Factory 81

Factory 81 were an American nu metal^[1][2] band from Detroit, Michigan, United States. Formed in 1997,^[3] the band was active until 2003.

The band had not initially decided on a name until Nathan Wallace wore a shirt bearing a patch which read "Factory 81", and the rest of the band thought that "it sounded good", deciding that this would be the name of their band.^[4]

Factory 81 released their only album, Mankind in 1999 on Medea Records; while it did not chart,^[5] it was reissued by The Orchard in 2000^[6] and Universal Motown Republic Group on October 3, 2000.^[6] In 2001, the album was reissued by the independent record label Mojo Records.^[6] Factory 81 also appeared on the compilation Take a Bite Outta Rhyme: A Rock Tribute to Rap, contributing a cover of Cypress Hill's "Insane in the Brain".^[7] The compilation peaked at No. 195 on the Billboard 200.^[8] In November 2000, Factory 81 toured alongside Mudvayne, Kittie and Apartment 26.^[9] The band signed to Jive Records, but left the label in 2002.^[10] In 2003, bassist Kevin Lewis and drummer Andy Cyrulnik left the group, prompting Factory 81 to disband.^[11]

In 2017, Bill Schultz and Kevin Lewis started a new band, Minus Knives, along with singer Brandon Espinoza, and drummer Greg Wroblewski.

A compilation of earlier studio content was made public on streaming services in 2019.^[12]

AllMusic describió el estilo musical de Factory 81 como una fusión de "metal de ritmo rápido" ^{[ 5 ]} y "hardcore de la 'nueva escuela'" ^{[ 5 ]} y como mosh metal. ^{[ 13 ]} Las influencias citadas por la banda incluyen géneros como jazz , fusión y música del mundo , ^{[ 4 ]} y la banda Tool . ^{[ 4 ]} El sonido de Factory 81 ha sido comparado con bandas como Deftones ^{[ 2 ]} mientras que el rap del vocalista Nathan Wallace ha sido comparado con el de Zack de la Rocha de Rage Against the Machine . ^{[ 2 ]}

• Nathan Wallace — voz
• Bill Schultz — guitarra
• Kevin Lewis — bajo
• Andy Cyrulnik — batería

álbumes de estudio

• La humanidad (1999)

Álbumes recopilatorios

• Factory 81 (2019)

Población

• Espacio de arrastre (1997) ^{[ 14 ]}
• Demo 1 (1998)
• Demo 2 (1998)
• Medio Oeste (2006)

Individual

• Nanu (2000)