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Fear Factory - Fear Is the Mindkiller Audio CD

A fair review of the Fear Factory "Fear Is the Mindkiller" Audio CD. Please note that the below review is the views of the authors, and authors only. You can get a complete list of all Fear Factory reviews here, or go back to the Fear Factory tabs.

Fear Factory Band: Fear Factory
Title: Fear Is the Mindkiller
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Release Date: 1993-04-27
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Martyr [Suffer Bastard Mix] 2: Self Immolation [Vein Tap Mix] 3: Scapegoat [Pigfuck Mix] 4: Scumgrief [Deep Dub Trauma Mix] 5: Self Immolation [Liquid Sky Mix] 6: Self Immolation [LP Version]

More of a Frontline Assembly album than actual FF
It has moderate use of guitars, dark industrial noises and dance-like drums that are all present in Frontline Assembly's normal discs. Fear is the Mindkiller sounds more like a Frontline Assembly album than Fear Factory. The way Fulber and Leeb remixed this album made it much better in my opinion, something was lacking in the original Soul of a New Machine but they make a sort of FLA-featuring Burton C Bell that sounds great. His hellish screams are a great addition to the dark style of music they are known for.


Excellent Remixes
But that's the beauty of this CD, the 6 tracks are long remixed versions of popular FF songs of other albums. This is a 6 track CD and isn't that long. Raunchy techno beats mix with deep throbbing industrial rythmns. Martyr, Scapegoat and Scumgrief are remixed on this CD and a new remixed song called 'Self Immolation' is introduced on this release.

All songs are hell of a great listen and a must for any fan of dance beats. Great for moshing too or chilling out after a long day at work.


no remix rehab needed after this beauty! ;)
probaly one of the best remix albums out there. the design of the "machine" is as accomplished as the bulls and there "three-peat". / very raw + unexpected in its own way- it truly brings out the sounds that you forget on "soul of a new machine". . its simply awesome!.


Fear Factory At Their Finest Hour
When I first heard their first album I thought that they sounded like a death metal Ministry, not necessarily a bad thing, and gave their first album - "Soul of a New Machine" - quite a few spins in my C. I have never loved Fear Factory, especially their horrid later day releases ('Digimortal'), but I seriously love this album. D. player, but nothing prepared me for the remix album that followed. 'Fear is the Mindkiller' is what I associate with Fear Factory, pummeling riffs, the growling death vocals (you heard me, death vocals), the killer sampling, and the throbbing guitars. I for one always like remix albums (KMFDM and Nine Inch Nails have put out some great ones as well) but this just blows it all away. The simple brutality of "Scapegoat (Pigf-ck Mix)", the great sampling on "Scumgrief (Deep Dub Trauma Mix)", the excellent sound of "Self Immolation" (one of my favorites from 'Soul of a New Machine'), everything about this E. P. (which is basically a single for "Self Immolation" - kind of like Meshuggah's brilliant "True Human Design") is spectacular. If you enjoy industrial metal or death metal this is a must have.


FF fan when I was in Boston MA
Sadly, not many FF fans were there. Jan 30th 2003: I'm one of the lucky FF fans who saw them live at the Axis on Landsdowne in the late 90s. I got to meet Dino who was drinking at the bar afterwards, perfectly accessible to fans. Burton was sick and primadonna-ish and was "resting" in the bus. I met the other band members and they were really passionate about adding different touches to metal.

Someday, the metal masses will accept a kind of metal that incorporates death, melody, technology, and deep danceclub beats as demonstrated in Fear is the Mind Killer. Just as 311 was ahead of its time, So too FF is/was. Unfortunately, FF won't hang around long enough like 311 to reap their inevitable rewards (only now is 311 gaining ALOT of fame even though they have several albums out already).

I believe if FF was allowed to produce their metal the way they TRULY wished without critic or record label pressures, they would produce more music like this EP: Fear is the Mindkiller. . . Then TRULY, FF would have an identity unto intself.

About the EP: "Fear is the Mindkiller" really complements your experience of their first album "Soul of a New Machine. " My favorite track is #4: The steam whistles blowing its mournful exhaust, the angst-filled drilling noises, and ominous clanking of pipes all against the backdrop of a danceclub-like beat truly expands one's horizons for metal. The rhythmic beats flow in step with Burton's lyrics, while the melodic chorus constantly ups the ante on emotion in this track.

The other tracks are also EXCELLENT, but are more geared towards a harder death sound. Track #4 is the most danceclub-like and represents the true future of FF that never will be. Thanks for the memories FF. Sorry to see you guys go.


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