Review# 141Fear Factory's second album is still often considered the defining point of their sound and style. It is the moment they solidified themselves and became Fear Factory. The theme of the album is inspired by the Terminator with the war of man verses machine and a few sneaky references here and there. I have read that Burton had written a story along a similar line, the story of which takes place primarily the next studio album Obsolete but he considers Demanufacture and Remanufacture as the first chapters as such.
Either way, the theme of the album is one that almost seems to gather more relevance as time goes on and the idea of AI robots and computers is getting closer to a reality.
The music is a great blend of Industrial with Death Metal all in pin point precise timing. The vocals are amazing with Burton's signature vocals riding on the wave of Dino Cazares' guitars and the drumming of Raymond Herrera. There is not one song I don't like on this album and it's hard to pick favourites but I am quite partial to Replica, Demanufacture, H-K(Hunter Killer) and Piss Christ. I think the production is great, you can hear all parts perfectly while still retaining a bit of grainy-ness that adds flavour to the recording and works well with the content.
Replica: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RJsRQOneMY
Demanufacture: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLzBo-RoZVY
H-K(Hunter Killer): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ryA583mO40
Piss Christ: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bm_VB2niqM
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