Fear Factory discography explained

Artist:	Fear Factory
Studio:	10
Compilation:	3
Video:	1
Ep:	5
Singles:	21
Music Videos:	14
1Option:	2
1Option Name:	Remix albums
2Option:	1
2Option Name:	Demo albums

The discography of Fear Factory, an American industrial metal band, consists of ten studio albums, three compilation albums, two remix albums, one demo album, one video album, five extended plays, twenty-one singles and thirteen music videos. Fear Factory formed in 1989, signing to Roadrunner Records three years later. The band's debut studio album, Soul of a New Machine, was released in 1992. The following year, Fear Is the Mindkiller was released as an EP, featuring remixes by Rhys Fulber and Bill Leeb of Front Line Assembly. In 1995, Fear Factory released their second studio album, Demanufacture, which peaked at number 27 on the UK Albums Chart, and was later certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI); it was followed two years later by another remix project, Remanufacture (Cloning Technology), which this time featured contributions from a number of different remixers, including many techno-oriented artists, as well as the band themselves.

Released in 1998, Obsolete became the band's most successful album, peaking at number 77 on the Billboard 200 and hitting the top 30 in several countries. The album received a gold certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Their next album, 2001's Digimortal, peaked at number ten in Australia, but by the next year, Fear Factory disbanded and Roadrunner issued their original 1991 recordings on the demo album Concrete. The band reformed sans Dino and signed to the independent record label Liquid 8 for Archetype, released in 2004. The album peaked at number 30 on the Billboard 200 and number 18 in Australia. Transgression was issued by Calvin Records a year later. Dino Cazares rejoined the band in 2009, and they recorded Mechanize, which was released the following year. Mechanize was followed two years later by The Industrialist (2012), and then three years later by Genexus (2015). Due to both legal and personal issues surrounding the band, Fear Factory did not release their next studio album Aggression Continuum until 2021, which marked the last one to include original vocalist Burton C. Bell, who had already recorded his vocals for the album in 2017 and left the band nearly a year prior to its release.

Albums

Studio albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
US ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	BEL ^[4]	FIN ^[5]	FRA ^[6]	GER ^[7]	NLD ^[8]	SWE ^[9]	UK ^[10]
Soul of a New Machine	Released: August 25, 1992 (US)^[11] Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, cassette, LP, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 91,888^[12]
Demanufacture	Released: June 13, 1995 (US)^[13] Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, cassette, LP, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	53	—	27	US: 240,229	ARIA: Gold^[14] BPI: Silver^[15]
Obsolete	Released: July 28, 1998 (US)^[16] Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, cassette, digital download	77	14	24	10	36	31	12	32	28	20	US: 406,247	RIAA: Gold^[17] ARIA: Gold
Digimortal	Released: April 24, 2001 (US)^[18] Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, LP, digital download	32	10	26	39	25	40	11	60	31	24	US: 156,264^[19]
Archetype	Released: April 20, 2004 (US)^[20] Label: Liquid 8 Formats: CD, digital download	30	18	25	50	30	50	26	52	47	41	US: 96,509^[21]
Transgression	Released: August 23, 2005 (US)^[22] Label: Calvin Formats: CD, digital download	45	26	44	74	38	87	37	54	56	77	US: 19,000^[23]
Mechanize	Released: February 9, 2010 (US)^[24] Label: Candlelight Formats: CD, LP, digital download	72	24	46	74	31	25	31	87	51	58	US: 17,750^[25]
The Industrialist	Released: June 5, 2012 (US)^[26] Label: Candlelight Formats: CD, LP, digital download	38	21	56	1	23	17	27	12	—	24	US: 13,000^[27]
Genexus	Released: August 7, 2015 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: CD, LP, digital download	37	15	25	35	25	55	17	34	—	31
Aggression Continuum	Released: June 18, 2021 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: CD, LP, digital download	—	15 ^[28]	31	76	—	—	20	—	—	98
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Album details
Hatefiles	Released: April 8, 2003 (US)^[29] Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, digital download
The Best of Fear Factory	Released: September 11, 2006 (US)^[30] Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, digital download
The Complete Roadrunner Collection 1992–2001	Released: November 9, 2012 (US)^[31] Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD box set, digital download

Archival albums

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Album details	UK chart
Concrete	Released: July 30, 2002 (US)^[32] Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, digital download	190

Remix albums

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Album details	Peak chart positions
US	AUS	BEL (FL)	GER	NZ ^[33]	UK
Remanufacture	Released: May 20, 1997 (US)^[34] Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, cassette, digital download	158	33	15	93	47	22
Recoded^[35]	Released: October 28, 2022 Label: Nuclear Blast Formats: CD, cassette, digital download

Video albums

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Album details
Digital Connectivity	Released: December 18, 2001 (US)^[36] Label: Roadrunner Formats: DVD, VHS

Extended plays

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EP details	Peak chart positions
AUS ^[37]	UK ^[38] ^[39]
Fear Is the Mindkiller	Released: April 14, 1993 (US)^[40] Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, cassette, LP, digital download	53	122
Burn	Released: 1997 (UK)^[41] Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD, LP	40	83
The Gabber Mixes	Released: 1997 (NLD)^[42] Label: Mokum Formats: LP	91	117
Resurrection	Released: September 14, 1998 (UK)^[43] Label: Roadrunner Formats: CD	89	98
Live on the Sunset Strip	Released: August 9, 2005 (US)^[44] Label: Calvin Formats: CD	45	27
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Singles

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Year	Peak chart positions					Album
US Sales ^[45]	US Alt. ^[46]	US Main. Rock ^[47]	AUS ^[48]	UK ^[49]
"Replica"^[50]	1995	—	—	—	—	—	Demanufacture
"Dog Day Sunrise"		—	—	—	—	85
"Shock"^[51]	1998	—	—	—	—	—	Obsolete
"Edgecrusher"^[52]		—	—	—	—	—
"Resurrection"^[53]		—	—	—	89	88
"Descent"		—	—	38	—	—
"Cars" (featuring Gary Numan)	1999	—	38	16	89	57
"Linchpin"	2001	—	—	31	—	85	Digimortal
"Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies)"^[54]		—	—	—	—	—
"Cyberwaste"^[55]	2004	—	—	—	—	—	Archetype
"Archetype"^[56]		—	—	—	—	—
"Bite the Hand That Bleeds"		47	—	—	—	—
"Supernova"^[57]	2005	—	—	—	—	—	Transgression
"Moment of Impact"^[58]		—	—	—	—	—
"Transgression"^[59]	2006	—	—	—	—	—
"Powershifter"^[60]	2009	—	—	—	—	—	Mechanize
"Fear Campaign"^[61]	2010	—	—	—	—	—
"Final Exit"		—	—	—	—	—
"Recharger"^[62]	2012	—	—	—	—	—	The Industrialist
"New Messiah"^[63]		—	—	—	—	—
"The Industrialist"^[64]		—	—	—	—	—
"Soul Hacker"^[65]	2015	—	—	—	—	—	Genexus
"Protomech"^[66]		—	—	—	—	—
"Dielectric"^[67]		—	—	—	—	—
"Disruptor"	2021	—	—	—	—	—	Aggression Continuum
"Fuel Injected Suicide Machine"^[68]		—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

• "Roboticist"(2023)^[69]

Music videos

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Year	Album	Director(s)
"Replica"	1995	Demanufacture	Bill Ward
"Resurrection"	1998	Obsolete	William Morrison
"Cars" (featuring Gary Numan)
"Linchpin"	2001	Digimortal	Thomas Mignone
"Cyberwaste"	2004	Archetype	Dale Resteghini^[70]
"Archetype"			Cesario Montano^[71]
"Bite the Hand That Bleeds"			Tony Ballejos^[72]
"Transgression"	2005	Transgression	Michael Sarna^[73]
"Spinal Compression"
"Moment of Impact"
"Fear Campaign"	2010	Mechanize	Ian McFarland and Mike Pecci^[74]
"Powershifter"			Myles Dyer^[75]
"The Industrialist"	2012	The Industrialist	James Zahn^[76]
"Dielectric"	2015	Genexus	Ramon Boutsiveth
"Expiration Date"	2016
"Disruptor"	2021	Aggression Continuum	Patrik Nuorteva and Tuomas Kurikka

External links

• Official website
• Fear Factory at AllMusic

Notes and References

1. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=fear factory|chart=Billboard 200}} Fear Factory – Chart History: Billboard 200 ]. . March 25, 2013.
2. Web site: Discography Fear Factory . australian-charts.com . Hung Medien . December 18, 2008.
3. Web site: Discographie Fear Factory . austriancharts.at . Hung Medien . December 19, 2008.
4. Web site: Discografie Fear Factory . ultratop.be . Hung Medien . December 19, 2008.
5. Web site: Discography Fear Factory . finnishcharts.com . Hung Medien . December 19, 2008.
6. Web site: Discographie Fear Factory . lescharts.com . Hung Medien . December 19, 2008.
7. Web site: Discographie von Fear Factory. GfK Entertainment. June 25, 2021.
8. Web site: Discografie Fear Factory . dutchcharts.nl . Hung Medien . December 19, 2008.
9. Web site: Discography Fear Factory . swedishcharts.com . Hung Medien . December 19, 2008.
10. Peak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom:
    • All except Transgression, Mechanize and The Industrialist: Web site: Fear Factory . https://archive.today/20130411230139/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/Fear%20Factory . live . April 11, 2013 . . June 14, 2021 . select "Albums" tab .
    • Transgression and Mechanize: Web site: Chart Log UK: Adam F – FYA . zobbel.de . March 25, 2013 . Zywietz, Tobias .
    • The Industrialist: Web site: Chart Log UK – 2012 . zobbel.de . March 25, 2013 . Zywietz, Tobias .
11. Web site: Soul of a New Machine – Fear Factory . . March 25, 2013 . Birchmeier, Jason.
12. Web site: Sludge Scans As Of November 22, 1999 . www.metalsludge.tv . October 21, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150102163813/http://www.metalsludge.tv/?p=30332 . January 2, 2015 .
13. Web site: Demanufacture . . October 21, 2013.
14. Web site: ARIA Charts – Accreditations . . March 22, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721044303/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations.htm . July 21, 2011 .
15. Web site: Certified Awards Search . . March 22, 2013 . To access, enter the search parameter "Fear Factory" . August 1, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170801142929/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certified-awards/Search.aspx . dead .
16. Web site: Obsolete – Fear Factory . . October 21, 2013 . Prato, Greg.
17. Web site: American certifications – Fear Factory . . March 22, 2013.
18. Web site: Digimortal – Fear Factory . . October 21, 2013 . Smith, Kerry L..
19. Web site: Metal/Hard Rock Album Sales In The US As Reported By SoundScan . Blabbermouth.net . April 30, 2002 . October 21, 2013 .
20. Web site: Archetype – Fear Factory . . October 21, 2013 . Loftus, Johnny.
21. Web site: Sludge Scans As of August 11, 2004 . www.metalsludge.tv . October 21, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131111110217/http://www.metalsludge.tv/?p=30373 . November 11, 2013 .
22. Web site: Transgression – Fear Factory . . October 21, 2013 . Loftus, Johnny.
23. Web site: FEAR FACTORY: 'Transgression' Fails To Live Up To Expectations. Blabbermouth.net . August 31, 2005. October 21, 2013 .
24. Web site: Mechanize . . October 21, 2013.
25. Web site: Metal By Numbers 2/17: What Decade Is This Again? . metalinsider.net . February 17, 2010 . October 21, 2013 .
    Web site: Metal By Numbers 3/3: Matt Pike Debuts High . March 3, 2010 . www.metalinsider.net . October 21, 2013 .
    Web site: Metal By Numbers 2/24: Hell Chose Carnifex . metalinsider.net . February 24, 2010 . October 21, 2013 .
26. Web site: The Industrialist – Fear Factory . . October 21, 2013 . Heaney, Gregory.
27. Web site: Metal By Numbers 6/13: Rock Is Ageless As Fear Factory Has Great Debut . June 13, 2012 . www.metalinsider.net . October 21, 2013 .
    Web site: Metal By Numbers 6/20: Big Time Rush . June 20, 2012 . www.metalinsider.net . October 21, 2013 .
28. Web site: ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. June 28, 2021. June 25, 2021.
29. Web site: Hatefiles – Fear Factory . . . March 25, 2013 . Prato, Greg.
30. Web site: Best of Fear Factory – Fear Factory . . . March 25, 2013 . Birchmeier, Jason.
31. Web site: The Complete Roadrunner Collection 1992-2001 – Fear Factory . . . March 25, 2013 . Thomas, Fred.
32. Web site: Concrete . Amazon . October 21, 2013.
33. Web site: Discography Fear Factory . charts.nz . Hung Medien . March 22, 2013.
34. Web site: Remanufacture (Cloning Technology) – Fear Factory . . . October 21, 2013 . Huey, Steve.
35. Web site: FEAR FACTORY to Release 'Recoded' Album of 'Aggression Continuum' Remixes . July 14, 2022 .
36. Web site: Digital Connectivity – Fear Factory . . . March 25, 2013.
37. Book: Kent, David . . David Kent (historian) . Australian Chart Book . St Ives, N.S.W. . 2006 . 0-646-45889-2.
38. Web site: Chart Log UK: Adam F – FYA . zobbel.de . Tobias Zywietz . March 25, 2013 . Zywietz, Tobias.
39. Web site: Fear Factory UK Chart History. Official Charts . Official Charts Company . April 25, 2019.
40. Web site: Fear Is the Mindkiller – Fear Factory . . . March 25, 2013 . Birchmeier, Jason.
41. Fear Factory . 1997 . Burn . track listing . . RR 2271-3.
42. Fear Factory . 1997 . The Gabber Mixes . track listing . . MOK 76.
43. Web site: Resurrection – Fear Factory . . . October 26, 2013.
44. Web site: Live on Sunset Strip – Fear Factory . . . March 25, 2013.
45. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=fear factory|chart=Hot Singles Sales}} Fear Factory – Chart History: Hot Singles Sales ]. . March 25, 2013.
46. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=fear factory|chart=Alternative Songs}} Fear Factory – Chart History: Alternative Songs ]. . March 25, 2013.
47. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=fear factory|chart=Mainstream Rock Tracks}} Fear Factory – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Tracks ]. . March 25, 2013.
48. 101.
49. Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
    • "Dog Day Sunrise" and "Linchpin": Web site: Chart Log UK: Adam F – FYA . zobbel.de . Tobias Zywietz . March 25, 2013 . Zywietz, Tobias .
    • "Cars": Web site: Fear Factory . . March 25, 2013 .
50. Fear Factory . 1995 . Replica . track listing . .
51. Fear Factory . 1998 . Shock . track listing . . RR PROMO 350.
52. Fear Factory . 1998 . Edgecrusher . track listing . .
53. Fear Factory . 1998 . Resurrection . track listing . . RR PROMO 352.
54. Fear Factory . 2001 . Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies) . track listing . . RR PROMO 617.
55. Fear Factory . 2004 . Cyberwaste . track listing . . RR PROMO 774.
56. Fear Factory . 2004 . Archetype . track listing . .
57. Modern Rock – Airplay Archive . . Mediaspan Online Services . March 25, 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130921072932/http://www.fmqb.com/Article.asp?id=16771 . September 21, 2013 .
58. Fear Factory . 2005 . Moment of Impact . track listing . .
59. Fear Factory . 2006 . Transgression . track listing . .
60. Web site: Powershifter – Single by Fear Factory . . . October 21, 2013.
61. News: Fear Factory Releases 'Final Exit' Single . . . April 20, 2010 . March 25, 2013.
62. Web site: Recharger – Single by Fear Factory . . . October 21, 2013.
63. News: Fear Factory Streams New Track "New Messiah" . News . . January 30, 2014.
64. News: Fear Factory Releases "The Industrialist" Video . News . . January 30, 2014.
65. Web site: New Release Music. Fear Factory - Soul Hacker. October 14, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150921140248/http://newreleasesmusic.net/fear-factory-soul-hacker-2015/. September 21, 2015.
66. Web site: MetalSucks. Rosenberg. Axl. Fear Factory Release New Ditty, "Protomech". July 13, 2015. October 14, 2015.
67. Web site: Dielectric: Fear Factory. Amazon Germany. October 14, 2015.
68. Web site: Listen to New FEAR FACTORY Song 'Fuel Injected Suicide Machine'. May 14, 2021.
69. https://blabbermouth.net/news/hear-early-instrumental-version-of-new-fear-factory-song-roboticist
70. News: Fear Factory: 'Cyberwaste' Video Posted Online . . . March 25, 2004 . March 25, 2013.
71. News: Fear Factory: 'Archetype' Video Posted Online . . . July 21, 2004 . March 25, 2013.
72. News: Fear Factory: 'Bite The Hand That Bleeds' Video Posted Online . . . September 23, 2004 . March 25, 2013.
73. Web site: Transgression Fear Factory Music Video . https://web.archive.org/web/20081206072637/http://www.mtv.com/videos/fear-factory/91297/transgression.jhtml . dead . December 6, 2008 . . . June 12, 2006 . March 25, 2013.
74. News: Fear Factory: 'Fear Campaign' Video Released . . . February 2, 2010 . March 25, 2013.
75. News: Fear Factory: 'Powershifter' Video Released . . . July 16, 2010 . March 25, 2013.
76. News: Fear Factory: 'The Industrialist' Video Released . . . October 22, 2012 . March 25, 2013.