Archetype (Fear Factory album)

Archetype
Studio album by
Fear Factory
ReleasedApril 20, 2004
RecordedDecember 2003
StudioRumbo Studios (California)[1]
Genre
Length59:00
LabelLiquid 8
Producer
Fear Factory chronology
Hatefiles
(2003) 		Archetype
(2004) 		Live on the Sunset Strip
(2005)
Singles from Archetype
  1. "Cyberwaste"
    Released: March 22, 2004
  2. "Archetype"
    Released: April 19, 2004
  3. "Bite the Hand That Bleeds"
    Released: November 16, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles9/10[3]
Chronicles of Chaos8.5/10[4]
Exclaim!(positive)[5]
laut.de[6]
Metal.de9/10[7]
Metal Storm9/10[8]
Rock Hard8.5/10[9]

Archetype is the fifth studio album by American industrial metal band Fear Factory. It was the first album by the band not to feature Dino Cazares, with Christian Olde Wolbers handling both bass and guitar duties. It was released on April 20, 2004, through Liquid 8. It debuted at No. 30 on the Billboard 200 chart and is their highest charting album to date.

The album was also issued in a limited edition digipak with a bonus DVD. Depending on where the digipak was obtained, the bonus DVD is either for their "Australian Tour 2004" and the video for "Cyberwaste" or one entitled "The Making of Archetype". Some, though not all, versions of the bonus digipak also included a gold ticket that gave the owner a chance to meet Fear Factory live.

Christian Olde Wolbers noted the main influences for the record were Slayer's Undisputed Attitude, Rammstein's Mutter and Mnemic's Mechanical Spin Phenomena.[1]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Burton C. Bell except "School" by Kurt Cobain; all music is composed by Herrera/Wolbers except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Slave Labor"3:53
2."Cyberwaste"3:18
3."Act of God"5:08
4."Drones"5:02
5."Archetype"4:36
6."Corporate Cloning"4:24
7."Bite the Hand That Bleeds"4:09
8."Undercurrent"4:05
9."Default Judgement"5:24
10."Bonescraper"4:12
11."Human Shields"5:16
12."Ascension" (Bell/John Bechdel)7:05
Total length:56:22
Bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."School" (Nirvana cover; Cobain)2:38
Total length:59:00
Bonus track for Japan
No.TitleLength
14."Archetype (Remix)"4:31
Limited edition bonus DVD
No.TitleLength
14."Australian Tour 2004" (multimedia track)56:27
15."Cyberwaste" (music video)3:35

Song interpretations

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  • "Slave Labor" contains references to the self-immolation of a person against the corporate world.
  • "Cyberwaste" contains references to anonymous Internet users who antagonize other users only because they are "safe behind the cyberscreen".[10]
  • The title track "Archetype" is directed at then ex-guitarist Dino Cazares: "The infection has been removed/The soul of this machine has improved." Frontman Burton C. Bell stated that "'Archetype,' defines what Fear Factory is, completely. It has classic Fear Factory parts, and the heavy/melodic vocals, but without being forced or contrived."[11]
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  • "Bite the Hand That Bleeds" was used in the film Saw and the music video is a bonus feature on one of the versions of the DVD.
  • "Slave Labor" is featured on UFC: Ultimate Beat Downs, Vol. 1.
  • The album and its title song are referenced in the game Fallout 3 on one of the terminals, where a certain "B. Bell" reports on a terminal that the virus on the "Archetype FF06" mainframe has been cleaned, and that "the infection has been removed, the soul of this machine has improved".[12][13]
  • A remixed version of the song "Archetype" was featured on the soundtrack to OVA Galerians: Rion.[14]
  • The official music video of the song "Archetype" was featured as a bonus unlockable in Capcom's game Final Fight: Streetwise (PS2/Xbox).

Credits

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  • Burton C. Bell − vocals, lyrics, arrangements ("Transformated")
  • Christian Olde Wolbers − guitars, bass, arrangements ("Transformated")
  • Raymond Herrera − drums
  • John Bechdel − live keyboards, effects ("Additional Devices") (1)
  • Rhys Fulber − keyboards, programming, cognitive devices (1, 6, 7, 12, 13)
  • Steve Tushar − keyboards, programming, cognitive devices (3–5, 8, 9, 11, 13), augmenting ("Additional Augments") (4, 5)
  • Roger Lian − augmenting
  • Shaun Thingvold − augmenting
  • Ken "Hi Watt" Marshall − engineer, augmenting
  • Jeremy Blair − engineer, augmenting
  • Greg Reely − mixing, augmenting
  • Mike Catain − executive producer, coordination
  • Omer "Impson" R. Cordell − photography
  • Fear Factory − producer, development, visual concept
  • Alain Francois − web design
  • Torsten Gebhardt − rendering
  • Ralph Schrader − coordination, layout design, organizer
  • Howie Weinberg − mastering, development

Charts

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Album - Billboard (North America)

Year Chart Position
2004 Billboard 200 30
Top Independent Albums 2

References

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  1. ^ a b "Christian Olde Wolbers on Instagram: "Archetype is 16 years old today. This was a fun record to make, no record labels telling us what to do, how to write and being all up in…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Archetype - Fear Factory". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Perri, David (March 4, 2004). "Fear Factory - Archetype". bravewords.com. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "CoC : Fear Factory - Archetype : Review". Chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  5. ^ Ayers, Chris (June 1, 2004). "Fear Factory: Archetype". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Edele, Michael Edele (April 19, 2004). "Stakkato-Gewitter aus Drums, Gitarre und Bass". laut.de (in German). Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  7. ^ David (April 18, 2004). "Fear Factory - Archetype Review". metal.de. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  8. ^ jupitreas (March 17, 2004). "Fear Factory - Archetype review". Metal Storm. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "Archetype". Rock Hard (Vol. 204) (in German). April 21, 2004. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  10. ^ "Blabbermouth.net - FEAR FACTORY: 'Cyberwaste' MP3 Available For Download". Blabbermouth.net. March 24, 2004. Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
  11. ^ "The Worley Gig - Fear Factory". The Worley Gig. Archived from the original on November 14, 2006. Retrieved April 20, 2007.
  12. ^ "Screenshot of Fallout 3". Archived from the original on July 26, 2011.
  13. ^ "Fallout 3 Easter Egg - Fear Factory's Archetype". January 6, 2009. Retrieved May 19, 2019.
  14. ^ "Image Entertainment Unveils New Era of Anime Soundtrack With Galerians: Rion". AnimeNewsNetwork.com. March 10, 2004. Retrieved August 8, 2009.
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