Ascension Of The Watchers - On The River

[ffreplica515]

awesome song, but music video kind of makes me nauseous. anyone know where this was shot? reminds me of where i'm from in princeton, nj.

[1TeRouge]

The ones calling him negative names obviously DO NOT KNOW him...LOL...he is FAR from GAY! Happy yes ! He is a very RESPECTABLE person and is an AWESOME artist and FRIEND!

[alex12345677]

The video with this song is so relaxing

[StonnyMenackis]

I just love him singing. No matter what. If he screams/sings with Fear Factory or if he sings beautifully like this - it's alway 100% pure (soul..).

Wonderful. I love it so much. I really hope to see him live in Germany.... but I can see no plans for that :-(

[TheMaliciaD]

Indeed BCB seems to be one of the most amazing and diverse vocalists out there. Whatever band he fronts is different and a class on its own, be it AoTW, City of Fire of Fear Factory

[MclaughlinTV]

It would be pretty close minded to only like one kind of music. This is probably one of my all time fav songs period. Burton is probably the best vocalist out there period.

[thefallingdream]

way to go BCB. Ascension is way better than even expected. every track is amazing!I could listen to this right along side of FF and enjoy em both equally on their own levels. Measure of a true artist to achieve such a thing. Total win for Burton.

[troygodfrey]

Awesome!!

[Flaheat]

I'm trying to get into this song, but watching the video is making me dizzy.

[gtmcph]

You shouldn't be surprised that he likes mellow stuff. Fear-factory had some songs with pretty mellow-ish parts. The chorus of zero-signal for instance...

[666HaZzL666]

dieses lied weckt einfach so viele schöne erinnerungen an vergangen tage...

one day i may find YOU there...

[deucezrwild1]

I always did appreciate when Burton hit melodic vocals when in FF. He did so in many of those tracks. I may not get use to this new adventure he's in but I'm not going to bash the dude that I listened to for years. Burton is exploring new horizons and I can respect that, because if anything, he has enough respect for FF to not try to encorporate this style into FF...unlike some people....THAT'S RIGHT James Hetfeild...I'm talkin to you ! ! ! Thanks for the years of awsome lyrics from FF Burton!

[daveypassey]

Joint = Ascension Of The Watchers

Beer = Fear Factory

[pcrvg0808]

@daveypassey ADDICTED TO MUSIC ????

[rikkikixx]

Can anyone tell me if they brought out an EP called Iconoclast? i read somewhere that they but i can find it anywhere?

[TheMaliciaD]

@rikkikixx both Numinosum and Iconoclast EP are out of print, im looking for them as well. I am trying to interest anybody that wants to listen to release them again.

[JYZProductions]

@TheMaliciaD there's a site called mediafire which I'm sure many who read this have heard of , you could get the Numinosum album in under 10 minutes , no sign up no software needed think of the site like rapidshare without waiting for a download to start.... pretty much every popular albums there.

[TheMaliciaD]

@JYZProductions yeah but thats just downloading and i dont want to download. I want to buy it. the ep and album come with a booklet with BCB`s photos. Have you seen what amazing photos he takes? And its something solid, i can put it on the shelf, i know that i have a real copy in my hands. mp3s as usueful as they are do not feel the same. if you have the album you can make yourself copies anyway. and i wont even mention that when you buy the product its the artist that gets paid.

[JYZProductions]

@TheMaliciaD haven't seen his photography yet but until the albums back in print mediafire will help, so im not saying dont buy his album or anything. But I see what you mean about sentimentality. Unless you independently own your own label you dont make anything in the music industry these days.

there's a few mp3 codecs (types) out there that when you rip an album it'll sound just like the cd, each mp3 would be 10 times bigger so say 30-50mb each but "lossless" quality.

[landlightning]

I got this disc and I love it!

[CollectingIdeas]

NOW I' M DIZZY!!!! THANKS BURTON!!!!! :D

[landlightning]

I just bought this cd on ebay for $13 shipped, I can't wait to get it in the mail! Assuming I don't get ripped off, of course. :-/

[fuckinlayne]

Great Song. Great Record. I love Burtons work. Fear Factory, City Of Fire, AOTW. All of them are just awesome.

[judoublegalooo]

I love this song, but this video makes me dizzy.

[amusingisthedawn]

Duran Factory?

[PerBingTheZ]

@amusingisthedawn Hahaha, you said it man I'm not really into this stuff. Sounds like dated new age acts like Duran Duran or Tears for Fears or something...

[Bjams4200]

OMG did when did Burton start sucking penis? HAHA so gay

[bugmusk6]

@Bjams4200 you are a fucking moron!!!

[adegamisoumounopano]

i love this band.. i love good music... disregarding genres, i listen to what sounds good to me.

[rockergirlUSMC]

clufster, you are so right....like the comment about the nystagmus LOL....I have been a huge fan of FF and I can appreciate Burton's transition into Ascension of the Watchers....it's a shame that he's received so much hate mail over it...

[clufster]

Even though the video gives you nystagmus, it is a great melodic song. I love FF, but Burton's intent was not to redo FF stuff. He proves to have diverse talent, and the album is fantastic.

[systemaddictshock]

When did Duran Duran release a new album?

[cliffanlover]

@systemaddictshock In 2007, Red Carpet Massacre. But I fail to see how that's relevant to this video.

[dickrobot]

This is the definition of faggy. God dammit! uunnngg.

[SixStringPaladin]

I like the song but the video gives me motion sickness. Whoever decided this was a good video concept is ridiculously fail like.

[dano555666]

@SixStringPaladin

People who get motion sickness from anything are complete fucking tool factories.

How does a video or a game make anyone motion sick. I don't get it.

[SixStringPaladin]

@dano555666

How does getting motion sickness make you a tool factory? If it doesn't happen to you cool, but don't try to talk shit because something makes someone sick.

A Person With Motion Sickness is a person, A tool factory is a building in which tools are manufactured, and you are a dick.

[sparkinsons]

sorry, burton should've stayed with FF

[666purgatori666]

he still is with FF, this is 1 of his side projects

[Savagehippie302]

Great song, but I think the video just gave me a seizure.

[Teamsleeper]

music sounds a lot like team sleep... i like it

[replica07]

sounds alot like early U2. of course burtons favourite band being U2, naturally comes out in his song writing. beautiful haunting song.

[DarkDolly]

Burton is a total yummy guy and truly an amazing artist <3

[AlbertWesker190789]

Einfach geiles Lied. Burton 4ever

[ghostecho09]

Each time I watch Burton spinning around On The River I notice the ray of light which seems to dip down into and grace the water - the light he stares at to the immediate NNE of his POV. This vid is wildly imaginative and amazing. I just want to know: was this cam tripod-mounted?

[deadbodymanicp]

keep spinning i'm about to vomit

[mku1tra]

This has to be my fave AotW song so far...though their cover of Sounds of Silence was awesome, as well...

Who's the guy in the boat with Bell? I can't tell...

[crynubsCRY]

Bechdell or something like that

[mku1tra]

Oh, the keyboardist?

I couldn't really tell, he's always silhouetted, thanks : )

[crynubsCRY]

yeah indeed, most of the times he has a wacko haircut :d recognized him by that, 0:39 you can see him

[deaddrone]

Iconoclast is much better than Numinosum, imo.

[nfarnham2008]

gah im getting dizzy

[Raenius101]

Love that Song, bit it´s way different on "Numinosum"

[JoeKydd757]

Personally I like this version MUCH better.

[Raenius101]

Me too.

A LOT better...

[JoeKydd757]

Doesn't it sound more, I don't know.... Organic??

[Raenius101]

Absolutly

[unspeakablemag]

see,,,the vocals on this song are reminisce of Dark Bodies... this i like....

[NovembersDooom]

wow this is pure shit, what happend to your burton...

[MetalHeadFilipeG96]

@NovembersDooom

i like Fear Factory better, i assume you do too, but if you knew anything about them youd know that Burton is into mellower stuff, i think his fav band is U2, and although im not a big fan of this style, Ascension of the watchers has made some great songs, like Residual Presence, i like that song, and Burtons still a God no matter what

[McFakinG]

one of my all time fav song's

[pkingsupernova]

the vocals on this version seem to sound so much better than that on the album version.  thumbs up to the Iconoclast EP.

overall though, Burton has such a brilliant voice.

[MountainIife]

this song is just great, looking forward to news of a new AotW album aswell as burtons photo gallery

[MountainIife]

this video strikes me on a deep level as to what BCB is trying to achieve with this project.

i love the genre of metal but ive always felt that ive had a special bond with nature, the scenery, and the sense of peace and oneness with it. i know BCB has a passion for photography and as i look at his photos and their relation to nature, im really feeling AotW. especially in this vid, where the camera is turning from burton to the nature around him, i feel he is showing us a part of himself.

[flykiddown]

Its not FF but i still hold that Burton is a true credit to his artform and a role model and inspiration to all of us. bigups to burton and crew

[flykiddown]

i like listening to this song while lying in my bed with deep thought, good stuff

[rikklakk]

peolpe are materialistic and like flashy flashys and stuff to stupify them, they forget how cool this wud actually be, i love how the camera only goes to the left lmao

[CowboysFromHell241]

If you were really a Fear Factory fan,you wouldn't be insulting him for trying a new style. It's foolish to put him down simply because you don't like his new direction. I can see why you might not like this, but to call him gay is totally unnecessary.

[JoeKydd757]

I agree. As Bell even said, when he started FF he was a pissed off youth, he's a grown man in his 40's now with a family. So I can surely respect/understand him going in this direction. Not to mention it's beautiful music, a good contrast to the glorious sounds of FF.

[SSJ6shadowGoku]

@CowboysFromHell241 Burton always wanted to try something other than industrial metal iv been a fear factory fan since 1996 and i think burton is fit for a lot genres

[fuckinlayne]

this whole record makes me wanna fly.

i love burton´s new stuff. but i am still a die hard FFF fan.

[tankcore]

Am I still a true Fear Factory fan if this video makes me dizzy as hell? I may spew.....

[doepoacher]

burton's new stuff makes him seem gay. I now see why dino left the band. At least hes releasing this stuff under a different name. It kinda an insult to all his fear factory fans because now we know that he really wanted to do this kind of crap instead of heavyness....maybe thats why the band has sucked since dino left!

[D001111764]

cmon but thats what he wants to do so u should leave him be its what he fells right at this moment of time. anyway u should b respecting him for what he has done (fear factory)

[JoeKydd757]

Are you fucking kidding me? You're surely not a true fan of FF if you can't at the least appreciate his musical prowess by stepping out of his comfort zone to make this. Furthermore Burton himself said when he started FF he was a pissed off kid, he's a middle aged father now. He needed/wanted to do something different. Respect him for that shit you fucking neanderthal.

[D001111764]

im listening to this song right now ive listend to it 27 times now im not kidding the song is soo unique and heavenly sounding it sounds like an angel singing through burton.

[JoeKydd757]

"an angel" wow..

You need help.

[D001111764]

are you stupid im describing how good the singing is in the song you moron .

[BloodGoldWings]

Watching the video makes me dizzy @_@ But the song is beautiful!

[davethebassist13]

Yeah, and again if anyone thinks this is shit then they have no clue about the beauty of music because I believe ambience really is the best form of music in any genre. That is why Fear Factory is an amazing band.

[SothisKhor]

i fuckin hate fear factory but find ascenssion WAY too better

Love,

M.

[JoeKydd757]

You fail. Duality much? Both are beautiful bands in their own right. :P

[SothisKhor]

the fact that i HATE fear factory doesnt makes FF ugly.

i just hate it.. havent you hated something beautiful once?

Care,

M.

[grindercore20]

Though this isnt my first choice in music i think it sounds beautiful

[Wooyke]

Everybody just shut up and watch :D

[dinosaurxxxx]

wo this is truly amazing,honestly i feel like im dreaming in a beautiful field.

[charlesneyando33]

This is a cool song, I downloaded the album not to long ago and I enjoyed it very much and glad Burton got this out of his system

[leetpotato]

You seem very close minded about music, and if you liked ff really, you wouldnt hack the guy for doing what he feels right, and what he wants to express; that he cant express in ff. He just had his daughter, and you ever stop to think for a second that maybe his woman and child might have affected his reasons for making this music? and his child inspired him to make the second album? i hands down give him respect. smell the fuckin coffee.

[leetpotato]

I strongly disagree pinky. this music speaks his soul the only way the guy acn express it. i have an ff tattoo on me, and ff changed how i view music the second i heard them 8 years ago. ive seen them live 6 times; and you have to give burt a break. he came to a realization in his life, and i fully respect where this music comes from. you just dont want to accept the fact that his lyrics arent in ff and aggressive.

[davethebassist13]

I think Ray and Christian's new side project sucks ass. It's a Metalcore rip off of Fear Factory which = one of the worst bands I've ever listend too especially when I hate Metalcore and I love Fear Factory. AOTW is for Fear Factory's atmospheric fans, not the heavy side. I like both sides of Fear Factory, but the ones that like Fear Factory for their heavy shit is most likely to go to Ray and Christian's side project while the others who like the atmospheric part go to AOTW.

[KUROGUY]

Oh I'm sorry for calling you a dude earlier, I see now that you're a conceited, spoiled bitch model who's closed minded and can't stand change. You have some nerve being critical about BCB when all you do is make videos about your feet. What the hell are you even doing listening to Fear Factory in the first place? Shouldn't you be listening to some mainstream pop shit just like all the other conceited, Narcissistic cunts like you do?

[KUROGUY]

Honestly, why shouldn't Burton pursue other styles of music. This proves that the man has a softer side. Why should everything be about metal?

[KUROGUY]

Dude what the hell is wrong with you? Did you ever think that maybe BCB likes other styles of music besides metal? You don't have to be short for money to do something like this. You can count on Aotw living right along side FF until Burton decides to retire. I think you should show a little more respect to Burton's taste in music. To be a musician you have to be open to many styles of music. I personally listen to everything from Fear factory to depeche mode.

[KUROGUY]

Dude what the hell is wrong with you? Did you ever think that maybe BCB likes other styles of music besides metal? You don't have to be short for money to do something like this. You can count on Aotw living right along side FF until Burton decides to retire. I think you should show a little more respect to Burton's taste in music. To be a musician you have to be open to many styles of music. I personally list to everything from Fear factory to depeche mode.

[Timpossible999]

i respect him for being open-minded. im also a huge FF fan but I like music like this too. It's pretty cool that me and Burton have the same taste in music :)

[dan77733]

Wait a minute... does this mean that Fear Factory is dead??? :(

[KUROGUY]

no, this is called a side project. FF is not dead.

[Johnnysandler]

I Dig it! I have another bass line in mind for it.

[Slabolator]

This is one of my favorite songs off the new album. I really like this style of music. Its great to just chill every once and a while listening to some ambient stuff, rather then listening to metal and rock 24-7.

[davethebassist13]

Exactly. I can't stand the noisy, unoriginal, and technical metal these days. I love the good old atmospheric metal like Fear Factory, Black Sabbath, Type O Negative, Tool, and all that good stuff.

[Slabolator]

I like a large range of music, but if you can't understand the words a singer is saying or shouting, its not really music in my eyes.

[davethebassist13]

not only the "singing", but the blast beats that's not even rhythm, it's fucking noise. and the technical guitar and bass....what bass? it's just a guy who stands and "headbangs" like a retard with a bass in his hand. the technical guitar thats so sloppy, and has no rhythm or of course groove to it.

[ggizzo44]

You mean shitty stuff like "Job for a Cowboy"?

Can't stand it either....

[Armatige]

True that Slabolator.

I have always loved the more ambient and melodic stuff that FF did....21st Century Piss Christ, A Therapy For Pain, Dark Bodies etc....don't get me wrong, I love all their stuff, but I was so happy to hear Bell doing this sort of stuff.

Such a good album. I purchased it on line when it first came out a year or so ago. Love it.

[crimsondeath84]

I love this version far much better than the remake on the latest A.O.T.W. album that was released this past febuary

[ultravulva]

this was cool, but it makes me dizzy.

[Shot7times]

Burton has Some Serious Talent

[MechinaAOT]

this song is excellent! keep up the great work!

[tehmite]

I adore this tune... awesome!