In January 2010 , Fear Factory played in Australia and New Zealand tour on the Big Day Out tour , playing their first Australian dates since 2005 on January 17 at Parklands Showgrounds on Queensland 's Gold Coast . Fear Factory released '' Mechanize '' on February 5 , 2010 , and began a U.S. tour titled " Fear Campaign Tour 2010 " , in late March . In August 2010 , the band headlined the Brutal Assault open air festival in Czech Republic . In September 2010 , Fear Factory toured Australia , New Zealand , and Tokyo as the opening act for Metallica . The New Zealand concerts were in Christchurch , two shows that were brought about by a petition sent to Metallica asking them to visit New Zealand 's second-largest city . After the 2010 Canterbury earthquake , the South Island concerts were in doubt , but on September 15 , 2010 , an official announced the CBS Arena had escaped harm and both shows went ahead
2010 Canterbury earthquake
2010 Canterbury earthquake
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