Fear Factory have announced their 11th studio album, Roboticist, set to arrive April 9, 2027, via Nuclear Blast Records, and shared the new single “Detonizer” alongside an official music video. The band posted details on Instagram.
The announcement pairs the new single with a music video that continues a sci-fi story established in the video for the album’s title track.
Speaking about “Detonizer,” founding guitarist Dino Cazares said: “The countdown to destruction has begun. It’s time to detonate the system.”
Fear Factory wrote on Instagram: “Fear Factory ignites a new wave of industrial devastation with new single ‘Detonizer,’ out now. New album, Roboticist, out April 9, 2027 via Nuclear Blast Records. Fueled by mechanized fury, relentless aggression and the will to rise from the ashes, this cybernetic assault unleashes pure sonic annihilation. No switch can stop the ignition. Prepare for detonation!”
The album announcement marks Fear Factory’s latest material in their ongoing artistic direction.
Roboticist is Fear Factory’s first album since 2021’s Aggression Continuum and the first full-length to feature vocalist Milo Silvestro, who was officially announced to the band in February 2023. Drummer Pete Webber has also joined the updated lineup alongside founding guitarist Dino Cazares and bassist Tony Campos. The title track “Roboticist” arrived in August 2026 as the band’s first release with Silvestro and Webber.
Silvestro wrote much of the album’s lyrics, with bassist Tony Campos contributing as well, and Silvestro alone wrote the closing track. The recording marks the debut of Fear Factory’s current lineup after original vocalist Burton C. Bell departed in 2020. Silvestro and Webber have been part of the band’s touring lineup for nearly three and a half years before making their recording debut.
Industrial metal pioneers Fear Factory have spent over three decades exploring the relationship between humanity and technology, examining the rise of artificial intelligence and the loss of human control over their creations. Dino Cazares is the only remaining original member in the current lineup, having taken a seven-year break from the band between 2002 and 2009.
