For more than three decades, industrial metal visionaries Fear Factory have explored the uneasy relationship between humanity and technology, crafting dystopian narratives that blur the boundaries between man and machine. Continuing this long-standing thematic journey, the band has announced its eleventh studio album, Roboticist, scheduled for release on 9 April 2027 via Nuclear Blast Records.
Described as the next chapter in Fear Factory's futuristic saga, Roboticist imagines a world where humanity has become obsolete. Death is no longer an endpoint, and machines have evolved beyond their creators, inheriting a future no longer defined by flesh and blood.
Coinciding with the album announcement, the band has unveiled the ferocious new single, "Detonizer", a crushing display of mechanised aggression, relentless industrial intensity, and cybernetic power. The track also marks the recording debut of Fear Factory's current lineup, featuring founding guitarist Dino Cazares, vocalist Milo Silvestro, drummer Pete Webber, and bassist Tony Campos.
Accompanying the single is a cinematic new music video directed by Thomas Mignone and produced by Doom Inc. and Undaunted Media, with visual effects by Gabriel Connor. Expanding upon the science-fiction narrative introduced in the album's title track, "Roboticist", the video for "Detonizer" plunges deeper into a world dominated by artificial intelligence and technological supremacy.
Speaking about the new album, guitarist Dino Cazares commented: "Cybernetic Industries has seized control of artificial intelligence, orchestrating humanity's extinction. The machines have inherited the future. NO BLOOD. NO FLESH. ALL MACHINE. Welcome to the age of ROBOTICIST."
Reflecting on the album's latest single, Cazares added: "The countdown to destruction has begun. It's time to DETONATE THE SYSTEM."
With Roboticist, Fear Factory once again reinforces its position as one of metal's most visionary and influential acts, returning to the themes that have defined their career while pushing their dystopian narrative into an even darker and more technologically driven future.
Fear Factory - "Detonizer" and the forthcoming album Roboticist arrive as the latest chapter in the band's ongoing exploration of humanity's struggle against the machines it created, a battle that, according to Fear Factory's latest vision, may have already been lost.
Roboticist was produced, engineered, mixed, and mastered by Damien Rainaud at Mix Unlimited, with cover artwork created by Jean-Baptiste Robilliard of Rhubarbes Lab. Releasing the record at this pivotal moment directly extends Fear Factory’s legacy of detailed, prophetic sci-fi concepts, carrying their narrative forward into a world where humanity's creations have officially become its successors. Check out for the tour dates at the following link. Link
Robotics tracklist:
01. Roboticist
02. Decentralization
03. Detonizer
04. Eradicator
05. Welcome To The Factory
06. Unsynthesizable
07. No Blood No Flesh
08. Synthetic Savior
09. Neural Infection Scanner
10. De-Extinction
11. Fragments
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