Linchpin (song)

"Linchpin"
Single by Fear Factory
from the album Digimortal
Released	March 2001
Format	CD
Recorded	Fall 2000
Genre	Nu metal, industrial metal, alternative metal
Length	3:24
Label	Roadrunner
Writer(s)	Burton C. Bell, Dino Cazares, Raymond Herrera, Christian Olde Wolbers
Producer(s)	Rhys Fulber, Fear Factory
Fear Factory singles chronology
"Cars" (1999) "Linchpin" (2001) "Invisible Wounds (Dark Bodies)" (2001)

"Linchpin" is a single by American heavy metal band Fear Factory from their album Digimortal. It peaked at No. 31 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock chart.^[1]

Music video

The music video shows shots of machinery and what appears to be a polygraph machine intercut with footage of individual band members playing whilst at times being surrounded by smoke or doused in a white liquid. A picture of the Vitruvian Man, along with a rendition of Fear Factory's logo can be seen briefly at the end of the video superimposed over lead singer Burton C. Bell. The video was directed by Thomas Mignone.

US track listing

1. "Linchpin"
2. "Frequency"
3. "Machine Debaser"

Australian track listing

1. "Frequency"
2. "Linchpin"
3. "Machine Debaser"
4. "Demolition Racer"
5. "Invisible Wounds (The Suture Mix)"
6. "Replica (Live)"
7. "Edgecrusher (Live)"

Promotional CD track listing

1. Linchpin [LP Version] 3:24
2. Linchpin [Radio Edit] 3:01
3. Burton C. Bell "Linchpin" id 0:08
4. Dino Cazares "Linchpin" id 0:07
5. Burton C. Bell generic id 0:07
6. Dino Cazares generic id 0:04
7. Dino Cazares alternate "Linchpin" id with beeps 0:10
8. Dino Cazares x-rated id 0:10

References

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics