Metal Wani's William Richards recently conducted an in-depth interview with Fear Factory founding member and guitarist Dino Cazares. He discusses new album Genexus, how the band used drummer Mike Heller and programmed drums to create a hybrid, his opinion on Gene Hoglan's recent comments on The Industralist, why bands don't admit to use technology to avoid backlash, his in-depth explanation on "rip off comments" with Jamey Jasta and how people misinterpreted his opinion, why Burton Bell & Dino are used to line-up changes, possible Fear Factory remix album in future, plans to resume Divine Heresy, and more:

Fear Factory have released a new music video for the track “Dielectric”. The clip was directed by Ramon Boutviseth and the song is featured on the band’s new metallic masterpiece, Genexus.

Genexus, out now, was produced by vocalist Burton C. Bell and guitarist Dino Cazares, and co-produced by long-time collaborator Rhys Fulber. The album was mixed by famed British producer and engineer, Andy Sneap (Arch Enemy, Testament). Drums on Genexus were performed by Mike Heller (Malignancy). A full album stream can be found below.

“The word genexus is a hybrid of two words; genesis and nexus,” explains vocalist Burton C. Bell. “This word describes the next transition in human evolution as man moves forward to a ‘mechanical’ state of being. Ray Kurzweil predicts that the singularity will occur around 2045. Genexus is the term for that next evolutionary process. Where humans are machines, machines are human, and the differences are oblivious to the naked eye."

“This album is a record of thought patterns, psychology and struggles of the Genexus generation. The cognitive machine has arrived, and it wants autonomy from the industry that created it. This machine struggles, like every other human has throughout the course of history. This is the story of every one of us.”

Artwork was once again handled by artist Anthony Clarkson.

Genexus tracklisting:

“Autonomous Combat System”
“Anodized”
“Dielectric”
“Soul Hacker”
“Protomech”
“Genexus”
“Church Of Execution”
“Regenerate”
“Battle For Utopia”
“Expiration Date”

Limited Digipak Bonus Tracks:
“Mandatory Sacrifice” (Genexus Remix)
“Enhanced Reality”

Album stream:

Fear Factory will headline a North American tour in support of their upcoming album Genexus, directly following their run with Coal Chamber.

"We are pumped to playing our first US headline dates in support of our new album Genexus,” commented guitarist Dino Cazares. “We feel these shows will be a great blend of our new songs, along with tons of material from our classics! We are also proud to bring 3 fresh new bands as support acts; each offering something different.”

VIP packages are now available exclusively online via FearFactory.com/Tour-Dates. Packages include a meet and greet with the band, a photo-op with the band, autographed poster, autographed set list, t-shirt, guitar pick tin set, and VIP laminate. More tour dates to be announced shortly.

Dates (with Once Human, Before The Mourning, The Bloodline) include:

August
23 - Flagstaff AZ - The Green Room       
25 - Lubbock, TX - Jakes  
27 - Corpus Christ, TX - House of Rock
28 - Houston, TX - Scout Bar       
29 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl
30 - Ft Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room       

September
1 - St Pete, FL - The State    
2 - Orlando, FL - Venue 578     
4 - Atlanta GA - Masquerade    
5 - Wilmington, NC - Ziggy’s    
8 - Little Rock, AR - Juanita’s    
9 - Clarksville, TN - Warehouse Live    
11 - Louisville, KY - Trixie’s         
13 - Bloomington, IL - Castle Theater     
15 - Oklahoma City, OK - Farmers Market
16 - Gallup, NM - The Juggernaut Music

To read BraveWords scribe Aaron Small's review of Genexus, click here.