Editing Fear Factory (section)

===''The Industrialist'' (2011–2013)===
{{main | The Industrialist}}
In an interview during the [[70000 Tons of Metal]] cruise, Bell said Fear Factory was planning to write and record a "full-on concept" album, which was due for release in 2012. He said, "We're gonna kind of take a break a little bit, but we're definitely going into the studio at some point and start writing. We wanna take our time doing it. Personally&nbsp;...&nbsp;''Mechanize'', don't get me wrong, is a good record—I'm very proud of it—but it's gotta be better than that. I've got plans where I'd like to do a full-on concept again—story, artwork. Just make it real cerebral. But there'll definitely be another Fear Factory record, maybe in 2012."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=153624 |title=Fear Factory To Begin Writing 'Full-On Concept' Album |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=August 10, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110225063858/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=153624 |archive-date=February 25, 2011 }}</ref> On August 3, 2011, Dino Cazares said on his Twitter feed that he was working and demoing new material for the next Fear Factory album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=161547 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120910134531/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=161547 |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 10, 2012 |title=Fear Factory Demoing New Material |publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com |access-date=August 10, 2011 }}</ref> On January 25, 2012, the band announced the new album will be titled ''[[The Industrialist]]''. The album was again co-produced by the band with Rhys Fulber and mixed by Greg Reely.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=168744|title=Fear Factory: New Album Title Revealed|publisher=Roadrunnerrecords.com|access-date=January 26, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120201053951/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=168744|archive-date=February 1, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Byron Stroud left the band early in 2012, saying, "Life's too short to spend it with people who don't respect you".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/byron-stroud-on-fear-factory-life-s-too-short-to-spend-it-with-people-who-don-t-respect-you |title=BYRON STROUD On FEAR FACTORY: Life's Too Short To Spend It With People Who Don't Respect You |publisher=Blabbermouth.Net |date= March 30, 2012|access-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref> In one interview, Cazares said he did not know why Stroud decided to leave and that he could not play the bass parts on ''Mechanize'', prompting Cazares to do it himself.<ref name="metalforcesmagazine.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.metalforcesmagazine.com/site/feature-fear-factory-12-12/ |title=FEAR FACTORY – Recharged (December 2012) &#124; Features / Interviews @ Metal Forces Magazine |publisher=Metalforcesmagazine.com |date=June 1, 2012 |access-date=March 18, 2014}}</ref>

In February 2012, former Chimaira guitar player [[Matt DeVries]] replaced Stroud. On April 19, 2012, [[Mike Heller]] of [[Malignancy (band)|Malignancy]] and [[System Divide]] was announced as the band's new drummer, replacing Gene Hoglan; in a 2013 interview, Hoglan claimed that he only found out through [[Blabbermouth.net]] that he was no longer needed, and expressed some disappointment about the course of events.<ref name="hoglanblab">{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/gene-hoglan-found-out-via-blabbermouth-net-that-he-was-no-longer-needed-by-fear-factory/|title=GENE HOGLAN Found Out Via BLABBERMOUTH.NET That He Was No Longer Needed By FEAR FACTORY|date=August 2, 2013|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref> At the same time, Cazares confirmed on his Facebook page that [[John Sankey (drummer)|John Sankey]] of [[Devolved (band)|Devolved]] had programmed the drums on ''The Industrialist''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/dinocazares/posts/3022177036425?notif_t=feed_comment |title=Welcome to Facebook |publisher=Facebook.com |access-date=January 31, 2013}}</ref> Burton described ''The Industrialist'' as another concept album "sonically, conceptually, and lyrically".<ref name="bravewords.com">{{cite news|author=|url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/183678 |title=FEAR FACTORY Guitarist Dino Cazares on the Industrialist – "Me And Burton Decided To Take Control Of Creating The Record Ourselves" |newspaper=Bravewords.com |access-date=March 26, 2014}}</ref> Cazares also said he and Burton were the two in control of the record's outcome, and that the songwriting on the album was much more "definitive" in regards to Fear Factory's platform sound.<ref name="bravewords.com"/> On June 4, 2012,''The Industrialist'' was available to stream through [[AOL Music]].  The album was released through Candlelight Records on June 5, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalcallout.com/metal-news/fear-factory-entire-new-album-%E2%80%98the-industrialist%E2%80%99-available-to-stream.html |title=Fear Factory: Entire New Album, The Industrialist, Available to Stream|publisher=Metal CallOut|date=June 4, 2012 |access-date=June 4, 2012}}</ref>

On May 2, 2013, Cazares commented regarding the status of Fear Factory albums ''Archetype'' and ''Transgression'', which were recorded without his participation, and the band's decision not to play songs from them live, saying "they don't count" as Fear Factory albums.<ref name="metalforcesmagazine.com"/> Contradicting this, Fear Factory played the track "Archetype" on its 2013 Australian tour in early July, with minor changes to the song's lyrics;<ref>{{cite web|title=FEAR FACTORY Performs Non-DINO CAZARES-Era Song 'Archetype' In Brisbane; Video Available |date = July 4, 2013|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=192110|publisher=BlabberMouth}}</ref> as of 2023, the band continues to play songs from the album, with Cazares saying "The fans want it, and I got used to playing it, so it's all good."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/why-fear-factory-continues-to-perform-non-dino-cazares-era-song-archetype-live|title=Why FEAR FACTORY Continues To Perform Non-DINO CAZARES-Era Song 'Archetype' Live|date=June 5, 2023|website=BLABBERMOUTH.NET}}</ref>