Live: Fear Factory Astoria, London Live Review 22-6-2004 SashaS – Deo2.com Fear Factory: from the land-of-the-brand butí¢ä‰åŒ_ On the eve on the longest day, as England manages to get one up on the way to the glorious victory, Fear Factory take to the London stage for another triumphant show. Promoting the ‘Archetype’ album after the regrouping of the altered personnel, they are even a meaner machine. The sound is big, murky, heavy, nonconformist, rolling like an enormous road-train over a kangaroo caught in its lights. The rhythm booms like God of Thunder has replaced Raymond Herrera behind the battery, new bassist is ripping like a marauding Viking his looks actually remind us of. Byron Stroud’s taken over the bassing duty from Christian Olde Walbers who is now guitarist with such penchant for huge mutha of riffs. Burton C. Bell presides over with a vocal that appears to be more militant, more passionate, more confident and often as if emerging from the vicinity of the Prince of the Underworld his mane flies every which way as he delivers lyrics that can chill your blood. The singer appears happy to be doing it this way and not restricted [check our interview] by the ousted member, Dino Cazares. [And, tellingly, no song from ‘Digimortal’ makes the setlist.] New songs – opening duo of ‘Slave Labor’, ‘Cyberwaste’, the title cut later í¢ä‰åäóì are backed with older fan favourites such as ‘Dog Day Sunrise’ and even the opening track of their debut album, ‘Soul Of A New Machine’ – ‘Martyr’. í¢ä‰åñFrom 1992,í¢ä‰åŒ reminds us Burt in one of the rare occasions he addresses the audience. There was also a version of the Nirvana cover, ‘School’, a bonus cut on the current disc. Mr Bell and his cyber-reprobates believe in the might of Rock’n’Roll and make it hard not to be swept away by their enthusiasm and songs as effortlessly engaging as football is for millions. Tonight’s sold-out show confirms – as well as the unusually empty London streets – that, despite the general belief, not all of us are addicted to the ‘beautiful game’. A monstrous show – just like being kicked on the inner brain cells. Bruisingly powerful and delightful. Fear Factory, the metal’s rare literati. Playing against the culture of clich퀌©s, they gonna tell you about it with warnings about the future as dark as the soul of a ‘Terminator’.They are the harbinger of new mythology with tuned-downed, screamed-over schizo’d-up repertoire.Fear Factory come from the land of the brave, the free and the brand but ain’t easily branded. They are the rock’s ferocious archetype. Setlist: Slave Labor Cyberwaste Demanufacture Zero Signal Shock Edgecrusher Scumgrief Dog Day Sunrise Act Of God Arise Above Pisschrist Archetype Resurrection School Martyr Replica Human Shields Timelessness For more go to http://www.deo2.com.

Don’t know about you, but the Roadrunner staff kicked off last weekend at the Nickelback headline show at the Hammersmith Apollo in London. With ear-shattering flaming explosions, and eye-blinding fireworks, it certainly was a show to behold. Did you know at the recent Manchester show, the pyros exploding was actually setting off car alarms outside the venue? True. Check out about two dozen new live photos from Friday night HERE.

As previously mentioned, the brand new low-price ‘Roadrage’ DVD sampler will be released on Aug 30th…. and here is the confirmed tracklisting: 1. Slipknot – ‘Duality’ 2. Soulfly – ‘Prophecy’ 3. Killswitch Engage í¢ä‰åäóì ‘Rose Of Sharyn’ 4. Ill Nino – ‘This Time’s For Real’ 5. Ill Nino – ‘How Can I Live’ 6. DevilDriver ‘I Could Care Less’ 7. 36 Crazyfists ‘At The End Of August’ 8. Red Tape ‘Stalingrad’ 9. Fear Factory – ‘Cyberwaste’ 10. Machine Head – ‘Imperium (uncensored version)’ 11. Dirty Americans ‘Strange Generation’ 12. Chimaira – ‘Pure Hatred’ 13. Chimaira í¢ä‰åäóì ‘Powertrip’ 14. Every Time I Die ‘Ebolorama’ 15. Every Time I Die ‘I Been Gone A Long Time’ 16. Scarlet ‘Untitled’ 17. Stone Sour – ‘Bother’ 18. Murderdolls – “Love At First Fright’ 19. Hatebreed ‘This Is Now’ 20. From Autumn To Ashes ‘The Royal Crown Vsí¢ä‰åŒ_’ 21. 40 Below Summer ‘Self-Medicate’ 22. To My Surprise ‘In The Mood’ 23. Twelve Tribes ‘Venus Complex’ 24. Thornley ‘So Far, So Good’ 25. Nickelback ‘Figured You Out’ 26. E-Town Concrete ‘Punching The Walls’

What time did you get up? Mike (KsE): 11am, then back to bed ’til 12. Rob (Chimaira): 12pm. Chris (Chimaira): I have no idea. How much sleep did you get? Mike (KsE): 8 hours. Rob (Chimaira): 9 hours. Chris (Chimaira): I have no idea. Who was last out of bunk this morning? Mike (KsE): We stayed in a hotel. Barry (KsE tour manager) was last to check out. Rob (Chimaira): Mark. Chris (Chimaira): Jim, I smacked him to wake up. Who snored loudest last night? Mike (KsE): Joel always does. Rob (Chimaira): Mikey (sound engineer). Chris (Chimaira): Mike, our sound guy, sounds like a chainsaw. Which is your bunk? Mike (KsE): Bottom left, in the way back. Rob (Chimaira): Top, front, right. Chris (Chimaira): Back, middle, left. What’s in your bunk? Mike (KsE): 40G iPod, PJs, and Kerri (my girlfriend). Rob (Chimaira): Nothing special. Chris (Chimaira): iPod, water, sheets from home, photos. What was for breakfast? Mike (KsE): Quorn veggie slices on a pita. Rob (Chimaira): Banana, chicken soup. Chris (Chimaira): Water. Did you get a shower? Mike (KsE): Yes, but usually no. Rob (Chimaira): Nope. Chris (Chimaira): Last night… it was nasty. How long since the clothes you are wearing got washed? Mike (KsE): 3 weeks. Rob (Chimaira): 2 days ago. Chris (Chimaira): I always change undershirts and boxers. I’ve had these shorts on for over a week. What have you done since you got up? Mike (KsE): Walked around Camden Market. Packed, then unpacked onto our new bus. Soundchecked. Changed into “show clothes”. Rob (Chimaira): Performed at XFM Radio. Did some paperwork. Ate. Chris (Chimaira): We did some live performance thing for XFM. Since then I opened a big box of goodies and sat in the net cafe. Best thing about the day so far? Mike (KsE): Buying a Cure beanie and t-shirt in the market. Rob (Chimaira): I’m alive & healthy. Chris (Chimaira): Sitting online for 2 hours. Where are you playing tonight/next? Any comments? Mike (KsE): The Barfly tonight, Oxford tomorrow. Rob (Chimaira): Barfly tonight – terrible idea – the club is far too small and unaccommodating. Chris (Chimaira): Barfly. This is going to suck. I’m facing the wall tonight! I hope the crowd likes it. What’s on the rider? Mike (KsE): Veggie slices & beer. Rob (Chimaira): Nothing. Terrible idea. Chris (Chimaira): Today? Nothing. Usually, water, beer, alcohol, lunch meat, and a bunch of other random garbage. How much can you drink? Mike (KsE): 5 beers and 5 shots. Rob (Chimaira): More than most. Chris (Chimaira): Not much. I’m a lightweight. 3 good drinks and I’m done for. What are your aftershow plans? Mike (KsE): Drink, then sleep. Rob (Chimaira): I usually never know. I call it, “seeing where the night takes me”. You never know who/what you’ll run into. Chris (Chimaira): Depends on my mood. I may have a few cocktails… if not, I’ll sit around and stare at the wall. Last show of the tour tonight in Oxford. No doubt it’ll be a blinder. For those of you not attending, we’ll leave you with a few photos from the Wolverhampton show… Chimaira HERE, Killswitch Engage HERE… oh yes, and a little DOODLE from Mike.

KILLSWITCH ENGAGE Kerrang! í¢ä‰åäóì 4-pg feature (with Chimaira, Shadows Fall & God Forbid). Metal Hammer í¢ä‰åäóì 6-pg feature SLIPKNOT Rocksound í¢ä‰åäóì cover story Kerrang! í¢ä‰åäóì cover with Corey and James Hetfield & 5K live review from Download (one of only three 5Ks!) METAL UK í¢ä‰åäóì 9.5/10 review – http://www.metaluk.com/reviews/viewReview.cfm?iReviewID=357 FEAR FACTORY Big Cheese í¢ä‰åäóì 2-pg feature Kerrang! í¢ä‰åäóì Volume section cover and ‘Main Event’ tour preview Metal Hammer í¢ä‰åäóì ‘My Life Story’ with Burton DEVILDRIVER Metal Hammer í¢ä‰åäóì ‘Spanish Inquistion’ feature TWELVE TRIBES Metal Hammer í¢ä‰åäóì 8/10 album review & cover and lead feature of ‘Incoming’ section Kerrang! í¢ä‰åäóì 3/5 half-page album review

Did you guess the set lists right? Here is what Chimaira have been throwing down this tour…. (excluding last night’s Barfly show, which was decided by fans pulling songs names out of a hat. True.) “CLEANSATION STIGMURDER SILENCE/SEVERED SP LIT IMPOSSIBILITY OF REASON EYES OF A CRIMINAL DOWN AGAIN DEHUMANISING PROCESS POWER TRIP PURE HATRED” And here also, is the Killswitch Engage list (except also for the Barfly, which was seemingly decided as played along & shouted out): “Numbered Days Self Revolution Rose Of Sharyn Sons Of Man Bid Farewell Fixation On The Darkness Breathe Life Life To Lifeless Take This Oath When Darkness Falls My Last Serenade”

“Hey UK-nians. This is Keith from Every Time I Die, reporting live from the road. Well, not THE road as in a arbitrary term for the all-inclusive highway systems of the country, but MY road. In Buffalo, New York. Actually I just remembered it’s a street. But if I said “reporting from the street” everyone might think I was using urban slang, and that I was standing in front of an abandoned convenient mart or an otherwise bustling crack house, which I am not. Unless the house behind mine IS a crack house and I just dont know about it. The moral of the story is: dont rule anything out, because you never know. So we’ve been home for a few weeks now preparing for our 2 month stint on OZZFEST, the biggest tour of the summer if you dont count JOHN MAYER touring with MAROON 5 (get your tickets now because they’re going fast!). In case anyone has enquiries as to how a band such as ourselves prepares for the biggest tour of our lives, it involves chopping down trees and having a yard sale. We’ve all kept quite busy here in the US of A since we last saw anyone in February, having toured with As I Lay Dying for a month before heading out with OZZFEST-mates Throwdown for 2 short weeks. We have written a new song which has gotten the ball rolling for the intense writing that will begin in September and continue up until the night before our next record is recorded. I also had blood work done (cross your fingers!). We’ll do our best to keep everyone posted on our goings-on and we hope to see you soon. Keep on keepin on.” Keith and ETID

Can’t wait ’til the next issue of Metal Hammer to find out what went on at the Golden Gods 2004? Well you’re in luck ’cause they’re gonna be on TV! Tune in to ITV 1 on Friday 2nd July at 1:20 AM to catch all the action. The show will be repeated on ITV 2 on Sunday 11th July at 11PM.

We’re pleased to announce the lineup for the RoadRage USA 2004 tour, which is scheduled to kick off early August and run through mid-September. Joining MACHINE HEAD and CHIMAIRA will be our newer signings, THREE INCHES OF BLOOD and TRIVIUM. CMACHINE HEAD drummer Dave McClain: “Ever since the 2001 RoadRage tour, we’ve not only remained friends with the CHIMAIRA guys, but we’re also huge fans and are proud to share the stage with them one more time. This will prove to be THE best metal tour out there this summer.” CHIMAIRA vocalist Mark Hunter: “Saying it is an honor to hit the road again with MACHINE HEAD would be an understatement. Not only are these guys family to us, but they are the best live band out there right now. I just caught their show in LA on the Weapons of Mass Destruction tour and it was so good it forced a 10-year pit retiree to put his gloves back on one more time and fuck dudes up. It was that good!” With regards to THREE INCHES OF BLOOD and TRIVIUM, Hunter said: “Sharing the stage with TRIVIUM and THREE INCHES OF BLOOD will rock because they are both incredible up and coming metal bands. We can’t wait to help them get some of the exposure they deserve.” THREE INCHES OF BLOOD are set to release ‘Advance and Vanquish’ on September 27. TRIVIUM’s new CD is scheduled for release in early 2005.

The debut Thornley video is in, and it is anything but hot. Remember that brutal winter weather we experienced not so long ago? Well, imagine that same weather, only this time, yur in Canada. Yes, it was cold, folks. Well, good thing this summer is here – the video reels have thawed, this “So Far So Good” video is now up in our VIDEO section, and Thornley is now touring the US like a well oiled rover (check out the video, you’ll see what we mean).