Digimortal (album)

For other uses, see Digimortal (disambiguation).

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Digimortal is Fear Factory's 4th album, released on April 24, 2001.

This was the band's last album before officially breaking up in March 2002. Frontman Burton C. Bell had decided to quit after putting out this album, but the band reformed later to put out their next album Archetype. "Digimortal" is the last to feature guitarist Dino Cazares.

The concept is about how man and machine have merged into one. The surviving humans and the machines realize they have to depend on each other if they are going to continue on. The title of the album is actually short for "Digital Mortality".

The popular song, Linchpin, off of this album was originally titled "Lynchpin" and the track listing was once different. The tracks that didn't make the original cut later appeared on the digipak version.

B-Real, of the rap group, Cypress Hill, is featured as a guest vocalist on "Back The Fuck Up", contributing elements of hardcore hip hop to Fear Factory's typical industrial metal feel. Most of the album's tracks are not played live by the band anymore.

Track listing

1. "What Will Become?" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) – 3:23
2. "Damaged" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) – 3:02
3. "Digimortal" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) – 3:02
4. "No One" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) – 3:36
5. "Linchpin" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) – 3:25
6. "Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies)" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) – 3:54
7. "Acres Of Skin" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) – 3:55
8. "Back The Fuck Up" (Bell/Cazares/Freese/Herrera/Wolbers) – 3:09
9. "Byte Block" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) – 5:20
10. "Hurt Conveyor" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) – 3:40
11. "(Memory Imprints) Never End" (Bell/Cazares/Herrera/Wolbers) – 6:47

Limited Edition Digipak

12. "Dead Man Walking" – 3:16
13. "Strain Vs. Resistance" – 3:25
14. "Repentance" – 2:40
15. "Full Metal Contact" – 2:28

Personnel

• John Anonymous - Pre-Production
• Burton C. Bell - Vocals
• Reggie Boyd
• Robert Breen - Assistant Engineer
• Dino Cazares - Guitar
• Huey Dee - Pre-Production
• Fear Factory - Producer
• Rhys Fulber - Producer
• Raymond Herrera - Drums
• Tom Jermann - Artistic Director
• George Marino - Composer
• Mike Plotnikoff - Mixing, Technical Engineer
• Oscar Ramirez - Assistant Engineer
• Billy Sherwood - Vocal Arrangement
• Christian Olde Wolbers - Bass
• Paul Silveira - Engineer
• Malcolm Springer - Pre-Production Arranger
• Neil Zlozower - Photography

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2001	The Billboard 200	32
2001	Top Canadian Albums	17
2001	Top Independent Albums	1

Singles - Billboard (North America)

Year	Single	Chart	Position
2001	"Linchpin"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	1