Fear Factory are one of the first really heavy metal acts to combine low, detonating power chords and Industrial dance beat rigour, these L.A. “rivetheads” set an example for countless acts to follow. Often following up their releases with dance-intensive remix albums on which various industrial artists and DJ’s were invited to appear, their willingness to experiment shook up a genre that had long since calcified into formal repetitiveness and inbred influences. Fear Factory always retains the deep sonic wallop and grinding beats for which they’re famous worldwide. Support: Misery Index (US). Opener: In-Quest (B).