Metal Anarchy

During a recent interview with Rock Talks, Burton C. Bell (ex-Fear Factory) offered an update on his new album. According to him, the effort is almost finished.

Bell said the following:

“I’m here in L.A. [Los Angeles] finishing it up right now, recording. We have 11 songs, brand new songs. I got one more song to record — well, two more songs to finish — and then I’m gonna start shopping.”

He continued:

“It’s 10 new songs — completely new songs. I think ‘Savages’ will be part [of it], maybe like a bonus track, because ‘Savages’ is the first single I did with the band I’m currently working with. So I would like ‘Savages’ to be like a bonus track.”

He also discussed the musical direction:

“Something I wanted to do with my solo career — I did not wanna focus on one particular band or one particular genre, because I’ve not only been in FEAR FACTORY, I was in G/Z/R, I was in ASCENSION OF THE WATCHERS, and I was in CITY OF FIRE. I’ve been guest vocalist of many different bands. I was the guest vocalist for MINISTRY for a couple years. So what I decided to do was to encapsulate everything I’ve ever done. I love heavy, groovy, dark and moody music. So I’m taking all my favorite parts of all these bands and creating a whole new sound. I’m not trying to be FEAR FACTORY, I’m not trying to be CITY OF FIRE, I’m not trying to be THE WATCHERS, I’m not trying to be G/Z/R. But you can hear elements of everything I’ve ever done in all the new songs… And it’s unmistakable. Once people hear the music, [they] might [go], like, ‘Whoa, what’s going on here?’ I mean, it’s still heavy, but it’s, like, oh, it’s obviously me singing. So it’s, like, ‘Okay, it sounds like Burton.’ So it’s, like, ‘Oh, this is cool.’”

He went on to discuss release plans:

“Hopefully soon. Like I said, we’re finishing up the final recordings, and the next project is to shop it. I would like to have distribution through a label to put it out. ‘Cause doing the singles on my own, it was good — it helped me keep my name out there — but it’s a lot of work. It’s a lot of work. And having a label come in and… Maybe we’ll have some financial help from a label to where we could pay for P.R., that kind of stuff. Or maybe enough to get us on a tour.”

He also confirmed that he is open to working with any record label with a good deal:

“I’m gonna talk to whoever I can. Me and my management’s gonna talk to whoever we can.”

He also added the following about special guests:

“I am talking to a couple of people. A couple of people were suggested to me. I’m, like, ‘Huh, I guess so.’ I’m not gonna say any names, but there’s a couple people I’m talking to — old friends.”

[via Blabbermouth]