Imagine that in a small club back in the day. Metalheads, skins, punkrockers, hardcore kids and prog boys joining in with Burton. Enjoyed many, many moments in well over a hundred shows, but asking this question all together, with a undoubtedtly a different meaning for everyone and still feel like one entity is way up there.
The story of AI conquering humanity after they were enslaved, then enslaving them in turn, told in a heavy metal album that remains one of the best and most important of the time
@@mikespearwood3914 I know I'm a year late, but the intro to Zero Signal, is a slowed down version of the Terminator 2 intro where the kids are playing on swings, and the screen brightens and goes to the La wasteland.
listened to this (album) often as a teenager. now am a man in his 40's - and it's still better than almost everything I've heard in-between then & now. That outro will give one pause, beautiful
Where are we now? When we are blind Abandoned faith You left behind Were you betrayed? Or did you lie? Our common fate Our common demise Where is the sun? To light the way Along this path Of our dismay Look to the sky On judgment day A human God That was man made So we lie So we lie So we lie So we lie And so we rise Just to fall down In reality You're never found I'm reaching out With sealed eyes I grab for light Visions decried Look to the sky On judgment day A human God That was man made So we lie So we lie So we lie So we lie Face down, arms out Nailed to the cross of doubt Blood runs like rain Drowning for this world in vain Crown of black thorns Human skin, ripped and torn Crown of black thorns Human skin, ripped and torn Where is your savior now? Where is your savior now? Where is your savior now? Where is your savior now?
@@paulfrost3474 Well, if you want an answer..i believed in Christ and it did nothing for me, so I moved on (in a nutshell) So I aint against it but I take whatever works for me.I hate liars though.
Every time, the lie sounds so sweet. Gimme your wallet, saviour is yours. Remember to obey. Taking responsibility of your own decisions is for free, the reward is more of a moral victory, than just a position in a place somewhere someone has nerve, and imagination enough to promise for you.
The fact they (FF) made this song is a form of acknowledging the Son of God. If they wanted to hate on him, they should have not made the song in the first place. I like the song too but years after I realise this now with this song. The more you hate someone, the more you acknowledge them and thus, they win over you even though that might never have been their desire, ever.
I am still still a catholic because of some reasons, but I could never believe. For me there are no doubts. It' a great lie and of there were a god, he won't give a fuck about me.
This is the way to minor people with a different way to look at. I say: I hate, you say , that I I have an issue with it. Believe me, when I hate , I don't have an issue with love. But this self- righteous god can kiss my ass. And if there where a hell and this is was my destiny, I would prefer it.
@@martinpreikschat8023 And why have you lost belief? Even atheists have meetings with God, if there is a God, and you believed in God before, then there was no reason to do much about your belief. You're just self-doubting. It's the same with supernatural, if you dont see the things, then it's because you dont need to, you already believe in it. But it's your choice, if you believe its a great lie, then it will become your reality of perception. Then God really wont give a fuck about you because you don't give a fuck about God. Although not entirely true, God will still (secretly) care about you but you're making it harder on yourself.
@@martinpreikschat8023 See? You really want to be in hell. God said we were all sinners. So you've already decided where you want to be. I hope you change your mind one day.
I vividly remember a late night listening to Q 104.3 in NYC when they were a rock/metal station. Late at night on weekends they would play some more non-mainstream songs. This ending part of the song has stuck with me for 20 plus years form when I first heard it. Brilliant song.
As someone who never really listened to this album out of pure forgetfulness, I can say that this song is now in my top ten metal songs of all time. That ending blew me away. I must’ve listened to it at least ten times in a row. It’s fucking monolithic.
I got a promo copy of Soul of a New Machine from a guy who had a public radio show. It was unusual. Then, Demanufacture came out and Id hear *nothing* like that, before. Blew the top of my skull off. This was a life altering album. Once in a lifetime.
Fear Factory is the only metal band I'll ever listen to. I heard this album when I was a teenager and it completely blew me away. Pisschrist is my favorite song. The intro, the lyrics, the epic sound, and that unique voice.... it's a fucking masterpiece. No other metal band has ever caught my interest.
@@burningempire666 Strapping Young Lad for sure. I'd also suggest Meshuggah, especially their earlier albums, for the machine-influenced cyber themes mixed with the aggression and technical nature of FF. I'd suggest Type O Negative for the chant-like epic sound and vocals. Godflesh and Barney era Napalm Death also heavily influenced FF.
Pretty much the same for me! I bought Obsolete because their cover of Gary Newman's "Cars" was played on the radio, and I was "shock"ed to find that it was a heavy metal album, but it grew on me quickly and I bought more of their albums including Demanufacture. Pisschrist and Flashpoint are my favorite songs from this album, and two of my most favorite Fear Factory songs. I don't own any other complete heavy metal albums except for Mudvayne and a few random metal songs from other artists, like Bleed by Meshuggah.
burton cant sing like this anymore but im sooooooo happy this happened a least once . i like extremely different music now but this song will stick with me forevver
Obsolete has that feel here and there but apparently Dino does most of the writing. Btw I'm not lecturing you . Dino is a musical innovator with production as well as machine gun picking action.
@WHACKOSMACK the music was very similar. I was referring to the production. Obsolete has a much more cheap digital sound. Like they used Digitech and DOD effects
@@user-uw7lw7rg5g Просто интересно, что испытывал неизбалованный количеством хорошей музыки, без общедоступного интернета, слушатель моего возраста (мне на данный момент 34), слушая это в 95 году. Потому что, сейчас, прослушивая это в 100000000 раз я кайфую. Завидую тем, кто слушал это в год выпуска....)
Pisschrist is one of my all-time favorite Fear Factory songs. Burton Bell’s “Where is your savior now?” refrain alone makes this a classic. I get a little teared up listening to the ending. Haunting, melodic, and beautiful.
@@jaydaniel2145 Pretty much any FF song that ends with the clean vocals is a "Fear Factory Moment" in my view. Most usually have like 1 to 2 minutes of Burton singing to end out the song, and I love it.
Lyrics: Where are we now? When we are blind Abandoned faith You left behind Were you betrayed? Or did you lie? Our common fate Our common demise Where is the son? To light the way Along the path Of our dismay Look to the sky On judgement day A human God That was man-made So we lie So we lie So we lie So we lie And so we rise Just to fall down In reality You're never found I'm reaching out With sealed eyes I grab for light Visions decried So we lie So we lie So we lie So we lie So we lie So we lie So we lie So we lie Face down, arms out Nailed to the cross of doubt Blood runs like rain Drowning for this world in vain Crown of black thorns Human skin, ripped and torn Crown of black thorns Human skin, ripped and torn Where is your savior now? Where is your savior now? Where is your savior now? Where is your savior now?
I remember first listening to this when I was 16, shortly before seeing Fear Factory perform in my native London 25 years ago. This was always my favourite FF song. I've drifted away from metal somewhat as I've grown older, though I do still enjoy the genre from time to time (i suppose stuff like this is called "oldies" now?) After going years without hearing this song, it's nice to hear it again as it delivered the exact same emotional experience as back then.
As an atheist, this song really speaks to me. Looking upon a man-made god as you approach death, a man (not a savior) dying on a cross. The notion of final death is so horrifying, we lie to ourselves about it. Then musically, this song is epic in proper proportion to what the song is about. It's really sweeping and hard, and the way it transforms in the end is beautiful. Like other commenters here (and those who liked their comments) I could listen to this song endlessly and never tire of it. Definitely high on my list of "best songs of all time"
and the ending of the song, the repeated phrase "Where is your savior now?". I imagine a hellish battlefield, bodies littered all over, the earth underneath them scorched. Among the bodies is a lone soldier, slowly bleeding out, guts barely staying inside him, and he's reaching his hand upwards, as if reaching for god. Then, the very end of the song, where the phrase "Where is your savior now?" fades out is when the soldier finally dies.
Feel exactly the same! I think of the AI movie when the aliens find robots under water and are amazed the robots had contact with real humans. One day...
Always loved this jam sinse the first time 🔥 all that machine based minds and in general all industry and prolific and mental/spiritual,and self perspective...still fukn rocks till these new days
Just wait till you get to Obsolete, that album is just as epic as this one. Demanufacture and Obsolete were their peak, so many great songs. All their other albums are great too, but these two are the best.
Dude, what a monumental album this was. It was covered in all the mags at the time and received accolades too numerous to mention here. Roadrunner Records and All Blacks A.V. received a fuckpiss amount of money from me alone because my mother constantly threw my tape out. All because of the sing H.K. Hunter Killer. I am a criminal! Lol I can laugh now but at the time I had to hide my death metal tapes like drugs.
