Dino Cazares Compares Fear Factory‘s Transgression to Metallica’s St. Anger
There are some things you just don’t use as insults, and comparing anything to Metallica’s St. Anger is one of those insults that’s a little bit below the belt. If Simon Cowell on America’s Got Talent told someone that they were “The St. Anger of magic acts,” I’d just feel bad for them. Anyway, Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares thinks one of the Fear Factory albums that he wasn’t on sounds like St. Anger. Ouch.
Cazares got into the subject of Transgression on Twitter when a fan asked him to make the two albums that were recorded during the years between when the band reformed without him and when he returned to the band in 2009, Archetype and Transgression available on streaming services. Cazares responded:
“I do not own any rights to Archetype or Transgression so that means I can not do anything like add them to Spotify or re-release them. Please share this so I don’t have to keep answering this question”
That started a conversation about the two Dino-less albums, and Cazares said that Transgression reminds him of St. Anger:
“I sure one of u is going to cry that I said this but here it goes.
I was never into the album ‘Transgression’ it reminded me of Metallica’s 2003 album St. Anger. The song ‘Transgression’ reminded me of the song ‘Frantic’
Riffs ,played high on the fret with the low string”
However fair that comparison may be, I hope the other band members are wearing a cup when they read that one.
Anyway, if you want to catch Fear Factory live where they will likely not play anything off of Transgression, here’s their upcoming tour dates:
Aug 4 – RASNOV, RO – Rockstadt Extreme Fest
Fiend For The Fans Tour 2024 with Coal Chamber
(*Fear Factory only – headline show)
Aug 23 – LAS VEGAS, NV – House of Blues
Aug 24 – ANAHEIM, CA – House of Blues
Aug 25 – PHOENIX, AZ – The Marquee
*Aug 26 – GALLUP, NM – Juggernaut Music
Aug 28 – SAN ANTONIO, TX – The Aztec Theatre
Aug 29 – FORT WORTH, TX – Tannahill’s Tavern & Music Hall
Aug 30 – CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – House of Rock
Aug 31 – HOUSTON, TX – House of Blues
Sep 1 – DALLAS, TX – House of Blues
Sep 3 – ORLANDO, FL – Hard Rock Live
*Sep 4 – SAVANNAH, GA – Victory North
Sep 5 – ATLANTA, GA – The Eastern
Sep 6 – NASHVILLE, TN – Marathon Music Works
Sep 7 – SAUGET, IL – Pop’s
Sep 8 – COLUMBUS, OH – KEMBA Live!
*Sep 10 – GREENVILLE, SC – Radio Room
Sep 11 – NORFOLK, VA – The NorVa
Sep 12 – BALTIMORE, MD – Rams Head Live!
Sep 13 – HARRISBURG, PA – HMAC
Sep 14 – PITTSBURG, PA – Roxian Theater
Sep 15 – SAYREVILLE, NJ – Starland Ballroom
Sep 17 – BOSTON, MA – Big Night Live
Sep 18 – NEW YORK, NY – Palladium Times Square
Sep 19 – CLEVELAND, OH – Agora Ballroom
Sep 20 – FLINT, MI – The Machine Shop
Sep 21 – FLINT, MI – The Machine Shop
Sep 22 – LOUISVILLE, KY – MegaCorp Pavilion
Sep 24 – FORT WAYNE, IN – Piere’s Entertainment Center
Sep 25 – CHICAGO, IL – Concord Music Hall
Sep 26 – MILWAUKEE, WI – The Eagles Ballroom
Sep 27 – MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Myth Live
*Sep 28 – OMAHA, NE – Barnato
Sep 29 – DENVER, CO – Summit
*Sep 30 – GRAND JUNCTION, CO – Mesa Theatre
Remaining tour dates 2024:
Oct 13 – SACRAMENTO, CA – Aftershock Festival
Nov 9 – ADELAIDE, Australia – Froth and Fury Fest
Nov 12 – TOKYO, Japan – Akabane Reny Alpha
