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Before we dive into Demanufacture properly, this week we take some time talking about Fear Factor’s albums from Archetype until this year’s Aggression Continuum up and friends, to say it’s a mixed bag would be an understatement. If you missed last week’s episode, listen here.

Largely this is down to interpersonal issues between the band, with Digimortal being the last time the “classic” lineup of Fear Factory would ever spend time in the studio together. There’s some good stuff lying around these later day albums, and we do call out some of the interesting tracks, but your mileage may indeed vary with some of this.

Then to wrap things up, we talk about Demanufacture itself. It’s an interesting chat, and it goes in a couple of surprising directions too, as we discuss the larger concept at play on the record, Dave explains why he has so much love for the album and all three of the lads give us their final thoughts on the album and the band.

Also, the nexus is a doozy as we have to link Baby Hitler to the band. Which is a lot easier than you might imagine (but not because the band are racist or anything).

Is Demanufacture an unsung classic? Is it more influential than Obsolete? Is it the band’s finest moment? You decide. Vote now.