Fear Factory Tour Bus on Fire!

The distinguished metallers in Fear Factory got an alarming wake-up call this morning after a show in Sheffield, England, as one of the tires on their tour bus caught fire. The driver noticed smoke coming from one of the wheels when he stopped to investigate the trouble and saw that a fire had started. The driver immediately notified the sleeping FF members and road-crew and everyone got out safely, but watched in dismay and horror as their carriage burned away in the night. One of their crew members was actually still inside sleeping as everyone escaped, but one brave soul rushed back inside the burning vehicle and awoke his comrade, pulling him to safety. In either case, it is a huge loss for the band as they have lost of their equipment and their valuable belongings onboard. Fortunately, everyone survived and no lives were lost.

(from left to right: Burton C. Bell, Gene Hoglan, Byron Stroud, Dino Cazares)

But what could have caused a tire to suddenly burn the way it did? Was their foul play involved.... something SINISTER, perhaps? There are certain people within the community who aren't fans of guitarist Dino Cazares and have quite the bone to pick with him. Guys - and even a website - who have openly fought with or feuded with the man, such as:

Tommy Vext

or


Raymond Herrera


or


Christian Olde Wolbers


or


Roadrunner Records


or


MetalSucks.net


Or perhaps, it was karma laying the smackdown on bassist Byron Stroud who bamboozled fans into thinking that he'd return to sign autographs and instead changed his mind and stayed on the bus while disappointed fans stood waiting. Or could it be the dreaded "Metallica European curse"? You know, the one that took the life of beloved bassist Cliff Burton back in 1986 and thereby altering the thrash path for Metallica forever. It makes sense, after all, Fear Factory did spend some time supporting the venerable group in other parts of the world. Or, perhaps, some member decided to parade around the bus in corduroy pants and started the blaze by mistake.





Amateur footage by one of the members of Fear Factory of said blaze. It would have helped if the "genius" recording this video had turned the camera long-ways in order to fit within the YouTube perimeters! But, oh well!)