The wait for the details for Fear Factory‘s new chapter are over. The gold-certified industrial metallers have newly announced “Roboticist” as the title to their eleventh studio album. That song of course has roots to an initial instrumental track that was shared by the band back in 2023. It was later released as a fully fleshed out single this past August. An April 09th release has been scheduled via Nuclear Blast for this new body of work.
“Roboticist” of course represents a big change, marking the outfit’s first official output with vocalist Milo Silvestro, who replaced vocalist Burton C. Bell back in 2023, after legal disputes and more saw a rift between Bell and Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares become irreconcilable.
Newly landing as the second volley from “Roboticist” is the song “Detonizer“, for which a music video has just landed online. Thomas Mignone (Slipknot, Mudvayne) directed that sci-fi-themed clip, which further draws on inspiration from the ‘Terminator‘ franchise. There’s no shock there, as this past August’s launch of the album’s title track was timed around a key moment in that sci-fi franchise’s lore.
Cazares said of this new offering:
“Cybernetic Industries has seized control of artificial intelligence, orchestrating humanity’s extinction. “The machines have inherited the future. NO BLOOD. NO FLESH. ALL MACHINE. Welcome to the age of Roboticist.”
The following was offered up about the video itself, ‘Fueled by mechanized fury, relentless aggression, and the will to rise from the ashes, this cybernetic assault unleashes pure sonic annihilation. No switch can stop the ignition. Prepare for detonation!’
“Roboticist” track listing:
01 – “Roboticist“
02 – “Decentralization“
03 – “Detonizer“
04 – “Eradicator“
05 – “Welcome To The Factory“
06 – “Unsynthesizable“
07 – “No Blood No Flesh“
08 – “Synthetic Savior“
09 – “Neural Infection Scanner“
10 – “De-Extinction“
11 – “Fragments“
For pre-orders, head over to fearfactory.bfan.link/roboticist. Immediate live plans for the band include the following shows.
With Mushroomhead & Nine Treasures:
11/11 Nashville, TN – Basement East
With Darkest Hour & Brotality:
11/13 Wichita, KS – Wave
11/14 Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
11/15 Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
11/17 Billings, MT – Pub Station
11/18 Great Falls, MT – The Newberry
11/20 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
11/21 Portland, OR – The Hawthorne Theatre
11/22 Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club
11/24 Fresno, CA – Strummers
11/25 San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
11/27 Pomona, CA – The Glass House
11/28 Los Angeles, CA – The Whisky A Go Go
11/29 Los Angeles, CA – The Whisky A Go Go
