Transgression
Transgression is the sixth studio album by American industrial metal band Fear Factory, released on 22 August 2005. It arrived after Archetype and sits between the band's early-2000s run and their later reunion with founding guitarist Dino Cazares. Faith No More bassist Billy Gould and Lamb of God guitarist Mark Morton make guest appearances, with Morton co-writing "New Promise".
The record is worth hearing for a few firsts and lasts. It is the first Fear Factory album to include guitar solos, one each on "Echo of My Scream" and "New Promise", and their first since Soul of a New Machine made without Rhys Fulber. It is also the final album with drummer Raymond Herrera and bassist-guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers. "Moment of Impact" got a video, and the title track turned up in the 2007 thriller Mr. Brooks.
Transgression: tracklist and credits
14 tracks · 1:05:45Tracklist
- 1540,000° FahrenheitHerrera, Wolbers, Bell4:29
- 2TransgressionHerrera, Wolbers, Bell4:50
- 3Spinal CompressionHerrera, Wolbers, Bell4:11
- 4ContagionHerrera, Wolbers, Bell4:38
- 5Empty VisionHerrera, Wolbers, Bell4:55
- 6Echo of My ScreamHerrera, Wolbers, Bell6:57
- 7SupernovaHerrera, Wolbers, Bell4:33
- 8New PromiseHerrera, Wolbers, Bell5:15
- 9I Will FollowBono, Clayton, Edge, Jr.3:43
- 10MillenniumColeman, Glover, Hunter, Walker5:26
- 11Moment of ImpactHerrera, Wolbers, Bell4:07
- 12Slave Labor (live)Herrera, Wolbers, Bell4:05
- 13Cyberwaste (live)Factory, Herrera, Wolbers, Bell3:40
- 14Drones (live)Herrera, Wolbers, Bell4:57
- Produced by
- Toby Wright, Burton C. Bell
- Recorded at
- Track Record Studios
- Recorded
- 2005
- Engineered by
- Toby Wright
- Labels
- Roadrunner Records, Calvin Records
- Length
- 1:05:45
Line-up
- Raymond Herrera · drums (drum set)
- Christian Olde Wolbers · bass guitar, electric guitar
- Burton C. Bell · lead vocals
- Billy Gould · bass guitar · guest
Singles
- “Supernova” · 2005
- “Moment of Impact” · 2005
- “Transgression” · 2006
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Releases and pressings
How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz; also seen: 2005-08-23 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 22 August 2005 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 22 August 2005 | |
| Wikidata | 23 August 2005 | |
| US release | 23 August 2005 | earliest US date |
| UK / Europe release | 22 August 2005 | earliest UK or European date |
6 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 August 2005 | XE | Roadrunner Records | 016861813185 | original |
| 22 August 2005 | DE | — | original | |
| 23 August 2005 | US | Calvin Records | 846052003725 | other |
| 23 August 2005 | US | Calvin Records | 846052003527 | other |
| 24 August 2005 | US | Roadrunner Records | 016861813123 | other |
| 16 September 2005 | JP | Calvin Records | 4988002488810 | other |
Cover art sources
coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1423x1412, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| coverartarchive ✓ | 1423×1412 | upscaled: minor: best source 1423x1412, upscaled to 1500 (x1.06) |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |