Fear Factory will return to the stage later this month as part of their ongoing Fear Campaign tour. The short string of U.S. dates will kick off in Tempe, Arizona on December 29 and conclude 9 days later in San Diego, California on January 8.  Fear Factory -- guitarist Dino Cazares, vocalist Burton C. Bell, bassist Byron Stroud and drummer Gene Hoglan -- spent the greater part of 2010 touring in support of their critically-acclaimed Mechanize full-length released in February via Candlelight Records. Decibel magazine called Mechanize the “greatest Fear Factory full-length in more than a decade,” while Revolver noted, “the record marks a clear return to the classic Fear Factory sound. The result rings familiar but also fresh; even in the very futuristic year of 2010.” Added Blabbermouth: “Fear Factory 2010 is a fiery and evolved rebirth of the band that changed metal in the '90s…Mechanize is the album I have been waiting for.”