''Aggression Continuum'' is the tenth studio album by American heavy metal band

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, released on June 18, 2021. It is the band's first studio album since ''

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'' (2015), marking the longest gap between two albums in their entire career. The reasons behind the six-year gap between ''Genexus'' and ''Aggression Continuum'' were due to creative and personal differences, and legal issues surrounding the band, all of which contributed to Fear Factory going on an extended hiatus and

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leaving the band in 2020 after more than three decades as their singer. Despite this, Bell's vocals are present on the album, as they were recorded in 2017. ''Aggression Continuum'' also saw Fear Factory's lineup intact for the first time since '' Transgression'' (2005), with

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on drums and founding member

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contributing to both guitar and bass. The album received positive reviews. It was elected by ''

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'' as the 33rd best rock/metal album of 2021. The single "Disruptor" was elected by the same publication as the 12th best metal song of the same year.

Track listing

Personnel

– vocals *

– guitars, bass, arrangements *

– drums With *

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– arrangements, keyboards *

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– additional keyboards * Giuseppe Bassi – additional keyboards * Max Karon – additional keyboards, guitar solo (9) * Jake Stern – intro narration (1) * Alex Rise – keyboards outro (10) *

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– mixing and mastering

Charts

References

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