Los Angeles-based metallers FEAR FACTORY have announced that their forthcoming new studio album will be titled The Industrialist. The album is due later this year via AFM Records in Europe, and through Candlelight in North America.

Further details to follow.

Fear Factory are among the acts confirmed for Metalfest 2012, which will hit the following countries next May and June: Austria, Germany, Poland, Croatia, Italy, Switzerland and the Czech Republic.

Confirmed to play Metalfest 2012:

MEGADETH*** – exclusive festival shows 2012

IN EXTREMO***

BLIND GUARDIAN*

KREATOR – exclusive festival shows 2012

W.A.S.P. ****

BEHEMOTH

FEAR FACTORY

HYPOCRISY – exclusive festival shows 2012

LEGION OF THE DAMNED

DARK TRANQUILLITY

SALTATIO MORTIS**

ENSIFERUM

POWERWOLF

ALESTORM

DEATH ANGEL – The Ultra Violence Set

TRIPTYKON

LAKE OF TEARS*****

VADER

SWALLOW THE SUN*****

SKULL FIST

HATE

FLESHGOD APOCALYPSE

FEUERSCHWANZ**

MYSTIC PROPHECY**

NACHTBLUT**

EDGUY ++

MOONSPELL +

EPICA

SEPTICFLESH

*Blind Guardian will not play at Metalfest Dessau/Germany

**Saltatio Mortis, Feuerschwanz, Mystic Prohphecy, Nachtblut will only play Metalfest Germany and Austria

*** Megadeth and In Extremo will not play at Metalfest Switzerland

**** W.A.S.P. will not play at Metalfest Loreley/Germany

***** Lake of Tears will only play Metalfest Germany, Austria and Croatia

***** Swallow The Sun will only play Metalfest Germany, Austria and Switzerland

+ Moonspell will only play Metalfest Germany, Austria, Croatia, Poland and Switzerland!

++ Edguy will only play Metalfest Germany (Loreley/Dessau)!

An official trailer can be seen below:

Metalfest 2012 dates:

May 31 - June 2: Mining - Metalfest Austria

May 31 - June 2: Dessau - Metalfest Germany/East

June 1-3: Jaworzno - Metalfest Poland

June 3-5: Zadar - Metalfest Croatia

June 5-6: Milan - Metalfest Italy

June 7-9: Loreley - Metalfest Germany/West

June 7-10: Pratteln - Metalfest Switzerland

June 8-10: Plzen - Metalfest Czech Republic

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