Fear Factory: The industrial metal pioneers on a major German tour: Five shows in September with exciting special guests!
Presented by ROCK HARD and metal.de
Support: Crystal Lake, Hate + The Nocturnal Affair
With Fear Factory, the undisputed kings of industrial metal return to concert stages worldwide! Throughout their extensive 36-year history, the band has seen many ups and downs, experiencing highs and personal differences – but somehow, it has only made them stronger. This was proven in 2021 not only by their latest studio album, “Aggression Continuum,” but also by their breathtaking live shows, five of which German fans can experience this coming September: in Cologne, Hamburg, Berlin, Munich, and Karlsruhe. They weren’t just pioneers of a previously unknown sound when Fear Factory formed in 1989 under the name Ulceration; with their wild mix of thrash and groove metal combined with pounding industrial, they helped define a new genre: industrial metal. Initially rooted more in death metal, the three founding members Burton C. Bell (vocals, keyboards), Dino Cazares (guitar, bass), and Raymond Herrera (drums) developed a new sonic aesthetic that blasted from the speakers as both brutal and futuristic, terrifying and emotional. Following their 1992 debut, the programmatically titled “Soul of a New Machine,” they achieved their breakthrough in the US and UK with their second album, “Demanufacture” (1995). With the 1998 follow-up “Obsolete,” where Fear Factory condensed their unique genre mix into an initial internal peak, they became new stars of the global metal scene: despite its uncompromising heaviness, the album climbed high in the charts across numerous nations. Fear Factory is among the long-standing metal bands with perhaps one of the highest turnovers of members, all of whom consistently brought new impulses to the group. In particular, the two heads of the band, Burton C. Bell and Dino Cazares, repeatedly had fierce disputes, which even led to a temporary breakup in 2007. After Bell finally left the band in 2021, Fear Factory appeared on their current album “Aggression Continuum” for the first time with new frontman Milo Silvestro, while simultaneously showing their old strength. The special guests also add extra depth and a rare international range to this tour’s lineup. Crystal Lake from Tokyo will provide high-energy, Asian-influenced moments with their explosive metalcore. Hate, one of the most respected Polish extreme metal bands, delivers a relentless assault of dark black and death metal based on decades of underground credibility. The Nocturnal Affair from Las Vegas, on the other hand, bring a darker, melodic dimension, weaving together gothic and atmospheric rock elements – helping to condense these five evenings into highly multifaceted, powerful metal sound journeys.