Genexus (album)

Genexus
Studio album by
Fear Factory
ReleasedAugust 7, 2015
Recorded2014−2015
Genre
Length47:55
LabelNuclear Blast
Producer
Fear Factory chronology
The Industrialist
(2012) 		Genexus
(2015) 		Aggression Continuum
(2021)
Singles from Genexus
  1. "Soul Hacker"
    Released: June 21, 2015[1]
  2. "Protomech"
    Released: July 13, 2015[2]
  3. "Dielectric"
    Released: July 24, 2015

Genexus is the ninth studio album by American industrial metal band Fear Factory, released on August 7, 2015.[3][4] It is the third Fear Factory album since guitarist Dino Cazares rejoined the band in 2009, their first album to feature drummer Mike Heller,[5] and the final album they released with vocalist Burton C. Bell before his departure from the band in 2020,[6] although his vocals appear on the band's next album, Aggression Continuum, which was initially recorded in 2017 but not released until four years later.[7] Genexus is also Fear Factory's first release through Nuclear Blast. Upon its release, the album received positive reviews from critics.

A lyric video for the song "Soul Hacker" was released on June 17.[8] A lyric video for the song "Protomech" was released on July 11. A full music video for the song "Dielectric" was released on August 7, the same day as the album release, and a music video for "Expiration Date" was released on April 12, 2016.[9]

  1. ^ "Fear Factory - Soul Hacker". New Release Music. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  2. ^ Rosenberg, Axl (July 13, 2015). "Fear Factory Release New Ditty, "Protomech"". MetalSucks. Retrieved October 14, 2015.
  3. ^ "Fear Factory To Release 'Genexus' Album In August". Blabbermouth.net. May 22, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "Fear Factory: 'Genexus' Artwork, Track Listing Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. May 27, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.
  5. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Fear Factory Unveil 'Soul Hacker' Lyric Video". Loudwire. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  6. ^ Childers, Chad (September 28, 2020). "Burton C. Bell Exits Fear Factory, Will Focus on Ascension of the Watchers". Loudwire. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  7. ^ "BURTON C. BELL Officially Quits FEAR FACTORY: 'I Cannot Align Myself With Someone Whom I Do Not Trust Nor Respect'". Blabbermouth.net. September 28, 2020. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  8. ^ "FEAR FACTORY: Lyric Video For New Song 'Soul Hacker'". Blabbermouth.net. June 17, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
  9. ^ FEAR FACTORY - Expiration Date (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO), archived from the original on December 21, 2021, retrieved December 23, 2019