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Fear Factory - Hatefiles Audio CD

A fair review of the Fear Factory "Hatefiles" 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: Hatefiles
Rating:
Release Date: 2003-04-08
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Terminate [#] 2: Frequency 3: Demolition Racer 4: Machine Debaser 5: Invisible Wounds [The Suture Mix] 6: Resurrection [T.L.A. Big Rock Mix][#] 7: Edgecrusher [Urban Assult Mix] [Urban Assualt Mix] 8: Descent [Falling Deeper Mix] 9: Body Hammer [Colin Richardson Mix][#] 10: Zero Signal [Colin Richardson Mix][#] 11: Cars [Numanoid Mix][#] 12: Dark Bodies [#][Demo Version] 13: Replica [Live] 14: Cyberdyne 15: Refueled 16: Transgenic 17: Manic Cure 18: New Breed [Spoetnik Mix][#]

Enclosed booklet makes this disc worth every penny
A definite must-have for any Fear Factory fan!. The absolute best thing about this album is the cd booklet which describes why each of these tracks were included on this album and what makes them unique.


FF must have cd!

He says FF is techno band without relizing this was a remix cd, bunch of songs that been B-Sides, remixed or never released. First of I would like to say BOA guy from Ohio is a dumbazz.
You wanna hear how Fear Factory really sounds I suggest buy Obsolete or Archetype. Next time please pay attention what you buy and not just pick a cd just by it's cover. DUMB-AZZ.


What was I thinking...
Then I saw a dusty little CD in the corner bearing the name "Fear Factory", and remembering there was some song of theirs on the radio I really liked I bought it, completely unaware of it's content. Passing down the rows of CD's at Best Buy I spotted nothing that really grabbed my eye.
When I got home I put it in the CD player and pretended to like it for awile but then broke down laughing. Fear Factory's music is more like techno than metal and when the vocalist tries to scream and be intense he sounds like he is choking. I have no idea what I was thinking but heres advice:
When your shopping for music and you don't see a CD you like, pass up the opertunity and spend your $15 somewhere else!.


For die hard fans only
Songs featured in video games and soundtracks like "Terminate" and "Demolition Racer" are solid, while remixes of "Edgecrusher" and "Cars" are pretty lame. "Hatefiles" is yet another attempt for Roadrunner to cash in on the then disbanded Fear Factory, containing 18 tracks of previously unreleaed material and remixes and the like. The instrumental "Machine Debaser" is actually pretty cool, while the demo cut of "Dark Bodies" is actually better than the original version to be found on "Digimortal". "Hatefiles" isn't a bad collection of rare FF songs, but this is worth picking up for die hard Fear Factory fans only. Casual FF fans would be more well advised to save their money for their latest album "Archetype" or their unearthed debut "Concrete".


A strong release by FF
You have a large number of FF songs that have been remixed and 8 songs by Fear Factory that were previously not released. 18 Tracks full of songs for everyone's taste. Some would say these 8 songs were B-grade and that's why they weren't released. I would venture that these songs are good on their own. Listen to the CD twice and you'll appreciate what I mean.

Machine Debaser, Replica and Transgenic are the standouts in this album. The remixed songs are good as well but I like the original songs better hence only 4 stars. Overall its a strong album release by the heroes from Fear Factory.


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