Just picked this up today - the remaster sounds even better than the original. Finally there is some BASS to this record! Highly reccomended!!! 
Fear Factory "Demanufacture" Roadrunner 25th anniversarry remaster
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Benny H
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Jeremy Krull
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Yea it really did sound awesome, Rhys Fulber really worked well with Fear Factory, especially if you hear the original Colin Richardson mixes of the Demanufacture stuff.
And he did a rocking job on Obsolete too...
it's a shame he's not really working with them anymore, I mean the Archetype album, sonically was pretty cool, but Rhys just excelled at creating these awesome soundscapes, he's the only person I've ever heard make a metal record sound like Terminator 2.
And he did a rocking job on Obsolete too...
it's a shame he's not really working with them anymore, I mean the Archetype album, sonically was pretty cool, but Rhys just excelled at creating these awesome soundscapes, he's the only person I've ever heard make a metal record sound like Terminator 2.
Degenerate said:
I'd have to a/b it to be more specific. It just sounds "better." Obviously it always sounded great.
I'm cretainly NOT listening to the new version.
Love too much the original one. In 1995 i was 19 and it blew me away. Lots of emotional value, has this record. Buying and listening to the remaster would make me do the A/B comparison, with the result of making it become a tecnical listening. I do not want to do with demanufacture and enjoying the two or three spins i give it every six or so months.
Love too much the original one. In 1995 i was 19 and it blew me away. Lots of emotional value, has this record. Buying and listening to the remaster would make me do the A/B comparison, with the result of making it become a tecnical listening. I do not want to do with demanufacture and enjoying the two or three spins i give it every six or so months.
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Heh....
Powerful, my knowledge of english grammar is.
Just translating italian grammar to english, at times I do.
By the way, if you kill me now I will become more powerful than you could ever imagine.
Powerful, my knowledge of english grammar is.
Just translating italian grammar to english, at times I do.
By the way, if you kill me now I will become more powerful than you could ever imagine.
This album changed my life, I have a lot of emotions for it. It was so revolutionary. It still sounds futuristic compared to most bands now. And I'm happy to hear it sound better than ever, if anything it cements what visionaries these guys are.
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Glad you didn't take the joke the wrong way! Cheers mate!Fabbio said:Heh....
Powerful, my knowledge of english grammar is.
Just translating italian grammar to english, at times I do.
By the way, if you kill me now I will become more powerful than you could ever imagine.
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I must agree with Kazrog in respect to the magnitude of this re-release. I am a HUGE fan of the original; however, this album doesnt make for an A/B comparison... rather, it takes the Excellence of the 1st issue and multiplies that by 10!!! It is well worth picking up!
It is well worth picking up!
Benny H
Degenerate
Degenerate said:
Remastered only, by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC (March 2005.) Monte Conner from Roadrunner oversaw the project, and one of the things he says is:
"...The whole time, we were A/B'ing to the Pantera record Vulgar Display of Power, which is a pretty thin and bright record. I guess that explains why Demanufacture is so thin sounding by today's standards. And we weren't the only ones. A lot of records back then had that same tinny, bright sound. Pantera became the standard at that time and many metal bands referenced Vulgar... at some point during mixing. When we remastered this record for the deluxe edition you are holding, we really worked hard on adding in the thickness and low end that has been missing in the past. You'll really hear the difference."
I couldn't agree with Monte more!!
I don't consider myself a Fear Factory fan but I really enjoyed this album, I think I'm going to have to check out the remaster.
Also, Kazrog, I sent you a PM.
Also, Kazrog, I sent you a PM.
Benny H
Degenerate
I just checked out the remaster, and I gotta say, I'm not very impressed. Sure, it actually has some bass to it, but now it sounds more squashed, and dimensionless, whereas the first edition may have been thin, but had significantly more dynamics. Ted Jensen is one of the few mastering engineers these days that I don't love or hate. Sometimes he does great stuff, other times he appears to be playing the loudness game. My guess is that he's concerned with making his client as happy as possible, and lets them really dictate which direction the mastering is gonna go. Some people want more dynamic CD's, while others wanna be louder than everyone else. I'll stick to the original Demanufacture.
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Fabbio said:Heh....
Powerful, my knowledge of english grammar is.
Just translating italian grammar to english, at times I do.
By the way, if you kill me now I will become more powerful than you could ever imagine.
commandante said:Glad you didn't take the joke the wrong way! Cheers mate!
I have a ton of sense of humor.
Life's a lot less fun without it.
Redrum! Redrum!!! (remember where this comes from?)
Exsanguis said:
Hmm, I don't notice it sounding squashed. I'm gonna pull up the waveforms when I get home.
I don't mean that it sounds like Rick Rubin's ME got to it, I just prefer the dynamics of the original, despite the lack of bass.
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