Terror (band)

Terror is an American hardcore punk band from Los Angeles, formed in 2002. The band has undergone several line-up changes, all overseen by founding members Scott Vogel (lead vocals) and Nick Jett (drums). Its current lineup also features guitarists Martin Stewart and Jordan Posner, as well as bassist Chris Linkovich. The band has released eight studio albums – the most recent of which, Pain Into Power, was released in May 2022. The band are noted as one of the most influential modern bands within beatdown hardcore and hardcore punk, with Stereogum describing Terror as "an institution within their genre".

Terror
Terror performing at Reload Festival 2017
Background information
Origin	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres	Hardcore punk, beatdown hardcore
Years active	2002–present
Labels	Bridge 9, Trustkill, Century Media, Victory, Pure Noise, Nuclear Blast, Velocity
Members	Scott Vogel Nick Jett Martin Stewart Jordan Posner Chris Linkovich
Past members	See members section

History

Terror was formed in February 2002, by vocalist Scott Vogel, guitarist Todd Jones, drummer Nick Jett, and bass guitarist Matt Smith; the group remained a four-piece until September 2002. The band only came up with its name in April 2002, after its first shows were booked, opening for Death Threat, American Nightmare, and Striking Distance's on four of the bands' West Coast tour dates, spanning May 15–19, 2002. Before playing those shows, Terror played a warm-up show, opening for Diehard Youth at Pat's Warehouse in Ventura, California on April 26, 2002.

Their debut album One with the Underdogs sold over 40,000 copies. They have toured throughout Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Korea, Mexico, and South America. Their sophomore album, Always the Hard Way reached No. 10 on Billboard Heatseekers and No. 19 on the Top Independent Records chart.

Before Terror, vocalist Scott Vogel sang for Slugfest, Despair, and for Buffalo, New York-based metalcore act Buried Alive in the mid-1990s. Drummer Nick Jett and ex-lead guitarist Todd Jones were members of the well-known hardcore band Carry On (who had releases on Bridge Nine and Teamwork Records). Richmond, Virginia's David Wood is well known as the vocalist of his hometown hardcore band Down to Nothing. Carl Schwartz, formerly of Sworn Vengeance, recorded much of Always the Hard Way after quitting the band to front First Blood full-time.

Live by the Code, originally due out in 2012, was pushed back to April 2013, released by Victory Records on CD and by Reaper Records on vinyl. It was the band's first time charting on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 121, selling 3,177 copies in its first week. It was also No. 1 on the Heatseekers chart and No. 28 on Independent Albums. A total of six music videos for tracks off of Live by the Code have been released: "Live by the Code", "The Most High", "I'm Only Stronger", "Hard Lessons", "Shot of Reality", and "Cold Truth".

On January 3, 2015, Terror were in the studio recording their sixth full-length album, The 25th Hour, set to be released on Victory Records. Pre-orders for The 25th Hour were announced on June 30, 2015, along with the albums August 7 release date and a stream for the single "The Solution" which premiered exclusively on Noisey.

Terror's seventh album, Total Retaliation, was released on September 28, 2018. This was followed in March 2021 by Trapped in a World, which saw the band re-record several songs from across their career live in-studio as part of what were billed the "Trapped in a World Sessions". These sessions saw the band reunite with founding lead guitarist Todd Jones, who oversaw production and contributed guitar parts. Jones retained this role for the band's eighth album Pain Into Power, which was released on May 6, 2022.

Members

Current

• Scott Vogel – lead vocals (2002–present)
• Nick Jett – drums (2002–present)
• Martin Stewart – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2006–present)
• Jordan Posner – lead guitar (2009–present)
• Chris Linkovich – bass, backing vocals (2017–present)

Former

• Matt Smith – bass (2002)
• Eric Pressman – rhythm guitar (2002)
• Todd Jones – rhythm guitar (2002–2004)
• Doug Weber – lead guitar (2002–2009)
• Richard Thurston – bass (2002–2003)
• Carl Schwartz – bass (2003–2005)
• Frank Novinec – rhythm guitar (2004–2006)
• Jonathan Buske – bass (2005–2008)
• David Wood – bass (2009–2017)

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Discography

Terror performing in 2006

Studio albums

Year	Album	Label
2004	One with the Underdogs	Trustkill
2006	Always the Hard Way	Trustkill
2008	The Damned, the Shamed	Century Media
2010	Keepers of the Faith	Century Media
2013	Live by the Code	Victory
2015	The 25th Hour	Victory
2018	Total Retaliation	Pure Noise
2022	Pain into Power	Pure Noise

Live albums

Year	Album	Label
2003	Life & Death	Bridge 9
2006	The Living Proof	Trustkill
2008	CBGB OMFUG Masters: Live June 10, 2004 The Bowery Collection	STREE KING
2010	No Regrets, No Shame	Bridge 9
2014	Live in Seattle	Reaper

Compilation albums

Year	Album	Label
2008	Forever Crossing the Line	Trustkill
2021	Trapped in a World	Good Fight

Demos

Year	Album	Label
2002	4 Song Demo	D.I.Y.
2002	Don't Need Your Help	Take Over / Old Guard

Extended plays

Year	Album	Label
2003	Lowest of the Low	Bridge 9
2007	Rhythm Amongst the Chaos	Reaper
2010	"Keepers of the Faith" (7" single)	Reaper
2012	Hard Lessons/Only the Devil Knows	Reaper
2017	The Walls Will Fall	Pure Noise
2020	Sink to the Hell	War Records

Split EPs

Year	Album	Label
2003	Three Way Split (with The Promise and Plan of Attack)	Organized Crime
2004	Dead Man's Hand Vol. 2 (with Ringworm)	Deathwish Inc.

Music videos

• "Push It Away" (2003)
• "Keep Your Mouth Shut" (2004)
• "Overcome" (2005)
• "Always the Hard Way" (2006)
• "Lost" (2006)
• "Betrayer" (2008)
• "Never Alone" (2008)
• "Rise of the Poisoned Youth" (2009)
• "Stick Tight" (2010)
• "Keepers of the Faith" (2011)
• "Return to Strength" (2011)
• "You're Caught" (2011)
• "The New Blood" (2012)
• "Live by the Code" (2013)
• "I'm Only Stronger" (2013)
• "The Most High" (2013)
• "Hard Lessons" (2014)
• "Shot of Reality" (2014)
• "Cold Truth" (2014)
• "Mind at War" (2015)
• "Bad Signs" (2015)
• "Sick and Tired" (2015)
• "Kill 'Em Off" (2017)

External links

• Official website: totalretaliation.com