- Archetype (song)
"Archetype" is the title track single from
Fear Factory 's fifth studio album, "Archetype", which was released onApril 19 ,2004 . It is the fifth track of the album and was also included on the "MTV2 Headbangers Ball, Vol. 2 " compilation inSeptember 2004 . Months prior to the release of Fear Factory's studio album, however, an exclusiveremix of "Archetype" was included on "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre : The Album" inNovember 2003 . This version features a more electronic sound and softer ending.A
music video was produced for the song and was featured on TV programs such asMTV2 's "Headbangers Ball " upon release. Much like the song it represents, the video is presented in a powerfully epic manner.ong meaning
"Archetype" is directed at Fear Factory ex-guitarist
Dino Cazares : "The infection has been removed/The soul of this machine has improved." FrontmanBurton C. Bell has said in an interview that "'Archetype,' defines what Fear Factory is, completely. It has classic Fear Factory parts, and the heavy /melodic vocals, but without being forced or contrived."cite web|title = The Worley Gig - Fear Factory|publisher=The Worley Gig|url=http://worleygig.com/samples/fearfactory.html|accessdate=2007-04-19]References
External links
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogb5ay5MWXo "Archetype" music video] on
YouTube
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