Archetype (Fear Factory album)

Archetype
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 20, 2004
RecordedDecember 2003
StudioRumbo Studios (California)[1]
Genre
Length59:00
LabelLiquid 8
Producer
Fear Factory chronology
Hatefiles
(2003)
Archetype
(2004)
Live on the Sunset Strip
(2005)
Singles from Archetype
  1. "Cyberwaste"
    Released: March 22, 2004
  2. "Archetype"
    Released: April 19, 2004
  3. "Bite the Hand That Bleeds"
    Released: November 16, 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles9/10[3]
Chronicles of Chaos8.5/10[4]
Exclaim!(positive)[5]
laut.de[6]
Metal.de9/10[7]
Metal Storm9/10[8]
Rock Hard8.5/10[9]

Archetype is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Fear Factory. It was the first album by the band not to feature Dino Cazares, with Christian Olde Wolbers handling both bass and guitar duties. It was released on April 20, 2004, through Liquid 8. It debuted at No. 30 on the Billboard 200 chart and is their highest charting album to date.

The album was also issued in a limited edition digipak with a bonus DVD. Depending on where the digipak was obtained, the bonus DVD is either for their "Australian Tour 2004" and the video for "Cyberwaste" or one entitled "The Making of Archetype". Some, though not all, versions of the bonus digipak also included a gold ticket that gave the owner a chance to meet Fear Factory live.

Christian Olde Wolbers noted the main influences for the record were Slayer's Undisputed Attitude, Rammstein's Mutter and Mnemic's Mechanical Spin Phenomena.[1]

  1. ^ a b "Christian Olde Wolbers on Instagram: "Archetype is 16 years old today. This was a fun record to make, no record labels telling us what to do, how to write and being all up in…"". Instagram. Archived from the original on December 24, 2021.
  2. ^ "Archetype - Fear Factory". AllMusic.
  3. ^ Perri, David (March 4, 2004). "Fear Factory - Archetype". bravewords.com. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  4. ^ "CoC : Fear Factory - Archetype : Review". Chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved December 31, 2017.
  5. ^ Ayers, Chris (June 1, 2004). "Fear Factory: Archetype". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  6. ^ Edele, Michael Edele (April 19, 2004). "Stakkato-Gewitter aus Drums, Gitarre und Bass". laut.de (in German). Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  7. ^ David (April 18, 2004). "Fear Factory - Archetype Review". metal.de. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  8. ^ jupitreas (March 17, 2004). "Fear Factory - Archetype review". Metal Storm. Retrieved June 6, 2023.
  9. ^ "Archetype". Rock Hard (Vol. 204) (in German). April 21, 2004. Retrieved June 6, 2023.

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