Fear Factory
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Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band known for pioneering a blend of industrial, death, and groove metal with mechanized rhythms and dystopian themes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fear Factory canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5758665 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fear Factory Context triple: [Roadrunner Records, signedArtist, Fear Factory]
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A.
Machine Head
Machine Head is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California, known for its aggressive groove/thrash sound and influential albums like "Burn My Eyes."
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B.
Lambs of God
Lambs of God is an Australian television miniseries adapted from Marele Day’s gothic novel, blending mystery, religion, and dark drama around three reclusive nuns whose isolated life is disrupted by a visiting priest.
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C.
Arch Enemy
Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band known for its aggressive twin-guitar riffs, politically charged lyrics, and prominent use of harsh female vocals.
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D.
D.R.I.
D.R.I. is the standard legal abbreviation for the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, a federal trial court within the First Circuit.
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E.
Pantera
Pantera is a pioneering American heavy metal band known for shaping the groove metal subgenre with their aggressive sound and powerful riffs.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fear Factory Target entity description: Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band known for pioneering a blend of industrial, death, and groove metal with mechanized rhythms and dystopian themes.
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A.
Machine Head
Machine Head is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California, known for its aggressive groove/thrash sound and influential albums like "Burn My Eyes."
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B.
Lambs of God
Lambs of God is an Australian television miniseries adapted from Marele Day’s gothic novel, blending mystery, religion, and dark drama around three reclusive nuns whose isolated life is disrupted by a visiting priest.
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C.
Arch Enemy
Arch Enemy is a Swedish melodic death metal band known for its aggressive twin-guitar riffs, politically charged lyrics, and prominent use of harsh female vocals.
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D.
D.R.I.
D.R.I. is the standard legal abbreviation for the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, a federal trial court within the First Circuit.
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E.
Pantera
Pantera is a pioneering American heavy metal band known for shaping the groove metal subgenre with their aggressive sound and powerful riffs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy metal band
ⓘ
musical group ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Ulceration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breakthroughAlbum | Demanufacture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| breakthroughAlbumReleaseYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| debutAlbum | Soul of a New Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutAlbumReleaseYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| formedInCity | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInState | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| foundingMember |
Burton C. Bell
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Gibney NERFINISHED ⓘ Dino Cazares NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Herrera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative metal
ⓘ
death metal ⓘ groove metal ⓘ industrial metal ⓘ industrial rock ⓘ nu metal ⓘ |
| guitarStyleFeature | tight palm-muted riffing synchronized with drums ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember |
Andrew Shives
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Burton C. Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ Byron Stroud NERFINISHED ⓘ Christian Olde Wolbers NERFINISHED ⓘ David Gibney NERFINISHED ⓘ Gene Hoglan NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Heller NERFINISHED ⓘ Raymond Herrera NERFINISHED ⓘ Reese Rylee NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Campos NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfsbane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember | Dino Cazares NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableStyle | mechanized rhythms ⓘ |
| hasNotableTheme |
dystopian themes
ⓘ
man versus machine ⓘ science fiction themes ⓘ technology and dehumanization ⓘ |
| influencedArtist |
Chimaira
NERFINISHED
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Mnemic NERFINISHED ⓘ Slipknot NERFINISHED ⓘ Static-X NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
industrial metal
ⓘ
nu metal ⓘ |
| lyricalFocus |
apocalyptic futures
ⓘ
corporate control ⓘ cybernetic concepts ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Aggression Continuum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Archetype NERFINISHED ⓘ Demanufacture NERFINISHED ⓘ Digimortal NERFINISHED ⓘ Genexus NERFINISHED ⓘ Mechanize NERFINISHED ⓘ Obsolete NERFINISHED ⓘ Soul of a New Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ The Industrialist NERFINISHED ⓘ Transgression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Candlelight Records
NERFINISHED
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Nuclear Blast NERFINISHED ⓘ Roadrunner Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyleFeature | combination of harsh growls and clean singing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fear Factory Description of subject: Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band known for pioneering a blend of industrial, death, and groove metal with mechanized rhythms and dystopian themes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.