Dance bands seem to have an endless supply of remixes at their disposal -- rarely heavy metal bands.
But not if you're Fear Factory.
Due to the group's fondness for industrial sounds that often border on "dancefloor-friendly," this shouldn't come as a surprise, as the 2003 compilation Hatefiles ties up all the loose ends -- collecting remixes, demos, and rarely heard tracks.
Tops here include the original tracks "Terminate" and "Demolition Racer" (both of which were previously wallowing in "soundtrack land"), a demo version of the Digimortal favorite "Dark Bodies," and a slamming instrumental track, "Machine Debaser." But it's the overabundance of pointless remixes that will make Hatefiles only of interest to hardcore fans -- save for a "Numanoid Mix" of "Cars," which pushes Gary Numan's voice more to the forefront.
These type of compilations are usually assembled once a band has split up, and in 2003, many assumed Fear Factory was over (due to the exit of founding guitarist Dino Cazares).
Shortly after the release of Hatefiles, however, it was announced that Fear Factory would be carrying on without Cazares, which makes the timing of the arrival of Hatefiles a bit puzzling.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Demolition RacerBurton C. Bell, Dino Cazares, Raymond Herrera, Christian Olde Wolbers | Fear Factory | Play | 00:50 | 1 MB | 6 MB |
| 2 | Machine DebaserBurton C. Bell, Dino Cazares, Raymond Herrera, Christian Olde Wolbers | Fear Factory | Play | 04:16 | 9 MB | 33 MB |
| 3 | CyberdyneBurton C. Bell, Dino Cazares, Raymond Herrera | Fear Factory | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 4 | RefueledBurton C. Bell, Dino Cazares, Raymond Herrera | Fear Factory | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 5 | TransgenicBurton C. Bell, Dino Cazares, Raymond Herrera | Fear Factory | Play | 05:42 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 6 | Manic CureBurton C. Bell, Dino Cazares, Raymond Herrera | Fear Factory | Play | 05:08 | 11 MB | 38 MB |
| 7 | Invisible Wounds (The Suture Mix) | Fear Factory | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | Resurrection (T.L.A. Big Rock Mix) | Fear Factory | Play | 04:03 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | Edgecrusher (Urban Assault Mix) | Fear Factory | Play | 04:34 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 10 | Descent (Falling Deeper Mix) | Fear Factory | Play | 04:36 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 11 | Body Hammer (Colin Richardson Mix) | Fear Factory | Play | 05:09 | 11 MB | 40 MB |
| 12 | Zero Signal (Colin Richardson Mix) | Fear Factory | Play | 05:41 | 13 MB | 43 MB |
| 13 | Cars (Numanoid Mix) | Fear Factory | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 14 | Dark Bodies (Demo) | Fear Factory | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 15 | Replica (Live) | Fear Factory | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 16 | New Breed (Spoetnik Mix) | Fear Factory | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 68 mins | 156 MB | |||||
| 68 mins | 494 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Aguto | Mixing |
| 2 | Duane Baron | Engineer |
| 3 | John Bechdel | Keyboards, Programming |
| 4 | Burton C. Bell | Composer, Group Member, Vocals |
| 5 | Dino Cazares | Composer, Group Member, Guitar, Mixing |
| 6 | Monte Conner | Liner Notes, Song Notes |
| 7 | Fear Factory | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 8 | Rhys Fulber | Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Programming, Remixing |
| 9 | Caroline Greyshock | Photography |
| 10 | Raymond Herrera | Composer, Drums, Group Member |
| 11 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 12 | Junkie XL | Engineer, Remixing |
| 13 | Tom Lord-Alge | Remixing |
| 14 | George Marino | Mastering |
| 15 | Dave McKean | Cover Design, Illustrations |
| 16 | UE Nastasi | Assembly |
| 17 | Gary Numan | Composer, Guest Artist, Vocals |
| 18 | Thom Panunzio | Mixing, Producer |
| 19 | Mike Plotnikoff | Mixing |
| 20 | Greg Reely | Mixing, Producer |
| 21 | Colin Richardson | Mixing, Producer |
| 22 | Technohead | Remixing |
| 23 | David Tickle | Producer |
| 24 | Rebecca Waterfall | Design |
| 25 | Rick "Soldier" Will | Mixing, Producer |
| 26 | Christian Olde Wolbers | Bass, Composer, Group Member |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |