Candlelight Records has confirmed the second in-store/meet-and-greet with FEAR FACTORY on their upcoming Fear Campaign American Tour 2010. All four members of the band will appear at Hogwild Records, located at 1824 North Main in San Antonio on Saturday, March 27th beginning at 2 PM. This will be the first opportunity for fans to meet the band who have not toured the US in nearly three years.

Fear Factory announced their first American dates in support of their recently released new album, Mechanize, several weeks ago. Set to begin March 22nd, tickets for all shows are on sale now through all major ticket outlets and individual venue ticket box offices.

The band recently announced two special VIP ticket packages now on sale exclusively via Artistarena.com. Each package contains a ticket to the show granting early admission, plus a t-shirt and other special items. VIP packages are available for each of the shows on the upcoming tour, also featuring WINDS OF PLAGUE, DIRGE WITHIN, and PERIPHERY.

Confirmed dates are:

March

22 - Tempe, AZ - Marquee Theatre
23 - Albuquerque, NM - Sunshine Theater
24 - Colorado Springs, CO - The Black Sheep
26 - Dallas, TX - House of Blues Dallas
27 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
28 - Houston, TX - The Channel - Wired Live
30 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
31 - Lake Buena Vista, FL - House Of Blues

April

1 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
2 - Knoxville, TN - Valarium
3 - Little Rock, AR - The Village
5 - Ft. Collins, CO - Aggie Theatre
6 - Grand Junction, CO - Mesa Theatre & Club
9 - San Francisco, CA - Regency Center - The Grand Ballroom
10 - Las Vegas, NV - House of Blues
11 - San Diego, CA - House Of Blues

According to a press release:

Mechanize features the highly reported reconciliation of vocalist Burton C. Bell with original guitarist Dino Cazares. Along with bassist Byron Stroud (STRAPPING YOUNG LAD) and journeyman drummer Gene Hoglan (DETHLOK, Strapping Young Lad), the album also welcomes back the involvement of keyboardist/producer Rhys Fulber (FRONT LINE ASSEMBLY). BraveWords.com says, “combining just the right elements of their own past, present and future, with Mechanize, Fear Factory has achieved instant excitement and an immediate adrenaline boost. In a word: essential.”

BraveWords.com has reviewed the record at this location - "Prepare to be blown away!" says scribe Aaron Small.

Mechanize was released in North America on February 9th via Candlelight and February 5th in Europe via AFM and contains the following ten songs:

'Mechanize'

'Industrial Discipline'

'Fear Campaign'

'Powershifter'

'Christploitation'

'Oxidizer'

'Controlled Demolition'

'Designing The Enemy'

'Metallic Division'

'Final Exit'

Samples of all tracks can be heard here.

The video for 'Fear Campaign' can be viewed below: