Newer Fear Factory Albums Now Back on Streaming Services
Two of Fear Factory’s newer albums, Mechanize (2010) and The Industrialist (2012), are now available on major streaming platforms after an extended absence. While the standard configurations are available now, expanded versions of both will be available later in the year.
The two albums went dark on Spotify and Apple Music in or around October 2019, along with Archetype (2004) and Transgression (2005). The latter two albums have not yet been re-added to streaming services in North America due to disputes with the labels that released them (Liquid 8 and Calvin, respectively), although they are available in certain other parts of the world.
A statement posted on Fear Factory’s Facebook page this morning reads:
“Mechanize and The Industrialist (standard album versions) are officially on Spotify iTunes & Apple Music Worldwide via Nuclear Blast It took a lot of hard work and patience but we finally did it. Thanx to Scott Koenig Jhairo Echevarria and Monte Conner for making this happen. There is a lot more work to be done.
“Expanded versions of Mechanize & The Industrialist will be available later in the year.
“……………….PLEASE READ…………………
“FF do not own the rights to Archetype or Transgression.
“It has nothing to do with current or ex band members but everything to do with the record companies who were involved with them, it is out of our control.
“Although some countries may have them available on some streaming platforms, they are still currently unavailable in North America.
If something changes regarding this, you will be the first to know.“Thank You For Your Patience and Understanding”
Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares recently said that a new Fear Factory album will finally arrive this spring after years of delays caused by legal issues.
The album was originally recorded in 2017 with Burton Seabell handling vocals, although he has since quit the group. Acting on his own, Cazares added some finishing touches to the album in recent months with funds sourced from a Crowdfunding campaign, but Burton called the fundraising effort a “scam,” distancing himself from the effort before eventually quitting the band. Burton then issued a longer statement on his decision to leave, and Cazares put out a statement of his own that left the door open for Burton to rejoin while also calling out Burton’s “lies, the negativity and the blame.” It later came out that Cazares had previously acquired 100% of the rights to use the Fear Factory name in a years-long court battle.
Seabell at one point claimed that Fear Factory’s new album would be titled Monolith, but that has likely changed as Dino later indicated the title didn’t have his blessing.
