Official: Nuclear BlastOut 09/04/2027
Roboticist is the first album with Fear Factory’s current line-up, and ‘Detonizer’ arrives with a new video.
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The story
Fear Factory will release Roboticist, their eleventh studio album, on 09/04/2027 through Nuclear Blast. The label has shared the single ‘Detonizer’ with a video directed by Thomas Mignone, continuing a sci-fi narrative that started with the title track.
It is the recording debut of the updated line-up: founding guitarist Dino Cazares, vocalist Milo Silvestro, drummer Pete Webber and bassist Tony Campos. Damien Rainaud produced, engineered, mixed and mastered the 11 tracks at Mix Unlimited, and Jean-Baptiste Robilliard made the cover. The concept, in the band’s telling, is an AI corporation that engineers humanity’s extinction. Pre-orders are open on CD and several 2LP colour variants.
Image: Nuclear Blast
No blood. No flesh. All machine.
Dino Cazares, guitar
Get it: Nuclear Blast
- Pre-order or pre-save through the band’s link: fearfactory.bfan.link/roboticist-album.
- Release date: 09/04/2027.
- Formats: jewel case CD and 2LP in several colour variants, some exclusive to retailers.
- Watch the ‘Detonizer’ video on Fear Factory’s official YouTube channel.
Our take
Fear Factory have been writing about machines replacing people since Demanufacture, so an AI-extinction concept in 2027 is the band returning to its home ground at the moment the subject is everyday news. The bigger story is personnel: this is the first full album without Burton C. Bell, and Silvestro now has to carry a catalogue built around one of metal’s most recognisable clean-and-harsh vocal splits.
Campos and Webber bring serious live mileage, which suggests Cazares wanted a road band rather than a studio project. A long lead time to April also points to a full touring cycle. South African dates are not announced, so treat any rumour with caution until a local promoter confirms.
Bottom line
For fans of industrial metal and Fear Factory’s 90s run. Stream ‘Detonizer’ now and judge the new line-up yourself; pre-order only if you collect the colour variants, as the standard CD will be widely stocked.
Release sheet
| Band | Fear Factory (USA) |
| Album | Roboticist (11th album) |
| Label | Nuclear Blast |
| Out | 09/04/2027 |
| Producer | Damien Rainaud |
| Line-up | Cazares, Silvestro, Webber, Campos |
The original
Fear Factory – Announce 11th Studio Album Roboticist Out April 9 + Unleash Music Video For Their New Single “Detonizer”
Issued by Nuclear Blast
