Fear Factory - NBTV - Christian Olde Wolbers Mailbag

Max & C-Bomb welcome Christian Olde Wolbers to New Breed TV in this episode of The Mailbag. We hang out in the Fear Factoreum, open some tasty FF gems we've been collecting and chat about all things Fear Factory.

[@enki4589]

I would love to see Burton , Christian and Ray back together again!! I loved Archetype and Transgression!!!

[@revivedfears]

Awesome to see Christian talk about Fear Factory. His stage energy back in the Obsolete days was unmatched, very important to the success of the band back then.

[@illuddivinus3309]

Hung out with him and Steph backstage at the house of blues in Vegas on the 99 Obsolete tour. One of the greatest bucket list moments of my life.

[@Lazyboy51]

That's awesome that he was willing to come on and do this! Wow. Sure do miss the OG lineup.

[@newbreedtv3833]

Absolutely man, he only had a short window to come over and catch up before he had to play the show that night and we were so greatful he squeezed in a visit to the Factoreum and was able to sit down and hang out for a bit.

[@levistreet5397]

I met Christian at Billy Hyde music instore in Camperdown, Sydney 2006 on transgression tour

[@louiscsanko3673]

" Soul of a New Machine" is My Favorite Album Also.🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@noizetrauma242]

I saw FF in early 94, before Demanufacture came out. They were touring with Clutch and Machine Head. Then, several months later, saw them in late 94. At that show, Demanufacture hadn't come out yet, but they played several songs off of it at the show. I remember thinking, "I don't want to hear new music that I don't know," but the songs were so solid that they stuck in my head for months. A few months later, I saw Dino at an indie record store where he was promoting the album which still wasn't out yet. I asked if I could get an advanced copy and without hesitating, he gave me one, signed it, gave me a big hug and thanked me for supporting the band. Great memories.

[@cratesclouds]

Discovered Fear Factory, Front Line Assembly, KMFDM, Godflesh, & Miranda Sex Garden from that Hideaway cassette when it came out. What a slam dunk that soundtrack was.

[@dcfaygoguy]

Test Drive 5 was actually my first exposure to Fear Factory.

[@JEKAZOL]

Ahh! Christian Oldy-Wobbly-Cobblers-Nacker-Bollocks. Nice guy.

[@jeffarab4947]

Lolol hilarious

[@jeffwood7642]

I remember Rob Zombie on Nightmare Creatures 2 game. I loved both NC 1 and NC 2. Christian, you rule bro.

[@sethputnamsghost6538]

Necroticism is an absolute masterpiece of an album.Cool to see COW.😂🤘

[@louiscsanko3673]

I.could Listen to Christian all Day Long.🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@jeffwood7642]

I met Christian and Burton in 97 in Atlanta. I remember Christian had a Nebraska Cornhusker Jersey on. I gave him a little grief for it cause I'm a miami hurricane fan. They played at the Mascurade ball room opening for Type O Negative.

[@disco_duckbill]

This is great. If there isn't a part two it would be good to hear an interview with him and check in on how the tour went, his experiences in Australia and also find out what he's been working on, like Powerflo, Arkaea, or other music, and if Raymond is drumming on any of his projects.

[@demanufacture6675]

Raymond is retired from music entirely, unfortunately.

[@Edgecrusher66]

@@demanufacture6675 hopefully he makes a comeback. his wife says he might play drums again at some point

[@bizarrefox1766]

I loved the Archetype era of the band. I felt like Burton, Christian, Raymond and Byron had peak sound in that era. Lots more stage energy too.

[@louiscsanko3673]

The new singer sounds and looks and even moves like a young Burton with darker hair. I miss the Classic Lineup with.Christian// Raymond// Burton// Dino//🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@louiscsanko3673]

I remember Christian s Story on Running into Bobby Hanbel in California and He was offered a Gig in a Band Called " Fear Factory" Christian didn't have his bass with him, and he was given a.Bass with " Biohazard" on the Side. That is how The Mighty Christian Olde Wolbers started in Fear Factory. He is Mad cool.🤘🤘

[@interface53]

i shook this guys hand when filming wrapped at the abandoned power station for the video cyberwaste in perth australia in 2004. really cool guy and a day ill never forget

[@revivedfears]

Are u in the video??

[@interface53]

@@revivedfears yeah if you freeze frame in a couple spots but i was mostly on the platform behind the mosh pit watching. Youll see how the crowd is small in some shots and larger in others. Thats because they only let 20 people in at a time to do a take then added another 20 etc until the place was full. I was in that first 20 so im bummed they never used any of that footage

[@interface53]

at 0:19 im on the far left on the platform with the blue pants and long hair

[@revivedfears]

@@interface53 that's awesome man!

[@andovocals]

Holy fucking shit, you're in super deep with this collection - video games and VHS cassettes! It wouldn't be the Fear Factoreum without this level of dedication and curation. LOVE IT! You're going to need to move house again, Max. I have Digital Connectivity on VHS from when I was a kid. Definitely found FF thanks to Mortal Kombat. That's definitely a theme for those of us who grew up in the 90s. Those Dog Day Sunrise lyrics always confused the shit out of me. My Japanese version of Demanufacture was previously unopened until today. I was amazed when I found the little black and white insert containing the lyrics, not to mention the purple disc in the jewelcase! After that little discovery, my FF collection has the Demanufacture disc in black, blue and now purple. Awesome episode, gents! I like that the majority of mailbag items you were opening related to C.O.W's time in the band. He was awesome to hang out with at The Indian Ocean Hotel for their Archetype listening party back in 2004. Very accommodating and more than happy to do photos, sign merch, etc. Looking forward to the next episode, lads! Hoping you're getting an exclusive interview with Milo, Dino, Tony and Pete!

[@WimBee54]

Congrats for that new video ! Awesome stuff and that was nice to see Christian share your passion for FF. I had goosebumps seeing the promo CD with Cyberwaste on it (from an french magazine, and I still have it too) but also seeing the Carmageddon game. Playing it is how I started listening FF. Cheers !!!

[@Brunetto46]

Je l'avais aussi celui la, c'était hard n heavy je crois le mag

[@Birko666]

All the bonus tracks from Obsolete and Demanufacture... are sic asf..... love the channel.... and love the museum.... Great work guys! Long live the New Breed! Even tho I'm getting old 😂😂😂

[@newbreedtv3833]

Hell yeah! Thanks mate

[@Birko666]

@@newbreedtv3833 Sound track to our lives......🤘😁

[@KaoswareMetal]

This is great, such a chill guy :)

[@weses2]

Cool you mentioned Carmageddon that's how I discovered FF

[@M4ST3R3Z]

This is awesome… 🤘✅💪

[@totterdell]

best fear factory guitarist imho

[@nitrobreed]

Dude thats so sick of him to take some time out of his very busy schedule to chill with you what a legend Did he talk at all about the status of arkaea? I loved that album years in the darkness the band seems to have ceased

[@Salomon_G]

Arkaea died on impact. COW and the singer from Arkaea are working on a new band now.

[@nitrobreed]

@@Salomon_G yeh i had that impression but good to know thank you

[@Edgecrusher66]

that album sold like only 600 copies or something. still have my original copy

[@nitrobreed]

@@Edgecrusher66 yeh still give it a listen here and there

[@TheSonsofHorusx]

Dude, you are the number one fear factory fan for sure!

[@menacemode666]

Love this so much for you guys! Congrats on another a great episode

[@thecranchinator3573]

Absolutely brilliant boys, been waiting for this for one 🤘

[@Edgecrusher66]

he didn't play on any fear factory albums until obsolete

[@Pokestein1]

You guys should get Gran Turismo 2 Music at the Speed of Sound. It actually has Cars in it.

[@Roni36N]

17:18 I think maybe that game was Twisted Metal for the PSone. And the song could it be "Superbeast" by Rob Zombie.

[@marlonshadoolivaresn]

I hope there is a chance for the OG to return together

[@razmatazz9310]

Now that Dino found someone who sounds like Burton and can still hit those high notes (and doesn't require a big salary), I personally think the chances of that are pretty much 0.

[@demanufacture6675]

@@razmatazz9310 You're right. Raymond has also been retired from the music business for years, no chance he's coming back.

[@andrewvanhalen1984]

Maybe Christian, but Burton and Raymond are out.

[@TonyZi]

Rainbow Six Lockdown soundtrack CD has bonus DVD with some bonus shit with Herrera and Dolby 5.1 version of Rainbow Six Lockdown song. I have some really strange soundtracks and I wonder do you have these too: Mischief Invasion and Mischief Dynasty Volume V ? Raymond Herrera is a producer on these babies, Christian was also part of it, sort of exclusive songs on Mischief Invasion.

[@newbreedtv3833]

Yeah we do have the mischief incasion soundtrack mate. All the bonus video stuff on the rainbow six soundtrack is awesome!

[@TonyZi]

@@newbreedtv3833 yeah. The Mischief Dynasty Vol. 5 is a strange beast for sure. There is also Ascension of the Watchers song included. Lots of edits by Herrera and some featuring credits by Christian. PS. I just saw FF last week in Tampere, new singer just nailed it. Some of the electronics and synths were blurred to the background but otherwise top notch gig!!

[@Skeletal33]

Great interview. As always - the background music needs to be dropped completely, or lowered in volume. Its distracting

[@kingpriapatius5832]

Carcass.....

[@AlbertTheKing-gv1kx]

27:27 waht is the background song right there?

[@newbreedtv3833]

Fear Factory - Lockdown as shown onscreen from the game. Tom Clancys Lockdown. It is a different mix of the song Contagion from the Transgression album kzbin.info/www/bejne/bZCro4ebjpaZnKssi=BSvrVq1YHGRbtG3s

[@tgchan]

Carmageddon/

[@blackefeltsch7459]

Sick man. One by one and all of them will be there.

[@80dubz]

Great video guys! I'm kind of mixed on Christian because I appreciate him for the years he dedicated to Fear Factory but then he admitted to trying to get dropped from roadrunner and they gave them a below par album ' archetype'... An unfortunate part of their history. Guys, I'm looking forward to a video where you talk about the new vocalist Milo and talk about the new era of fear factory.

[@Salomon_G]

lol, Archetype isn't below par. It's a favorite album among many fans. Certainly better than Digimortal. The band 'broke up' and RR forced them back due to contract, then sold the contract. RR liked what they were making with Archetype, except the lyrical content about contracts and the music industry. Transgression, now that was a sub par album. Their new label was forcing them to push out a record and Burton didn't want to sing on the heaviest songs they were writing that didn't make it to the album. Production wasn't great either. You sure that isn't the album + label issues you're talking about?

[@80dubz]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/ioGWpZqPd756prs It's all there, his words not mine

[@razmatazz9310]

Archetype has a lot of bangers, dude. Not sure what your beef is with it.

[@mav4578]

Archetype is my favourite FF album.

[@nroks]

Christian mentions Therapy? as an english band but they are irish actually.

[@69Kevrod2012]

*Northern Irish but that's cool he even mentioned it, they deserve more recognition nowadays!

[@nroks]

@@69Kevrod2012 Yes, they keep on going. New album is on the way.