Digimortal
| Digimortal | ||
|---|---|---|
| Missing image Fear_Factory_Digimortal.jpg Album cover | ||
| Album by Fear Factory | ||
| Released | April 24, 2001 | |
| Recorded | September 30 to November 4, 2000 | |
| Genre | Death Metal/Industrial | |
| Length | 43 min 13 s | |
| Label | Roadrunner Records | |
| Producer | Fear Factory, Rhys Fulber | |
| Professional reviews | ||
| Fear Factory Chronology | ||
| Obsolete (1998) | Digimortal (2001) | Hatefiles (2003) |
The band officially broke up in March 2002 as frontman Burton C. Bell decided to quit after putting out this album but reformed later to put out their next album Archetype. The band never play any songs from this album live since the reformation. It is the last to feature guitarist Dino Cazares.
The concept is about how man and machine have merged into one. The surviving humans and the machines realize they have to depend on eachother if they are going to continue on. The title of the album is actually short for "Digital Mortality".
The sound on this album is said to be Fear Factory's most Industrial album of all time. It also features some experimentaion such as clean guitar tones and even a rap metal song.
Track listing
- "What Will Become?" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) - 3:23
- "Damaged" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) - 3:02
- "Digimortal" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) - 3:02
- "No One" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) - 3:36
- "Linchpin" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) - 3:25
- "Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies)" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) - 3:54
- "Acres Of Skin" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) - 3:55
- "Back The Fuck Up" (Bell/Cazares/Freese/Herrera/Wolbers) - 3:09
- "Byte Block" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) - 5:20
- "Hurt Conveyor" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) - 3:40
- "(Memory Implants) Never End" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) - 6:47
Personnel
- John Anonymous - Pre-Production
- Burton C. Bell - Vocals
- Reggie Boyd
- Robert Breen - Assistant Engineer
- Dino Cazares - Guitar
- Huey Dee - Pre-Production
- Fear Factory - Producer
- Rhys Fulber - Producer
- Raymond Herrera - Drums
- Tom Jermann - Artistic Director
- George Marino - Composer
- Mike Plotnikoff - Mixing, Technical Engineer
- Oscar Ramirez - Assistant Engineer
- Billy Sherwood - Vocal Arrangement
- Andrew Shives - Bass
- Paul Silveira - Engineer
- Malcolm Springer - Pre-Production Arranger
- Neil Zlozower - Photography
Charts
Album - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | The Billboard 200 | 32 |
| 2001 | Top Canadian Albums | 17 |
| 2001 | Top Independent Albums | 1 |
Singles - Billboard (North America)
| Year | Single | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | "Linchpin" | Mainstream Rock Tracks | 31 |