Edgecrusher

Album: Obsolete (1998)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • This song is about undermining the government. It tells the story of a machine-human who snaps and stops taking orders from higher authority. The machine sees how it's adding to the evil in the world and goes crazy.

    It's part of the concept album Obsolete, where man ultimately rises up in the song "Resurrection." >>
    Suggestion credit:
    Chris Owens - Belfast, Ireland
  • Along with their second album Demanufacture guitarist Dino Cazares cites Obsolete as one of his favorite Fear Factory albums. He described it as the most "adult songwriting record" they released, and added, "It meant a change to where we could actually write a song without playing double bass, and make it heavy and cool. That was something different. It was still Fear Factory, but we discovered other things about ourselves. That record took a year to make - it took a long time to make that record. It also meant another change for us, as well." (Here's our full Dino Cazares interview.)

Comments: 2

  • Luke from Manchester, EnglandIt's spelt EDGECRUSHER
  • Domenic from Antioch, IlIt's about the government and how edges people till the snap. This happens till the people start a revolution and they start killing the pigs.
see more comments

Editor's Picks

Alan Merrill of The Arrows

Alan Merrill of The ArrowsSongwriter Interviews

In her days with The Runaways, Joan Jett saw The Arrows perform "I Love Rock And Roll," which Alan Merrill co-wrote - that story and much more from this glam rock pioneer.

Amy Lee of Evanescence

Amy Lee of EvanescenceSongwriter Interviews

The Evanescence frontwoman on the songs that have shifted meaning and her foray into kids' music.

Glen Burtnik

Glen BurtnikSongwriter Interviews

On Glen's résumé: hit songwriter, Facebook dominator, and member of Styx.

Metallica

MetallicaFact or Fiction

Beef with Bon Jovi? An unfortunate Spandex period? See if you can spot the true stories in this Metallica version of Fact or Fiction.

A Monster Ate My Red Two: Sesame Street's Greatest Song Spoofs

A Monster Ate My Red Two: Sesame Street's Greatest Song SpoofsSong Writing

When singers started spoofing their own songs on Sesame Street, the results were both educational and hilarious - here are the best of them.

Jon Oliva of Trans-Siberian Orchestra

Jon Oliva of Trans-Siberian OrchestraSongwriter Interviews

Writing great prog metal isn't easy, especially when it's for 60 musicians.