Fear Factory is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, that was formed in 1989. Their music is a fusion of heavy metal, dominated by guitar and drums, with industrial metal, dominated by distortion and electronic sounds. Their style of music has lended the group to being described as metalcore and industrial metal. The band is known for their great live performances and their hit songs are "Edgecrusher," "Cars," and "Self Bias Resistor". They have released 8 studio albums, along with several other releases, such as compilation albums and remix albums. Over the course of their career, Fear Factory has toured extensively, playing metal festivals as well as co-headlining with groups such as Slayer, Korn, Marilyn Manson, and Lamb Of God. The musicianship of the group has seen them earn critical and commercial success, and Fear Factory is now firmly established as one of the giants of the metal universe.