Fear Factory's musical and lyrical vision of Future Shock is the beating machine heart of THE INDUSTRIALIST. There is a very obvious storyline rooted both in forward thinking science fiction but also in contemporary events including the Occupy Wall Street and Anonymous Movements. "There is a main character who is called 'The Industrialist'," states Burton, referring to the character at the heart of songs like "God Eater: or ""Virus of Faith". "He's a machine that has become self-aware and becomes a catalyst for change. The album has the loose concept of a murder plot, with the realization that the automaton is becoming more human each day.
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