Fear Is the Mindkiller
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| Fear Is the Mindkiller | ||||
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| Released | April 14, 1993 | |||
| Recorded | May 1992 | |||
| Genre | Death metal, industrial metal | |||
| Length | 32:40 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Colin Richardson | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 5/10[2] |
Fear Is the Mindkiller is a remix EP containing remixes of songs from the first album Soul of a New Machine by Fear Factory. It was released on April 14, 1993, by Roadrunner Records.
Content[edit]
Remixes 1–5 were created by Rhys Fulber and Bill Leeb of Front Line Assembly. The EP was remastered and re-released on October 5, 2004, in a digipak, packaged together with the remastered Soul of a New Machine without "Self Immolation". The title of the record is a quote from "Litany against fear", a fictional incantation from Dune, the science fiction novel written by Frank Herbert.
When playing live in the 1990s, the band would occasionally play a variation of the Deep Dub Trauma remix of "Scumgrief", rather than the original. The song is also on the soundtrack of the film Hideaway.
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Martyr" (Suffer Bastard Mix) | 7:14 |
| 2. | "Self Immolation" (Vein Tap Mix) | 5:32 |
| 3. | "Scapegoat" (Pigfuck Mix) | 4:37 |
| 4. | "Scumgrief" (Deep Dub Trauma Mix) | 6:20 |
| 5. | "Self Immolation" (Liquid Sky Mix) | 6:06 |
| 6. | "Self Immolation" (Original Version) | 2:46 |
| Total length: | 32:40 | |
Personnel[edit]
Fear Factory[edit]
- Burton C. Bell − vocals
- Dino Cazares − guitar
- Raymond Herrera − drums
- Andrew Shives – bass
- Raynor Diego – keyboards[3]
Production[edit]
- Rhys Fulber − digital adaptation
- Brian Gardner − mastering
- Bernie Grundman − mastering
- Karl Kotas − art direction, computer graphics
- Ron Obvious − facility consultant
- Greg Reely − sonic architect
- Colin Richardson − producer
- Ira Rosenson − photography
- Joel Van Dyke − sonic assistance
References[edit]
- ^ "Fear Is the Mindkiller - Fear Factory". AllMusic.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 154. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ Fear Is the Mindkiller Credits (liner notes). Metal Mind Records. MASS CD 0280. Retrieved March 7, 2023.
