FEAR FACTORY Begins Recording Their Much-Anticipated New Record

After tons of talking about it, Fear Factory has finally entered the studio to record their first new record since Aggression Continuum in 2021. The new record will also be the first-ever Fear Factory record with vocalist Milo Silvestro, who replaced longtime vocalist Burton C. Bell after his departure in 2020; and the first with Havok drummer Pete Webber, who joined in 2023.

So how will the new Fear Factory record sound? According to Fear Factory mastermind Dino Cazares in a 2024 interview with MoreCore.TV, it’ll be a throwback to their older sound.

“Classic Fear Factory record. Next year. For sure,” said Cazares. “We’ve been touring since February of 2023. We’ve been touring non-stop. And I think we’re very lucky that a lot of the promoters and a lot of fans are happy to have us back, and we’re excited to get out there and play for them.”

In the meantime, Fear Factory has a bunch of festival dates lined up where they’ll be celebrating 30 years of Demanufacture. Those dates are as follows:

7/19 Mozhell Open Air Insming, France
7/24 Barba Negra Budapest, Hungary
7/26 Hills of Rock Festival Plovdiv, Bulgaria
7/28 Soul Complex Thessaloniki, Greece
7/30 Majestic Bratislava, Slovakia
7/31 Hirsch Nuremberg, Germany
8/1 Wacken Open Air Wacken, Germany
8/4 MCK Katowice, Poland
8/6 Leyendas Del Rock Festival Villena, Spain
8/7 Brutal Assault Jaromer, Czechia
8/8 Helsinki Metal Fest Helsinki, Finland
8/9 Bloodstock Festival Catton Park Derbyshire, England
8/10 Alcatraz Festival Kortrijk, Belgium
8/12 Academy 2 Manchester, England
8/13 SWX Bristol, England
8/14 Reload Festival Sulingen, Germany
8/15 Dynamo Metal Fest Eindhoven, The Netherlands
8/16 Den Atelier Luxembourg City, Luxembourg
8/17 Motocultor Festival Carhiax, France
10/31-11/4 Miami, FL Headbangers Boat

Yes we started tracking drums yesterday for the new FF. The majority is with the 8 string guitar tuned to 8E 7A 6D 5G 4C 3F 2A 1D pic.twitter.com/SsxUJoyxy8

— Fear Factory (@FearFactory) April 20, 2025