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Fear Factory

Death metal
Death metal

Fear Factory is a Death metal act. Their sound grew out of Rhys Fulber, Slayer, Decapitated, Victim in Pain and Dope. Those roots explain a lot about how Fear Factory arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Pitchshifter, Spineshank, American Head Charge, Wayne Static and Mushroomhead, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Alchemist, Strife, Slaves on Dope, Ill Niño and Soulfly, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 51 connections around Fear Factory, reaching back through Rhys Fulber and forward to Alchemist. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Fear FactoryRhys FulberSlayerDecapitatedVictim in PainDopeFlawSystem of a DownJunkie XLAlchemistStrifeSlaves on DopeIll NiñoSoulflySpineshankDevilDriverChimairaPitchshifterSpineshankAmerican Head ChargeWayne StaticMushroomheadMinistryCoal ChamberNailbomb

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Fear Factory connections

Fear Factory grew out of Rhys Fulber, Slayer, Decapitated and Victim in Pain, shares an orbit with Pitchshifter, Spineshank, American Head Charge and Wayne Static, went on to shape Alchemist, Strife, Slaves on Dope and Ill Niño. 51 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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