Fear Factory – Genexus [2015]

August 11, 2015 · by Philip Hung Cao · in Albums. ·

Released	August 7, 2015
Recorded	2014−2015
Genre	Industrial metal, groove metal,thrash metal
Length	47:55
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Fear Factory, Rhys Fulber

Genexus is the ninth studio album by American heavy metal band Fear Factory, released on August 7, 2015.^[1]^[2] 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.^[3] Genexus is also Fear Factory’s first release through Nuclear Blast.

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.”^[4] A lyric video for the song “Soul Hacker” was released on June 17.^[5] 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.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	“Autonomous Combat System”	5:28
2.	“Anodized”	4:47
3.	“Dielectric”	4:19
4.	“Soul Hacker”	3:12
5.	“ProtoMech”	4:56
6.	“Genexus”	4:48
7.	“Church of Execution”	3:21
8.	“Regenerate”	4:02
9.	“Battle for Utopia”	4:14
10.	“Expiration Date”	8:48
Total length:		47:55