Industrial metal band Fear Factory graduated to concept albums early in their career, and following on the successes of last year’s The Industrialist will be touring in support of their particular mix of industrial, metal, grindcore and rock.

Based on a science-fiction epic written by vocalist Burton C. Bell, The Industrialist comments on the present and the future as part of one continuum. While the story remains inscrutable, the dystopian-anarchist feeling of industrial music pervades it.

Bell describes the work as the band’s most focused effort. “Everything had its purpose and we knew exactly what we were doing and what we had to do,” he said. The album is the second for the reunited songwriting duo of Bell and Dino Cazares, who worked on earlier material from this band.

Starting life as an alternative to Godflesh at a time when no other band could work within that style, Fear Factory has melded its own sound over the years, combining Nine Inch Nails and Ministry style industrial rock with metal riffs and grinding cadences.

If you want to catch these maniacs on tour, be sure to visit one of these venues:

• 4/14/2013 The Black Sheep – Colorado Springs, CO
• 4/15/2013 Summit Music Hall – Denver, CO
• 4/17/2013 The Riot Room – Kansas City, MO
• 4/18/2013 The Rave – Milwaukee, WI
• 4/19/2013 Mojoes – Joliet, IL
• 4/20/2013 Club Fever – South Bend, IN
• 4/21/2013 Diamond Pub & Billiards – Louisville, KY
• 4/22/2013 Rapids Theatre – Niagara Falls, NY
• 4/24/2013 Opera House – Toronto, ON
• 4/26/2013 McGuffy’s House of Rock – Dayton, OH
• 4/27/2013 The Machine Shop – Flint, MI
• 4/28/2013 Montage Music Hall – Rochester, NY
• 4/29/2013 The Junkyard – Nashua, NH
• 5/01/2013 The Webster Theatre – Hartford, CT
• 5/02/2013 The Gramercy Theatre – New York, NY
• 5/03/2013 Revolution – Amityville, NY
• 5/04/2013 Mojo 13 – Wilmington, DE
• 5/05/2013 Sound Stage Baltimore – Baltimore, MD
• 5/07/2013 NV Nightclub – Knoxville, TN
• 5/08/2013 Amos South End – Charlotte, NC
• 5/09/2013 Brewsters Roc Bar – Jacksonville, FL
• 5/10/2013 Culture Room – Ft Lauderdale, FL
• 5/11/2013 The Haven Lounge – Winter Park, FL
• 5/12/2013 Brass Mug – Tampa, FL
• 5/14/2013 Trees – Dallas, TX
• 5/15/2013 Backstage Live – San Antonio, TX
• 5/16/2013 Scout Bar – Houston, TX
• 5/17/2013 The Station – Broussard, LA
• 5/18/2013 Riverside Warehouse – Shreveport, LA
• 5/19/2013 The Chameleon Room – Oklahoma City, OK
• 5/21/2013 Fubar – St. Louis, MO
• 5/22/2013 Station 4 – St. Paul, MN
• 5/28/2013 Club 9one9 – Victoria, BC
• 5/30/2013 Studio Seven – Seattle, WA
• 5/31/2013 Hawthorne Theatre – Portland, OR
• 6/04/2013 DNA Lounge – San Francisco CA
• 6/06/2013 Marquee Theatre – Tempe, AZ
• 6/07/2013 LVCS – Las Vegas, NV
• 6/08/2013 The Roxy – West Hollywood, CA

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