In a recent chat with Germany’s MoreCore.TV, Milo Silvestro compared his new role as Fear Factory’s singer to taking a big risk.
After his bandmate, Dino Cazares shared that the response to Milo’s performances has been extremely positive, the singer added:
“We were all very thankful to the fans that they accepted this new era, because you don’t take such thing for granted, because you’re replacing a member, a singer in a such iconic band. It’s always almost like a Russian roulette. Dino was, like, when we were doing the audition, ‘Get ready for some backlash,’ and stuff like that. Fortunately, the majority of the fans were, and still are, super happy about it. And I’m so thankful to them.”
Dino’s Earlier Statements On Milo’s Addition To The Group
Silvestro officially joined Fear Factory in February 2023. After Burton C. Bell left, the band took three years to find Silvestro, choosing him from 300 auditioning singers. When asked if Silvestro brought new energy to the band in September 2023, Cazares shared his thoughts with Brutal Planet Magazine:
“Yes and no. I’ve always had the fire. I don’t need anybody to bring me new energy, but it does feel good when you have somebody who can match the energy that you have.”
He also talked about Bell:
“Because for a while there, I just felt that — and I’m speaking off the cuff here — that Burton C. Bell was just kind of phoning things in; he was just kind of going through the motions, and it just felt like he didn’t wanna be there. And so it was kind of lacking. The band was going down for a little while.”
Dino came back to his comments on Silvestro:
“And as soon as Milo came in, it was a breath of fresh air to play with somebody who wanted to be there. And that felt really good. And, of course, all the trolls are gonna come after me for saying that, but it is what it is. I mean, I lived through it. I was there.”
In the same interview with MoreCore.TV, Cazares confirmed that Fear Factory will release a new album in 2025. It will be a follow-up to their 2021 record ‘Aggression Continuum.’
You can watch their full interview below.