Burton C. Bell s decision to quit
FEAR FACTORY just as new album Aggression Continuum burst into view, part of the explanation is available here. Criminally overlooked upon its original release in 2020,
ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS second album Apocrypha thoroughly deserves a second crack at the whip, not least because it eliminated any sense that
Bell s long-time but infrequent concern was
only a side project. Forged in collaboration with
Jayce Lewis and
John Bechdel, the band s follow-up to 2008 s Numinosum remains a rich, immersive and forward-thinking gothic rock record, and one that provided a much-overdue showcase for
Bell s oft-maligned clean voice. Unfolding amid densely atmospheric backdrops, songs like