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Infobox musical artist | name = Factory 81| image =| caption =| image_size =| background = group_or_band| origin = Detroit, Michigan | genre = Hardcore punk , heavy metal music|heavy metal | years_active = 1997–2003| label = Jive Records|Jive , Mojo Records|Mojo , The Orchard (company)|The Orchard , Medea| associated_acts =| website =| past_members = Andy Cyrulnik Kevin Lewis Bill Schultz Nathan Wallace Factory 81 was an American rock music|rock band from Detroit , Michigan . Formed in 1997, the band was active until 2003.
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The band had not initially decided on a name until Nathan Wallace wore a shirt bearing a patch which read "Factory 81", and the rest of the band thought that "it sounded good", deciding that this would be the name of their band.
Factory 81 released their only album, Mankind in 1999 on Medea Records; while it did not chart,cite web |url=Allmusic|class=artist|id=p425418|pure_url=yes |title=Biography of Factory 81 |accessdate=30 November 2008 |last=DaRonco |first=Mike |publisher= Allmusic it was reissued by The Orchard (Digital Distribution Company)|The Orchard in 2000 and Universal Motown Republic Group on October 3, 2000. In 2001, the album was reissued by the independent record label Mojo Records .cite web |url=Allmusic|class=album|id=r502019|pure_url=yes |title=Factory 81 - Mankind |author= |date= |work= |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=3 August 2011 Factory 81 also appeared on the compilation Take a Bite Outta Rhyme: A Rock Tribute to Rap , contributing a cover version|cover of Cypress Hill 's " Insane in the Brain ".cite web |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5925140/really_randoms_destinys_child_cypress_hill |title=Really Randoms: Destiny's Child, Cypress Hill |accessdate=30 November 2008 |date=August 10, 2000 |publisher= Rolling Stone The compilation peaked at #195 on the Billboard 200| Billboard 200 .cite web |url=Allmusic|class=album|id=r503563|pure_url=yes |title=Charts and awards for Take a Bite Outta Rhyme: A Rock Tribute to Rap |accessdate=30 November 2008 |publisher= Allmusic In November 2000, Factory 81 toured alongside Mudvayne , Kittie and Apartment 26 .cite web |url= http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5925374/mudvayne_to_tour_with_kittie_factory_81_and_apartment_26/print |title=Mudvayne to Tour with Kittie, Factory 81 and Apartment 26 |accessdate=30 November 2008 |last=Dansby |first=Andrew |date=November 15, 2000 |publisher= Rolling Stone The band signed to Jive Records , but left the label in 2002. http://books.google.com/books? id=soYg1yYUFs8C& pg=PA23& dq=factory+81+metal+punk& hl=en& ei=NRU9TvG1JdGrsAK-1bw6& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=3& ved=0CDAQ6AEwAg#v=onepage& q=factory%2081%20metal%20punk& f=false In 2003, bassist Kevin Lewis and drummer Andy Cyrulnik left the group, prompting Factory 81 to disband.cite web |url= http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1483889/20031224/springsteen_bruce.jhtml |title=For The Record: Quick News On Bruce Springsteen, Al Green, Mary J. Blige, Hall & Oates, Redman, Method Man & More |accessdate=30 November 2008 |date=December 24, 2003 |publisher= MTV News
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Allmusic described Factory 81's music style as a fusion of "stomp-paced metal" and "'new school' hardcore". Influences cited by the band include genres such as jazz , jazz fusion|fusion , and world music , http://www.voxonline.com/alternative/factory81/factory_81.htm and the progressive metal band Tool (band)|Tool .
reflist Category:American hardcore punk musical groups Category:Heavy metal musical groups from Michigan Category:Musical groups established in 1997 Category:Musical groups disestablished in 2003 Category:Musical groups from Detroit, Michigan Category:Hardcore punk groups from Michigan
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