his creativity and pure technical skill have made him one of the most respected
have made him one of the most respected
have made him one of the most respected drummers in extreme metal
hi my name is stephanie and welcome to
hi my name is stephanie and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking
watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking to gene Hoagland of Fear Factory
can you give us a snapshot of your
can you give us a snapshot of your career and how you finally ended up in
career and how you finally ended up in
career and how you finally ended up in fear factor it would more be like a very
fear factor it would more be like a very
fear factor it would more be like a very short film than a snapshot but let me
short film than a snapshot but let me
short film than a snapshot but let me try to synopsize it as good as i can in
try to synopsize it as good as i can in
try to synopsize it as good as i can in 1986 I put out my first record with the
1986 I put out my first record with the
1986 I put out my first record with the band dark angel and that was called
band dark angel and that was called
band dark angel and that was called darkness descends you know that was
darkness descends you know that was
darkness descends you know that was about an eight-year career with them it
about an eight-year career with them it
about an eight-year career with them it was a three-year career with the band
was a three-year career with the band
was a three-year career with the band death where I was on the individual
death where I was on the individual
death where I was on the individual thought patterns and symbolic album
thought patterns and symbolic album
thought patterns and symbolic album after that directly was strapping young
after that directly was strapping young
after that directly was strapping young lad from Vancouver Canada with devin
lad from Vancouver Canada with devin
lad from Vancouver Canada with devin townsend i was in strapping for like you
townsend i was in strapping for like you
townsend i was in strapping for like you know eleven years or something like that
know eleven years or something like that
know eleven years or something like that i’m in a bank from the states called
i’m in a bank from the states called
i’m in a bank from the states called Dethklok which is from the metalocalypse
Dethklok which is from the metalocalypse
Dethklok which is from the metalocalypse TV show I now AM in eight bands at least
TV show I now AM in eight bands at least
TV show I now AM in eight bands at least something like that eight to ten bands
something like that eight to ten bands
something like that eight to ten bands all working putting out albums I read
all working putting out albums I read
all working putting out albums I read that you started off as a roadie for
that you started off as a roadie for
that you started off as a roadie for Slayer back in the day and now you’re on
Slayer back in the day and now you’re on
Slayer back in the day and now you’re on the same tourism what does that mean to
the same tourism what does that mean to
the same tourism what does that mean to you you know we’ve been pals for so long
you you know we’ve been pals for so long
you you know we’ve been pals for so long Slayer was a band that I used to hang
Slayer was a band that I used to hang
Slayer was a band that I used to hang out with when I was a kid Dave Lombardo
out with when I was a kid Dave Lombardo
out with when I was a kid Dave Lombardo and I were drumming pals I went on the
and I were drumming pals I went on the
and I were drumming pals I went on the road with them on my very first tour and
road with them on my very first tour and
road with them on my very first tour and I was there lighting guy and I was the
I was there lighting guy and I was the
I was there lighting guy and I was the worst roadie ever I was horrible I was
worst roadie ever I was horrible I was
worst roadie ever I was horrible I was 16 years old I had no idea what to do I
16 years old I had no idea what to do I
16 years old I had no idea what to do I just went out and did a really horrible
just went out and did a really horrible
just went out and did a really horrible job and you know got fired immediately I
job and you know got fired immediately I
job and you know got fired immediately I don’t blame them at all but we’ve been
don’t blame them at all but we’ve been
don’t blame them at all but we’ve been buds for years so it’s you know it’s
buds for years so it’s you know it’s
buds for years so it’s you know it’s been cool
is it something that’s very strange or
is it something that’s very strange or hard for you to go into a fully
hard for you to go into a fully
hard for you to go into a fully established band like fear factory I
established band like fear factory I
established band like fear factory I guess there’s certain dynamics that you
guess there’s certain dynamics that you
guess there’s certain dynamics that you want to be aware of I suppose you know
want to be aware of I suppose you know
want to be aware of I suppose you know this bands been around for a long time
this bands been around for a long time
this bands been around for a long time it has a whole lot of fans and has a
it has a whole lot of fans and has a
it has a whole lot of fans and has a whole lot of respect so you want to pay
whole lot of respect so you want to pay
whole lot of respect so you want to pay respect to that by playing the old songs
respect to that by playing the old songs
respect to that by playing the old songs well that’s really the biggest challenge
well that’s really the biggest challenge
well that’s really the biggest challenge like we’ve all been pals for a long time
like we’ve all been pals for a long time
like we’ve all been pals for a long time so it’s really easy on a friendship
so it’s really easy on a friendship
so it’s really easy on a friendship basis to come into a band like fear
basis to come into a band like fear
basis to come into a band like fear factory all I want to do is just you
factory all I want to do is just you
factory all I want to do is just you know play really well every night and
know play really well every night and
know play really well every night and make all the Fear Factory fans go hell
make all the Fear Factory fans go hell
make all the Fear Factory fans go hell yeah that was killer you know have the
yeah that was killer you know have the
yeah that was killer you know have the guys in the band go nice work
oh yeah
oh yeah your factory came out with an album in
your factory came out with an album in
your factory came out with an album in 2010 called mechanize which you were
2010 called mechanize which you were
2010 called mechanize which you were part of it was the first album that you
part of it was the first album that you
part of it was the first album that you were part of so can you tell me a bit
were part of so can you tell me a bit
were part of so can you tell me a bit more about this record you know we
more about this record you know we
more about this record you know we recorded it in july of last year I
recorded it in july of last year I
recorded it in july of last year I thought we wrote it pretty easily you
thought we wrote it pretty easily you
thought we wrote it pretty easily you know the songs came pretty quick and the
know the songs came pretty quick and the
know the songs came pretty quick and the band definitely had a really good vision
band definitely had a really good vision
band definitely had a really good vision on what they wanted to accomplish with
on what they wanted to accomplish with
on what they wanted to accomplish with this record
they wanted to come roaring back you
they wanted to come roaring back you know because it’s been a little hiatus
know because it’s been a little hiatus
know because it’s been a little hiatus and stuff so I think they did really
and stuff so I think they did really
and stuff so I think they did really well with you know I think the man did
well with you know I think the man did
well with you know I think the man did with with with mechanized it’s a it’s a
with with with mechanized it’s a it’s a
with with with mechanized it’s a it’s a no Oh punch you right in the teeth kind
no Oh punch you right in the teeth kind
no Oh punch you right in the teeth kind of record
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