Fear Factory Genexus, ltd.ed.

2015, GENEXUS is the sound of Fear Factory in-extremis. It's Fear Factory bringing every weapon in its sonic arsenal to bear. From the concrete-breaking staccato riffs that open the record with ,,Autonomous Combat System" to the soaring melodies of ,,Dielectric" to the album's elegiacal closer, ,,Expiration Date", GENEXUS is an unforgiving and unforgettable statement from a band that has long pushed the boundaries of extreme music. Indeed, the shadow of the Los Angeles-based band has loomed large, coding the blueprint for industrial metal that's informed the likes of Rammstein and Nine Inch Nails. Fear Factory also merged the idea of melodic vocals emerging from death-metal-derived screaming before it became modern metal's de-riguer. With a history that stretches over seven full-fledged studio albums and two landmark remix EPs, Fear Factory has not merely gone on to sell millions of records but they have also gone on to alter the DNA of mainstream and underground hard rock and metal.