Terror (band)
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Terror is a hardcore punk
band from Los Angeles
, California
. Their second album One with the Underdogs
sold over 40,000 copies. They have also been on tours throughout Europe (including Russia), Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Mexico and South America. Their third album, Always the Hard Way
reached #10 on Billboard
s Heatseekers and #19 on Top Independent Records.
Before Terror, vocalist Scott Vogel was already popular among the underground scene, singing for mid-90s Buffalo
bands Slugfest, Despair, and Buried Alive
. Before all that, Vogel lived on Montréal's east shore, performing in a small band named Pet Sauce. Drummer Nick Jett and ex-guitarist Todd Jones were members of the well-known hardcore band Carry On (who had releases on Bridge Nine and Youngblood Records). Carl Schwartz recorded much of Always the Hard Way after quitting the band to front First Blood
full time.
Vogel is widely known in the scene not just for his efforts to keep hardcore punk
and metalcore
"pure" and "fun," but for his love of stagedives, and for his tendency for bizarre and often hilarious on-stage banter, known colloquially as "Vogelisms". Examples include: "We need to elevate the maximum stagedive potential", "Take this shit to the next level", "Who cares if you're Christian?", and "Maximum output! Activate the pit!" Terror also participated in the first two years of the Sounds of the Underground
tour.
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
band from Los Angeles
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, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. Their second album One with the Underdogs
One With the Underdogs
One With the Underdogs is the debut full length release by Californian hardcore band Terror. It was released in the US through Trustkill Records and in Germany through Dead Serious Records-Track listing:# "One With The Underdogs" – 1:26...
sold over 40,000 copies. They have also been on tours throughout Europe (including Russia), Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Mexico and South America. Their third album, Always the Hard Way
Always the Hard Way
Always the Hard Way is an album by Californian band Terror, released on the Trustkill label in 2006 . The album also features a guest appearance by Mr. Dibbs and Murs Always the Hard Way is an album by Californian band Terror, released on the Trustkill label in 2006 (see 2006 in music). The album...
reached #10 on Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
s Heatseekers and #19 on Top Independent Records.
Before Terror, vocalist Scott Vogel was already popular among the underground scene, singing for mid-90s Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
bands Slugfest, Despair, and Buried Alive
Buried Alive (band)
Buried Alive was a hardcore metal band from Buffalo, New York that existed in the late 90's and were signed to Victory Records. The band featured the now current singer of Terror, Scott Vogel....
. Before all that, Vogel lived on Montréal's east shore, performing in a small band named Pet Sauce. Drummer Nick Jett and ex-guitarist Todd Jones were members of the well-known hardcore band Carry On (who had releases on Bridge Nine and Youngblood Records). Carl Schwartz recorded much of Always the Hard Way after quitting the band to front First Blood
First Blood (band)
First Blood are a hardcore band from San Francisco, CA. Their Trustkill Records debut album is titled Killafornia. Four years later they released Silence Is Betryal on Bullet Tooth Records.-Background:...
full time.
Vogel is widely known in the scene not just for his efforts to keep hardcore punk
Hardcore punk
Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...
and metalcore
Metalcore
Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...
"pure" and "fun," but for his love of stagedives, and for his tendency for bizarre and often hilarious on-stage banter, known colloquially as "Vogelisms". Examples include: "We need to elevate the maximum stagedive potential", "Take this shit to the next level", "Who cares if you're Christian?", and "Maximum output! Activate the pit!" Terror also participated in the first two years of the Sounds of the Underground
Sounds of the Underground
The Sounds of the Underground tour was a festival-like tour that rivaled Ozzfest in its first year of existence .The tour features extreme metal and metalcore, and hardcore bands. The existence of this tour, which was held in national arenas, was to attract the rising interest of metal, hardcore,...
tour.
Discography
| Year | Release | Medium | Label | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 4 Song Demo | CD | D.I.Y. | Demo |
| 2002 | Don't Need Your Help | 7" | Take Over Records / Old Guard Records | Demo |
| 2003 | Life & Death | 7" | Bridge 9 Records Bridge 9 Records Bridge Nine Records is a contemporary hardcore punk record label located outside Boston, Massachusetts. Bridge Nine is owned by Chris Wrenn of Salem, Massachusetts, who began the label in 1995 and produced its first release in 1996... |
Recorded live in Corona, CA |
| Lowest Of The Low Lowest of the Low (album) Lowest of the Low is an EP from Californian band Terror. The album was released on Bridge 9 Records in 2003 and re-released on Trustkill Records in 2005.-Track listing:... |
CD, 10", 12" | Bridge 9 Records Bridge 9 Records Bridge Nine Records is a contemporary hardcore punk record label located outside Boston, Massachusetts. Bridge Nine is owned by Chris Wrenn of Salem, Massachusetts, who began the label in 1995 and produced its first release in 1996... / Reflections Records Reflections Records Reflections Records is a primarily hardcore record label based in Arnhem, The Netherlands. It started in 1994 as a fanzine that in 1998 added a 7-inch compilation to one issue that proved successful and sparked a change to becoming a record label. At present, Reflections releases albums in a number... |
EP | |
| Three Way Split | 7" | Organized Crime Records | Split w/ The Promise & Plan Of Attack Plan of Attack Plan of Attack is a 2004 book by the well known US author and investigative reporter Bob Woodward. It was promoted as "a behind-the-scenes account of how and why President [George W.] Bush decided to go to war against Iraq"... |
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| 2004 | Dead Man's Hand Vol. 2 | 7" | Deathwish Inc. Deathwish Inc. Deathwish, Inc. is a independent record label founded by Jacob Bannon and Tre McCarthy. The label was originally used to release early albums by Bannon's own band Converge starting in late 1991. It wasn't until late 1999 that McCarthy and Bannon discussed turning Deathwish into a full-fledged label... |
Split w/ Ringworm Ringworm (band) Ringworm is a hardcore punk. band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1991. The name "Ringworm" was derived from a Vincent Price movie. The band has toured extensively in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe and has released their last three albums on Victory Records... |
| One with the Underdogs One With the Underdogs One With the Underdogs is the debut full length release by Californian hardcore band Terror. It was released in the US through Trustkill Records and in Germany through Dead Serious Records-Track listing:# "One With The Underdogs" – 1:26... |
CD, 12" | Trustkill Records Trustkill Records Trustkill Records was an American record label that started as a hardcore punk fanzine in April 1993. It started releasing hardcore, metal and rock records and merchandise in 1994... / Bridge 9 Records Bridge 9 Records Bridge Nine Records is a contemporary hardcore punk record label located outside Boston, Massachusetts. Bridge Nine is owned by Chris Wrenn of Salem, Massachusetts, who began the label in 1995 and produced its first release in 1996... / Dead Serious Records |
Album | |
| 2005 | Life & Death>Life & Death - The Demo | 7" | Reaper Records | Re-Release |
| Lowest of the Low Lowest of the Low (album) Lowest of the Low is an EP from Californian band Terror. The album was released on Bridge 9 Records in 2003 and re-released on Trustkill Records in 2005.-Track listing:... |
CD | Trustkill Records Trustkill Records Trustkill Records was an American record label that started as a hardcore punk fanzine in April 1993. It started releasing hardcore, metal and rock records and merchandise in 1994... |
Re-Release (+ 13 Bonustracks) | |
| 2006 | The Living Proof | DVD | Trustkill Records Trustkill Records Trustkill Records was an American record label that started as a hardcore punk fanzine in April 1993. It started releasing hardcore, metal and rock records and merchandise in 1994... |
Live-DVD |
| Always the Hard Way Always the Hard Way Always the Hard Way is an album by Californian band Terror, released on the Trustkill label in 2006 . The album also features a guest appearance by Mr. Dibbs and Murs Always the Hard Way is an album by Californian band Terror, released on the Trustkill label in 2006 (see 2006 in music). The album... |
CD, 12" | Trustkill Records Trustkill Records Trustkill Records was an American record label that started as a hardcore punk fanzine in April 1993. It started releasing hardcore, metal and rock records and merchandise in 1994... / Lockin´ Out / Reflections Records Reflections Records Reflections Records is a primarily hardcore record label based in Arnhem, The Netherlands. It started in 1994 as a fanzine that in 1998 added a 7-inch compilation to one issue that proved successful and sparked a change to becoming a record label. At present, Reflections releases albums in a number... |
Album, Billboard Top Heatseakers Chart #10, Billboard Top Independent Album Chart #19 | |
| 2007 | Rhythm Amongst The Chaos | CD, 7" | Reaper Records / Reflections Records Reflections Records Reflections Records is a primarily hardcore record label based in Arnhem, The Netherlands. It started in 1994 as a fanzine that in 1998 added a 7-inch compilation to one issue that proved successful and sparked a change to becoming a record label. At present, Reflections releases albums in a number... |
EP |
| 2008 | Covering 20 Years Of Extreme [Compilation] | CD | Century Media Records Century Media Records Century Media Records is an Independent record label with offices in the United States, Germany, Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom.- Background :... |
´Boxed In´ [Subzero Subzero (band) Subzero was an American New York hardcore/metalcore band from New York. The band was started in 1989 by Richie Kennon of Breakdown and Jim Eaton of Up Front hooked up with Louis Dibella and Lawrence Susi whom had played together in various local bands... Cover] |
| 2008 | The Damned, The Shamed The Damned, The Shamed The Damned, The Shamed is the fourth full length album release by Californian hardcore band Terror.- Track listing :#"Voice of the Damned"#"Relentless Through and Through"#"Betrayer"#"Rise of the Poisoned Youth"#"Never Alone"#"What I Despise"... |
CD, 12" | Century Media Records Century Media Records Century Media Records is an Independent record label with offices in the United States, Germany, Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom.- Background :... |
Album |
| 2010 | Keepers Of the Faith 7" Single | 7" | Reaper Records | EP |
| 2010 | Keepers Of the Faith | CD, 12" | Century Media Records Century Media Records Century Media Records is an Independent record label with offices in the United States, Germany, Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom.- Background :... / Reaper Records |
Album |
Current line-up
- Scott Vogel - vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
(Slugfest, Despair, S.O.S, Buried AliveBuried Alive (band)Buried Alive was a hardcore metal band from Buffalo, New York that existed in the late 90's and were signed to Victory Records. The band featured the now current singer of Terror, Scott Vogel....
) 2002–Present - Martin Stewart - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(Donnybrook (guitar), LION CREW (vocals), Piece By Piece (bass), Snake Eyes (guitar), Wings, Beer & Sports (guitar), Lone Wolf (bass)) - Nick Jett - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(Piece by Piece (vocals), S.O.S, Wings, Beer & Sports, Donnybrook (drums), Snake Eyes (drums), ex-Carry On) 2002–Present - David Wood - bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(Down To NothingDown To NothingDown to Nothing is a straight edge hardcore band based out of Richmond, Virginia. Since their inception in 2000, DTN have toured all over the world. Their most recent studio recording is a CD/vinyl release titled "The Most" on Revelation Records which was released on July 15, 2007...
, ex-Murder Weapon, Game On) - Jordan Posner - guitar (No WarningNo Warning (band)No Warning was a hardcore punk band from Toronto, Canada.-History:The band was founded in 1998 under the name As We Once Were by singer Ben Cook and guitarists Matt Delong and Alan "Yeti" Riches. They released two demos, both in 1998, as As We Once Were. The band subsequently renamed itself No...
)
Former members
- Doug Weber - guitar (ex-First BloodFirst Blood (band)First Blood are a hardcore band from San Francisco, CA. Their Trustkill Records debut album is titled Killafornia. Four years later they released Silence Is Betryal on Bullet Tooth Records.-Background:...
, ex-Sworn Vengeance) - Jonathan Buske - bass (Rag Men, ex-The Promise, ex-Another Victim)
- Frank Novinec - guitar (HatebreedHatebreed- History :Hatebreed was formed in 1994 in Bridgeport, Waterbury and New Haven. They began by recording a three song demo and selling it to locals. Those three songs would eventually be released on a split seven inch with New York's Neglect in 1995...
, ex-RingwormRingworm (band)Ringworm is a hardcore punk. band formed in Cleveland, Ohio in 1991. The name "Ringworm" was derived from a Vincent Price movie. The band has toured extensively in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, and Europe and has released their last three albums on Victory Records...
, ex-IntegrityIntegrity (band)Integrity is a metallic hardcore band formed in 1988. Their lyrical themes include religion, the supernatural, mental illness, individualism, and the occult.- Discography :*Harder They Fall - Demo cassette - 1989...
) - Eddie Livingston - drums (Armored SaintArmored Saint-Early career:Armored Saint was formed in 1982 by brothers Phil Sandoval and Gonzo Sandoval , and guitarist David Prichard, while attending South Pasadena High School. Next to join were singer John Bush also a South Pasadena High School Alumni and bassist Joey Vera...
, EvildeadEvildeadEvildead is an American thrash metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1987. The band was originally composed of members of two former bands, Agent Steel and Abattoir, including guitarist Juan Garcia, who is their only permanent member member...
, Tactics, Play Chaos) - Carl Schwartz - bass (First BloodFirst Blood (band)First Blood are a hardcore band from San Francisco, CA. Their Trustkill Records debut album is titled Killafornia. Four years later they released Silence Is Betryal on Bullet Tooth Records.-Background:...
, ex-Sworn Vengeance) - Todd Jones - guitar (Internal Affairs, Snake Eyes, Betrayed, Carry On, BlacklistedBlacklisted (band)Blacklisted was a hardcore band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They have toured North America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and the UK.-History:...
, Nails) - Matt SmithMatt SmithMatt Smith may refer to:*Matt Smith , American actor/producer whose screen name is Z.D. Smith*Matt Smith , English actor, known for playing the Eleventh Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who...
- bass (Rain on the Parade, Shark Attack) - Richard ThurstonRichard ThurstonRichard Thurston , often only referred as "Rich Thurston" is a musician originally from Florida. He has however been in bands in Connecticut and California as well. In his time with bands he has gone from doing vocals, to guitar, and now to bass. Rich is also known for his straight-edge and vegan...
- bass (CultureCulture (US band)Culture was a Florida-based vegan/straight edge hardcore band. They formed in 1992, and lasted until 1998, when Damien Moyal merged the remaining members into the second incarnation of As Friends Rust.-History:...
, Blood Has Been ShedBlood Has Been ShedBlood Has Been Shed is a mathcore group from Connecticut. They formed in 1997. They are known for having two members of Killswitch Engage in the band, though both bands have very different styles. Although Jones and Foley are currently performing with Killswitch Engage, they do not intend to end...
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