Fear Factory drummer Raymond Herrera and guitarist Christian Olde Wolbers have officially announced that they have teamed up with vocalist Jon Howard of Threat Signal repute. The three musicians have formed a new group called Arkaea.\"Raymond and Christian have been writing together for many years, so the music does have a lot of Fear Factory elements. However, we\'ve been open to trying different things. It basically fuses what I have been doing vocally in Threat Signal with driving Fear Factory rhythms, along with some of our own experimentation. The idea behind the project is to be heavy, but maintain melody at the same time.\"
Howard has been a part of the Fear Factory family ever since Olde Wolbers served as producer for Threat Signal\'s debut, \"Under Reprisal\". Given that connection, the chemistry was there the instant the band started playing together.
The band\'s debut is due this fall on Koch Records. Touring activities are in the works in support of the record.
