Aug 28th 1992 Mortification released the album “Scrolls of the Megilloth”
Did you know… In 2010, HM Magazine ranked Scrolls of the Megilloth number 17 on the Top 100 Christian Metal Albums of All Time list.
Aug 28th 2001 Slipknot released the album “Iowa”
Did you know… The single “Left Behind” was nominated for the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance at the 44th Grammy Awards.
Aug 28th 2007 Obituary released the album “Xecutioner’s Return”
Did you know… The title of the album is derived from the band’s original band name, which was Xecutioner. It was their first album to feature guitarist Ralph Santolla (R.I.P.)
Aug 28th 2015 Motörhead released the album “Bad Magic”
Did you know… The album reached number 35 on the Billboard Charts.
Aug 28th 2015 Tad Morose released the album “St. Demonius”
Did you know… This is the band’s second album with singer Ronny Hemlin, formerly of Steel Attack.
Aug 28th 2015 Soilwork released the album “The Ride Majestic”
Did you know… It is their last album to feature longtime drummer Dirk Verbeuren, who left the band in July 2016 to join Megadeth.
Aug 28th 2015 Nile released the album “What Should Not Be Unearthed”
Did you know… It is the last album to feature Dallas Toler-Wade before his departure from the band in 2017.
Aug 21st 1977 Motörhead released their debut album “Motorhead”
Did you know… It is considered the band’s first album, as the recordings they did with United Artists were shelved until 1979.
Aug 21st 1986 Warlock released the album “True As Steel”
Did you know… The music video for the song “Fight for Rock” was aired on MTV’s Headbangers Ball.
Aug 21st 1987 Metallica released “The $5.98 E.P.: Garage Days Re-Revisited”
Did you know… The album reached number 28 on the Billboard Charts. It was the band’s first recording with bassist Jason Newsted.
Aug 21st 1989 King Diamond released the album “Conspiracy”
Did you know… Conspiracy is the last album to feature drummer Mikkey Dee who left the group but recorded the album as a session member.
Aug 21st 1990 Anthrax released the album “Persistence Of Time”
Did you know… It was nominated in 1991 for a Grammy Award in the Best Metal Performance category. The album reached number 24 on the Billboard Charts.
Aug 21st 1990 Ratt released the album “Detonator”
Did you know… The album reached number 23 on the Billboard Charts. Jon Bon Jovi did backing vocals on “Heads I Win, Tails You Lose”.
Aug 21st 1990 Reverend released their debut album “World Won’t Miss You”
Did you know… This album was dedicated to the late David Pritchard of Armored Saint A cover of Black Sabbath’s Hand of Doom was included as a bonus track.
Aug 21st 1990 Xentrix released the album “For Whose Advantage?”
Did you know… The band were formed in 1984 under the name Sweet Vengeance. The band have been referred to as one of the “big four” of English thrash metal, along with Acid Reign, Onslaught and Sabbat.
Aug 21st 1990 Stryper released the album “Against The Law”
Did you know… “Shining Star” is a cover of the Earth, Wind & Fire song.
Aug 21st 1990 Alice in Chains released their debut album “Facelift”
Did you know… “Man In The Box” was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance with Vocal in 1992.
Aug 21st 1992 Vital Remains released their debut album “Let Us Pray”
Did you know…. It is their only album to feature Ace Alonzo on drums.
Aug 21st 1995 Rainbow released the album “Stranger in Us All”
Did you know… The album features Blackmore’s wife Candice Night on background vocals.
Aug 21st 1998 Elegy released the album “Manifestation of Fear”
Did you know.. The band co-headlined a European tour with American power metal band Kamelot the same year.
Aug 21st 1998 Angel Dust released the album “Border of Reality”
Did you know… “No More Faith” is a slight jesting diss at Faith No More for having named one of their albums Angel Dust.
Aug 21st 2007 Sixx AM released their debut album “The Heroin Diaries Soundtrack”
Did you know… It serves as the companion soundtrack to Sixx’s autobiography, The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star.
Aug 21st 2009 U.D.O. released the album “Dominator”
Did you know… A music video was released for the song “Black and White”.
Aug 21st 2009 Vader released the album “Necropolis”
Did you know… The album is the first Vader release that features drummer Paweł “Paul” Jaroszewicz. The band did a cover of the Metallica song “Fight Fire with Fire”
Aug 21st 2015 Ghost released the album “Meliora”
Did you know… Lead single “Cirice” won the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.
Aug 21st 2015 Battlecross released the album “Rise To Power”
Did you know… It is the only album to feature Alex Bent on drums.
Aug 21st 2015 Praying Mantis released the album “Legacy”
Did you know… The album is the first recording to feature the two new members, Jaycee Cuijpers and Hans in’t Zandt (vocals and drums respectively).
Aug 21st 2015 Pentagram released the album “Curious Volume”
Did you know… It was their first album to feature Pete Campbell on drums.
Aug 21st 2015 Act of Defiance released their debut album “Birth And The Burial”
Did you know… The artwork was done by renowned Heavy Metal artist Travis Smith.
Aug 21st 2020 Vicious Rumors released the album “Celebration Decay”
Did you know… Guests on the record are Greg Christian on bass and Cody Green on guitars.
Aug 21st 2020 Unleash The Archers released the album “Abyss”
Did you know.. The band originally planned to release Apex and Abyss as a double album, but they were running out of time and decided to release Apex alone in 2017.
Aug 20th 1990 Queensrÿche released the album “Empire”
Did you know… The album reached number 7 on the Billboard Charts.
Aug 20th 1996 Mercyful Fate released the album “Into the Unknown”
Did you know… The Japanese release bonus track was a cover of the Judas Priest song “The Ripper”.
Aug 20th 1996 Type O Negative released the album “October Rust”
Did you know… The band did a cover of Neil Young’s “Cinnamon Girl” on this album. The album reached number 42 on the Billboard Charts.
Aug 20th 2002 Nile released the album “In Their Darkened Shrines”
Aug 20th 2008 Slipknot released the album “All Hope Is Gone”
Did you know… The album reached number 1 on the Billboard Charts, making it the first Slipknot album to do so. It was their final album with Paul Gray and Joey Jordison.
Aug 20th 2008 Dragon Force released the album “Ultra Beatdown”
Did you know…. It’s their last studio album to feature ZP Theart on vocals and the first one to feature Frédéric Leclercq on the bass guitar.
Aug 20th 2010 Accept released the album “Blood Of The Nations”
Did you know… It was their first album to feature vocalist Mark Tornillo and drummer Stefan Schwarzmann.
Aug 20th 2021 Mentalist released the album “A Journey into the Unknown”.
Aug 20th 1966 Dimebag Darrell guitarist with Pantera was born.
Aug 16th 1982 Manilla Road released the album “Metal”
Did you know… The song “Queen of the Black Coast” was inspired by the story of the same name by Robert E. Howard.
Aug 16th 1985 Pantera released the album “I Am The Night”
Did you know… This would be their last album with singer Terry Glaze.
Aug 16th 1986 Zeus released their debut album “Preso”
Did you know… The album was recorded in 1984 but released in 1986 only.
Aug 16th 1986 Helstar released the album “Remnants of War”
Did you know… Singer James Rivera went under the alias Bill Lionel on their 1984 debut Burning Star.
Aug 16th 1994 Savatage released the album “Handful Of Rain”
Did you know… It’s their only release with Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick.
Aug 16th 2005 Stryper released the album “Reborn”
Did you know…. Reborn was slated to be a Michael Sweet solo record, but he played it for the other members, and Oz Fox suggested it should be a Stryper record.
Aug 16th 2019 HammerFall eleased the album “Dominion”
Did you know… It is the second album to feature David Wallin on drums, and the first since his departure and subsequent rejoining in 2016.
It’s no secret that Fear Factory is an unstoppable machine forever pushing forward regardless of what may lay before them. From legal issues to inner band arguments between members, nothing has deterred the machine from generating material of the highest magnitude consistently throughout their 32 year tenure despite the turbulence they have endured.
Machines require technology and resources in order to function and this one is no different. Fear Factory have never been afraid to experiment and have embraced the use of technology in various aspects throughout the years. The band first decided to experiment with remixes with the release of Fear Is The Mindkiller in 1993; a remixed version of their first album Soul of a New Machine. It was here that their lifelong collaboration with Rhys Fulber would be born. Met with confusion and dismissal from the onset, it was eventually embraced and then the band would go on to release their second remix album, the hugely popular Remanufacture (Cloning Technology) 4 years later.
As the machine pressed on, the need to release new music and tour became the priority and remix projects were set to one side. That is until the world came to a standstill with the outbreak of COVID-19. Time allowed the focus to shift to a new remix project and so, some 25 years after the release of Remanufacture, Recoded (Adapt or Die) was born.
Founding member and guitarist Dino Cazares says of Recoded:“We had time, it was COVID time. I was like “oh well, we can’t really get together to write music so I’ll just reach out to these remix guys and do it that way.” That’s why that idea came about. I also thought that Aggression Continuum was such a great album, I think just doing a remix version would just add to the greatness of it.”
Recoded opens with the spoken word foreword ‘Adapt or Die‘ narrated by Jake Stern. A dark and sinister introduction explaining the recoding and reconstruction of a “necessary system” which is indispensable. This blends seamlessly in to ‘Hatred Will Prevail‘ (Monolith) by Rhys Fulber. A fast-paced, driven track with a thumping beat and plenty of European EDM elements akin to the same kind of vibe as Remanufacture’sMachines of Hate. This is followed by ‘Disobey‘ (Disruptor) remixed by Zardonic; a soaring, industrially heavy, synth laden track which is both catchy and heavy whilst maintaining the original crushing riffs from Aggression Continuum. This will be the first track released from the record on the 2nd of September 2022. ‘I Am The Nightrider‘ (Fuel-Injected Suicide Machine) features both Zardonic and Dualized; keeping in with the original tribute to Mad Max, this track is both crushing yet ebbs and flows alternating between powerful, mid-tempo beats and soaring synths; this track varies throughout with many layered sounds. ‘Path to Salvation‘ (Purity) is a darker, mid-tempo club beat with Burton’s vocals distorted to align with Rhys Fulber‘s signature electro-industrial sound.
One of the stand-out tracks of the record is ‘Worthless‘ (End of Line) remixed by Zardonic. This track changes pace at the halfway point with an upbeat, late 80s/90s infused synth-wave. Burton’s vocals are notably crisp and clear in this track in particular. This comes in stark contrast to ‘EmpiresFall‘ (Collapse) quite possibly one of the more industrially heavy tracks of the record. The original from AggressionContinuum was an industrially heavy track in its own right initially however TyrantsofDeath have taken this and created a monstrously crushing track completely transforming it to incorporate ethereal synth, clean haunting vocals as well as brutal growls and an ominous grinding atmosphere. ‘SystemAssassin‘ (Aggression Continuum) maintains the original essence of the track but it has been expanded on by RhysFulber with atmospherically distorted vocals, crushing riffage and haunting synth.
‘HypocrisyofFaith‘ (Manufactured Hope) sees the introduction of RobGee on the record. This track would be well placed on Remanufacture, holding the same ‘Hardcore/Gabber,’ EDM club scene influences heard on T-1000 (H-K Hunter Killer). It’s fast, pounding and stands out from the preceding industrially heavy tracks of the record. Zardonic’s last contribution to the record is ‘This Is My Life‘ (Cognitive Dissonance) a charging, industrially heavy assault which twists and turns between chugging brutal aggression and soaring synthesizers. The closing track of the CD version ‘Recoded‘ (Recode) introduces Blush Response. It begins with the famous ‘Fear Is The Mind Killer’ speech from Dune before descending in to the darkest track of the record. The original track has been warped and slowed down adding heavy distortion, an advancing beat creating an evocative atmosphere of foreboding as it ends with an ethereal choir on the backdrop of electro-industrial synth.
The vinyl version of Recoded comes with two bonus tracks. These tracks are not available on the CD version of Recoded. The first being ‘Turbo Factory‘ (End of Line) remixed by Turboslash. The vocals are heavily distorted between pure, demonic gutturals and ethereal, haunting cleans. The track dips and rises with a chugging ferocity and ascending synths. The second bonus track is ‘Break Off‘ (Disruptor) which begins with a warning alarm declaring “break-off” in a mechanically sinister style repeatedly before descending in to heavy, evocative synth produced by Rhys Fulber once more and Burton’s distorted growls and cleans.
Having waited 25 years to release a remix album, Recoded has proven that it can align with the magnitude and popularity of Remanufacture. Each contributor has their own signature sound, all different from the other yet the record flows seamlessly. Both incorporating modern technology and approaches whilst still maintaining the original essence of the EDM scene. Fear Factory have proven once again that experimentation pays off; having produced a blasting, evocative remix record completely transforming and adding to the magnificence that is Aggression Continuum.
“Recoded” (Adapt or Die) will be released via Nuclear Blast on the 28th of October 2022. The first single ‘Disobey‘ (remixed ‘Disruptor‘) and album pre-order will be released and available on the 2nd of September 2022.
Check out the exclusive interview with Dino Cazares below.
Rating: 9/10
ReleasedBy: Nuclear Blast
ReleaseDate: 28th October 2022
ForFansOf: Skinny Puppy, Nine Inch Nails, Ministry, Godflesh
FavouriteTracks: Hatred Will Prevail (Monolith), I Am The Nightrider (Fuel-Injected Suicide Machine), Worthless (End of Line), Empires Fall (Collapse)
As pioneers of the NWOBDM scene, I was honoured to sit and have a chat with the very lovely Tom (guitar and vocals) from Celestial Sanctuary. We spoke about their previous album “Soul Diminished”, their upcoming new track and split record and (of course) the Spice Girls!
Soul Diminished album cover
Check out the full interview below (which starts with me showing Tom the Celestial Sanctuary t-shirt I was wearing) and keep an eye out on the 26th August, for the official announcement of Celestial Sanctuary’s new project….
Aug 14th 1988 Screamer released their debut album “Target: Earth”
Did you know…. It was released on Ann Boleyn’s New Renaissance Records. It would be Screamer’s only offering for 20 years.
Aug 14th 1989 Whiplash released the album “Insult to Injury”
Did you know… The album saw the addition of vocalist, Glenn Hansen, as Tony Portaro concentrated on guitar duties instead of the dual role he had performed on previous albums
Aug 14th 1989 Wolfsbane released their debut album “Live Fast, Die Fast: Wicked Tales of Booze, Birds and Bad Language”
Did you know… The album was produced by Rick Rubin for his Def American label.
Aug 14th 1992 Motörhead released the album “March Or Die”
Did you know… The band did a cover of the song “Cat Scratch Fever” on this album.
Aug 14th 1995 Krisiun released their debut album “Black Force Domain”
Did you know…. The band did a cover of the Sodom song “Nuclear Winter” on this album.
Aug 14th 1995 Saxon released the album “Dogs Of War”
Did you know… It was their last album with Graham Oliver on guitar.
Aug 14th 2015 Soulfly released the album “Archangel”
Did you know.. It is the band’s last album to feature bassist Tony Campos, who left the band shortly after recording to join Fear Factory.
Aug 14th 2020 Virus released the album “Evilution Apocalypse”
Did you know… It’s the bands first album in 30 years, with guest appearances from ex Carcass axe man Carlo Redagas & vocalist Thom Hazeart.
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