Industrial metal outfit Fear Factory dug deep into their catalog for the kickoff of their Australian tour last night, May 19th. The gold-certified band are out celebrating their 35th anniversary on the ‘Cybernetic Domination: 35 Years Of Fear Tour‘, with this run down under marking their first headlining trek out that way in over a decade.
While the expected fan favorites in “Linchpin“, Replica“, “Edgecrusher” and more made their way into the set at the Metropolis in Fremantle last night, so too did the first performance of the “Digimortal” cut “Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies)” since 2001. Also finding their way back to the set after a prolonged absence was a pair of “Mechanize” songs: “Industrial Discipline” and “Final Exit“. The setlist for the show. according to those in attendance. ran as follows:
“What Will Become?“
“Slave Labor“
“Archetype“
“Industrial Discipline” (first time since 2010)
“Powershifter“
“Regenerate“
“Shock“
“Edgecrusher“
“Securitron” (Police State 2000)
“Descent“
“Disruptor“
“Linchpin“
“Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies)” (first time since 2001)
“Scumgrief” (Deep Dub Trauma Mix)
“Demanufacture“
“Self Bias Resistor“
“Replica“
“Final Exit” (first time since 2010)
Fan-filmed footage of the set can be seen below. The remaining dates for this run include:
05/21 Adelaide, AUS – The Gov
05/22 Sydney, AUS – Liberty Hall
05/23 Melbourne, AUS – Northcote Theatre
05/26 Brisbane, AUS – The Tivoli
05/27 Townsville, AUS – The Warehouse
05/29 Hobart, AUS – Odeon
05/31 Auckland, NZ – The Studio
Fear Factory‘s eleventh studio album is tentatively expected out later this year, and will be the band’s first since bringing vocalist Milo Silvestro onboard back in 2023.
