Remanufacture
Fear Factory has always been interested in technology, so it comes as no surprise that the group has decided to re-mix its 1995 discDemanufacture. Whatissurprising is how seamlessly the band's riffs and rhythms blend with the pulsing beats and interstellar sounds of 1997's electronic music. Unlike many remix albums which simply augment songs with a smattering of computer effects, onRemanufacture, Fear Factory severely restructures and re-interprets its recordings to the point where the source material is sometimes unrecognizable. IfDemanufacturewas industrialized metal,Remanufactureis metallic techno that relies on ambient, drum & bass, and trip-hop beats as the foundation for the band's dynamic aural facelift. Welcome to the next millennium.--Jon Wiederhorn