The Industrialist

The Industrialist is the eighth studio album by American heavy metal band Fear Factory, released on June 5, 2012.

Overview

The Industrialist marks the band's return to the concept album.Burton C. Bell said about the album, "the protagonist (The Industrialist) is the incarnation of all industries in the form of an automaton. The mechanical, technological, and scientific advances through the industrial age led to the creation of The Industrialist. In the story, the automaton becomes sentient as it collects memories with each passing day. Through observation and learning, it gains the will to exist. What was meant to help man, will eventually be man's demise." According to Cazares, the title was taken from a documentary the band saw about the people who developed "the engines for war machines", and God Eater was a name Bell saw on a toybox while traveling.

The album was recorded with Bell and Cazares as the only two credited members of the band, while Rhys Fulber once again produced and received additional writing credits. No live drummer was used on the album, with the band instead opting for programmed drums with help from John Sankey of Devolved, who was also credited.

The Industrialist (song)

"The Industrialist" is the title track and third and final single from Fear Factory's eighth studio album The Industrialist. Lyrically, the song talks about the end of the world as a punishment. As the title would suggest, the song is mainly industrial metal with strong thrash metal influence.

The title track is Dino Cazares' favorite song off of the album, because the song has all the elements of Fear Factory. "It starts out big and it goes into the syncopated double bass, kick drums pattern, syncopated with the guitars. And it just sounds like the big machine roll-along."

Music video

The music video for this song was uploaded to YouTube on November 22, 2012. The video was filmed in Graspop Metal Meeting in Dessel, Belgium in June 2012, and was directed and edited by James Zahn. Other than performers, the video shows factory, crowded traffic, and The Industrialist album cover embedded on a skyscraper.

References

Business magnate

A business magnate (formally industrialist) refers to an entrepreneur of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise or field of business. The term characteristically refers to a wealthy entrepreneur or investor who controls through personal business ownership or dominant shareholding position a firm or industry whose goods, products, or services are widely consumed. Such individuals may also be called czars, moguls, proprietors, tycoons, taipans, barons, or oligarchs.

Etymology

The word magnate derives from the Latin magnates (plural of magnas), meaning "a great man" or "great nobleman".

The word tycoon derives from the Japanese word taikun (大君), which means "great lord", used as a title for the shogun. The word entered the English language in 1857 with the return of Commodore Perry to the United States. U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was humorously referred to as the Tycoon by his aides John Nicolay and John Hay. The term spread to the business community, where it has been used ever since.