Fear Factory

Fear Factory
Fear Factory at Elbriot 2016
Background information
Also known as	Ulceration (1989–1990)
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Industrial metal groove metal nu metal death metal (early)
Years active	1989–2002 2003–2006 2009–present
Labels	Roadrunner Liquid 8 Calvin Candlelight Nuclear Blast
Members	Dino Cazares Tony Campos Milo Silvestro Pete Webber
Past members	Burton C. Bell David Gibney Andy Romero Andrew Shives Raymond Herrera Christian Olde Wolbers Byron Stroud Gene Hoglan Matt DeVries Mike Heller
Website	fearfactory.com

Fear Factory is an American industrial metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1989. Throughout the band's career, they have released ten full-length albums and have evolved through a succession of sounds, all in their main style of industrial metal. Over the years, Fear Factory has seen frequent changes in its lineup, with lead vocalist Burton C. Bell being the only consistent member for 31 years until his departure in 2020. Guitarist Dino Cazares is the only original member still in the band. The band went on hiatus in March 2002 following some internal disputes, but resumed activity a year later without founding member Cazares. Previous bassist Christian Olde Wolbers replaced him on guitar, while Byron Stroud handled bass duties.^[1] After a second hiatus in 2006, Fear Factory reunited in April 2009 with a new lineup that featured a returning Cazares, Gene Hoglan as the replacement of original drummer Raymond Herrera, and Bell and Stroud reprising their respective roles; this lineup recorded the band's seventh studio album titled Mechanize (2010). Wolbers and Herrera — together comprising 50% of the band's legal ownership — disputed the legitimacy of the reunited band, and a legal battle from both parties had begun. Despite this, Fear Factory has since released three more albums: The Industrialist (2012), Genexus (2015) and Aggression Continuum (2021).

The band has performed at Ozzfest four times and the inaugural Gigantour. Their singles have charted on the US Mainstream Rock Top 40 and albums on the Billboard Top 40, 100, and 200, and they have sold more than a million albums in the U.S. alone.^[2]