Music / Demanufacture

I've got no more goddamn regrets. I've got no more goddamn respect.

Demanufacture is the second album Industrial Metal band Fear Factory, released on June 13, 1995, by Roadrunner Records. It is a Concept Album, inspired by The Terminator, about a man struggling to survive a world governed by machines, with each song being a chapter in his life.

Considered to be Fear Factory's greatest work, this album was played in its entirety while on tour in Australia in 2013 and again in Europe and North America for its 20th anniversary in 2015.

Tracklist:

1. "Demanufacture" (4:12)
2. "Self Bias Reactor" (5:12)
3. "Zero Signal" (5:57)
4. "Replica" (4:01)
5. "New Breed" (2:49)
6. "Dog Day Sunrise" (Head of David cover) (4:45)
7. "Body Hammer" (5:05)
8. "Flashpoint" (2:53)
9. "H-K (Hunter-Killer)" (5:17)
10. "Pisschrist" (5:25)
11. "A Therapy for Pain" (9:43)

Principal Members:

• Burton C. Bell - Dry Lung Vocal Martyr
• Dino Cazares - Heavy Duty Scarifier
• Raymond Herrera - Maximum Effective Pulse Generator
• Christian Olde Wolbers - Total Harmonic Distortion

I don't want to trope that way:

• Album Closure: The melancholic "A Therapy for Pain" is the longest track and has a lengthy outro.
• Breather Episode: "Dog Day Sunrise" is relatively upbeat by the standards of the album and has no Harsh Vocals.
• Concept Album: About the life of a man under a machine-controlled government.
• Cover Version: "Dog Day Sunrise" was originally by Head of David.
• Epic Rocking:
  • "A Therapy for Pain" (9:43), though it includes a lengthy outro.
  • "Zero Signal" (5:57) only falls short of this by a few seconds.
• Face Death with Dignity: The protagonist is prepared for death at the start of "A Therapy for Pain".
  "I welcome death with open arms
  Her soft breath and simple charm"
• I Regret Nothing: The title track:
  "I've got no more goddamn regrets"
• Intentionally Awkward Title: "Pisschrist" is not exactly a song meant to please Christians.
• Limited Lyrics Song:
  • "Dog Day Sunrise" has a full verse at the beginning, three additional "verses" that are each just a single lyric repeated multiple times, and a Title-Only Chorus.
  • "A Therapy for Pain" only has ten lines other than "Tried so hard".
• New Sound Album: This album starts Fear Factory's shift from death metal to their usual Industrial Metal sound.
• "Ray of Hope" Ending: "A Therapy for Pain”
  "When we finally reach the end
  She lets go off my hand
  Walking into realms of light
  There will be no death tonight"
• Recycled Title: "Pisschrist" is unrelated to the demo song "Piss Christ" from Concrete.
• Religion Rant Song: "Pisschrist" has the protagonist giving up on religion.
  "Where is your savior now?"
• Sampling: "Pisschrist" and "Zero Signal" both sample Terminator 2: Judgment Day at the beginning.