BW&BK; has received the following update:

"Evil G. of BareBonesMusic.com recently sat down with Burton C. Bell of the legendary FEAR FACTORY, currently on their headlining tour, Fear Campaign Tour 2010 along with PRONG, SILENT CIVILIAN and THY WILL BE DONE in the U.S. supporting Mechanize, their latest album which was released on February 9, 2010. Evil G. discusses with Burton the bands rejuvenation and excitement with the return of Dino Cazares, and their first L.A. performance in quite some time at the 2nd Annual Revolver Magazine's Golden Gods Awards. Burton also talks about the social consciousness of Fear Factory material and how much thought is placed in their music and even videos which are filled with imagery and social statements. He comments on how well Dino and he connect when writing and have a natural chemistry that brings the life to the band and the return of a sound that fans have come to expect from Fear Factory, pre-Archetype and Transgression. Burton reveals the band's live show song choices and albums and songs they tend to avoid. Finally he talks about the hard times in the music business these days, the importance of the live shows and the struggle bands go through especially with the pervasiveness of illegal downloading or in Burton's own words, 'stealing.' All this plus quality exclusive live band performance footage."

Candlelight Records recently confirmed twomore in-store/meet-and-greets as part of FEAR FACTORY's ongoing Fear Campaign American Tour 2010. All four members of the band will be available to meet with fans at Digital Ferret Records in Philadelphia on June 6, and Vintage Vinyl Records in Fords, New Jersey on June 10.

Fear Factory, currently on tour supporting their latest album Mechanize, had a brief scare earlier this week when their tour bus nearly went off road while in route to Boise, Idaho. Luckily no one was injured and the band made their show at Knitting Factory Concert House without much delay. Guitarist Dino Cazares says, “we were on our way to Boise for a day off when about 8:45am our bus driver fell asleep at the wheel. He swerved to the opposite side of the road. Most of us woke up when we felt the bus on the rumble strips and then the dirt. He woke up in time to swerve back onto our side of the road and pull over.” Continuing he notes, “thank god there was no on coming cars or 18-wheelers on the road. Everyone is fine just a little nervous.”

The second leg of Fear Factory’s Fear Campaign American Tour continues the band’s ongoing promotion and the worldwide momentum surrounding the quartet’s eighth studio album, Mechanize. Released February 9, the album has received amazing fan and media acclaim. The record is approaching 90,000 sales worldwide and continues to see significant weekly sales. The North American dates, now expanded to run through the end of July, follows the band’s recent eight-day European tour supporting Metallica, and their successful performance at Revolver Magazine’s Golden God Awards scheduled for television broadcast this Saturday via VH1.

Fear Factory’s latest radio single, “Final Exit” made impact this week at hard rock/metal stations nationwide. The song is expected to follow the success of earlier singles 'Powershifter' and 'Fear Campaign'. As earlier reported, the band have done two special edits of the 8:11 minute song with hopes to position the song for breakout play on the country’s larger Active Rock stations. Vocalist Burton C. Bell noted, “Dino and I have created the edits to condense the song into a time specific for radio. We are very happy fans are loving the song for it is one that touches upon the importance of the freedom of choice and personal liberty that all human beings should be allowed.”

Complete tour dates are noted below:

June

1 - The Norva - Norfolk VA
2 - Jesters’ Pub - Fayetteville NC
3 - Jaxx - W. Springfield VA
4 - The Palladium - Worcester MA
5 - Webster Theater - Hartford CT
6 - Trocadero - Philadelphia (in store: Digital Ferret)

June (with ALL THAT REMAINS - Silent Civilian - Thy Will Be Done)

8 - Higher Ground - S. Burlington VT
9 - Port City Music Hall - Portland ME
10 - Starland Ballroom - Sayreville NJ (in store: Vintage Vinyl - address below)
11 - Northern Lights - Clifton Park NY
12 - The Town Ballroom - Buffalo NY

Jun (Silent Civilian - Thy Will Be Done)

15 - Mr. Small’s Theatre - Millvale PA

July (with 36 CRAZYFISTS - AFTER THE BURIAL - DIVINE HERESY - BAPTIZED IN BLOOD)

7 - House of Blues - W. Hollywood CA
9 - Roseland Theatre - Portland OR
10 - Studio Seven - Seattle WA
11 - Commodore Ballroom - Vancouver BC
13 - Flames Central - Calgary AB
14 - The Starlite Room - Edmonton AB
15 - Riddell Centre - Regina SK
16 - The Garrick Centre - Winnipeg MB
17 - The Rock - Maplewood MN
19 - People’s Court - Des Moines IA
20 - Metro - Chicago IL
21 - Harpo’s - Detroit MI
23 - Opera House - Toronto ON
24 - Parterre Parc Jean Drapeau/Heavy MTL Festival (no tour package)
25 - Fillmore NY - Irving Plaza - New York NY
26 - Recher Theatre - Towson MD
27 - Crocodile Rock - Allentown PA