Aggression Continuum | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | June 18, 2021 | |||
Recorded | 2017 (Burton C. Bell's vocals) 2020–2021 (drums and mixing) | |||
Genre | Industrial metal, groove metal | |||
Length | 48:34 | |||
Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
Producer | Damien Rainaud | |||
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Singles from Aggression Continuum | ||||
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Aggression Continuum is the tenth studio album by American heavy metal band Fear Factory, released on June 18, 2021.[1]
It is the band's first studio album since Genexus (2015), marking the longest gap between two albums in their entire career.
The reasons behind the six-year gap between Genexus and Aggression Continuum were due to creative and personal differences, and legal issues surrounding the band, all of which contributed to Fear Factory going on an extended hiatus and Burton C. Bell leaving the band in 2020 after more than three decades as their singer.[2][3][4][5] Despite this, Bell's vocals are present on the album, as they were recorded in 2017.[1][6][7]
Aggression Continuum saw Fear Factory's lineup intact for the first time since Transgression (2005), with Mike Heller on drums and founding member Dino Cazares contributing to both guitar and bass.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Blabbermouth | 8/10[8] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[9] |
Kerrang! | [10] |
Metal Hammer | [11] |
Metal Injection | 8/10[12] |
New Noise Magazine | [13] |
Sputnik Music | [14] |
The album received positive reviews. It was elected by Loudwire as the 33rd best rock/metal album of 2021.[15] The single "Disruptor" was elected by the same publication as the 12th best metal song of the same year.[16]
All lyrics are written by Burton C. Bell; all music is composed by Dino Cazares
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Recode" | 5:47 |
2. | "Disruptor" | 3:45 |
3. | "Aggression Continuum" | 4:54 |
4. | "Purity" | 3:50 |
5. | "Fuel Injected Suicide Machine" | 5:28 |
6. | "Collapse" | 4:20 |
7. | "Manufactured Hope" | 5:01 |
8. | "Cognitive Dissonance" | 4:37 |
9. | "Monolith" | 3:34 |
10. | "End of Line" | 7:18 |
Total length: | 48:34 |
With
Chart (2021) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[17] | 15 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[18] | 31 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[19] | 76 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[20] | 53 |
Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[21] | 81 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[22] | 20 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] | 18 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[24] | 15 |
UK Albums (OCC)[25] | 98 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[26] | 7 |
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[27] | 2 |