On
their fourth album, industrial/death kingpins FEAR FACTORY
have taken the unique and dynamic sound that they've established
on their first three albums (not including a couple of remix
releases) and basically streamlined it down to the bare
essentials, creating a compact and fast-moving effort that
doesn't break any new ground but, in some ways, may be the
band's most accomplished recording yet.
...
In
an age where artists routinely make albums that last over an
hour yet contain, if the listener is lucky, maybe twenty minutes
of good material, Digimortal clocks in at a tight,
brisk forty-three minutes. And not a moment here is wasted: the
band plows through eleven cuts with urgency and confidence, not
veering much from the formula that has made them one of the
biggest underground bands of the last decade, yet perhaps, by
virtue of their economy, delivering some of their catchiest
material yet.
...
Opener
"What Will Become", with its direct groove and
instantly memorable refrain, sets the pace for the rest of the
album, which is marked by perhaps the widest range of vocals yet
delivered by singer Burton C. Bell. The rest of the band
also gives sterling performances, with the amazing footwork of
drummer Raymond Herrera once again setting him apart from
many of his contemporaries.
...
Lyrically,
Digimortal is a familiar concept piece about the struggle
between man and machine, a theme that may be growing a little
old at this point. But that aside, FEAR FACTORY have
produced yet another gem of industrialized metal—a little
sleeker and more stylish, perhaps, but never straying far from
the band's well-loved trademark sound.—Don
Kaye
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