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Band
Fear Factory
Title
The Industrialist
Type
LP/EP
Company
Candlelight
YOR
2012
Style
Industrial
10/4/2012 2:16:32 PM - Review by: Greg Watson
Fear Factory's The Industrialist is the latest in a line of releases that are pedestrian and mundane. There is no new sound to the album and if you've heard Archetype or Digimortal, you've heard this one. Only hardcore fans of the band will pick this up or folks looking to get introduced to the band. Otherwise, just borrow it from a friend or get a burned copy from somewhere.
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  • 1 :REVIEW COUNT
    3 :AVE RATING

ALL REVIEWS FOR: FEAR FACTORY
TITLE
DOR
COMPANY
REVIEWER DATE MADE RATING
Archetype
2004
Liquid 8
MM4/14/2004
-
Mechanize
2010
Candlelight
Ben McCraw9/30/2010
4
The Industrialist
2012
Candlelight
Greg Watson10/4/2012
3

ALL INTERVIEWS FOR: FEAR FACTORY
INTERVIEW INTERVIEWER DATE TAGLINE
Raymond HerreraMM4/21/2004

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