Editing Fear Factory (section)

===''Demanufacture'' (1995–1997)===
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In June 1995, the band participated at the [[Dynamo Open Air]] festival in Netherlands.

Fear Factory's second album, ''Demanufacture'', was released on June 12. Generally considered to be the band's defining work, features an alternative metal sound<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/demanufacture-mw0000178307|title=Fear Factory - Demanufacture Album Reviews, Songs & More |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref> characterized by a mix of rapid-fire thrash metal/industrial metal guitar riffs and tight, pulse driven drum beats, roaring (rather than growled, but still aggressive) vocals that made way for melodic singing and powerful bass lines. The album's production is more refined and the integration of atmospheric keyboard parts and industrial textures upon Cazares' and Herrera's precise musicianship made the songs sound clinical, cold and machine-like and gave the band's music a futuristic feel. There were extensive contributions from Reynor Diego as well; adding key samples, loops and electronic flourishes to the group dynamics.

''Demanufacture'' was awarded the maximum five-star rating in the UK's ''[[Kerrang!]]'' rock magazine. It went on to become a fairly successful album; whereas ''Soul of a New Machine'' failed to chart anywhere, ''Demanufacture'' made the Top 10 of the Billboard Heatseekers charts and a video was produced for the song "Replica". The video was featured in the ''[[Test Drive 5]]'' video game for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]]. The song "Zero Signal" was featured on the ''[[Mortal Kombat (1995 film)|Mortal Kombat]]'' film soundtrack (1995). Instrumental versions of ''Demanufacture'' songs were later used in [[Personal computer|PC]] video games ''[[Carmageddon]]'' and ''[[Messiah (video game)|Messiah]]''.

Fear Factory spent the next few years touring with such bands [[Black Sabbath]], [[Megadeth]] and [[Iron Maiden]], and opened for [[Ozzy Osbourne]] in North America and Europe during late 1995. They went on their first headlining European tour in mid-1996, with [[Manhole]] and [[Drain STH|Drain S.T.H.]] playing in clubs and music festivals, such as [[With Full Force]], Wâldrock or [[Graspop Metal Meeting]]. They also appeared at the [[Ozzfest]] in 1996 and 1997. In early 1997, they participated at the [[Big Day Out]] festival in Australia and New Zealand. In May 1997, the band released a new album composed of ''Demanufacture'' remixes by artists such as [[Rhys Fulber]], DJ Dano or [[Tom Holkenborg|Junkie XL]] called ''[[Remanufacture - Cloning Technology]]''. This was the band's first appearance on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]. Roadrunner Records re-released, in a 10th Anniversary single package, ''Demanufacture'' and ''Remanufacture'' in 2005, which is similar to that of ''Soul of a New Machine'' (2004). This edition also includes bonus tracks from the [[digipak]] version of ''Demanufacture'' (1995).