Band: Fear Factory
Album title: Mechanize
Label: AFM Records
Distributor: Rock Inc. - Bertus
Release date: 05/02/2010
Release: CD

Fear Factory is an American metal band that was formed in 1989, since then, they’ve released seven full-length albums and couple of remixes. Over the course of their career they’ve changed their music style many times tried out a successful combination of different styles  in the metal genre like groove metal, death metal, industrial metal and trash metal.

As a result, this band was very influential for the rest of the metal scene since the mid 90’s until present and counting. But unfortunately, the band broke up in 2002 and got back together without Dino Cazares (it was like a Metallica and Dave Mustaine kind of situation) and founded a new guitar player in Christian Olde Wolbers who was already playing base in the band and finding a new bass player in Byron Stroud. But In 2009, Olde Wolbers and drummer Raymond Herrera parted ways with Fear Factory to from Arkaea and vocalist Burton C. Bell went to reform Fear Factory with Dino Cazares, bassist Byron, and drummer Gene Hoglan. And with the return of Dino, an album couldn’t be to far away. Making so many people curious, will this new album restore the former glory of Fear Factory? Well, all qualities and elements we now and love in Fear Factory, like the time era of Demanufacture and Obsolete are present. Roaring down tuned guitar playing staccato riffs lie a machine, with different kinds of vocals are their but in a more balanced sound and bit more mature overall. Like their glad Dino is back and their seriously mean it.

Now many among you will be very pleased to hear that the band is back, but keep in mind that this is a genre on it’s own and that it won’t be for everyone out there. But I’m glad and can’t wait to see this band live to feel the real energy.

87/100

Jeroen.