Released August 7, 2015 Length 47:55 | Recorded 2014−2015 Label Nuclear Blast | |
Genre Industrial metal, groove metal, thrash metal Producer Fear Factory, Rhys Fulber, Andy Sneap | ||
Genexus is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Fear Factory, released on August 7, 2015. This is the third studio album from Fear Factory since guitarist Dino Cazares rejoined the band in 2009, and their first to feature drummer Mike Heller. Genexus is also Fear Factory's first release through Nuclear Blast. Upon its release, "Genexus" received very positive reviews from critics.
Contents
A lyric video for the song "Soul Hacker" was released on June 17. A lyric video for the song "ProtoMech" was released on July 11. A full music video for the song "Dielectric" was released on August 7, the same day as the album release.
Sound and production
Regarding the drums on Genexus, Burton C. Bell stated: "...This time we are gonna use a live drummer, we're gonna use Mike Heller to record a few of the songs, not all of them, but a few to get that live feel, because some of these songs require a live feel, and so we’re gonna go with that."
Reception
Genexus received a highly positive response by critics, praising the album for its extremely brutal and abrasive sound. Ray Van Horn, Jr. of BlabberMouth said that "the key and industrial supplements gives Genexus a busier and heartier personality, lighting up the album's prospectus of mankind transitioning toward a more mechanized state of being." Trey Spencer of Sputnik Music surmised that "this album is more melodic and accessible, Dino Cazares and Burton C. Bell prove that they still have what it takes to make a visceral Fear Factory album." James Christopher Monger of Allmusic commented that "more melody-driven than prior outings, Genexus nevertheless retains the band's penchant for pairing bleak science fiction imagery with piston-like, palm-muted guitar riffs and explosive percussion."
Touring
Between the end of August and the middle of September in 2015, the ensemble had plans to tour the southern, midwestern and southwestern United States along with Once Human, Los Angeles metal band Before the Mourning and Chicago rock/metal band The Bloodline.