🔥 Industrial metal mayhem incoming! 🔥
🎸 Full Demanufacture album live? You bet your cybernetic ass. 🤖
C’mon butt, crank the drum machine and oil your neck – Fear Factory are back with a vengeance. The industrial-metal titans are celebrating 30 years of their groundbreaking 1995 masterpiece Demanufacture by hitting the U.S. hard with a tour that’s part nostalgia, part annihilation, and all-out riff warfare. 💥
And yes — they’re playing the whole damn album live on their headline dates. Every mechanical scream, every cyberpunk groove, every soul-scraping riff. 👊
⚙️ What’s occurring?
Fear Factory are doubling down this autumn. They’re already joining Cavalera on a co-headline run focused on early roots (Soul of a New Machine, Fear Is the Mindkiller, and of course Demanufacture), but they’ve just slapped down a run of exclusive headline shows where they’ll play Demanufacture front to back. 🤯
From Flagstaff to Florida, they’re dishing out steel-plated breakdowns like it’s 1995 again. And when the Cavalera chaos ends in Atlanta? Fear Factory still ain’t done – they’re riding the rage all the way to the Headbanger’s Boat Cruise. That’s right, floating metal madness. ⛴️💀
🗓️ Fear Factory – Demanufacture 30th Anniversary North American Tour
(Bold = Headlining Demanufacture set, Italics = With Cavalera, early-era setlist)
12/09 Flagstaff, AZ – Orpheum Theater
13/09 Gallup, NM – Juggernaut
14/09 Farmington, NM – Lock Street
16/09 Springfield, MO – Regency
17/09 West Chicago, IL – WC Social Club
18/09 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival
20/09 Brooklyn, NY – The Meadows
21/09 Liverpool, NY – Sharkey’s Event Center
23/09 Norwalk, CT – District Music Hall
24/09 Pittsburgh, PA – Preserving
25/09 Ft Wayne, IN – Piere’s
26/09 Des Moines, IA – Val Air Ballroom
27/09 Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
28/09 St Louis, MO – Red Flag
30/09 Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theater
01/10 Denver, CO – Gothic Theater
02/10 Salt Lake City, UT – The Complex Grand
03/10 Sacramento, CA – Aftershock Festival
04/10 Palmdale, CA – Transplants
05/10 Bakersfield, CA – Temblor
07/10 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues
09/10 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
10/10 Las Vegas, NV – House Of Blues
11/10 Phoenix, AZ – The Marquee
12/10 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
14/10 Lubbock, TX – Jake’s
15/10 Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street
16/10 Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall
17/10 Austin, TX – Come & Take It Live
18/10 Dallas, TX – Ferris Wheelers
19/10 Corpus Christi, TX – House of Rock
21/10 Atlanta, GA – Masquerade (Hell)
23/10 Birmingham, AL – Work Play
25/10 Destin, FL – Club LA
26/10 Orlando, FL – Beacham
27/10 St Pete, FL – Jannus Live
29/10 Ft Lauderdale, FL – Culture Room
31/10 – 04/11 Headbanger’s Boat Cruise 🛳️🔥
🎟️ Ticket Info
General tickets on sale Friday, 11th July.
Get ‘em before they disappear into the metal void. 💨
💬 What the band say:
“We wanted to give our fans something truly special for the 30th anniversary of Demanufacture — and there’s nothing more powerful than playing the entire record live the way it was meant to be heard.”
— Fear Factory HQ
🧠 Riff Report Reminder:
If Demanufacture melted your teenage brain or gave your Walkman a workout, this tour is your call to the pit. No excuses. This is history repeating itself with a double kick pedal. 🥁🔥
So dust off your rivet pants, shout “RESISTANCIA!” and get ready to be pulverised. Fear Factory are bringing the machine back to life. ⚙️🖤
Michael is the founder, editor, and chief riff wrangler behind The Riff Report, an independent Welsh rock and metal publication built by fans, for fans. With a lifelong passion for loud guitars, unforgettable live shows, and the incredible community that surrounds rock and metal, he created The Riff Report to celebrate everything that makes the scene special—from legendary headline acts and grassroots venues to rising bands that deserve to be heard.
A familiar face at festivals across the UK, Michael spends much of the year covering events including Download Festival, Bloodstock Open Air, Steelhouse Festival, Firevolt, Plumpton Revival, and many more. Whether he’s battling the Welsh weather on a mountainside, surviving a weekend in a muddy campsite, or squeezed against the front barrier with thousands of fellow fans, he’s always searching for the next great story to share.
As editor of The Riff Report, Michael writes festival guides, breaking news, album reviews, gig reviews, interviews, opinion pieces, nostalgia features, and behind-the-scenes stories from across the rock and metal world. His writing combines honest opinions, humour, and a genuine love for live music, bringing readers closer to the bands, festivals, venues, and people that keep the scene alive.
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When he’s not writing or interviewing artists, you’ll probably find him exploring festival campsites, photographing live shows, chatting with fellow fans over a pint, or planning the next road trip in search of more riffs, bigger crowds, and unforgettable moments.
Above all, Michael believes rock and metal are about more than music—they’re about community, friendship, and creating memories that last a lifetime. That’s exactly what The Riff Report exists to celebrate.
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