Fear Factory

A cover of U2's "I Will Follow" is one of many hooks designed to snare the attention of radio programmers, and confirms that the death metal pioneers have mellowed since the loss of guitarist Dino Cazares in 2002. That said, the hammering triplets of "Contagion" and the missile strike opening of "540,000 Degrees Fahrenheit" would still terrify nine out of 10 grandmothers.