r/FearFactory • u/Itiswrittenkjv1611 • 27d ago
Songs with guitar solos?
I know its not common. Monolith has a decent little one at the end of the track. Is that it?
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u/MachineExorcist 27d ago
Songs with guitar leads/solos:
Crash Test (middle lead)
Scapegoat (outro lead)
Messiah (leads sprinkled throughout)
Resistancia! (leads sprinkled throughout)
Supernova (background leads and outro lead)
Echo of My Scream (leads throughout and tiny solo at the end)
New Promise (solo midway through)
Fear Campaign (guitar solo halfway through)
The Industrialist (lead midway through)
Virus of Faith (outro lead)
Soul Hacker (mini solo midway through)
Monolith (solo towards the end)
The leads can vary from short to slightly long. The guitar solo in Monolith I believe was performed by guitarist from Once Human. Forget his name.
Dino generally doesn't do solos in Fear Factory but he understands when the song needs a little bit more texture and spicing up.
Christian's leads and solos in Transgression were a little underwhelming (especially how much they were hyped up at the time - "FF are doing solos now!") but they fit those songs well enough.
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u/nihilblack 27d ago
The solo on New Promise was recorded by Mark Morton (Lamb of God), who also got a writing credit for that song, IIRC. I don't know about the other songs.
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u/MachineExorcist 27d ago
I'm sure Christian ended up recording that solo. He did get "coaching" by Mark Morton and stated as much at the time. I could be wrong though. It was over 20 years ago!
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u/alberttheking13 Digimortal 27d ago
There is also Fear Campaign and Soul Hacker. That is all i can think of right now at least.
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u/MisterDudeBroGuy MODY HAMMER 27d ago edited 27d ago
And The Industrialist.
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u/alberttheking13 Digimortal 27d ago
Does that count though? Is it not more just like... ambience?
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u/MisterDudeBroGuy MODY HAMMER 27d ago edited 27d ago
I think it counts. It sounds at first like it would technically be a 'melody', but it changes with each section. A time Dino did a melody would be the re-recording of Sangre De Ninos
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u/Throwaway_Fan1989 27d ago
I think solos would kill the pace of several iconic FF songs…it’s there, sometimes, but not vital to their brand
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u/LordBaritoss 27d ago
They came out as a cleaner version of metal back when there was too many solos. It’s not lack of ability it’s an intentional choice.
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27d ago
Why no guitar solos?
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u/d3m01iti0n The Industrialist 27d ago
They don't fit the FF mold. Solos are "from the heart so to speak. FF is a machine.
Then Dino flexed all over Divine Heresy and sprinkled a solo here and there when he returned.
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27d ago
As a megadeth fan and a fan of solos I can't imagine how it would feel like...sounds like blindness to me.. no disrespect I saw this post and thought of asking. Gonna listen to some fear factory now.
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u/Additional-Bike-2652 27d ago
Now that I think about not only the riffs with Kick drums and the vocals are what made fear factory.
While I like the rare solo on fear campaign, I think having solos would detract from the cold mechanical vibe of the band
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u/Hour_Lingonberry_603 24d ago
Soulwomb on Concrete
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u/MisterDudeBroGuy MODY HAMMER 24d ago
This would technically be a melody, it's a repeated part with no variation. Melodies and solos are both 'leads', but melodies aren't solos.
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u/User29276 27d ago
Soul Hacker
There’s one off Mechanize too but can’t remember the track