Whether or not Fear Factory is still a band seems to still be up in the air. On May 7, ex-bassist and guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers took to Instagram to say that Fear Factory had broken up, despite not being in the group. In the same story, we included tweets from guitarist Dino Cazares, who seemed confused about the whole situation.
Now Blabbermouth has posted an interview with vocalist Burton C. Bell conducted on May 6, one day before the rumor was posted, who said that the band's followup to Genexus are written and the band hadn't hit the studio just yet.
"Absolutely. It was such a great response. Putting out that record was just positive all the way around, which just makes us drive even further and drive even harder. Now we've been working on a new album. We haven't recorded it yet, but all the new songs, I say, in my opinion, are even stronger than Genexus, 'cause it just seems even more tight. We're on a groove, and it's kicking ass."
So at the very least, we know that Fear Factory has a new album written and ready to go. Whether or not we'll actually hear any of it remains a mystery, considering Fear Factory as a unit hasn't come out and made an official statement on the Olde Wolbers post.
Unless the band is just dismissing it as a rumor and doesn't feel the need to address it. Who knows?
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