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FEAR FACTORY Singer's ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS: European Tour Cancelled

November 8, 2008

FEAR FACTORY frontman Burton C. Bell has issued the following update on ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS, his new band also featuring John Bechdel (MINISTRY, KILLING JOKE, FALSE ICONS:

"My dear friends, it is with great sadness that I inform all of you that the ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS tour that was scheduled for November 27 - December 14 had to be cancelled due to the lack of ticket pre-sales.

"In these troubling economic times, the risk of the tour failing was far too great for all parties involved. After much consideration, canceling the tour for this season was the best course of action.

"To those who did purchase advance tickets, 'Thank you for your support!' I assure you that this is only a temporary setback and that THE WATCHERS will reschedule more dates at a later time. I am hoping that time will be be very soon."

ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS released its full-length debut, "Numinosum", on February 19 via MINISTRY frontman Al Jourgensen's 13th Planet Records

In an early 2008 interview with MTV.com, Bell stated about ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS, "I've never really considered myself a metal guy. Yeah, I've been in a metal-industrial band, but the music I've always listened to has been much different, which is maybe why the vocals I did with FEAR FACTORY were different than those of other metal singers. But I definitely wanted to do something much different this time. The music is completely personal, and it lets me try techniques I haven't previously had the chance to explore. We used to always say we were expanding the boundaries in FEAR FACTORY. Well, now I'm really stepping out of the boundaries."

ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS's "On the River" video:

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