Fear Factory have announced their eleventh studio album, Roboticist, set for release April 9, 2027, via Nuclear Blast Records. The band have also released their new single, “Detonizer,” along with an official music video.
The upcoming album marks the recording debut of Fear Factory’s updated lineup, featuring founding guitarist Dino Cazares, vocalist Milo Silvestro, drummer Pete Webber and bassist Tony Campos.
Roboticist continues the band’s long-running exploration of artificial intelligence and the relationship between humans and machines, this time focusing on a future in which technology has taken control.
“Cybernetic Industries has seized control of artificial intelligence, orchestrating humanity’s extinction,” Cazares said of the album. “The machines have inherited the future. NO BLOOD. NO FLESH. ALL MACHINE. Welcome to the age of ROBOTICIST.”
Speaking about the new single, Cazares added, “The countdown to destruction has begun. It’s time to detonate the system.”
The accompanying video for “Detonizer” was directed by Thomas Mignone, with visual effects by Gabriel Connor. It continues the science-fiction storyline introduced in the video for the album’s title track.
The 11-track album was produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Damien Rainaud at Mix Unlimited, with cover artwork created by Jean-Baptiste Robilliard of Rhubarbes Lab.
Roboticist is available for pre-order in multiple CD and vinyl formats.
Fear Factory are also currently touring the United States. Following two co-headlining dates with Mushroomhead, the band will launch their Cybernetic Domination Tour with Darkest Hour and Brotality on November 13 in Wichita, Kansas. The run concludes with two shows in Los Angeles on November 28 and 29.
Watch the official video for “Detonizer” below.
Roboticist track listing:
1. Roboticist
2. Decentralization
3. Detonizer
4. Eradicator
5. Welcome to the Factory
6. Unsynthesizable
7. No Blood No Flesh
8. Synthetic Savior
9. Neural Infection Scanner
10. De-Extinction
11. Fragments
Fear Factory’s remaining 2026 tour dates:
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Soul Of a New War Machine Tour – with Mushroomhead:
November 11 – Nashville, TN – Basement East
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Cybernetic Domination Tour – with Darkest Hour and Brotality:
November 13 – Wichita, KS – Wave
November 14 – Denver, CO – Oriental Theater
November 15 – Colorado Springs, CO – Black Sheep
November 17 – Billings, MT – Pub Station
November 18 – Great Falls, MT – The Newberry
November 20 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
November 21 – Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
November 22 – Boise, ID – Shrine Social Club
November 24 – Fresno, CA – Strummers
November 25 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues
November 27 – Pomona, CA – The Glasshouse
November 28 – Los Angeles, CA – Whiskey
November 29 – Los Angeles, CA – Whiskey
Photo by Stephanie Cabral
