Industrial metal pioneers Fear Factory have announced their eleventh studio album, Roboticist, out April 9, 2027, via Nuclear Blast Records. Alongside the news, the band have released a music video for the new single “Detonizer.”
Pre-order Roboticist here.
“Detonizer” follows the title track, which we covered in August as the first recording by the band’s current lineup: founding guitarist Dino Cazares, vocalist Milo Silvestro, drummer Pete Webber and bassist Tony Campos. The new video continues the sci-fi story that started with “Roboticist.” It was produced by Doom Inc. / Undaunted Media, directed by Thomas Mignone, with visual effects by Gabriel Connor.
No Blood, No Flesh, All Machine
For more than three decades, Fear Factory have built their records around the conflict between man and machine. Roboticist pushes that idea to its end point: a company called Cybernetic Industries takes control of artificial intelligence, humanity goes extinct, and the machines inherit the future. Cazares says:
“Cybernetic Industries has seized control of artificial intelligence, orchestrating humanity’s extinction. The machines have inherited the future. NO BLOOD. NO FLESH. ALL MACHINE. Welcome to the age of ROBOTICIST.”
Dino Cazares
About the new single, he adds: “The Countdown to destruction has begun its time to DETONATE THE SYSTEM.”
The album was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Damien Rainaud at Mix Unlimited. Rainaud also plays keyboards in the current lineup. The cover art was created by Jean-Baptiste Robilliard of Rhubarbes Lab. Roboticist will be available on jewel case CD and 2LP in several colors, including light rose, silver (Nuclear Blast mailorder), clear, solid red (Revolver exclusive), splatter (Metal Injection exclusive) and a picture disc from the band.
Tracklist
- Roboticist
- Decentralization
- Detonizer
- Eradicator
- Welcome to the Factory
- Unsynthesizable
- No Blood No Flesh
- Synthetic Savior
- Neural Infection Scanner
- De-Extinction
- Fragments
Fear Factory Live
Fear Factory are on the road in the US right now. They wrap up the Soul of a New War Machine Tour with co-headliners Mushroomhead, then start the Cybernetic Domination Tour with Darkest Hour and Brotality. Tickets are available at fearfactory.com.
- Nov 10: Sauget, IL, Pop’s (with Mushroomhead)
- Nov 11: Nashville, TN, Basement East (with Mushroomhead)
- Nov 13: Wichita, KS, Wave
- Nov 14: Denver, CO, Oriental Theater
- Nov 15: Colorado Springs, CO, Black Sheep
- Nov 17: Billings, MT, Pub Station
- Nov 18: Great Falls, MT, The Newberry
- Nov 20: Seattle, WA, El Corazon
- Nov 21: Portland, OR, Hawthorne Theatre
- Nov 22: Boise, ID, Shrine Social Club
- Nov 24: Fresno, CA, Strummers
- Nov 25: San Diego, CA, House of Blues
- Nov 27: Pomona, CA, The Glasshouse
- Nov 28: Los Angeles, CA, Whisky
- Nov 29: Los Angeles, CA, Whisky
Our Take
Fear Factory have spent the last few years rebuilding, and Roboticist is the first full statement from the new lineup. “Detonizer” sticks to the formula fans expect, with machine-gun riffs from Cazares and a concept that fits the band’s long-running sci-fi story. The real test will be whether Silvestro can carry a whole album, but two strong singles and an April release date make this one of the early metal albums to watch in 2027.
