"Shock" is a song by American heavy metal band

Fear Factory Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1989. Throughout the band's career, they have released ten full-length albums and have evolved through a succession of sounds, all in their main style of industrial metal. ...

. It was the

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from their 1998 album '' Obsolete'' and the first track on the album. Its music was composed by

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ist

Dino Cazares Dino Cazares (born in 1966) is an American musician, known for being the guitarist and one of the co-founders of industrial metal band Fear Factory. He is also the co-founder of the metal bands Divine Heresy, Asesino, and Brujeria. Cazares pop ...

and drummer Raymond Herrera. The lyrics were written by vocalist Burton C. Bell. The introduction of a concept album, "Shock" introduces its protagonist, a

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known only as Edgecrusher, who declares his personal mission to destroy the totalitarian society in which he lives. The song was featured in the TV series Angel from season 2 episode 10 "Reunion".

Track listing

Personnel

;Fear Factory * Burton C. Bell – vocals *

– guitar, mixing *

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– bass * Raymond Herrera – drums ;Additional * Rhys Fulber – keyboards and programming, production, mixing 1998 singles Fear Factory songs Songs written by Burton C. Bell Roadrunner Records singles Songs written by Dino Cazares {{1990s-single-stub