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This is the band’s ninth studio album, released in 2015 and it was also Burton C Bell’s last one with the band. Fear Factory seem to have so much internal turmoil with their band members I am amazed they actually record anything. Demanufacture is one of my favourite albums of the whole industrial metal scene. The riffs are simple and seriously heavy, and that appeals to my simple metal brain. Tons of palm muting riffage mixed with the pounding relentless double kicks and I’m sold. Dino Cazares’ style of guitar is all about the riffs and chunk with zero leads played.

I’ll go straight to the songs that really float my tree. Anodized is the first, it has the aforementioned guitar riffage and you get the clean side of Burton’s vocals mixed with the anger. Dielectric is near enough a carbon copy in execution. Soul Hacker has to be the heaviest sounding piece they have done, and that is saying something. The very low-tuned groove with the anger is so effective. My favourite track is Regenerate. The groove is very heavy and yet the vibe is cool, plus the hook and chorus are so not Fear Factory. The whole album follows a similar pattern as does most FF records. The production is super clear and precise as well.

9/10 from The Grooveman.

As far as extreme/industrial metal goes, this album is classed as royalty in that genre. Their second album in, and it’s an absolute classic of the genre. It’s tough to follow that, and they have had a very turbulent time with line ups to emphasize that point. Fear Factory are all about the groove and riff, no guitar solos or any of that nonsense here. The recipe is machine gun double bass mixed with fat chugga riffs. At times brutal in its execution, but very effective, as the head most definitely wants to bang.

Self Bias Resistor is what this band are all about, supremely heavy and unrelenting, yet very groovy at the same time. This is a great reissue and sounds killer with the extra bonus disc live at Ozzfest in ’96. Side 2 of this set is my favourite side. The awesome chugga of Replica kicks things off with a rather melodic but heavy chord pattern, and Burton C Bell sings his best Tommy Victor impression. Quickly followed by the joint best track on the album with New Breed. This is just freaking awesome with the unreal pounding grooves and the most fattest and evil of guitar tones. Dog Day Sunrise on the other hand is the most melodic that this band gets, mixing indie tones with metal grooves and Burt singing clean vocals. Quite possibly the bands finest hour.

If you are into this genre then you should already own this beast, but if not, get on down to your local music emporium and acquire a copy.

10/10 from The Grooveman.