Dino Cazares Rejects Pantera Influence on Fear Factory, Labels Them a Glam Band

Dino Cazares from Fear Factory explained that Pantera did not influence Fear Factory’s sound,

even though many fans think so. He said his guitar style was set before he listened to Pantera,

and Fear Factory’s sound existed before Demanufacture. Dino explained that his real influences

were Metallica, Slayer, Ministry, Godflesh, and ’80s industrial

music. He stressed that Fear Factory created their own industrial metal style,

not by copying Pantera.