In a brand new interview with Metalshop TV, FEAR FACTORY guitarist Dino Cazares spoke about what it has been like working with the group’s newest addition, Italian-born vocalist Milo Silvestro, who changed FEAR FACTORY‘s unique singer Burton C. Bell greater than two years in the past. He stated (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “Nicely, it has been virtually three years that we have been working with Milo Silvestro. And yeah, positively he brings a brand new component to the band. He’s paying homage to what Burton gave the impression of again in ’95, ’96, possibly even ’98, ’99. Individuals wanna hear these songs sang correctly reside, and Milo positively delivers each evening.”
Concerning the progress of the recording periods for FEAR FACTORY‘s first album with Silvestro and a potential launch date, Dino stated: “That appears to be the massive query. Since there’s type of been a resurgence of FEAR FACTORY, we have been consistently touring for the previous two and a half years. That is most likely our fourth time coming to Europe. And that is rather a lot; that is like two instances a yr. And the identical factor within the States and the world over. We have already been to South America two instances. We have been to Australia twice. And we’re simply nonstop, going to China and Indonesia and locations like that. So between all that point, we have been engaged on a brand new report and we’re within the mixing phases now of the brand new report. And we wanna get a single out by the tip of the yr after which have a brand new report out by subsequent yr.”
Earlier this month, Dino talked to Neil Jones of TotalRock concerning the followers’ response to Milo‘s addition to FEAR FACTORY, saying the Italian-born vocalist was “100%” nicely obtained by the band’s longtime followers. “We took him via rigorous coaching ‘trigger he was just about contemporary off the boat,” Cazares defined. “And so, every part from how he performs reside on stage, methods to deal with the media, methods to deal with the criticism on-line. I just about taught him every part I knew to get via all this and to be ready for what’s to come back.”
Requested when he knew that he positively made the precise selection by selecting Milo to entrance FEAR FACTORY after a break up with Bell, Dino stated: “Proper within the rehearsal room. He was the one man that confirmed up that did not have to take a look at his cellphone for the lyrics, what he sang. I had a P.A. I performed instrumentals via the P.A. And whoever was auditioning, I gave him the mic. Everyone was, like, ‘Oh…’ Milo was ready. After which he was so ready, he was saying, ‘What about this music? I am, like, ‘Oh, okay.’ Put one other music. After which via the course of three days, he did 15 songs. And he did not have to take a look at the fucking lyrics.”
In a separate interview with the Mike James Rock PresentMilo spoke about what it has been like spending many of the final two and a half years on the highway with such an internationally acclaimed steel act as FEAR FACTORY. He responded: “Yeah. I am actually grateful for all of the followers which can be accepting with open arms this new lineup of FEAR FACTORY as a result of it is actually not a simple factor… It is a actually massive legacy and we’re attempting to honor it as a lot as we are able to.”
He continued: “I am a very meticulous, choosy particular person in the case of replicating one thing. We’re enjoying ‘Demanufacture’ in its entirety [on the current tour], so I went again to the stems of the report and even listened to vocals intently and simply tried to duplicate each nuance that Burt did. So, yeah, we attempt to make it proper and we respect that the followers are supporting this.”
Elaborating on the best way he approaches singing the elements which had been initially written and recorded by Bell, the Italian-born Silvestro stated: “I attempt to sneak in some bits of my vocal character, however not an excessive amount of to alter it utterly. I attempt to sound like the unique singer, as a result of his vocal legacy of the band is such an iconic vocal sound, and also you wanna nail that fashion. I am nonetheless engaged on enjoying a cappella and attempt to nail the sound increasingly more and extra as a result of I believe this band deserves it.”
Requested if he ever has to “take inventory” and understand that he’s now really the vocalist of FEAR FACTORY, a band that he had been listening to for therefore a few years, Milo stated: “On a regular basis. I’ve all the time been a hardcore FEAR FACTORY fan, and for me, that is past loopy. When individuals are, like, ‘It is a dream come true,’ I’m going, like, ‘This wasn’t even imagined to be a dream.’ My goals had been proper right here [raises his hand to his nose level] — possibly having some type of success with my very own bands. However that is good right here [raises his hand way above his head] or possibly even greater. It is so loopy to the purpose of fucking along with your mind… [It’s] so surreal that it is type of like a drug for my mind. Like, what is going on on? I imply, I adore it. Additionally, it wasn’t like many of the bands, like Dino [Cazares, FEAR FACTORY‘s founding guitarist], all these artists, they progressively went greater and better once they had been younger. In my case, I spent most of my life, up till I used to be 32, 33, as a neighborhood musician in Rome [Italy], after which swiftly — growth — massive phases and festivals, interviews, being recognized. And I am, like, what is going on on? However it’s cool — do not get me mistaken — however typically it is simply, like, ‘Whoa.'”
Additionally in early August, Cazares advised Slovakia’s Tomketoviny about Silvestro and Webber: “The followers are reacting nice [to the new lineup]. It has been all optimistic response. Milo, clearly, he auditioned ‘trigger we had been searching for a vocalist. We obtained greater than 300 submissions of a videotape of… This was throughout COVID, so lots of people could not get on a aircraft and are available see me. So plenty of it was simply carried out on-line. And so we had plenty of submissions, and it was plenty of stuff to undergo. However one stood out, and that was Milo. And that was just about how he obtained the gig. When the journey ban was lifted, he was capable of fly into L.A. and bodily auditioned. In order that labored out. And Pete — we had one other drummer on the time [Mike Heller], however our drummer had some prior commitments and he could not make it. After which Pete stuffed in and we determined to maintain Pete. We preferred his perspective, we preferred the best way he performed, and that is actually essential.”
FEAR FACTORY kicked off a European tour celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of “Demanufacture” on July 18 at Turock in Essen, Germany.
FEAR FACTORY‘s present lineup options Cazares, Silvestro, Webber and Tony Campos on bass.
Ricky Bonazza (BUTCHER BABIES) performed bass for FEAR FACTORY on the highway in Europe whereas Campos was busy touring with STATIC-X.
Silvestro‘s addition to FEAR FACTORY was formally introduced in February 2023.
FEAR FACTORY performed its first headlining live performance with Silvestro and Webber on Might 5, 2023 on the Whisky A Go Go in West Hollywood, California.
Within the fall of 2023, Dino advised Nyva Zarbano that Milo “brings, clearly, a freshness that FEAR FACTORY wanted. The final singer that we had, clearly he had plenty of vocal points and he actually could not sing or do any of this sort of heavy touring,” he defined. “It simply was a giant setback for us. So bringing Milo into the band, clearly he is obtained a terrific voice, he is very gifted, he is a multi-instrumentalist. He may play a couple of instrument. The child’s very gifted. After all, the story is I discovered him on the Web. He was releasing movies of him doing FEAR FACTORY covers and he was posting them on all of the FEAR FACTORY fan websites. And I noticed him there, and I used to be, like, ‘Okay, that is actually obtained my consideration.’ However we had many individuals audition, however he was the one that actually stood out. And he is an enormous fan of FEAR FACTORY. And he just about realized from listening to our older vocalist. So he realized plenty of his stuff. And so, I imply, should you shut your eyes, you assume it is the unique singer.”
In early 2023, FEAR FACTORY accomplished the “Rise Of The Machine” U.S. tour because the help act for STATIC-X. It marked the Cazares-led outfit’s first run of reveals with Silvestro and Webber.
FEAR FACTORY‘s newest album, “Aggression Continuum”, was launched in June 2021 through Nuclear Blast Information. The LP, which was recorded primarily in 2017, featured Cazares, Heller and Bell.
In September 2020, Bell issued a press release formally asserting his departure from FEAR FACTORY, saying that he “can’t align” himself with somebody whom he doesn’t belief or respect, apparently referring to Cazares.
Bell later advised Kerrang! journal that his break up with FEAR FACTORY had been a very long time coming. “It has been on my thoughts for some time,” he stated. “These lawsuits [over the rights to the FEAR FACTORY name] simply drained me. The egos. The greed. Not simply from bandmembers, however from the attorneys concerned. I simply misplaced my love for it.”
