CD Fear Factory – rEvolution

Fear Factory – rEvolution (1998, Roadrunner Records)

Step into the industrial metal landscape of the late '90s with the rEvolution CD sampler. Released by Roadrunner Records in 1998, this compilation serves as a pivotal bridge during one of the band’s most influential eras. Arriving the same year as their landmark full-length album Obsolete, this release highlights Fear Factory’s transition toward a more progressive and alternative metal sound, characterized by Dino Cazares’ pioneering use of 7-string guitars tuned to A.

As masters of the "man vs. machine" aesthetic, Fear Factory explores themes of technology, anti-religion, and science fiction. This sampler captures the band at a creative peak, featuring the cold, mechanical precision and guttural-to-melodic vocal shifts that defined the industrial metal genre.

• Artist: Fear Factory
• Label: Roadrunner Records
• Format: CD, Compilation, Sampler
• Release Year: 1998
• Genre: Industrial Metal / Death Metal
• Key Themes: Technology, Science Fiction, and Society

Whether you are a completist collector or a fan of the Demanufacture and Obsolete era, this sampler is a quintessential piece of Fear Factory history, showcasing the evolution of a band that redefined heavy music for the digital age.