Fear Factory played the Whisky A Go-Go in Los Angeles, CA on May 5 and they had quite a few surprises for fans. Fear Factory opened with the live debut of "Autonomous Combat System" from the 2015 album Genexus, followed by the first performance of "Recharger" since 2013.
Then halfway through the set, Fear Factory was joined by vocalist Cristian Machado (Lions At The Gates, ex-Ill Niño) for a rendition of their classic "Edgecrusher". Check out the full set above, which ran as follows:
- "Autonomous Combat System"
- "Recharger"
- "Dielectric"
- "Soul Hacker"
- "Powershifter"
- "Disruptor"
- "Shock"
- "Edgecrusher"
- "Linchpin"
- "What Will Become?"
- "Archetype"
- "Demanufacture"
- "Self Bias Resistor"
- "Zero Signal"
- "Replica"
- "Martyr"
- "Scapegoat"
- "Resurrection"
Fear Factory is re-issuing their 2010 album Mechanize and 2012 album The Industrialist, both with some alterations. Mechanize is expanded with three bonus tracks while The Industrialist (now named Re-Industrialized) features live drums, new artwork, six bonus tracks, and is remixed by Greg Reely (Demanufacture, Obsolete, Mechanize).
Both reissues are out June 23, with pre-orders for Mechanize available here and Re-Industrialized here.