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Fear Factory - Transgression Audio CD

A fair review of the Fear Factory "Transgression" 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: Transgression
Rating:
Release Date: 2005-08-23
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: 540,000� Fahrenheit 2: Transgression 3: Spinal Compression 4: Contagion 5: Empty Vision 6: Echo of My Scream 7: Supernova 8: New Promise 9: I Will Follow 10: Millennium 11: Moment of Impact 12: Empire [*]

"No Transgression in No Fear's "Transgression"


In particular if you are a long time fan of Fear Factory, as I am, you will very much appreciate this Album. This album is yet another fine example in the line of Fear Factory works, in which they expand and grow from their obvious talent base. It is not disappointing in its hard hitting, riff rich Metal/Industrial flavors, and the melodic vocals on top of the screaming vocals that you are accustomed to. This album shows much musical growth.

Even with the new line up, there is still a formula that happens here like in no other band. Very unique and texture rich music.

The die hard metal/grindcore/industrial fan can enjoy this, and there is the Power Ballad (I know, I hate that term too!) like track, "Echo of My Scream" that is accessible to the non-hardcore metal fan as well.

I loved this album. Like each of their previous works, the rich and full textures of the songs fall on my ears better with each listening. I am on my fifth time through the album, and still discovering a lot of awesome sounds and flavors.

Enjoy! Bravo, Fear Factory!
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Don't listen to the haters.
Transgression means change and this shows with tracks like 'echoes of my scream' and 'moment of impact'. This is still impressive Fear Factory despite what many "fans" declare. I have the dual-disc version which is loaded with DVD extras and the best buy exclusive track 'empire'. The band is on current hiatus as of '08 I don't care I await this album's follow up eagerly.


Moving ahead
Opening track "540,000 Fahrenheit" is heavy and driving, while the title track features some unbelievable drumming. Released only a year after they're 2004 comeback album "Archetype", "Transgression" finds Fear Factory moving ahead with their re-tooled lineup, and they continue to impress. Other standout tracks, including "Contagion" and the excellent closing "Moment of Impact" are throwbacks to the classic Fear Factory days of "Soul of a New Machine", but there are moments on "Transgression" where it can get a little repetitive. However, it appears that Burton C. Bell and co. have focused more on the guitar work and musicianship rather than the industrial aspects of their music, which is a welcome change of pace. The band even throws in a couple covers with renditions of U2's "I Will Follow" and Killing Joke's "Milennium"; both of which aren't the best covers Fear Factory has recorded, but they're a nice extra nontheless. All in all, "Transgression" continues the re-vitalization of Fear Factory, and hopefully they're next album will be the next masterwork that we've all been hoping for since "Demanufacture". .


I am officially done with FF until they prove it should be otherwise.
I had been hesitant to buy the new FF, "Transgression," because people had bashed it pretty hard in their reviews, but I figured that I would give them a chance since I had been a fan since the beginning and since metal fans can be closed-minded on occasion about bands changing anything. So I got my Amazon shipment the other day.

By the first several songs, I was thinking, "Well, this isn't so bad. Not memorable really yet, but not terrible. And by the end of the fifth song, "Empty Vision," I was actually getting into it, thinking, "Nice riff. "

Then the next song started.

Not only is track 6, "Echo of My Scream" a ballad (fine, whatever), but it is a ballad complete with cheesy rock drums and canned synth violins on the chorus (so not fine). That was the end of the positive listening experience for me. It only goes down-hill from there. The next two songs are similarly poppy, in the worst way, and one of them had me thinking, "You know, I do own some Blink-182 if I am in the mood for that. I wanted FF. " Two not-heavy-at-all covers in a row after that pretty much ensured that whatever the last song was, I wasn't going to care.

So disappointing. This ranks with Life of Agony's comeback in the form of a Velvet Revolver tribute band. One more band I liked has sold out. Sigh.

Well, at least the new Nevermore and new Opeth kick ass. .


Great album, but ARE YOU KIDDING ME????
But one thing- The do a cover of U2's "I Will Follow", and I've got to tell you- from a diehard FF fan- I almost drove off the road. The "new" Fear Factory (Christian on guitar, no Dino) follow-up to the awesome ARCHETYPE is excellent- great tracks, great energy, great musicianship as always. I've got no problem with covers- one of the best tracks on this CD is also a cover (and it kicks major ass!) and I love their version of "Cars", but if you're going to do a U2 cover, why choose their most simple, non-musical song that a 6th grade garage band can perform well- and why play it absolutely like the original version??? FF has the Mexicutioner- perhaps the greatest double-bass drumming metal drummer of our era, and he's playing "Boom-Cha, Boom-Cha, Boom-Cha, Boom-Cha" for 4 agonizing minutes. . . Just slit my wrists!!! It's seriously the worst single track they've ever put out- And I'd love an explanation.


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