Demanufacture: Meaning (information, definition, explanation, facts)

Demanufacture is the second official album (not counting the previous EP Fear is the Mindkiller) by the Los Angeles groove metal/industrial band Fear Factory. It was released in June 1995. This is the band's first album with their classic line-up adding new bassist Christian Olde Wolbers. Many regard it as the band's magnum opus and a heavy metal classic.

Demanufacture is purported to be a concept album about a man's struggles against a machine-controlled government, with each song a chapter in his life. It was believed the album took its inspiration from the movie, The Terminator.

After the release of this album, there were many people who believed that drummer Raymond Herrera had in fact used a drum machine, due to the often blistering speed and machine-like precision of the drumming most notably on the bass drums. While he is known to use triggers on his drum sets, their only purpose is to keep the sound of drums, particularly bass drums, consistent no matter how hard they are struck (this is usually necessary to play at such speeds. Very few people in the world are able achieve this speed along with a consistent sound without the use of triggers. Additionally, without the use of a trigger, when playing slows down the volume will invariably go down further causing inconsistence in the sound produced). The fact he is able to keep this speed, no matter the force applied, proves his remarkable technique.

Several songs from this album were used without lyrics for the game Carmageddon.

The song "Zero Signal" was featured on the soundtrack to the movie Mortal Kombat and can be heard during the fight scene between Scorpion and Johnny Cage.

The opening riff of the title track was voted 19th in Total Guitar's list of "The Heaviest Riffs of all Time."

Though the album was written largely before Christian Olde Wolbers had joined, and though Dino Cazares played bass on several tracks, Olde Wolbers later stated in an interview in 2004 that he made a small contribution to the writing of the title track and "Pisschrist."

This album originally had two mixes. They were by Greg Reely and the other by Colin Richardson. Because many felt Reely's mix was the best as it captured the electronic elements more than Richardson's mix, which was more fixated on the guitars, Richardson's mix was rejected. The mix we hear now is Reely's mix. The Richardson mix of "Zero Signal" and "Body Hammer" can be found on the Hatefiles compilation.

Track Listing

1. "Demanufacture" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera) – 4:13
2. "Self Bias Resistor" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera) – 5:12
3. "Zero Signal" (Cazares/Herrera) – 5:57
4. "Replica" (Cazares/Herrera) – 3:56
5. "New Breed" (Cazares/Herrera) – 2:49
6. "Dog Day Sunrise" (Head of David cover) – 4:45
7. "Body Hammer" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera) – 5:05
8. "Flashpoint" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera) – 2:53
9. "H-K (Hunter-Killer)" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera) – 5:17
10. "Pisschrist" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera) – 5:25
11. "A Therapy for Pain" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera) – 9:43
12. "Your Mistake" (Agnostic Front cover) – 1:30*
13. "¡Resistancia!" – 2:55*
14. "New Breed (Revolutionary Designed Mix)"*
15. "Replica (Electric Sheep Mix)"*

• Limited Edition Digipak bonus tracks.

2005 Remastered Edition

The album was remastered and re-released in 2005, with new bonus tracks and the remastered Remanufacture - Cloning Technology.

CD# 1 bonus tracks:

1. "Your Mistake" (Agnostic Front cover) – 1:30
2. "¡Resistancia!" – 2:55
3. "Concreto"
4. "New Breed (Revolutionary Designed Mix)"
5. "Manic Cure"
6. "Flashpoint (Chosen Few Mix)"

CD# 2 tracks:

1. "Remanufacture"
2. "National Panel Beating"
3. "Genetic Blueprint"
4. "Faithless"
5. "Bionic Chronic"
6. "Cloning Technology"
7. "Burn"
8. "T-1000"
9. "Machines of Hate"
10. "21st Century Jesus"
11. "Bound for Forgiveness"
12. "Refinery"
13. "Cyberdyne"
14. "Refueled"
15. "Transgenic"
16. "New Breed - (Spoetnik mix)"

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)