Digimortal [Explicit Lyrics]

Digimortal [Explicit Lyrics]

Editorial Reviews
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Fear Factory's fourth album, Digimortal, finds the hirsute Los Angeles industrial-metal band happening on a theme that they've been alluding to throughout their existence. Digimortal is a concept album about the synthesis of man and machine, its 11 tracks serving up a mish-mash of screaming electronics and punishing low-end death-metal dynamics. Guitarist Dino Cazares and drummer Raymond Herrera served tenure in the none-more-metal terrorist troupe Brujeria shortly before the release of Digimortal, but straight-ahead metal antics have not dulled Fear Factory's silicon edge; the scattershot riffage of "Damaged" is undercut by furious, distorted synth-lines, and the hyper-tense "No One" offers up sirens straight from the Chemical Brothers' box of old-school rave machinery. While there's nothing quite as startling as the title track from 1999's Obsolete (which featured vocals from synth pioneer Gary Numan), the beatbox-based "Back the F**k Up," featuring Cypress Hill's B-Real, stands head and shoulders above the ham-fisted rap-rock fusion peddled by many of Fear Factory's peers. --Louis Pattison

Tracks:

What Will Become
Damaged
Digimortal
No One
Linchpin
Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies)
Acres Of Skin
Back The Fuck Up
Byte Block
Hurt Conveyor
(Memory Imprints) Never End

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Fear Factory's fourth album, Digimortal, finds the hirsute Los Angeles industrial-metal band happening on a theme that they've been alluding to throughout their existence. Digimortal is a concept album about the synthesis of man and machine, its 11 tracks serving up a mish-mash of screaming electronics and punishing low-end death-metal dynamics. Guitarist Dino Cazares and drummer Raymond Herrera served tenure in the none-more-metal terrorist troupe Brujeria shortly before the release of Digimortal, but straight-ahead metal antics have not dulled Fear Factory's silicon edge; the scattershot riffage of "Damaged" is undercut by furious, distorted synth-lines, and the hyper-tense "No One" offers up sirens straight from the Chemical Brothers' box of old-school rave machinery. While there's nothing quite as startling as the title track from 1999's Obsolete (which featured vocals from synth pioneer Gary Numan), the beatbox-based "Back the F**k Up," featuring Cypress Hill's B-Real, stands head and shoulders above the ham-fisted rap-rock fusion peddled by many of Fear Factory's peers. --Louis Pattison

Customer Reviews:

very dissapointing.......2007-03-22

Fear Factory's first album "A Soul for a New Machine" was a brutal deathmetal album with touchs of industrial delight. "Demanufacture" added alot more of the synth and reminded me of a faster Godflesh. "Obsolete" slowed down but added a more industrial sound. All of these albums were great and followed well after eachother but "Digimortal" sounded like the whole band took the day off.Even the artwork was generic and mediocre.It sounded unfinished and not very layered like past releases.

It was a very generic album that seemed to follow in the trend of what everyone else was doing at that time which to me is not very experimental like others have said.

Burton's vocals almost had a rap like flow to them.His melody lines were predictable and monotone. His vocals on Invisable wounds almost reminded me of P.O.D. (eww).

Herrera was tight and did the best he could with what he was given. He was the hardest thing on this album.

You couldn't hear Christian's bass at all.

Dino's guitar work is tight but sounds tinty and repetitive.

Rhys(keyboardist and producer) lays down generic synthlines. Most of his work is very layered and complex but not in this case.

I say buy this album because this was a lot better than most other music that was put out at that time.

i don't know why people trash this album.......2005-06-09

its pretty damn good, and its still fear factory, its not demanufacture or obsolete, but there are still enough good songs here to warrant a purchace, aside from "back the f**k up", that sucks...just skip it...and if you can, get the digipack version cause the bonus songs are even better than the ones on the album.

Best Metal Album Ever! Best Fear Factory Album Ever! PERFECT.......2005-03-15

This album sounds very modern! Everything have been improved... songwriting, overall sounds, drum playing, guitar sound & vocal line! You name it!

If this album is TOO NU(read: new) for you... then you must be an OLDSCHOOL METAL fan! The answer is: UPGRADE your ears!

Ignore below negative comments, you will like this album if you expect a great + high quality + futuristic + modern recording sound! Fear Factory Rules! Mnemic Rulez! Soilwork rules! Killswitch Engage Rules! In Flames Rulez!

Dino Cazares is still the best! Everyone at Fear Factory, trust me... asked Dino to re-unite and you can make an album better than Archetype! (by far)

Fear Factory's Worst.......2005-03-10

I have to agree that this album isn't no "Obsolete" or "Demanufacture", but it doesn't suck. This is how much I love Fear Factory. They are one of the best bands to ever grace the face of Earth. This CD has some great tracks on it. "Linchpin" is the best track on this CD. You will want to listen to it over and over. It never gets stale. "Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies)" is not the brutal "Soul Of A New Machine" Fear Factory that you'd expect, but it is a great song as well. The only flaw is the song "Back The F**k Up", that has that lamewad from Cypress Hill in it. In other words, this is a great album.

Like Remanufacture,this cd, hatefiles? Read this.......2004-09-17

I have noticed that back in the day Fear factory was hard metal. It seems as if they started to turn in a new direction one that has mixed the listing audiences in a profound way. I love the new remixes they have done I think that they are keeping the old fans and attracting new ones. Especially with Remanufacture, this CD has turned many heads. A few of the songs that I want to talk about is 21st century christ, and bound for forgiveness. These tracks are very hipnotic and the rythm pulls you deeper as the songs moves on. The fans say that they arnt as dark as they used to be with the heavy metal but they actually are, and these tracks prove it. I would love to hear one of these songs in a horror film they would fit perfect! They are making their songs Dark and doing a good job of it.

Average customer rating:

Picture a piston firing on a human face forever...
Enough Digimortal bashing
How is this album bad?
Hit or miss
Not Demanufacture, but certainly powerful...

Digimortal
Fear Factory
Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Obsolete
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Archetype
Hatefiles
Concrete

ASIN: B00005AU9A
Release Date: 2001-04-24

Tracks:

What Will Become
Damaged
Digimortal
No One
Linchpin
Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies)
Acres Of Skin
Back The Fuck Up
Byte Block
Hurt Conveyer
(Memory Imprints) Never End
Dead Man Walking
Strain Vs. Resistance
Repentance
Full Metal Contact

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Album Description

Fear Factory's 10 years of evolution has brought their art to a whole new level, making their newest creation one of 2001's most anticipated albums. Limited edition digipak with 4 bonus tracks 'Dead Man Walking', 'Strain vs. Resistance', 'Repentance' and 'Full Metal Contact'. 15 tracks. 2001 release

Customer Reviews:

Picture a piston firing on a human face forever..........2006-08-10

Regardless of what you think of Fear Factory's digitized, heavily edited groove metal, you've got to respect the band's ability to sustain a concept. "Digimortal," Fear Factory's fourth studio album, is powered by the same bleak, futuristic vision that's characterized every Fear Factory release (imagine "The Matrix" as interpreted by Pantera). Only this time, instead of resisting the archetypal "machine," Fear Factory are becoming one with it. Which, for those of us who've never cared whether the band's best stuff is assembled in post-production, is a refreshing (if not exactly surprising) change of direction. As always, producer Rhys Fulber -- by now as much a Fear Factory member as the players themselves -- maximizes every second of binary code to give "Digimortal" the leanest and meanest crunch imaginable. Fulber even gives the bass -- arguably metal's most useless instrument -- a functional role, making it a cog between guitarist Dino Cazares' and drummer Raymond Herrera's perfectly synced riffs, rhythms and textures. Digital effects color Burton C. Bell's vocals in tracks such as "Byte Block," which is a bonus: Bell's gruff, gurgly voice has always been Fear Factory's weak spot. Maybe that's because its flaws offer the only sign that Fear Factory are human.

Enough Digimortal bashing.......2006-01-26

I'm reading that many are disappointed in Digimortal. Perhaps you should let it grow on you. I remember the first time I heard "Obsolete", I wasn't sure I liked it. After listening to it more, I ended up liking it more than the previous two albums. The funny thing is, I didn't have to "get used" to Digimortal; I was instantly hooked. The song "Digimortal" blew me away. I listened to that song at least five times in a row because I couldn't get enough of it. The melody of the chorus with the combination of the song's heaviness made me listen to this song multiple times per day for weeks. When I finished listening to that song, I would hit back track and listen to it again. I have NEVER reacted that way to any other song that I had just heard. I'll never forget the day. Other songs are excellent as well. "Linchpin" is just as good a song. The others should be enjoyed just because of how friggin' heavy they are. The only part of this album I don't like is the heavy mid-section of "Dark Bodies".

How is this album bad?.......2005-10-20

I've learned to never trust reviews anymore. I've read so many "professional" reviews about this CD saying it was their worst CD, that it completely sucks, etc. This CD is a DEFINATE must-have for any fan of Fear Factory. Newcomers may say it's on OK album, but all newcomers should get Obsolete or Demanufacture, before this. Here is a run-down:

1. "What Will Become?" - This song is an awesome opener song for this CD. It starts with a nice guitar riff, then the drums start pounding in with the vocals close behind, it may not be an outrageously outstanding song, but it's very well put together if you ask me. 4/5

2. "Damaged" - This song, being the most plain of the songs on the CD, is quite an OK song. The guitar and bass riffs seem to be just slapped together though, yet the drumming is as phenomenal as ever. 3.5/5

3. "Digimortal" - Digimortal is a great song, though dips sometimes throughout the song. The chorus for this song is a personal favorite. 4/5

4. "No One" - The fourth song on the Digimortal album is one of the best, the samples and riffs in this song really seem to compliment each other and Burton's vocals all at the same time. 4.5/5

5. "Linchpin" A.K.A. "Lynchpin" - The lyrics to Lynchpin are very inspiring, yet Burton's vocals on this particular song make him sound hoarse. 3.5/5

6. "Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies)" - Invisible Wounds is possible one of the greatest "slow" Fear Factory songs ever. This song can be found stuck in your head at the strangest of times. The riffs are pretty soft, yet near the middle of the song Burt gets into it and does his usual dry yell. One must be crazy to belittle this song. 5/5

7. "Acres of Skin" - This song takes some getting used to if you ask me. Once you listen to it a few times it really sticks to you. This is my favorite song on the album. The chorus gets stuck in my head all the time. Very heavy, too. Burton does a strange thing with his voice in this song. When he gets to the chorus, and on the last line, he drops his voice on the last word. It striked me as weird, at first, but I gre to love it. 5/5

8. "Back The F**k Up" - Back The F**k Up is the most controversial song on the album among Fear Factory fans. The thing being -- it's a RAP song. This song is actually fairly heavy though. But the weird thing about this song is, you either sorta like it, or you don't at all. You listen to it only a few times, or at least that's the norm. It's a very very strange song to have on an Industrial Metal album, however I personally like it. 3.5/5

9. "Byte Block" - This song, being of exceptionally heavy riffs, slamming vocals, and great drumming makes for an awesome song. When I first heard this song, I really liked it. I mean REALLY liked it. I listened to it on repeat for almost an hour and a half. Even though, it's not the best Fear Factory song ever, nor even the best of the album. But it is very debatable in that matter, though in my opinion no one ever gave this song - or even this album - any time, due to Back The F**k Up. 4.5/5

10. "Hurt Conveyor" - I love the samplings on this song. Though this song is quite the plain, it is special in it's own way. 3/5

11. "(Memory Imprints) Never End" - This "slow" song is a great song. It tops even "A Therapy For Pain" in my opinion. Though it comes nowhere near "Timelessness" this song really hits. 4.5/5

12. "Dead Man Walking" - This song is the best "added" song to any album in my opinion. This one has one of the best choruses, lyrically, of the Fear Factory songs. 4.5/5

13. "Strain vs. Resistance" - I REALLY love the beginning to this song. Other than that it's not really worth noting in the Fear Factory arsenal. 3.5/5

14. "Repetance" - Another song not necessarily worth noting, it seems liek it was just slapped together. Great "light" vocals in this song, though. 3.5/5

15. "Full Metal Contact" - Being one of the extremely few instrumental Fear Factory songs, this one rocks. Just listen to it. I really wish they would have made this song 5 or 6 minutes though. Makes great background music to a hardcore game. 4.5/5

So, from my opinion. This album is one of the best, don't believe those "professional" reviwers and listen to a long time and forever FAN of FEAR FACTORY.

Hit or miss.......2005-09-29

You, pretty much, either love this album or hate it. You either like Fear Factory for evolving and changing their sound, or you hate this album for being so experimental and not as heavy as say, "Demanufacture."

"Digimortal" is indeed Fear Factory's first real experimental album. This is a band that has evolved a long ways from the band that they were when they debuted nine years ago. In 1992, they were an unaccessible, underground death metal band; now they've eased into the mainstream. And I'll admit it was kind of a daring move to make melodic choruses (as in the title track), and even a rap-rock song. But there are still some heavy songs to be heard, here: "What Will Become" has punching riffs and fast, double bass drumming, "No One" has machine gun, punching riffs and a pounding rhythm, and "Linchpin" features a toe-tapping chorus, but it also has some blowtorch riffs and a blast beat.

Elsewhere, with very catchy and melodic singing, "Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies)" would be a wise choice for the second single ("Linchpin" is the first single), "Acres of Skin" has an awesome sounding give and take between the scorching riffs and thumping drums, and track eight ("Back the Fudge Up") has heavy guitars, but Cypress Hill's B-Real makes a cameo and brings ham-fisted hip-hop vocals into the mix.

In conclusion, please realize that any band can just make the same album again and again, so you should at least admire Fear Factory for having the guts to make a C.D. like this. And even though some parts of it may be pretty experimental, there are enough heavy parts to please old school fans and fans of underground metal. All in all, if you ask me, "Digimortal" is a winner and definitely worth owning.

Not Demanufacture, but certainly powerful..........2005-07-17

When Fear Factory released "Digimortal" in 2001 many fans went running for the hills claiming that Fear Factory had "gone Nu-Metal" and abandoned their sound. This is not entirely untrue as Fear Factory definitely have a more commercialised, produced sound on this particular album, but Fear Factory have never released such a tight, structured album ever before. However that was possibly a part of the appeal of earlier offerings, but nevertheless, "Digimortal" is still a valid and entertaining Metal offering and marks the end of a journey of a band member Dino Cazares. It is just another chapter in the evolution of the band known as Fear Factory...

All that said, their are a few songs that sound like classic Fear Factory. "Acres of Skin," "Byte Block," and "Hurt Conveyor," could just as easily have been on "Demanufacture." However songs like "Linchpin," "Damaged," and "Dead Man Walking," have heavy Nu-Metal sounds, but are all solid, tight, excellent songs. Bell's vocals come through very clearly in this album, but that may be due to the guitar sound being "dumbed down" a little bit. The instruments are definitely not quite as jarring and pounding as previous releases, but it definitely allows you to hear Bell alot more clearly and fully appreciate his vocal range and talent.

The reason I only gave this album 4 stars is because it doesn't come close to "Demanufacture," and isn't really like classic Fear Factory, but it has a sound that grabs and holds you right to the very end. Sometimes a band needs to change its sound in order to grow as a hold, and luckily for Fear Factory, "Digimortal," is still a fantastic offering in its own right.

If you like your Metal a little more produced and not too heavy, then Fear Factory's "Digimortal" is a great purchase. However, if you like your metal hard, underproduced and heavy, may I suggest earlier albums like "Soul Of A New Machine," and "Demanufacture." If you're a Fear Factory fan then you'll buy this album because it's just as valid and valuable as all other Fear Factory albums. So go on, get "Digimortal," it'll only hurt your pocket and your ears if you don't like it! :)

Average customer rating:

Worth It
fixing the errors made in the original
Don't settle for standard CD
Already awesome album + 4 great extra tracks

Digimortal
Fear Factory
Manufacturer: Jvc Victor
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00005HXZI
Release Date: 2001-03-23

Tracks:

What Will Become?
Damaged
Digimortal
No One
Linchpin
Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies)
Acres of Skin
Back the F*** Up
Byte Block
Hurt Conveyor
(Memory Imprints) Never End
Dead Man Walking [*]
Strain Vs. Resistance [*]
Repentance [*]
Full Metal Contact [*]

Album Details

Japanese Version featuring Four Bonus Tracks: 'dead Man Walking', 'strain Vs. Resistance', 'repentance' and 'full Metal Contact'.

Customer Reviews:

Worth It.......2005-01-11

Over 40 USD still worth it.
And Much better than the original.

fixing the errors made in the original.......2004-05-31

The original Digimortal was definitely a let down for most FF fans even though it does have sum great songs like Linchpin, Digimortal, Byte block, Invisible Wounds etc...i think the biggest problem most people had with this album was the track 'Back The F*** Up' which is by far the worst song FF have eva made...I recommend that those extra 4 songs in this version of Digimortal is easily worth the money coz all of the extra tracks r up there with the best of FF...Dead Man Walking, Strain vs Resistance and Repentance are classic FF songs and Full Metal Contact is a great instrumental track to finish the album...i say if uve got the 11 song version sell it and use what little money u make off it to buy this one...

Don't settle for standard CD.......2003-12-22

The original CD is great, and the bonus tracks are even better. Many of the songs on this CD are extreamly heavy songs with very catchy and melodic choruses - Burton C. Bell's quite a good and versitile singer! With vocals that go from screaming to a melodic bottom-of-the-well type singing, Burton is possibly the best in his genre. Dino Cazeres layers the songs with his heavy, pummeling, and sometimes melodic guitar riffs. Using downtuned ESP's Dino has a very desirable tone among modren guitarests. Raymond Herres is always pounding his drums in the most unusual ways and generates a good rythem wit a catchy and thought-provoking way of playing his drums. His skills rival those of even Lars Ulrich (Metallica). Christian Olde Wolbers plays bass, and does sampling and DJ work, having previous experiance with rap acts like Snoop Dogg and Cypress Hill. If the rest of the band creates the music, Christian layers and completes it with his various effects and continous attacking tone from his bass guitar.

A review of the bonus tracks:
Dead Man Walking - Starts with a slow intro then kicks in, speeding up quite a bit (Anthrax - 'caught in a mosh' structure) This song has heavy verses with a very catchy chorus.

Strain Vs Resistance - Starts off with a very strange but very cool guitar riff - complements to Dino! This is one of the best all round songs on Digimortal

Repentince - Quite a heavy song, another really good track. I can't believe that these are bonus tracks - they deserve the standard CD!

Full Metal Contact - The best song on this entire CD in my opinion! It's a short instrumental with only three riffs. I call it the 'headbanger's anthem' because of the pounding beat.

Fear Factory have influenced many, many bands in there generation but have never got the proper credit. But this CD!

Already awesome album + 4 great extra tracks.......2001-06-20

I actually wasn't a Fear Factory-fan, before I got this cd. And now I am. I got it because the store had the digipak, and I recommend that you get the digipak too. Beside the 11 great tracks on the original, there are 3 songs and one instrumental track. The 3 songs match the rest of the album, having addictive choruses and great guitar and drum work. And the last track, "Full Metal Conrtact", lives up to its name. Originally it was made for the video game, "Demolition Racer". So get the digipak. The four tracks are well worth the money.

Average customer rating:

New parts for an all conquering machine

Digimortal
Fear Factory
Manufacturer: Roadrunner Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Customer Reviews:

New parts for an all conquering machine.......2001-06-24

Being a mad fan of fear factory I found this album to be an interesting deviation to what they commonly create. The two BIG albums "Demanufacture and Obsolete" were very much heavy guitar filled behemoths about the problems of society, yet here the band go quite a bit more towards the techno side that was witnessed on "Remanufacture". I was made aware of this new sound immediately on the opening track what will become. The track possessing alot of electronic scratches. The band seemed to have "gone creative" so to speak. After the successes of Obsolete and Demanufacture they could have easily made a similar and been successful, yet the proressive is a very interesting new sound. In keeping with the two albums obsolete and demanufacture they have a story beneath the songs on the album. This one rather going for the jugular about life now or potentially in the future it shows how man and machine combine together (hence digi... Mortal) and tries to deal with concepts like whether computer programming have more power than memories and morality. An interesting idea and while the album doesn't come over as better than the others it is on the whole a worthy album of a listen and definitely not what I'd have expected. I do recommend the album, but make sure at some point you pick up Obsolete and Demanufacture, as this is ultimately an evolution to the sound of these albums.

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