Terror
Trapped In A World
Good Fight Music
Released: March 5, 2021
Old is new again, as Terror travel back to their early days, and re-record some early jams.
That’s right, the twelve tracks on Trapped In A World, are in fact all taken from the groups early works. Five of these tracks were originally released on 2003’s Lowest Of The Low, while the other seven tracks come from Terror’s sophomore release, 2004’s One With The Underdogs. The tracks themselves, are not mere carbon copies, either. There’s a difference on all of them. Sometimes subtly and others more obvious. As if the band is bringing itself forward two decades. Old, yet new.
I suppose then, the question becomes why? What brought the band to re-record a slew of their older material? Well there’s a logical answer to that. The short version of which, is the return of Todd Jones. You see, Jones was the guitarist on the groups first two releases, and left Terror shortly after the release of One With The Underdogs. Following his departure, he formed Nails and has been a key member of Nails ever since. However, it would seem that Nails are now on a hiatus, due to line-up issues, and as such – Jones has returned to Terror. See? Makes sense right?
I suppose the newly reunited Terror wanted to recreate the chemistry they had on those older records, and therefore chose to start off where they left off. Again, a logical approach, if you think about it. Smart. Trapped In A World serves us a sort of bridge while new material is hashed out and compiled. Logically, because we all about the intelligence in this here review, fans should probably take this as a sign. A warning. The new material will probably feel like a continuation of those first two recordings. Possibly why they’ve re-worked and refreshed these old tunes. The smart money is probably on these songs on Trapped In A World and whatever comes next making up the setlist of their next tour… whenever that might be. Thanks to this pandemic, of course.
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Obviously, anybody that is familiar with the Terror canon is aware of what to expect here. Those early recordings are treasured among the hardcore scenes. For good reason, too. These variations are more polished than their original counterparts. More refined. Better sounding, and just as nasty. The vocals of Scott Vogel are most noticeably different. More raw. Mean. The music itself far more up-tempo than before. Much more aggressive and hard hitting. More often than not, when a band reflects on its roots, the music gets tamed. Turned down. Not here!
With the future of Nail’s unknown; it is good to know that Jones and Terror will be working on and unleashing some new slams soon. Furthermore, if this re-imagined collection of classic slices is any indication of what’s to come, then the hardcore realm has something to look forward to. Something to believe in. In a perfect world, both bands will return soon and keep on driving home the brutality. Time will tell.
Pre-order’s are available from Terror’s bandcamp page.
For Fans Of: Madball, Snapcase, Hatebreed
Track List:
01. Lowest Of The Low
02. Life And Death
03. Out Of My face
04. Keep Your distance
05. Less Than Zero
06. Overcome
07. Better Off Without You
08. Crushed By The Truth
09. Not This Time
10. One With The Underdogs
11. Keep Your Mouth Shut
12. Push It Away
