(ESM) Fear Factory have premiered the full-length version of video for the song "The Industrialist" online.
The video, directed/edited by James Zahn, utilizes live footage of the band against a visual backdrop that pulls topical subjects from the story written by Burton C. Bell that served as inspiration for the band's latest album. A part of "The Industrialist" video was revealed earlier this year leading up to the release of the album. Over half a million views of the excerpt has been logged to date. Now with the full video, the visual door to the concepts presented on the album are available for music fans to experience. Bell says, "We allowed James to take his time to create the video so that he could match his expertise with the conceptual imagery that was written in 'The Industrialist.' Being that he has been a long-time fan of Fear Factory, he understood the nature of the FF-machine; the concepts, imagery, and history. I believe he achieved a new era for Fear Factory video concepts." Watch it here.
Released on June 5, the concept-driven The Industrialist was released on CD, vinyl, and digibook; the later includes the entire Bell story and illustrations by the vocalist.
Fear Factory has confirmed the first of many shows expected for 2013; a home town show at Key Club in Los Angeles on January 26 and Prong, Thrown Into Exile, and Scrap Metal will open the show. It will be the band's first performance in Los Angeles in over two years.
Fear Factory tour dates for the remainder of 2012 are:
10/27/2012 Rock City - Nottingham, England
10/28/2012 Quarterhouse - Folkestone, England
10/29/2012 La Laiterie - Strasbourg, France
10/30/2012 Kulturfabrik - Esch-Suralzette, Luxembourg
10/31/2012 Markthalle - Hamburg, Germany
11/02/2012 Alborg Metal Festival - Alborg, Denmark
11/04/2012 Betong - Oslo, Norway
11/06/2012 The Circus - Helsinki, Finland
11/07/2012 The Circus - Helsinki, Finland
11/08/2012 Pakkahuone - Tampere, Finland
11/11/2012 Amager Bio - Copenhagen, Denmark
11/12/2012 C Club - Berlin, Germany
11/13/2012 Essigfabrik - Koln, Germany
11/14/2012 Substage - Karlsruhe, Germany
11/16/2012 Barbey Club - Bordeaux, France
11/17/2012 Plateruena - Durango, Spain
11/18/2012 Hard Club - Porto, Portugal
11/19/2012 Paradise Garage - Lisbon, Portugal
11/20/2012 Fanatic - Seville, Spain
11/22/2012 Penelope - Madrid, Spain
11/23/2012 Rock City - Valencia, Spain
11/24/2012 Le Rockstore - Montpellier, France
11/25/2012 Magazzini Generali - Milan, Italy
11/26/2012 27 - Pratteln, Switzerland
11/28/2012 Backstage Halle/Werk Arena - Muchen, Germany
11/29/2012 Arena - Vienna, Austria
11/30/2012 Kino Siska - Ljubljana, Slovenia
12/01/2012 Boogaloo - Zagreb, Croatia
12/02/2012 A38 - Budapest, Hungary
12/04/2012 Progresja - Warsaw, Poland
12/05/2012 Eskulap - Poznan, Poland
12/06/2012 Republic Roxy - Prague, Czech
12/08/2012 Christmas Metal Festival - Geiselwind, Germany
12/09/2012 Metal Fest - Klokgebouw, Holland
12/10/2012 Bataclan - Paris, France
12/11/2012 Trix - Antwerp, Belgium
12/13/2012 Wulfrum Hall - Wolverhampton, England
12/14/2012 ABC - Glasgow, Scotland
12/15/2012 Ritz - Manchester, England
12/16/2012 Academy - Bristol, England
12/17/2012 Mo' Club - Southhampton, England
12/18/2012 London KoKo - London, England
