Bloodstock Festival Countdown : 30 Bands Not To Miss

21. Fear Factory - Ronnie James Dio Stage - Saturday Late Afternoon

It is really interesting to observe how tastes change. Fear Factory have already done “Demanufacture” in full at Bloodstock back in 2016 and the reaction was a best lukewarm. There was a gathering of over excited fanboys and girls gathered up front screaming out every lyric (including your esteemed correspondent).

But it wasn’t the big deal that the full recital of such a pivotal record should be. Well nine years later there must have been a hell of a lot of critical reappraisal going on as the hype machine is on full power for this appearance. Fear Factory may now be no more than Dino and a bunch of hired hands but “Demanufacture”, well it changed everything and it still sounds as frighteningly divisive as it did on release. We are expecting anything but lukewarm this time around.