35 Years Of Fear With DINO CAZERES From FEAR FACTORY

35 Years Of Fear With DINO CAZERES From FEAR FACTORY

From HEAVY Music Interviews by HEAVY Magazine

May 8, 2026 · 8 min

About this episode

Dino Cazeres discusses FEAR FACTORY's influence on heavy metal and their upcoming tour.

Interview by Angela Croudace One can’t overstate the size of the FEAR FACTORY boot print on the neck of heavy metal. Unleashing influential albums with devastating anthems for 35 years now, they are widely recognized as both crucial and innovative in extreme metal circles. FEAR FACTORY manufactured, demanufactured, and remanufactured a sound that reverberates across several subgenres. They perfected an explosive blend of staccato paint-stripping riffs, industrial- tinged drums, electronic flourishes, and a scream/sing dichotomy, all of which became staples in heavy music, ever since the group first emerged in L.A. Celebrating 35 Years Of Fear, FEAR FACTORY are dialing in a Cybernetic Domination of Australia for their first full headlining tour in 10 years and finally for New Zealand, they perform for the first time since 2012! The signature sounds, concepts, and passions remain, as FEAR FACTORY salutes its past, present, and future. HEAVY caught up with guitarist Dino Cazeres to find out more. "We've been coming to Australia since 1993," he began. "This is gonna be our 15th time there, and I can't wait to get there. We have a huge catalogue of songs to sift through and create a…

People in this episode

Host: Angela Croudace

Guest: Dino Cazeres

Topics covered

  • heavy metal
  • interview
  • music history
  • band tour
  • dystopia
  • extreme metal

Keywords

  • FEAR FACTORY
  • Dino Cazeres
  • heavy metal
  • interview
  • Cybernetic Domination
  • Australia tour
  • music history

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: FEAR FACTORY, HEAVY Magazine

Places: Australia, New Zealand

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