Hatefiles cover

Hatefiles

Fear Factory · 2003

75 min · 18 tracks · death metal · industrial metal · groove metal

A relentless barrage of industrial metal fused with aggressive grooves and haunting melodies.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • wave-like intensity shifts
  • aggressive grooves for release
  • haunting melodies in chaos
  • dynamic mix of aggression
  • intense headphone detail hunting

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer mellow background sounds
  • seek simplistic song structures

Where this album fits

Career context
By the time 'Hatefiles' was released in 2003, Fear Factory had already established themselves as pioneers in the industrial metal scene with albums like 'Demanufacture' (1995) and 'Obsolete' (1998). This album came during a transitional period for the band, following their previous studio album 'Digimortal' (2001), marking a moment of revisiting past material through remixes and live tracks after experiencing lineup changes.
Stylistic neighbors
Strapping Young Lad· Ministry· Static-X

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Terminate 4:06
  • 2 Frequency 3:00
  • 3 Demolition Racer 0:50
  • 4 Machine Debaser 4:16
  • 5 Invisible Wounds (The Suture mix) 3:36
  • 6 Resurrection (T.L.A. Big Rock mix) 4:03
  • 7 Edgecrusher (Urban Assault mix) 4:34
  • 8 Descent (Falling Deeper mix) 4:36
  • 9 Body Hammer (Colin Richardson mix) 5:09
  • 10 Zero Signal (Colin Richardson mix) 5:41
  • 11 Cars (Numanoid mix) 3:41
  • 12 Dark Bodies (demo) 3:59
  • 13 Replica (live) 3:59
  • 14 Cyberdyne 4:28
  • 15 Refueled 4:37
  • 16 Transgenic 5:42
  • 17 Manic Cure 5:08
  • 18 New Breed (Spoetnik mix) 3:52

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