Back when Fear Factory were still awesome...

God, FF used to be so friggin' good. Now, they are not horrible now, but their first few releases were so much stronger than all that they are releasing now. I got this cd after purchasing Demanufacture (another superb metal album) and was blown away by the level of heaviness this cd achieves. This cd came out in the era where FF were still just a heavy-as-hell death metal band, and hadn't really explored the industrial/melodic DM they are now. I would highly recommend this cd to anyone who likes death metal. Note: Burton's vocal style on this release is even more DM than any other, and sort of sounds like a heavier Johan Liiva (formerly of Arch Enemy),or Glen Benton from Deicide (though burton is far more easily understood) Recommended also to fans of Cannibal Corpse/SIx Feet Under and similar bands. Buy with confidence, its a great cd.

Foundations of Fear Factory

This CD release set the foundations of Fear Factory and in later albums they built from. In this album the band struggles between the metal sounding of 'Concrete' and their future direction of Industrial Metal. The songs that stand out are in the first 8 tracks and they are; Leechmaster, Crisis, Lifeblind and Flesh Hold.

I wasn't really keen on the others however Self Immolation sounded pretty good. (see the remixed version of the song - even better)

This is what I'm talking about

There should be more bands like Fear Factory (their old style at least). My first album I got from them was their newest Archetype. I liked a couple parts like the intro to Slave Labor, but I wasnt impressed. I was about to give up on Fear Factory until I heard that their old stuff was WAY heavier. So I checked it out their sampler on this website and I knew i HAD to get the album. So I did and there have been no disappointments