Some people stay on good terms with their former bandmates, but that doesn’t seem to be the case for Dino Cazares of Fear Factory.
When a user asked Cazares about Raymond Herrera on X, Cazares admitted they hadn’t spoken since around 2002. “I haven’t spoken to him since around 2002 so u would have to ask him,” the rocker wrote.
Another user mentioned that they never heard Herrera talk badly about anyone. Cazares replied, “Yes he did way back in late 2002-2004. Called me all kinds of things. I really don’t care anyone more but it’s a part my biography. I’m sure all ex members are doing fine in their solos careers.”
In addition to lineup changes, legal issues started in the mid-2000s after the original lineup broke up. Cazares left in 2002, but Burton C. Bell, Raymond Herrera, and Christian Olde Wolbers stayed on. When Herrera and Wolbers left in 2006, they kept their shares of the band’s trademark and agreement, allowing Bell and the others to continue using the band’s name in exchange for a share of the profits.
Cazares rejoined in 2009, but in 2011, Bell filed for bankruptcy. Wolbers and Herrera claimed Bell didn’t follow a previous agreement and sued him in 2014.
In 2015, the court ruled in favor of Herrera and Wolbers, ordering Bell to pay $905,605.41, including damages and legal fees. Bell was required to follow the original agreement but later tried to appeal. The judge allowed Bell to seek damages against Herrera and Wolbers on some points, but the outcome wasn’t public.
Meanwhile, Cazares also faced legal issues with Wolbers and Herrera but won his case. The legal battles continued over the band’s trademark, shared equally between Cazares and Bell.
