It saddened me when Fear Factory split up in March (see also frontman Burton Bell’s statment on the breakup). However, it appears that the remaining three members may have reformed the band!
The reformed Fear Factory — now consisting of Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar/bass), Raymond Herrera (drums), and Burton C. Bell (vocals) — have posted for download 45-second samples of three cuts from their recently-recorded demo.
[…]A fourth cut recorded during the same sessions, “Bite The Hand That Feeds”, was not made available for download, but is believed to be among the tracks planned for inclusion on the band's upcoming studio album, tentatively due in late 2003. […]
I’m trying to stay calm, but I’m pretty stoked about this :^0. I really enjoy Fear Factory’s metal-industrial sound and I own all of their albums (well, exept for their first, “Soul Of A New Machine”, which I found less refined than their later works).
Oh, and the “old Fear Factory” (as if reaching out of the grave) is releasing a new album of b-sides and remixes called Hatefiles on April 8 (cover art). (Props to the DJs on Sirius’ Metal channel for spreading the word on this Fear Factory info.)
If you really want to check up on Burton C Bell of Fear Factory. Check out his new projects website http://www.thewatchers.org. He has two demos posted online out of six. The songs posted are Residual Presence and On the River. The others are Evading, Moonshine, Hypnotized He is currently shopping for a record deal with an independent label.