Editing Fear Factory (section)

{{Distinguish|Fear Factor{{!}}''Fear Factor''}}
{{short description|American industrial metal band}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox musical artist  <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name              = Fear Factory
| image             = Fear Factory - Elbriot 2016 02 (cropped).jpg
| caption           = Fear Factory at [[Elbriot]] 2016
| landscape         = yes
| alias             = Ulceration (1989–1990), Fear the Factory (1990)
| origin            = Los Angeles, California, U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Industrial metal]]
* [[groove metal]]
* {{nowrap|[[nu metal]]}}
* [[death metal]] (early)
}}
| years_active      = {{flatlist|
* 1989–2002
* 2003–2006
* 2009–present
}}
| label             = {{flatlist|
* [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]]
* Liquid 8
* Calvin
* [[Candlelight Records|Candlelight]]
* [[Nuclear Blast]]
}}
| website           = {{URL|fearfactory.com}}
| current_members   = 
* [[Dino Cazares]]
* [[Tony Campos]]
* Milo Silvestro
* Pete Webber
| past_members      = 
* [[Burton C. Bell]]
* David Gibney
* Andy Romero
* Andrew Shives
* [[Raymond Herrera]]
* [[Christian Olde Wolbers]]
* [[Byron Stroud]]
* [[Gene Hoglan]]
* [[Matt DeVries]]
* [[Mike Heller]]
}}

'''Fear Factory''' is an American [[industrial<!-- encompasses their whole discography; don't change to heavy metal --> metal]] band formed in Los Angeles in 1989. Throughout the band's career, they have released ten full-length albums and have evolved through a succession of sounds, all in their main style of industrial metal. Over the years, Fear Factory has seen frequent changes in its lineup, with lead vocalist [[Burton C. Bell]] being the only consistent member for 31 years until his departure in 2020. Guitarist [[Dino Cazares]] is the only original member still in the band. The band went on hiatus in March 2002 following some internal disputes, but resumed activity a year later without founding member Cazares. Previous bassist [[Christian Olde Wolbers]] replaced him on guitar, while [[Byron Stroud]] handled bass duties.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=1962 |title=UPDATE: The Official Roadrunner Records Statement On FEAR FACTORY Split!! – Mar. 7, 2002 |publisher=[[Blabbermouth.net]] |access-date=April 21, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040928072450/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=1962 |archive-date=September 28, 2004 |url-status=dead  }}</ref> After a second hiatus in 2006, Fear Factory reunited in April 2009 with a new lineup that featured a returning Cazares, [[Gene Hoglan]] as the replacement of original drummer [[Raymond Herrera]], and Bell and Stroud reprising their respective roles; this lineup recorded the band's seventh studio album titled ''[[Mechanize]]'' (2010). Wolbers and Herrera — together comprising 50% of the band's legal ownership — disputed the legitimacy of the reunited band, and a legal battle from both parties had begun. Despite this, Fear Factory has since released three more albums: ''[[The Industrialist]]'' (2012), ''[[Genexus (album)|Genexus]]'' (2015) and ''[[Aggression Continuum]]'' (2021).

The band has performed at [[Ozzfest]] four times and the inaugural [[Gigantour]]. Their singles have charted on the US Mainstream Rock Top 40 and albums on the Billboard Top 40, 100, and 200, and they have sold more than a million albums in the U.S. alone.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.burtoncbell.com/fear-factory/|title=Fear Factory|website=Burton C. Bell|date=August 19, 2015 |access-date=April 1, 2016}}</ref>