The new version of
FEAR FACTORY — featuring the band's original members
Dino Cazares (guitar) and
Burton C. Bell (vocals) alongside bassist
Byron Stroud (who played on the last two
FEAR FACTORY albums in addition to touring and recording with
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD and
ZIMMERS HOLE) and legendary drummer
Gene Hoglan (
DETHKLOK,
STRAPPING YOUNG LAD,
DARK ANGEL,
DEATH,
TESTAMENT) — will embark on a tour of Australia in August. Confirmed dates are as follows:
Aug. 18 - Capitol - Perth, Australia
Aug. 20 - Tivoli - Brisbane, Australia
Aug. 22 - Enmore - Sydney, Australia
Aug. 23 - Palace - Melbourne, Australia
Aug. 24 - HQ - Adelaide, Australia
Tickets go on sale on June 18.
Dino's tenure with
FEAR FACTORY ended in March 2002 after
Bell announced his departure from the group, allegedly telling his bandmates at the time, "Look, guys, I'm not into it anymore, I don't wanna play in the band anymore, I don't wanna play with you guys, and I especially don't wanna play with you,
Dino."
FEAR FACTORY eventually reformed without
Dino and released two more studio albums, 2004's
"Archetype" and 2005's
"Transgression".
In a September 2007 interview with
MTV.com,
Cazares — who currently heads up a new band called
DIVINE HERESY — stated about his former group, "In the long run, I believe I came out the winner, and I feel that they have bastardized the name, and it's a completely different band, different style. I definitely carried the passion in that band, and my riffs, my style, they were very distinctive. I don't regret anything I created in
FEAR FACTORY whatsoever. It will be part of my memory for the rest of my life. I believe I am continuing the legacy and keeping this metal torch alive and bringing it back with
DIVINE HERESY. You can feel the hunger and passion in
DIVINE HERESY, which I believe
FEAR FACTORY has been missing, and is still missing to this day."
ARKAEA — the new band featuring
FEAR FACTORY members
Christian Olde Wolbers (guitar) and
Raymond Herrera (drums) alongside vocalist
Jon Howard (
THREAT SIGNAL) and bassist
Pat Kavanaugh (
THREAT SIGNAL) — will release its debut album,
"Years In The Darkness", on July 13 via
E1 Music (formerly
Koch Records).
