Fear Factory guitarist Dino Cazares told Metal Hammer that in 2001, he got an opportunity to play with Limp Bizkit with the possibility of replacing their guitarist Wes Borland, but he never showed up. As for the reason, he said that Bizkit already started to struggle back in the date:
“Because it was in 2001 and I felt that that style of nu-metal had already hit its peak. Limp Bizkit’s [sound] was already oversaturated and on its way down. I said, ‘If I actually got that gig, it would have been career suicide.’ Fear Factory, we were pretty much at our peak. And it’s funny because, two years later, I was out of Fear Factory.”
In the same interview, he also reflected on 1995, when they were working on Fear Factory’s second album ‘Demanufacture.’ He mentioned that when they were recording the album, Bon Jovi was also recording their album ‘These Days:’
“Bon Jovi had the other room and Faith No More [who were recording ‘King For A Day… Fool For A Lifetime’] had the barn outside. One time, our keyboard player, Rhys Fulber, is on a payphone, and a guy walks past who he thinks is a runner. He says, ‘Hey, can you go to the deli and pick me up a ham and turkey? Hold the mustard, extra mayo.’ Someone walks over to Rhys and goes, ‘That’s Jon Bon Jovi! What the fuck are you doing?!’ Ha ha!”
Fear Factory released their latest album ‘Re-Industrialized’ on June 23, 2023. The group will embark on their European tour this October. You can check the tour dates here.
You can watch the whole album below.
