Fear Factory‘s new single “Roboticist” has officially premiered online. This track’s online debut coincides with a big sci-fi movie moment, going live exactly at 2:14am EST on August 29th. In the fictional ‘Terminator‘ film universe —a franchise which has heavily inspired by the industrial metal band over the years — that date and time in the year 1997 marked the time that Skynet became self-aware, leading to the catastrophic events that played out in the films.
Fear Factory have had this song in their pocket for sometime now, having previously streamed an early instrumental take of it back in April of 2023. The stakes are of course higher for this song now, as it finds the band officially moving forward with their first studio output since the bitter departure of former vocalist Burton C. Bell. His replacement Milo Silvestro was recruited back in 2023, with the band having toured the world over with him since.
A music video for this fully fleshed out version of “Roboticist” was filmed with director Vicente Cordero (Cradle Of Filth, Hollywood Undead), while the song was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Damien Rainaud. Fear Factory‘s sole remaining ‘classic era’ member guitarist Dino Cazares commented:
“The future isn’t coming. It’s already here, ‘Roboticist’ is the next evolution of Fear Factory. Man, Machine and the war for what comes next. I can’t wait for everyone to hear the beginning of a new era of Fear Factory.”
Word on the release plans for the band’s forthcoming eleventh studio album that is set to follow this track remain under wraps for now. However, there’s no current shortage of touring booked to promote this single and that effort. The band’s current plans include:
With Crystal Lake, Hate & The Nocturnal Affair:
08/29 Poznan, POL – Tama (no Crystal Lake)
08/30 Kraków, POL – Kwadrat (no Crystal Lake)
08/31 Warsaw, POL – Palladium (no Crystal Lake)
09/02 Vilnius, LIT – Loftas
09/03 Riga, LAT – Palladium
09/04 Tallinn, EST – Helitehas
09/05 Helsinki, FIN – Apollo
09/06 Turku, FIN – Logomo
09/08 Stockholm, SWE – Fryshuset Klubben
09/09 Copenhagen, DEN – Vega
09/11 Ghent, BEL – Vooruit
09/12 Rotterdam, NET – Baroeg Open Air (Fear Factory only)
09/13 Nijmegen, NET – Doornroosje
09/15 Köln, GER – Live Music Hall
09/16 Hamburg, GER – Markthalle
09/17 Berlin, GER – Huxleys
09/18 Munich, GER – Kesselhaus
09/19 Esch-sur-Alzette, LUX – Rockhal
09/20 Karlsruhe, GER – Substage
09/21 Vienna, AUT – Simm City
09/23 Budapest, HUN – Barba Negra
09/24 Zagreb, CRO – Boogaloo
09/26 Rome, ITA – Orion
09/27 Milan, ITA – Live Club (‘Metalitalia Festival‘) (Fear Factory only)
09/29 Paris, FRA – Le Trabendo
10/01 Manchester, UK – Ritz
10/02 Nottingham, UK – Rock City
10/03 Buckley, UK – Tivoli
10/05 Dublin, IRE – Academy
10/06 Belfast, UK – Limelight
10/07 Glasgow, UK – SWG3
10/08 Bristol, UK – Prospect
10/09 Southampton, UK – The 1865
10/10 London, UK – O2 Forum Kentish Town
With Mushroomhead & Nine Treasures:
10/13 New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place
10/14 Portland, ME – Aura
10/15 Hampton Beach, NH – Wally’s
10/16 Harrisburg, PA – Capitol City Music Hall
10/17 Stroudsburg, PA – Sherman Theater
10/18 Leesburg, VA – Tally Ho
10/20 Glenside, PA – Keswick Theater
10/21 Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving Underground
10/22 Harrison, OH – The Blue Note
10/23 St. Charles, IL – Arcada Theater
10/24 Green Bay, WI – Epic Events Center
10/25 Belvidere, IL – Apollo Theater
10/27 Hobart, IN – The Art Theatre
10/28 Cadillac, MI – Venue Event Center
10/29 Flint, MI – Machine Shop
10/31 Cleveland, OH – Agora Theater
11/01 Ft. Wayne, IN – Pierre’s
11/03 Lexington, KY – Manchester Music Hall
11/05 Houston, TX – Scout Bar
11/06 Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live
11/07 Corpus Christi, TX – Brewster Ice House
11/08 Dallas, TX – AM/FM
11/10 Sauget, IL – Pop’s
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
