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Former Fear Factory singer to freeze hell over in Whistler Burton C. Bell was a young audience member in Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” music video and that’s enough rock credibility to carry him through the rest of his life as a “cool dude” in the eyes of un-jaded rock fans. But for pubescent metalheads …
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According to a posting on FEAR FACTORY‘s Facebook page, the band’s previously announced U.S. tour dates — which were scheduled to kick off latet this week — have been “potponed.” No further details are currently available. Affected shows: Jan. 02 – Amarillo, TX – The Sorority House Jan. 04 – Farmington, NM – Top Deck …
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On Mechanize, FEAR FACTORY goes back to their roots, playing the influential industrialized metal that people grew to love on Soul Of A New Machine and Demanufacture. Let’s face it, after Obsolete, FEAR FACTORY were a mess. Some say their cover of Gary Numan’s “Cars” led to their downfall, alienating die-hard fans. They weren’t helped …
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Byron Stroud has been around the heavy-metal block a few times: thrash band CAUSTIC THOUGHT in the early ’90s, FEAR FACTORY since 2003, Devon Townsend’s STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and his own humorous side project, ZIMMERS HOLE. The bassist’s new Vancouver-based band, CITY OF FIRE, featuring Fear Factory’s Burton C. Bell on vocals, as well as …
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Candlelight Records has confirmed February 9 as the American release date for Mechanize, the seventh studio album from FEAR FACTORY. Mechanize features the highly reported reconciliation of vocalist Burton C. Bell with original guitarist Dino Cazares along with bassist Byron Stroud and journeyman drummer Gene Hoglan (Dethklok, Strapping Young Lad). The anticipated album also welcomes …
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FEAR FACTORY vocalist Burton C. Bell has confirmed the name of their new album to Mexico’s Search & Destroy in a recent audio interview. It’ll be called Mechanized and will released in February 2010. Have a listen here.
Hard rock experimentalists, CITY OF FIRE, pay homage to the vibrant city in which the band was formed, Vancouver, BC, with their self-titled debut release. CITY OF FIRE’s debut album will be released on the band’s website, www.cityoffire.com, on August 15, with a full-scale release to be announced shortly. CITY OF FIRE is: Burton C. …
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More FEAR FACTORY members are hitting the collaboration path. Vocalist Burton C. Bell and bassist Byron Stroud are not wanting to be outdone by ARKAEA and have started up their own project dubbed CITY ON FIRE. Their debut album will be out on August 15, while new music is up and running on their MySpace.
DARKNESS DYNAMITE make no bones about it as they wear their roots on their sleeves as evident in the heavy groove that instantly catches the ears of “Supernatural” taking us back the days of Cowboys From Hell from PANTERA. But what separates DD from being a copycat band is the fact that they can take …
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