Dino Cazares recently took to X and explained why two Fear Factory albums might not be available on streaming.
“Fear Factory is My Love and My Life, it’s everything to me,” the guitarist initially wrote in a post. “Then release ‘Archetype’ and ‘Transgression’ on Amazon Music and other streaming services,” one fan said in the comments.
“For the 1 millionth time, I can not release ‘Archetype’ or ‘Transgression’ because I do not own the rights to those albums!!!!” Cazares shared in his response.
Then, another fan commented again, “That’s crazy that the artist doesn’t own the rights to his own work. I know this is fairly common in music but it always blows my mind that you don’t own the rights to what you’ve created. Such a dirty industry.”
“Yes you are right but what you’re not understanding is ‘Archetype’ and ‘Transgression’ is not my work. I didn’t create this records,” Dino again replied.
“Why don’t you?” one other user asked the rocker. Cazares wrote, “I don’t own the rights to those album. 1. I wasn’t in the band at that time. 2. I did not perform on this records 3. I did not sign any contacts for those records, look at reason 1. 4. You have to ask the persons who were on those records and signed those contracts.”
Dino talked about the same issue before, too. In July, after a fan on X said older Fear Factory songs were better, another user suggested making the albums ‘Archetype’ and ‘Transgression’ available in Brazil.
Cazares responded to that, “I do not own any rights to ‘Archetype’ or ‘Transgression’ so that means I can not do anything like add them to Spotify or re-release them. Please share this so I don’t have to keep answering this question.”
“I think Dino Cazares would rather focus on the future of Fear Factory instead of worrying about the era of the band he wasn’t in or involved with,” another fan said. The guitarist replied, “I tried but the owner wants a million $ so yeah new music is better.”
Fear Factory released two albums while Cazares was away from the band: ‘Archetype’ in 2004 and ‘Transgression’ in 2005. Dino felt that ‘Archetype’ sounded very similar to his style. In 2013, the band played ‘Archetype’ live for the first time in years in Brisbane, Australia.
For the 1 millionth time I can not release Archetype or Transgression because I do not own the rights to those albums !!!! https://t.co/40AnSUS3P6
— Dino Cazares (@DinoCazares) September 30, 2024
Yes you are right but what you’re not understanding is Archetype and Transgression is not my work I didn’t create this records. https://t.co/pjazAKjR81
— Dino Cazares (@DinoCazares) September 30, 2024
I don’t own the rights to those album.
1. I wasn’t in the band at that time.
2. I did not perform on this records
3. I did not sign any contacts for those records, look at reason 1.
4.u have to ask the persons who were on those records and signed those contracts https://t.co/6ZiTdaIcc5— Dino Cazares (@DinoCazares) September 30, 2024
