Digimortal

To all the people who complain about it being too soft, shut the $#%@ up and learn something about music before you go embarassing yourself. If you don't like it because of that, say so, but seeing as you can't see the time and skill that went into the arrangement of this CD I won't trust your opinions on anything.

My dad who was a musician a long time ago likes this CD simply because it is well put together musically, he doesn't like metal but he let this full CD play while he was driving me to college simply because as I will repeat once more, it was well put together.

So I recommend it to everyone who likes music for music, if you just want something heavy, go buy some noisewhore death metal CD and go tell your friends how tough you are.


How is this album bad?   October 19, 2005
L. Reeves
6 out of 7 found this review helpful

I've learned to never trust reviews anymore. I've read so many "professional" reviews about this CD saying it was their worst CD, that it completely sucks, etc. This CD is a DEFINATE must-have for any fan of Fear Factory. Newcomers may say it's on OK album, but all newcomers should get Obsolete or Demanufacture, before this. Here is a run-down:

1. "What Will Become?" - This song is an awesome opener song for this CD. It starts with a nice guitar riff, then the drums start pounding in with the vocals close behind, it may not be an outrageously outstanding song, but it's very well put together if you ask me. 4/5

2. "Damaged" - This song, being the most plain of the songs on the CD, is quite an OK song. The guitar and bass riffs seem to be just slapped together though, yet the drumming is as phenomenal as ever. 3.5/5

3. "Digimortal" - Digimortal is a great song, though dips sometimes throughout the song. The chorus for this song is a personal favorite. 4/5

4. "No One" - The fourth song on the Digimortal album is one of the best, the samples and riffs in this song really seem to compliment each other and Burton's vocals all at the same time. 4.5/5

5. "Linchpin" A.K.A. "Lynchpin" - The lyrics to Lynchpin are very inspiring, yet Burton's vocals on this particular song make him sound hoarse. 3.5/5

6. "Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies)" - Invisible Wounds is possible one of the greatest "slow" Fear Factory songs ever. This song can be found stuck in your head at the strangest of times. The riffs are pretty soft, yet near the middle of the song Burt gets into it and does his usual dry yell. One must be crazy to belittle this song. 5/5

7. "Acres of Skin" - This song takes some getting used to if you ask me. Once you listen to it a few times it really sticks to you. This is my favorite song on the album. The chorus gets stuck in my head all the time. Very heavy, too. Burton does a strange thing with his voice in this song. When he gets to the chorus, and on the last line, he drops his voice on the last word. It striked me as weird, at first, but I gre to love it. 5/5

8. "Back The F**k Up" - Back The F**k Up is the most controversial song on the album among Fear Factory fans. The thing being -- it's a RAP song. This song is actually fairly heavy though. But the weird thing about this song is, you either sorta like it, or you don't at all. You listen to it only a few times, or at least that's the norm. It's a very very strange song to have on an Industrial Metal album, however I personally like it. 3.5/5

9. "Byte Block" - This song, being of exceptionally heavy riffs, slamming vocals, and great drumming makes for an awesome song. When I first heard this song, I really liked it. I mean REALLY liked it. I listened to it on repeat for almost an hour and a half. Even though, it's not the best Fear Factory song ever, nor even the best of the album. But it is very debatable in that matter, though in my opinion no one ever gave this song - or even this album - any time, due to Back The F**k Up. 4.5/5

10. "Hurt Conveyor" - I love the samplings on this song. Though this song is quite the plain, it is special in it's own way. 3/5

11. "(Memory Imprints) Never End" - This "slow" song is a great song. It tops even "A Therapy For Pain" in my opinion. Though it comes nowhere near "Timelessness" this song really hits. 4.5/5

12. "Dead Man Walking" - This song is the best "added" song to any album in my opinion. This one has one of the best choruses, lyrically, of the Fear Factory songs. 4.5/5

13. "Strain vs. Resistance" - I REALLY love the beginning to this song. Other than that it's not really worth noting in the Fear Factory arsenal. 3.5/5

14. "Repetance" - Another song not necessarily worth noting, it seems liek it was just slapped together. Great "light" vocals in this song, though. 3.5/5

15. "Full Metal Contact" - Being one of the extremely few instrumental Fear Factory songs, this one rocks. Just listen to it. I really wish they would have made this song 5 or 6 minutes though. Makes great background music to a hardcore game. 4.5/5

So, from my opinion. This album is one of the best, don't believe those "professional" reviwers and listen to a long time and forever FAN of FEAR FACTORY.


4.9 stars, really   July 26, 2004
Joshua (CA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful

This was the first Fear Factory cd I bought. I saw the video for Linchpin and thought it was awesome, I bought the cd. This cd is very focused on technotronic sounds and digital soundscapes, which, blended with heavy guitar, death metal drums, and Burton C. Bell's incredible vocals, makes a flawless formula. One song(Back The F*** Up)in this cd takes up a rap/metal element that is pulled off exceptionally well, combining death metal drums, digital soundscapes and rap vocals from B-Real of Cypress Hill. The only thing I didn't like about this cd was the ending song, which, though good, did not quite match the sound of Fear Factory. There wasn't any heaviness in that song at all. Had there at least been some heaviness in part of it, like in Invisible Wounds(Dark Bodies), this cd would've gotten the full five stars.


…another great addition to FF’s line up!!!   July 21, 2001
Jeff Hamm (Camarillo, CA United States)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful

The first Fear Factory album I ever bought was “Obsolete.” I loved it; it never left my player that is, until "Digimortal" came out. Heavy in the beginning, melodic in the middle and heavy at the end, I was never left wanting more. Except for “Back the F*** Up,” I really don’t know why FF has hip-hop in there but who cares! It’s awesome to see a great band mold itself and evolve over time. Some of the top songs (in my opinion) are: What will Become, Damaged, and Linchpin.

Anyone who has ever heard any of their songs or owns any other album should add this one to their collection. I can never get enough of Burton Bell’s haunting vocals and Raymond Herrera’s mad poundage. The killer rhythm & riff of Christian Olde-Wolbers and Dino Cazares flowing flawlessly with the tone of the tracks reminds me of why I love listening to this band. These guys are extremely talented and seem to enjoy playing the [...] out of their instruments. Too bad their Linchpin video hasn’t been getting much MTV airtime ‘cause it’s pretty tight. Check out their site, [...] for all the info you’ll need on them.

Also, check out “Demanufacture”, “Soul of a New Machine”, “Obsolete” and of course the two remix albums: “Remanufacture” and “Fear is the Mind Killer”.