Music & Intimacy With BURTON C BELL

Interview by Kris Peters
Burton C Bell is a name synonymous with metal.
Fresh off his induction into the prestigious Metal Hall of Fame,
Burton continues to solidify his legacy as a trailblazer of
industrial metal. Renowned for his groundbreaking role in Fear
Factory, the extreme music pioneer, multimedia talent, and
iconoclastic provocateur resurrects his legacy and forward-thinking
destiny, remade in a career-spanning incarnation as a singular solo
artist. 
Bell’s discography includes multiple live and recorded
collaborations with Black Sabbath icon Geezer Butler and Journey’s
Deen Castronovo (as GZR); industrial maverick Al Jourgensen and
Ministry; and guest vocal appearances with Pitchshifter, Conflict,
Soil, Static-X, Soulfly, and Delain, among others. He’s the
vocalist of Ascension Of The Watchers and City Of Fire and, of
course, the co-creator of Fear Factory and the only musician to
appear on every Fear Factory release from 1992 through 2024.
And now Bell has set his sights on Australia for his solo project,
which has already spawned two singles in Anti - Droid and Technical
Exorcism, with two more promised before June. His Australian shows
promise to be an unmissable experience, featuring heavy, groovy,
dark, and moody tracks, alongside rare live renditions of deep cuts
from his vast discography, but to find out just what to expect,
HEAVY spent some time with Bell to get down and dirty.
"I had a great response," he smiled when we asked about how his
first two solo singles were received. "Live, the fans love them.
They translate well. The band that I have gathered - or should I
say curated, because it took me a couple of years to grab these
guys together. I've known them for a few years, but finally I got
this band together and the music that we play is really
translating… a new groove that is translating in songs in a heavy,
groovy, dark and moody way. It's amazing. What you hear is going to
be heavier live."
In the full interview, Burton talks more about what to expect from
the shows, what has changed with him and his music since his last
visit in 2021, how the shows will be intimate, what songs he will
be drawing from in the set list, future music and if the singles
released are an indication of what the album will sound like, how
he keeps music fresh and exciting for himself, the songwriting
process and if it becomes easier or harder over time, being
inducted into the Metal Hall Of Fame and more.


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