Fear Factory - Hatefiles

Enclosed booklet makes this disc worth every penny

The absolute best thing about this album is the cd booklet which describes why each of these tracks were included on this album and what makes them unique. A definite must-have for any Fear Factory fan! September 14, 2005

FF must have cd!

First of I would like to say BOA guy from Ohio is a dumbazz.
He says FF is techno band without relizing this was a remix cd, bunch of songs that been B-Sides, remixed or never released.
You wanna hear how Fear Factory really sounds I suggest buy Obsolete or Archetype. Next time please pay attention what you buy and not just pick a cd just by it's cover. DUMB-AZZ August 25, 2005

What was I thinking...

Passing down the rows of CD's at Best Buy I spotted nothing that really grabbed my eye. Then I saw a dusty little CD in the corner bearing the name "Fear Factory", and remembering there was some song of theirs on the radio I really liked I bought it, completely unaware of it's content.
When I got home I put it in the CD player and pretended to like it for awile but then broke down laughing. Fear Factory's music is more like techno than metal and when the vocalist tries to scream and be intense he sounds like he is choking. I have no idea what I was thinking but heres advice:
When your shopping for music and you don't see a CD you like, pass up the opertunity and spend your $15 somewhere else! June 9, 2005

For die hard fans only

"Hatefiles" is yet another attempt for Roadrunner to cash in on the then disbanded Fear Factory, containing 18 tracks of previously unreleaed material and remixes and the like. Songs featured in video games and soundtracks like "Terminate" and "Demolition Racer" are solid, while remixes of "Edgecrusher" and "Cars" are pretty lame. The instrumental "Machine Debaser" is actually pretty cool, while the demo cut of "Dark Bodies" is actually better than the original version to be found on "Digimortal". "Hatefiles" isn't a bad collection of rare FF songs, but this is worth picking up for die hard Fear Factory fans only. Casual FF fans would be more well advised to save their money for their latest album "Archetype" or their unearthed debut "Concrete". February 19, 2005

A strong release by FF

18 Tracks full of songs for everyone's taste. You have a large number of FF songs that have been remixed and 8 songs by Fear Factory that were previously not released. Some would say these 8 songs were B-grade and that's why they weren't released. I would venture that these songs are good on their own. Listen to the CD twice and you'll appreciate what I mean.

Machine Debaser, Replica and Transgenic are the standouts in this album. The remixed songs are good as well but I like the original songs better hence only 4 stars. Overall its a strong album release by the heroes from Fear Factory October 5, 2004

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