FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares is featured in an interview with Guitar World discussing the band's new album, The Industrialist. An excerpt is available below:

GW: The previous album, Mechanize, was your first album since your return to the band. This one is coming out almost exactly two years after that. Would you say it was easier for you to write this one, because you've been with the band for a couple of years?

Cazares: "Well, every project I worked on, I've tried to put as much as I possibly can. I dedicate myself to the project, and nothing really is too difficult for me. There are times where we go through small periods of writer's block, but for me, I don't really go through that too much. So it comes pretty quickly. Me and Burton started Fear Factory in 1999, so Fear Factory is in me. Every other band that I play in, you can hear my style, and you can hear Fear Factory in everything I do. So, this record was easy, not easier than the last record."

GW: There were quite a few lead guitar parts and solos on the Mechanize album, which was something new for Fear Factory. This time, what was your songwriting approach?

Cazares: "I believe the songwriting on this record is much more definitive of Fear Factory. Mechanize was a record on which Gene Hoglan was playing drums with us. There was a lot more of thrash element in certain parts of the album. But on this record, our approach was that we used a drum program on the computer. Basically, me and Burton decided to take control of creating the record ourselves, of course, with the help of Rhys Fulber, our producer. But in the beginning, we decided to do it ourselves so that it would be more of us, more of Fear Factory, and less thrash. A lot less guitar solos, but very ripping, very fast and hard-hitting. I think this record is more classic Fear Factory."

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The Industrialist, is set for North American release on June 5th (Europe on June 1st). In the brief clip below, Burton C. Bell comments on the new album:

The Industrialist is a conceptual record based around a story written by vocalist Burton C. Bell. The album’s artwork (below) was created by American designer Anthony Clarkson with additional direction from the band.

Bell notes, “The protagonist (The Industrialist) is the incarnation of all industries in the form of an automaton. The mechanical, technological, and scientific advances through the industrial age led to the creation of The Industrialist. In the story, the automaton becomes sentient as it collects memories with each passing day. Through observation and learning, it gains the will to exist. What was meant to help man, will eventually be man’s demise.”

The Industrialist again pairs Fear Factory with producer Rhys Fulber. Mixed by Greg Reely (PARADISE LOST, MACHINE HEAD), with additional tracking by Logan Mader (GOJIRA, DIVINE HERESY), the album is the second written by Bell and guitarist Dino Cazares since reuniting in 2009 after a seven year split.

Cazares says, “Collaborating with Burton again on the new album was like magic. Everything just fell into place naturally. It felt good to recapture the true sound of Fear Factory, taking it back to where it all started while raising it to new levels.”

Regarding Fulber Cazares notes, “Rhys has been our secret member. He is the one producer who has been able to understand what we have been trying to accomplish from the beginning and has opened our eyes to new things without sacrificing our original sound. His production and keyboard talents has made Fear Factory stand out amongst the many bands of our genre.”

The Industrialist follows the 2010 release of Mechanize. Widely regarded, the album was the first release from Fear Factory in six years. Mechanize debuted on Billboard’s Top 100 album chart week of release and topped CMJ’s Loud Rock radio chart as programmers embraced the band’s triumphant return.

The Industrialist tracklisting:

'The Industrialist'

'Recharger'

'New Messiah'

'God Eater'

'Depraved Mind Murder'

'Virus Of Faith'

'Difference Engine'

'Dissemble'

'Religion Is Flawed Because Man Is Flawed'

'Human Augmentation'

'Blush Response (Difference Engine)' *

'Landfill' *

* (available on deluxe digi-book only)

Fear Factory recently unveiled the official trailer for The Industrialist. Check it out below: