What is Fear Factory?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Fear Factory | image = Fear Factory - Elbriot 2016 02 (cropped).jpg | caption = Fear Factory in 2016 | Landscape = yes | Background = group_or_band | Birth_name = | Alias = | birth_date = | birth_place = | Origin = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | Instrument = | Genre = {{flat list| * [[Industrial metal]] * [[groove metal]] * [[nu metal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/fear-factory-mn0000167320|title=Fear Factory|website=[[Allmusic]]}}</ref> * [[death metal]] (early) }} | Occupation = | Years_active = {{hlist|1989–2002|2003–2006|2009–present}} | Label = [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]], [[Candlelight Records|Candlelight]] | Associated_acts = [[Brujeria (band)|Brujeria]], [[Asesino]], [[Ascension of the Watchers]], [[Arkaea]], [[Zimmers Hole]], [[Metallica]], [[Strapping Young Lad]], [[Divine Heresy]], [[Threat Signal]], [[Phobia (band)|Phobia]], [[City of Fire (band)|City of Fire]] | URL = {{URL|http://www.fearfactory.com/}} | Notable_instruments = | current_members = * [[Dino Cazares]] * [[Tony Campos]] * Milo Silvestro * Pete Webber | past_members = * [[Burton C. Bell]] * David Gibney * Andy Romero * Andrew Shives * [[Raymond Herrera]] * [[Christian Olde Wolbers]] * [[Byron Stroud]] * [[Gene Hoglan]] * [[Matt DeVries]] * [[Mike Heller]] }} '''Fear Factory''' is an American [[industrial metal|industrial metal rock]] band. They were formed in [[Los Angeles, California]] in 1989 and disbanded in early 2002. They reformed the following year adding [[Byron Stroud]] (of [[Strapping Young Lad]]) as their current bass player. Their classic line-up was [[Burton C. Bell]] (vocals), [[Dino Cazares]] (guitars), [[Christian Olde Woblers]] (bass) and [[Raymond Herrera]] (drums) between 1994 and break up time. Milo Silvestro became the band's vocalist in 2021 after Burton C. B