Transgression (album)

Transgression
Studio album by Fear Factory
Released	August 22, 2005 (UK) August 23, 2005 (US, Canada)
Recorded	2005
Genre	Industrial metal, groove metal, alternative metal, industrial rock
Length	56:42
Label	Calvin Records
Producer	Toby Wright
Fear Factory chronology
Live on Sunset Strip (2005) Transgression (2005) Gigantour (2006)
Alternative Cover

Transgression is the sixth studio album by American industrial metal band Fear Factory. It was released on August 22, 2005 through Calvin Records. Guest appearances include Billy Gould, the bassist of Faith No More, and Lamb of God guitarist Mark Morton, who co-wrote the song "New Promise".

The album was released as an enhanced CD with access to the exclusive Fear Factory website. It was also released as an enhanced DualDisc with the DVD side featuring the whole album in DVD-Audio (48,000 kHz), music videos and "The Making of Transgression" video. One can also retrieve another bonus track, entitled "My Grave", by putting the CD into the computer and clicking the 'Music' section at the special website [1].

It is the last album to feature original drummer Raymond Herrera and bassist/guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers. Transgression was the first CD Fear Factory recorded since Soul of a New Machine without Rhys Fulber's input. "Moment of Impact" had a music video which found moderate airplay. The song "Transgression" was used in a scene from the 2007 thriller film Mr. Brooks. This is the first Fear Factory album to include guitar solos, with the songs Echo of my Scream and New Promise featuring one each.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Blabbermouth.net	[2]

The album was met with mixed reviews by critics and fans. Many have cited the downpoint of the album being the poor production. Guitar player Christian Olde Wolbers has stated that it was hard to have a producer do everything, where usually they are more involved with the people that they work with. Because of this the album has a different mix, a different sound to it than the previous ones. He also said that he had to walk out of the studio because he wasn't happy with his guitar sound.^[3]

Wolbers stated that the band was disappointed with the album due to its hurried finish due to demands from the band's label. This also accounts for the cover songs. Had the band had more time to finish the record, more tracks would have been included, and the album overall would have sounded better.^[4]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Burton C. Bell, except where noted; all music composed by Christian Olde Wolbers and Raymond Herrera, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"540,000° Fahrenheit"	4:28
2.	"Transgression"	4:50
3.	"Spinal Compression"	4:12
4.	"Contagion"	4:39
5.	"Empty Vision"	4:55
6.	"Echo of My Scream"	6:58
7.	"Supernova"	4:32
8.	"New Promise" (music: Wolbers, Herrera, Mark Morton)	5:13
9.	"I Will Follow" (U2 cover) (lyrics: Bono; music: U2)	3:42
10.	"Millennium" (Killing Joke cover) (lyrics and music: Jaz Coleman, Martin "Youth" Glover, Kevin "Geordie" Walker)	5:26
11.	"Moment of Impact"	4:03
12.	"Empire" (bonus track for Best Buy DualDisc version only)	3:47

Exclusive download
No.	Title	Length
13.	"My Grave"	5:36

Bonus tracks for Japan
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Empire"	3:47
15.	"Slave Labor" (live)	4:05
16.	"Cyberwaste" (live)	3:40
17.	"Drones" (live)	4:57

DVD Track listing
No.	Title	Length
1.	"540, 000° Fahrenheit"
2.	"Transgression"
3.	"Spinal Compression"
4.	"Contagion"
5.	"Empty Vision"
6.	"Echo Of My Scream"
7.	"Supernova"
8.	"New Promise"
9.	"I Will Follow" (U2 cover)
10.	"Millennium" (Killing Joke cover)
11.	"Moment of Impact"
12.	"Transgression" (music video)
13.	"Spinal Compression" (music video)
14.	"Moment Of Impact" (music video)
15.	"The Making Of Transgression"

Credits

• Burton C. Bell – vocals, engineer, assistant, supervisor
• Christian Olde Wolbers – guitar, bass, arranger
• Raymond Herrera – drums, arranger, engineer
• Byron Stroud - (credited) bass
• Reggie Boyd – assistant
• Tom Jermann – visual design
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• James Musshorn – assistant engineer
• Matt Prine – editing, visual direction
• Shaun Thingvold – engineer
• Steve Tushar – engineer, design
• Chad Michael Ward – still pictures
• Toby Wright – producer, engineer, mixing
• Bass on 'Supernova' and 'Echo of my Scream' by Billy Gould

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2005	The Billboard 200	45
	Top Independent Albums	6

References

1. ^ Allmusic review
2. ^ Blabbermouth.net review
3. ^ Mike SOS (2006-04). "Ear Candy Mag - Interview with Fear Factory". Ear Candy Mag. http://www.earcandymag.com/fearfactory-2006.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-20. 
4. ^ Rod Yates (2006-02-09). "Utopia Records - Interview with Fear Factory". Utopia Records. Archived from the original on August 30, 2007. http://web.archive.org/web/20070830180918/http://www.utopia.com.au/intv_fearfactory.php. Retrieved 2007-04-20.