Mankind (album)
Mankind is an album by American nu metal band Factory 81. Originally released in late 1999 via Medea Records, the album marked the band's debut on the Detroit independent music scene, and its 2000 reissue on Motown/Universal introduced the band to a national audience. The album, which derives influence from hardcore punk, metal, jazz fusion and world music is the band's only album. Production. The album was self-produced by the band under the title "Manking". A Detroit promoter sent out advertisements with the incorrect title "Mankind" instead. The band liked the sound of this  title and decided that since they had not printed any materials with their original title, they changed the name of the album. Music. AllMusic described "Mankind" as a fusion of "stomp-paced metal" and "'new school' hardcore". Drummer Andy Cyrulnik cited genres such as jazz, fusion, and world music, and the progressive metal band Tool as influences on his drumming style. Release history. "Mankind" was originally issued on Medea Records in 1999. It was reissued by Orchard in 2000 and Uptown/Universal on October 3, 2000. In 2001, the album was reissued by the independent record label Mojo Music. Reception . Blabbermouth.net's Borivoj Krgin gave the album a 5 out of 10. He praised its clean production, but criticized the album saying that the album is "a faceless, generic nu-metal band who possess neither the songwriting ability nor the ingenuity to compete with the big boys". Personnel. Factory 81: Production: