Jul 21, 2008
Front Line Assembly wrote on Jul 20, 2008 11:19 PM:" great list! I know most people wouldn't but I find a certain spiritual connection in the tones of some of the harder bands like Tool, Nine Inch Nails, and Fear factory. I know most of you are like What? How?! But they do for me much like this great music selection you have listed here works for you. ". REGISTRATION IS FREE. Comments are from online Herald Journal readers. (Logan Herald Journal, UT)
Metallica's Lars Ulrich Really Did Like The Sword; Plus Velvet Revolver, Divine Heresy & More News That Rules, In Metal File Apr 18, 2008
" ... Following the recent departure of bassist Todd Evans, Gwar have announced the return of Casey Orr to his "Beefcake the Mighty" role. Guitarist Balsac the Jaws of Death said fans will get their first chance to see Orr's return this May, when the band heads out on a brief tour of the Midwest and East Coast. No dates for the trek have been released yet. Evans left Gwar so he could focus full-time on his band Mobile Deathcamp, which, rumor has it, will serve as direct support for Green Jell 's... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Max Cavalera Says He 'Would Like To See' A Sepultura Reunion; Plus Ozzfest, Judas Priest & More News That Rules, In Metal File Apr 4, 2008
Looks like Fear Factory members Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera have teamed up with Threat Signal's Jon Howard to form a new band, the hard-to-pronounce Arkaea. The band will hit the studio soon to begin tracking, and Olde Wolbers said in a statement that the material they've been working on was "designed like the Fear Factory songs that Raymond and I always wrote. However, we've been able to push the boundaries and go out of that context, while remaining heavy." The band's debut is... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Fear Factory Singer Hopes New Band Is His Ticket To Heaven; Plus Soilent Green, Disgorge & More News That Rules, In Metal File Jan 5, 2008
Fear Factory Singer Hopes New Band Is His Ticket To Heaven; Plus Soilent Green, Disgorge & More News That Rules, In Metal File ... Fear Factory singer Burton C. Bell's new band, Ascension of the Watchers, are a dream come true literally ... "Yeah, I've been in a metal-industrial band, but the music I've always listened to has been much different, which is maybe why the vocals I did with Fear Factory were different than those of other metal singers. But I definitely wanted to do something much... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Junkie XL AU Interview Nov 18, 2007
So I worked with people like Fear Factory and Rammstein. Then I stopped producing because it took too much out of me, and that's when I started Junkie XL, so that was like 94, 95. (IGN PS2)
Haunted houses Oct 31, 2007
Four haunted attractions: Alice's House of Nightmares, 3-D Fear Factory, Castle of Darkness and Gold Miner's Revenge. Arizona's Original Scream Park, 8823 E. McDowell Road, Scottsdale. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
King Diamond's Ultimate Torture: A Herniated Disc; Plus Zyklon & More News That Rules, In Metal File Oct 27, 2007
Fear Factory guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers and drummer Raymond Herrera have teamed up with Threat Signal frontman Jon Howard to start a new project, but they haven't been able to come up with a name for it. Ideas can be submitted to Wolbers via his MySpace page. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Howl-o-ween happenings Oct 20, 2007
Make it a super spooky night and check out four haunted attractions: Alice's House of Nightmares, Gold Miner's Revenge, 3-D Fear Factory and Castle of Darkness. And if you need a break from making your heart jump, get your fortune told at the psychic corner. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Get scared and like it at Cumberland's Haunted Hill Oct 6, 2007
The event's second weekend will feature a "Fear Factory" type game and "Scar-e-oke," a karaoke-type game with Halloween theme songs. Both attractions will be offered as entertainment for people standing in line to purchase tickets. (Pawtucket Times, RI)
Get in on the creepy fun at Haunted Hill Oct 5, 2007
The event's second weekend will feature a "Fear Factory" type game and "Scar-e-oke," a karaoke type game with Halloween theme songs. Both attractions will be offered as entertainment for people standing in line to purchase tickets. (Woonsocket Call, RI)
Divine Heresy Holding Their Breath For Vomit Footage; Plus Six Feet Under & More News That Rules, In Metal File Sep 8, 2007
Just ask former Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares ... Cazares said the band does plan on playing some Fear Factory material during its sets even though he has no love for his former band ... "I definitely carried the passion in that band, and my riffs, my style, they were very distinctive. I don't regret anything I created in Fear Factory whatsoever. It will be part of my memory for the rest of my life. I believe I am continuing the legacy and keeping this metal torch alive and bringing it... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Ministry 'Riding Off Into The Sunset' With Bush; Plus Animosity & More News That Rules, In Metal File Aug 18, 2007
The disc will feature numerous guests, including Static-X's Wayne Static (singing "I Want You [She's So Heavy]" by the Beatles); Cheap Trick's Robin Zander (singing Golden Earring's "Radar Love"); Fear Factory's Burton Bell (Rolling Stones' "Under My Thumb"); and Victor and Mountain guitarist Leslie West (Mountain's "Mississippi Queen") ... As if that's not enough, Jourgensen is currently producing and playing on the debut album by Ascension of the Watchers, Bell and Fear Factory keyboardist... (VHI.com -- Music News)
Billboard Bits: Pearl Jam, Akwid, Ministry... Jul 7, 2007
Fear Factory vocalist Burton C. Bell guests on the songs "Die in a Crash" and the two-part "End of Days.". -- Jonathan Cohen, N.Y.. (Billboard.com)
Playing metal games: Entrepreneur finds way to draw fans to bands' music Jun 29, 2007
Kipphut's first national release was included with the album "Transgression" by Fear Factory. He has his hand in many businesses, among them running Fiddler's Green restaurant in Stamford with his father. (Stamford Advocate)
Pelican Getting Sick Of Weezer Comparisons, Plus Opeth, Nile & More News That Rules In Metal File May 18, 2007
Former Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares' new project, Divine Heresy, have signed with Century Media. Cazares also handles bass duties for the band, which includes drummer Tim Yeung (Hate Eternal, Vital Remains) and frontman Tommy Vext. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Interview: 3volution's Jeremy Blair May 4, 2007
The newest member to 3volution's staff is producer Jeremy Blair, who has engineered albums for Guns N' Roses, Coal Chamber, and his new boss's band Fear Factory ... Jeremy Blair: It was one of those things where I was still doing music production on records at the same time I was starting to help Raymond [Herrera, of Fear Factory, co-owner of 3volution] out a little bit ... And then I got into Metallica and Fear Factory, the harder stuff. (IGN PC Games)
Interview/Junkie XL: A Man For All Seasons Apr 29, 2007
He is also credited with co-producing the work of metal bands like Sepultura and Fear Factory, though he professes his proper metal days have long since passed ... I've done so many different remixes, from Rammstein to Natalie Imbruglia to BT. I produced a lot of rock bands in the 90s, and that was an interesting career that developed bands like Fear Factory (and other) top metal bands. (VHI.com -- Virginmega.com Music News)
'There was no other way but up' Feb 6, 2007
In 1990s songs such as Safe From Harm and Spying Glass, you can hear concerns about security, surveillance and the creeping anxiety of urban living - a prophetic soundtrack for what Del Naja calls the "fear factory" of modern Britain. And even before they found politics, politics found them. (Guardian Unlimited)
