FEAR FACTORY – “Obsolete” 20th Anniversary Vinyl Release

FEAR FACTORY’s gold selling 1998 album “Obsolete” looks set to receive a 20th anniversary vinyl release later this year. According to a since deleted tweet made by the band’s guitarist Dino Cazares this weekend, Metal Blade Records have secured the rights for that upcoming release. No word yet on when you can expect to find it in stores.

With Genexus, Fear Factory forges a new hyper-alloy of sound, extreme and idea. “We wanted to create a new hybrid,” states guitarist and founding songwriter, Dino Cazares. “Something that summed up every aspect of who we are. Musically. Lyrically. You can hear the organic, the technological; the past and the future. It’s the next evolution of Fear Factory.”

Genexus is the sound of Fear Factory in-extremis. Co-produced by the band with longtime collaborator, Rhys Fulber, and mixed by Andy Sneap (Testament, Killswitch Engage, Trivium), it’s Fear Factory bringing every weapon in its sonic arsenal to bear. From the concrete-breaking staccato riffs that open the record with “Autonomous Combat System” to the soaring melodies of “Dielectric” to the album’s elegiacal closer, “Expiration Date,” Genexus is an unforgiving and unforgettable statement from a band that has long pushed the boundaries of extreme music.

“We’ve always had a thirst for technology; whether it be in how we make our records or how we view the world,” says Cazares. “That’s always helped us stay a step ahead and remain relevant. That was the feeling we had when we started the band 25 years ago and that’s how we approach our music now. We’ve never wavered.”

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