REVIEW: FEAR FACTORY - DIGIMORTAL

 

FEAR FACTORY - DIGIMORTAL (Roadrunner Records, 2001):

Technical data:

Recorded at Ocean Studio. Mixed at Sol 7 Studios.

Produced by Rhys Fulber and Fear factory.

Artwork by Tom Jermann

Track List: 1- What Will Become?, 2- Damaged, 3- Digimortal, 4- No One, 5- Linckpin, 6- Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies), 7- Acres of Skin, 8- Back the Fuck Up, 9- Byte Block, 10- Hurt Conveyor, 11- (Memory Imprints) never End, 12- Dead Man Walking, 13- Strain Vs. Resistance, 14- Repentance, 15- Full Metal Contact

Fear Factory has become a cult band within the metal realm after their first two albums "Soul of a New Machine" and "Demanufacture". This time we have here their newest offer called "Digimortal"....thi album follows the path of albums like "Demanufature" being heavier than "Obsolete". As always the band is helped by a great production to achieve the heaviness and mechanical sound that is their main characteristic. In "Digimortal" the band explores their heavier side (the contrary than they did in "Obsolete" where they explored their more melodic sound. As always Dino Cazares guitars are exptremely heavy and combined with Raymond Herrera´s mechanical drums give the band its true identity. Obviously one of the main points here are Burton C. Bell´s vocals which are really original diferentiating Fear Factory from their imitators. Plus this record includes four bonus tracks. Favorite tracks: "Damaged", "Linckpin" and "(Memory Imprints) Never End. Contact: www.fearfactory.com