FEAR FACTORY: ANNOUNCE AMERICAN TOUR DATES (*FULL TOUR DATES)

California, USA Industrial/Nu Metal veterans FEAR FACTORY have announced a spring 2012 U.S. TOUR with SHADOWS FALL, THE BROWNING, DEVASTATED and LEGACY OF DISORDER. FEAR FACTORY shall unleash the bands new studio effort entitled "The Industrialist" in 2012 release date TBA. FULL TOUR ITINERARY BELOW.

FROM FEAR FACTORY:
Los Angeles, California: Fear Factory today confirms their first tour dates for 2012. Set to begin in San Antonio on May 1, the tour’s initial dates include stops in Dallas, Philadelphia, New York City, Baltimore, and Denver among others. Joining Fear Factory for the tour is Boston’s Shadows Fall, Kansas City-based The Browning, Riverside, California’s The Devastated, and Legacy of Disorder from New Zealand. The tour will precede the release of Fear Factory’s new album titled The Industrialist.

Fear Factory recently announced the addition of bass player Matt DeVries. The Ohio native previously noted, “I have been asked to join one of my favorite bands. I have been a fan of Fear Factory since 1992 and I could not be more excited to be part of this incredible band.” Guitarist Dino Cazares and vocalist Burton C. Bell noted, “we are very excited to have Matt playing bass for Fear Factory. We feel he is a great addition to our touring line-up. He has been a friend for a very long time and he is a great musician who will be a perfect instrument in the FF machine.”

With rehearsals for the tour expected to start soon, the members of Fear Factory are finishing details on their forthcoming new album expected for release early summer. Greg Reely has now completed the album’s mix. All that remains is final artwork and packaging. Regarding the new material, Cazares and Bell affirm, “this album perfectly captures the true nature of Fear Factory. The industrial/metal blend is a strong return to our original concept for Fear Factory."

The Industrialist follows 2010’s critically acclaimed Mechanize. Blabbermouth said, “this is the album fans have been waiting for…a fiery and evolved rebirth of the band that changed metal in the ’90s.” Revolver Magazine called Mechanize, “one of the best albums of the band’s career. Its combination of new-wave melody, rapid-fire aggression, and electronic ambiance sounds as fresh today as Fear Factory did nearly 20 years ago. Call it the soul of their new machine.” Decibel Magazine noted, “Fear Factory are back and beyond intact.”

Confirmed dates as of press time are:
May 1 – Backstage Live, San Antonio TX
May 2 – Trees, Dallas TX
May 3 – Scout Bar, Houston TX
May 5 – State Theater, St. Petersburg FL
May 6 – Culture Room, Ft. Lauderdale FL
May 9 – Ziggy’s, Winston-Salem NC
May 10 – Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia PA
May 11 – Wally’s Pub, Hampton Beach NH
May 12 – Gramercy Theatre, New York NY
May 13 – Sonar, Baltimore MD
May 16 – The Crofoot Ballroom, Pontiac MI
May 20 – Summit Music Hall, Denver CO

Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-