REVIEW: 'Mental Demolition' by Terror

A polished recording, raging gang vocals , tough riffs with melodic hooks, punchy drums, rough vocals and that mosh worthy breakdown towards the end. That’s right, you’ve guessed it:  it’s a new Terror song.

Terror are that band you always think when you think of hardcore; their distinct sound has been replicated and has inspired bands throughout the years- Terror have made a name for themselves in hardcore and created a legacy.

On the 10th August Terror released 'Mental Demolition' through Nuclear Blast, the last release since The Walls Will Fall in 2017 and have managed to mark themselves with a distinct sound throughout their career. A sound that resonates through their releases, with catchy melodic riffs, hardcore attitude, low shouted vocals and those punchy drums offering groove. This formula is again portrayed in 'Mental Demolition'. The song starts with a tough, fast paced opening riff which sets the ground work for the song. Hard hitting drums build up in the background, pulling the song into its catchy chorus which offers emotive lyrics that repeat in the track and big shouts of “Mental Demolition” in a chaotic but catchy manner. The song then stops and rings out builds tension and back into a breakdown, a simple catchy riff and drum beat to end the track. The track is by far no means boring, its got a lot to it and is well put together; it’s a sound that has a distinct marking of the Terror sound we know and love.

However the song is not ground breaking- it’s a sound we have all heard before from them before ... maybe one too many times. Saying that, Terror don’t need to expand their sound as they are great at what they do and have themselves a musical career out of it. I can't blame them for constantly cranking out the same old tracks, with the same old sound because they will always be certain their fans with like and react well to them. I think it's time we stop expecting so much from them.

By Sam Hennerley