TERROR - "Keepers Of The Faith"

01. Your Enemies Are Mine
02. Stick Tight
03. Return To Strength
04. The Struggle
05. Shattered
06. You're Caught
07. Dead Wrong
08. Keepers of the Faith
09. Stay Free
10. Hell And Back
11. Only Death
12. The New Blood
13. Defiant

I have to start this way. You ever been in wait for something for so long, and then the moment arrives, and you really don't know what to do? It gives you chills, just to think that the day is here? Well, that's how i felt for pretty much most of 2010 before this record arrived. There is something about the album name that is mystic.

In the last couple years, almost three years, there have been really few records that I have or had been so pumped for. The last Hammer Bros record (Sleep Forever on Arrest Records), the H2O "Something To Prove", and actually Have Heart's "Songs to Scream At the Sun". But from all of these records, there is some aura surrounding this specific release.

Terror has made a couple changes in their lineup since their last record, recruiting Dave (singer for DTN) and a new guitar player Jordan something his last name is (i belive, and was told he was in No Warning, someone correct me if I'm wrong). But the one fact is that Terror has always been a superband. But for some reason, every change this band makes is for the better. And I will say, even though I love the fact that anyone can play hardcore, there is something always about bands that are actually talented in their instruments. So let me first start saying that this record's musicianship is outstanding.

There are few hardcore records that keep you on hook from the first track until the last one. This one is definitely one of those. I was talking to one of my older friends from work, like this 46 year old dude that I got into hardcore, but loves 80s thrash, and he was telling me "the vocals are real hardcore, but the music is metal as fuck". I cannot agree more with him. It's crazy, cause most of the riffs sound like all the 80s thrash bands I like. I could see Anthrax, Sepultura, Metallica, Suicidal, you mention it. I can even close my eyes and picture just a bunch of dudes with long hair headbanging. But even though this is metal as fuck, it's probably the best hardcore record that has come out in the last 6 years or 5 years, or whenever Suicide File's last 7" came out. (Notice I didn't mention H2O's last record, simply because they released albums in the 90s, TSF, and Terror did not).

Lyric wise it's very typical Terror. But at the same time while a lot of times you get tired of the brotherhood/betrayal thing going on, in this record it makes perfect sense. For fucks sake. IT'S NAMED AFTER FUCKING WARZONE AND RAYBEEZ. Stick Tight, one of the heaviest songs in the record is just great. The title track Keepers Of the Faith, one of the best hardcore songs of the decade already, and doubt it will be topped. The riff sounds like Def Leppard if you think about it. My favorite track of the album is New Blood. Pretty much like the text i recieved from my song defines the reason I am into hardcore and love this as much as I do, and why I am the way I am.

Legitimately this record has restored my faith and my convictions. That's all I can really say. Simply outstanding, and I take off my hat to the guys in the band.

I found these on youtbe. remember the copyrights are from century media records and terror

THE NEW BLOOD

So I am going on tour again.

And I will be posting about the adventures.

Se nos fue uno de los mejores

Chepi Kabezudo. Que En Paz Descanses.

Gran influencia musical y amigo. Una perdida para el punk de verdad.

Kabezudos por siempre.

Mundo Enfermo

El mundo esta enfermo y debemos hacer algo por el. Debemos unirnos y curar todo lo malo.

The world is suffering and we have to do something about it. We have to unite, and take care of it.

No Reason Why

I look at my self
The person in the mirror is asking me...
Asking me why I lie to myself,
What's the meaning of this charade,
Or the reason why.
'Cause no one knows me quite better than I know myself,
But that doesn't stop me from asking myself
The reason why. No reason why
We lie to ourselves or anyone else.
I look inside my life,
'Cause I can see the things that no one else can see
About the real me.
'Cause it's only the outside
You really see. So don't ask me why I keep inside
The things that I choose to hide.
Still it doesn't stop me from asking myself.
It gets me farther behind,
Cheaters never prosper
I've heard that line.
But it keeps me set in my ways
Look me up after you've found out.

This song written my Pennywise. I one of my favorite songs ever. The words are really intense. And I have to say I relate to them.

HC Bowl weekend recap

Well, for me the weekend started the Wednesday, when I met up with my man W-lo C. in the train on my way back from work. We get to my house it's already late, but we have good talks. I got some records, and I gave him the Downpresser crewneck. We watched 1/2 of American Ninja 5 when we fell asleep. We had a long day the day after.

We went to see downtown Lowell, and RRR Records where he found a Sade record, and I found Pennywise's "Word from the Wise/Wildcard" on tape and Ratos de Porao "Brasil" also on tape. We went to Boston and Cambridge after that, saw some shops, and talked sneakers and hardcore. Later that night it was Los Bungalitos practice, and then we went to bed cause the next day we headed to NYC.

So yea, we head to NYC train and bus ride mix, it was long due to an unexpected traffic jam in between Hartford and New Haven. We still made it to NYC. There we go to Rony's house where we meet with Juanky YWS (now living in Buffalo), and waited for Apolo and Franco to get from the Airport. After everyone met, we hung out, almost got lost in a bad Brooklyn neighborhood, but made it safe. Later we met with Rafa. Him and I were staying at the Bronx. We get so lost cause of the trains being all screwed up due to weekend schedules and we make it to our destinations past 4am. Next day being the HC Bowl.

The hardcore bowl was awesome. Inciendary was the first band and tore the place down, then h8 inc, great set, but not a lot of kids moved. sand from japan i think was the 3rd, and they were amazing. same with cruel hand. I was waiting all day for h2o and maball and cro-mags, so i was impatient. actually i wanted to see supertouch big time. all of them were amazing, madball being the best set i have ever seen them play. cro-mags were way tighter than last time i saw them too. but objectively (even though they are my favorite band) the best band of the night was h2o.

So sunday came, I went with the kids to do the sneaker hunt, found a couple pairs of Air Force 180s i really wanted, but none my size, and 2 colorways i dont have yet. I was pissed. I didnt find anything sunday, although I had checked the shop near y aunt's and they had a pair of structure 91s i fell in love with. So I came back to the bronx, this time I didnt have no troubles, got there before my aunt, set the alarm off, got scared, took a nap, then woke up when they got there, and my aunt made the best blueberry/strawberry juice i have ever had. We slept.

Monday my last day of the trip. I wanted to go to the Supreme store, cause sunday we went and it was already closed. So I got there, I need to meet up with W-lo before he leaves, so i can give him the money for the ticket of the show. I couldnt meet up, cause he left early, so I told him I was gonna get him JJ Cro mag's book, cause he wanted it, and it was also the same price of the ticket. So I did that (after I got the structure 90s before mentioned). Then went tu supreme, got the hat. Went to brooklyn to give the book to Franco, cause he was still in NYC, to go back to manhattan so i could catch the 1pm bus to boston. Which I made on time. Got a nice asian chicken bbq sandwich that didnt taste like chicken bbq, but it was good. Got back to my house, and slept, and that's the end of my awesome weekend. Cant wait for next year.

Weekend fun

(different colorway, but the only pic i could find, thnx w-lo c.)


(on vinyl. <3)






(this is the only picture i saw myself in, not my credit, give credit to dan from future breed)