Terror- Trapped in a World (Album Review)

 Musicians: Terror
Album Title: Trapped in a World
Genre/ Subgenre: Hardcore/ Heavy Hardcore
Label: Self Released
Release Date: March 5, 2021 

Terror's latest release, Trapped in a World, finds their former guitarist Todd Jones of Nails rejoining them. Reconnected, the band goes through 12 of their most face pounding tracks from their first two albums, Lowest of the Low and One with the Underdogs. The result is is 24 minutes of slamming, adrenaline charged music. 

The tracks chosen here are all face rippers. "Life and Death" goes at full throttle and mixes speed and groove for a catchy and energetic ride. Speaking of groove "Out of My Face" is pissed off and blazing, with a catchy and angry chorus that you'll be signing along to and opening up a can of whoop ass. "Overcome" has this great intro of drums and riffs that goes right into Scott Vogel's barking vocals. It has one fuck of a pounding groove that will get you moving, even if its just you in quarantine. "Keep Your Mouth Shut" is an absolute banger with a battering assault of speed, groove, and lyrics that will get you fucking pumped up. The production is clear and helps to give a whole new life to the songs.

Trapped in a World is an awesome compilation of rerecorded tracks from Terror's first two albums. It's catchy, pissed off, and has groove out its fucking ass. Production is solid, making everything sound brand, spanking new. In all, it's great way to tide fans over till their next album, which is slated for later this year.

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Terror- Sink to the Hell (EP Review)

Musicians: Terror

Album Title: Sink to the Hell

Genre/ Subgenre: Hardcore/ Heavy Hardcore

Label: WAR Records

Release Date: December 2, 2020 

Full disclosure, Terror are probably my favorite hardcore act. So, anytime they put something out, I get very excited. That certainly was the case with their Sink to the Hell EP which was released in early December. And, as I expected the results are a major kick in the ass.

The four song EP opens up with the pissed off title track. It's got a great chorus to sing along to and an awesome, driving groove with one hell (pun not intended) of a fucking badass riff. Mixing punky speed, skank drum beats, and a headbanging riff the next song, "Don't Need Your Time", has some great tempo shifts in its short running time that will make you want to get moving and moshing. Speaking of moshing, "A New Beginning" feels tailor made to get bodies flaying around, if concerts were still happening. It's lyrics about those who don't get "the music" and "the message" will have you wanting to open a can of whoop ass! It closes off with the thunder and smash of "You Lost All Respect", which had me wanting to trash my whole room while it played. I go back and forth between these last two as my favorites, though all of the songs fucking rule!

Photo by Becca Lader

 Sink to the Hell by Terror is all killer, no-filler EP. This an ass beating that might go by fast, but like a good beatdown, it stays with you. And, by that mean you will be signing these choruses throughout your day (even with the album turned off!). And, you will also want to keep listening to this over and over again, as I have been doing. The EP, then is the perfect holdover this Cali band put out a new full length.

4 out of 5 

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