.. New Machine / Plus Poster & Patch
3-LP
Rock / Heavy Metal
Gatefold Sleeve
‘Soul Of A New Machine’ is Fear Factory’s debut album for Roadrunner Records, released on August 25, 1992. Although this record was Fear Factory’s first studio album to be released, it was actually their second album to be recorded, after ‘Concrete’, which was recorded in 1991 but not released until 11 years later. Guitarist Dino Cazares has stated that this album is a concept album, concerning man’s creation of a machine that could be either technological or governmental. The sound of the record is different from the later albums, as it was influenced by many different extreme sub-genres of metal, such as death metal, thrash metal and grindcore, hence making the band an “anomaly” among others since it did not fit into any genre category at that time. The sound was also heavily influenced by Napalm Death and Godflesh.
The album has been out of print on vinyl for 30 years. This Anniversary Edition is expanded to include the ‘Fear Is The Mindkiller’ EP as well as a few unreleased instrumental mixes debuting on vinyl. This limited and individually numbered release has been remastered for maximum fidelity and features a deluxe packaging, a fold out poster and a patch.
