Terrorizer
Formed: 1987
From:
Los Angeles,
CA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
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Brutal Assault's First Day Was Almost Perfection
Brutal Assault. Have you heard of it? It’s one of the largest summer metal festivals in all of Europe. There are upwards of 150 bands that play touching on just about every heavy genre imaginable. It normally takes place during the first weekend of August and it always occurs on the grounds of an 18th century Czech military fortress located in Jaromer, Czech Republic.
Similar to Wacken, Hellfest and Graspop Metal Meeting, Brutal Assault has a very loyal contingent of fans that attend year after year from all over the globe. This was my fourth Brutal Assault and I don’t foresee myself taking a break from it anytime soon. This year’s line-up was fucking incredible. All my favorite genres were represented well and there were plenty of bands that I’ve never seen before that I was finally going to get to “check that box.”
I had nine bands marked for the first day of the four-day marathon and it began with the grindcore OGs, Terrorizer. I’ve seen them a couple of times before in different line-up variations but today’s with Pete Sandoval and David Vincent making up half of the original lineup was the best one yet. What made this set even better was they only played material from their classic masterpiece, “World Downfall.” If you were to ask me to describe what grindcore is with a single album, this would be it. Peering over at David Vincent from time to time, it’s apparent that he loves playing these songs. He just grooved to them the whole time I was there. I loved this current version of the band and I hope it continues to be a thing (R.I.P. Jesse Pintado).
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David Vincent of Terrorizer
Next up was legendary Los Angeles thrashers, Hirax. I’ll preface this next part with that I’m kind of old. Not AARP old, but I think older than most of you that will read this report. There’s probably been no less than fifteen or so times that I could have seen Hirax during a span of 30 years and for whatever reason, I just never got around to it. That was embarrassing to write.
Today, I hated myself even more for taking that long. They were everything that I thought they would be, but so much better. Vocalist Katon De Pena truly enjoys being on stage and he is constantly engaging the audience. The crowd that was there during their set were hardcore fans and already knew their songs by heart. This was one of several “Wow!” moments for me during the entire festival. I’m so glad I got to finally experience Hirax and it won’t be thirty years before I see them next time!
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Hirax
The next band on my list would play on the same stage after Hirax, but first it was time to refuel. Brutal Assault probably has the largest variety of victuals to choose from of any festival I’ve ever attended. There is something for everyone. Every dietary restriction imaginable is not an issue at Brutal Assault, you are covered. For my meal, I chose to go with what I call “Greek Lo Mein” but in actuality, it was gyro meat and noodles. However I describe it, it was carbs and meat. Just what I needed to get through the rest of the day/night.
The band Finntroll is an acquired taste. Their quirky take on blackened folk metal sets them apart from other bands that side on black or folk metal exclusively. Maybe it’s the prosthetic troll ears? Or, maybe it’s the upbeat, happy sounding riffing paired with scowling vocals? Finntroll’s sound skirts right down the middle of the two genres and it’s awesome. I’ve seen them twice before but this was my favorite set out of all of them. This stage (Obscure Stage) was too small for them in my opinion. There were people stretched out all the way to the where the festival grounds open up for the vending, portable bathrooms, and merch tents.
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Mathias Lillmåns of Finntroll More...
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What's So Great About Mystic Festival? Read This.
1. Certain bands that hardly come stateside but are easier to see if you’re in Europe. The bands I’m specifically referring to for this article are Gutalax, Asphyx, Furia, Satyricon and Blasphemy. Gutalax are actually going to be playing a couple of dates in the U.S. come September, but I didn’t want to wait that long to see them live for the first time. Asphyx, well…it was 2017 when they were stateside and Furia, I bet never. Satyricon has played some scattered dates here and there but are definitely more active in Europe. Mystic Festival has all of them this summer!
2. The cooler temperatures! This is my third Mystic Festival in a row and because it kicks off the metal festival season in early June, you can still comfortably wear a jacket at night. In fact, in 2022, the temperatures at the end of the first night of the festival were in the 40’s Fahrenheit. The Polish attendees are used to these types of temperatures but for someone that splits their time between Phoenix, Arizona and Athens, Greece, that’s called winter! The days, however, are beautiful. No complaints there.
3. The festival foods. It’s Poland, but this festival offers more than just pierogi and kielbasa. In fact, they are both more difficult to find at Mystic Festival than everything else available. There’s really good pizzas, hamburgers, some Mexican, Portuguese (!!!), lángos (think frybread with sour cream) and plenty of vegan and vegetarian options. The prices are fair for festival food but the lines can be long at times. There’s an actual indoor food court with plenty of seating if you need to get away for a bit. More...
Brutal Assault Unveils 23 Additional Bands
Legendary death metal act Carcass is set to make a triumphant return to the Fortress after a five-year hiatus. Joining them is Cytotoxin, promising an onslaught of toxic and brutal death metal. Death/goregrind force from Belgium Aborted will join the lineup alongside Sweden's Dark Tranquillity, renowned for their signature Gothenburg melodic death metal sound. Vltimas, the apocalypse riders, will complete this imaginary death metal circle.
American band Escuela Grind will bring chaos with their grindcore, followed by Misery Index and Rotten Sound, known for their mixes of death and grind genres. The onslaught will culminate with Pig Destroyer.
Representing the black metal genre are American act Akhlys, underground sensation Yellow Eyes, and folk psychedelic ensemble Hexvessel.
From the gothic scene, the lineup will welcome industrial favorites Deathsars and the post-punk-tinged Unto Others. Finnish melodic outfit Kalmah will arrive from the dark swamps, and heavy-rock-metal band Soil will come from overseas. Cynic, known as "tech metallers," will present a special Focus set in celebration of the re-release of their iconic debut album. Additionally, acts like Master Boot Record, with their 8-bit computer sounds, and the brutally honest post-hardcore group Svalbard will offer their unique musical perspectives.
Prepare for some hardcore action as Madball makes a comeback to Brutal Assault, after six years, promising a lively moshpit. Also making their debut at BA are established bands like Cancer Bats, Show Me The Body known for their innovative musical identity, and This Is Hell, recognized for their intense and energetic live performances in the metal punk scene.
Newly Announced Bands: More...
Mystic Festival (PL) Adds 16 New Bands To Line-Up
Insomnium, Terrorizer, Textures, Vltimas, Villagers of Ioannina City, Gutalax, Skálmöld, Gaupa, Evil Invaders, Party Cannon, Dödsrit, Witching, Dvne, Massive Wagons, Ditz and ten56. have announced their visit to Gdansk. You’ve got 16 more reasons to come to Mystic Festival in June of 2024.
How do you like your death metal? Melancholic and melodic as offered by Finland's Insomnium, or brutal and relentless - the cult Terrorizer returns to the stage, with David Vincent and Pete Sandoval in the lineup! Significantly, one of the most important voices of death metal will be heard at two shows in Gdansk - David will also headline Vltimas, the supergroup he formed with Blasphemer (ex-Mayhem) and Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy).
"Sex, Drugs and Fecal Gore" - the title of this song captures well the sound and character of the Gutalax performances, so here come the Czech heroes of shitty grind. The Brits from Party Cannon, with their crushing slam death metal, also know how to get the party going. The opposite pole of musical experiences will be handled by the Greeks from Villagers of Ioannina City, known for their progressive approach to stoner rock, and the Swedes from Gaupa, playing psychedelic hard rock.
Textures, masters of heavy weight prog-metal, will have a lot to offer to those who value technique and excellent sound, as well as Evil Invaders, moving freely in the territory between thrash and heavy metal. Dvne is also progressive metal in a sense but heavily influenced by post-metal monumentalism.
Skálmöld will bring Viking battle songs from Iceland, Dödsrit will batter their audience with d-beat-driven black metal, and the wounded will be slaughtered by Americans from Witching, who balance black metal aggression with doom solemnity. Massive Wagons invite you to a shameless, loud rock'n'roll party, Ditz also play rock, but with a lot of ambition and a solid dash of hardcore. Closing out today's stakes are ten56., who will come from Paris to unleash mayhem with their mixture of deathcore and nu-metal.
Mystic Festival will take place in Gdansk, Poland at the Gdansk Shipyard on June 5th through 8th, 2024.
Tickets are available now on the Mystic Festival homepage here More...
Brutal Assault Announces More Bands For 2024
The Czech Republic based festival announced it's second round of bands for 2024. The list includes Jinjer, My Dying Bride, Born of Osiris, Terrorizer, Incantation, Necrot, Vomitory, and God is an Astronaut. The festival will take place August 7-10, 2024. More...
Headline News
Terrorizer To Return This Fall w/ David Vincent
After announcing their breakup in January, the long-standing Los Angeles deathgrind band Terrorizer has experienced a revival. The latest iteration of the band will see drummer Pete Sandoval teaming up with his former bandmate from Morbid Angel, vocalist/bassist David Vincent and ex-Vital Remains vocalist Brian Werner. The reunited group is set to perform at the 'Maranhão Open Air' festival in São Luís, Brazil, on October 22nd.
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Pete Sandoval Disbands Terrorizer
Terrorizer drummer Pete Sandoval, (also of I Am Morbid and formerly Morbid Angel,) has announced that he has decided to call time on the band. This is because his time is currently occupied by his work in I Am Morbid, with fellow Morbid Angel and Terrorizer alumni David Vincent. A message posted on Sandoval's Instagram account reads as follows:
"Important announcement to those who are asking about any news from Terrorizer. Guys, due to the lack of time, my busy schedule with my personal life and I Am Morbid, I have no time to work with Terrorizer anymore which means there will be no Terrorizer material, it's over. With that being said I can tell you that the new I Am Morbid stuff will be AWSOME, WE'LL KILL ASSES. See you in the upcoming I Am Morbid festivals, shows, and such. Thank you so much for your long and endless support."
Terrorizer began in 1987 and would release the landmark grindcore album, "World Downfall" two years later, by which time the band had already broken up due to Sandoval joining Morbid Angel and guitarist Jesse Pintado being recruited by Napalm Death. In the mid 2000s, Pintado resurrected the band, but sadly passed away five days after the release of their sophomore album, "Darker Days Ahead" in 2006.
Sandoval would then bring back Terrorizer himself, along with David Vincent (who performed bass on "World Downfall") and Resistant Culture members Anthony Rezhawk and Katina Culture (the former having also handled vocals on "Darker Days Ahead,) eventually releasing a third album, "Hordes Of Zombies" in 2012. The band's last album, "Caustic Attack," was released in 2018 and featured Sandoval as the only returning member, with Monstrosity drummer Lee Harrison handling guitar duties and Sam Molina on vocals and bass.
In 2014, original Terrorizer vocalist Oscar Garcia put together a new lineup of the band, at the behest of the late Jesse Pintado's sister. This lineup, known as Terrorizer L.A., continues to perform live.
Terrorizer Signs With Earache Records
Los Angeles grindcore legends, Terrorizer, have signed a brand new, worldwide recording deal with Earache Records, the independent British label which put the band on the map back in the late ’80s.
Having released their debut album "World Downfall" through Earache in 1989 - an album which would go on to be considered one of the greatest and most influential extreme metal albums of all time - Terrorizer soon split up, with its members going on to find success in other notable acts such as Morbid Angel and Napalm Death (whose earlier works were also released through Earache). The band reformed for three more albums throughout the 2000s, with their latest release dropping in 2018.
Now, with fans clamouring for more and a brand new album in the works, Terrorizer have once again teamed up with Earache, bringing the band back to their original home to kick-start a new era of extremity.
Founder and Managing Director of Earache Records Digby Pearson enthuses: "Terrorizer was one of the first wave of bands I worked with and were true pioneers of grind, back when only a handful of musicians even played extreme metal. The band lasted for too short a time because two members quickly joined other bands (Napalm Death and Morbid Angel) who both began to tour the world and never looked back. Working with Terrorizer once again, in 2021… Finally… It’s their time to take centre stage on the grindcore world they helped create." More...
"Slave To The Grind" Documentary Streaming Free
Doug Brown has made his 2018 grindcore documentary, "Slave To The Grind", available to the public for free. Stay at home and stream some grindcore!
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Nile & Terrorizer Officially Announce U.S. Tour
Nile and Terrorizer‘s ‘A Vile Caustic Attack Tour‘, has now officially been announced. Nile‘s upcoming new record is expected to be released later this year.
11/01 Atlanta, GA – Loft at Centerstage
11/02 Charlotte, NC – The Underground
11/03 Durham, NC – Motorco
11/04 New York, NY – The Gramercy Theatre
11/05 Baltimore MD – Soundstage
11/06 Richmond, VA – Canal Club
11/07 Philadelphia, PA – Theatre Of Living Arts
11/08 Poughkeepsie, NY – The Chance
11/09 Worcester, MA – The Palladium
11/11 Pittsburgh, PA – The Crafthouse
11/12 Westland, MI – Token Lounge
11/13 Joliet, IL – The Forge
11/14 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall
11/15 Minneapolis, MN – The Cabooze
11/16 Iowa City, IA – Wildwood Saloon
11/17 Lincoln, NE – Royal Grove
11/18 Denver, CO – Hermans Hideaway
11/19 Salt Lake City, UT – Liquid Joe’s
11/21 Seattle, WA – El Corazon
11/22 Portland, OR – Hawthorne Theatre
11/23 Sacramento, CA – Holy Diver
11/24 Oakland, CA – Oakland Metro Operahouse
11/25 Fresno, CA – Strummers
11/26 West Hollywood, CA – Whisky A Go Go
11/27 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
11/29 Las Vegas, NV – Backstage Bar & Grill
11/30 Tempe, AZ – Club Red
12/01 Tucson, AZ – The Rock
12/03 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
12/04 Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios
12/05 Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street Collective
12/06 Dallas, TX – Trees
12/07 Austin, TX – Come And Take It Live!
12/08 San Antonio, TX – Rock Box
12/09 Houston, TX – Scout Bar
12/10 New Orleans, LA – Southport Hall
12/11 Orlando, FL – Soundbar
12/12 West Palm Beach, FL – Kelsey Theater
12/13 Tampa, FL – Orpheum
12/14 Greenville, SC – The Firmament
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Nile & Terrorizer U.S. Fall Tour Announced
Nile and Terrorizer will be touring the U.S. together this fall on the ‘A Vile Caustic Attack Tour‘. The below initial run of dates have been announced for it. That tour will find Nile out supporting their new record with the group having started recording that effort this past fall.
11/01 Atlanta, GA – The Loft (‘Mass Destruction Metal Fest 3‘)
11/02 Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore
11/03 Durham, NC – Motorco Music Hall
11/04 New York, NY – Gramercy Theatre
11/05 Baltimore, MD – Baltimore Soundstage
11/06 Richmond, VA – Canal Club
11/09 Worcester, MA – Palladium
11/10 Philadelphia, PA – The Palladium
11/11 Pittsburgh, PA – Crafthouse Stage & Grill
11/13 Joliet, IL – The Forge
11/14 Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom
11/16 Iowa City, IA – Wildwood
11/17 Lincoln, NE – Royal Grove
11/24 Oakland, CA – Metro
11/25 Fresno, CA – Strummer’s
11/27 San Diego, CA – Brick By Brick
12/03 Albuquerque, NM – Sunshine Theater
12/04 Colorado Springs, CO – Sunshine Studios Live
12/05 Oklahoma City, OK – 89th Street Collective
12/06 Dallas, TX – Trees
12/11 Orlando, FL – Soundbar
12/12 Lake Park, FL – Kelsey Theater
Terrorizer Streaming New Album
Caustic Attack, the imminent new full-length from long-running American grindcore unit Terrorizer, is streaming in its inexorable entirety. Slated to drop worldwide via The End Records October 12th, the band's first studio offering in six years was produced by Jason Suecof (Deicide, All That Remains, Kataklysm, Battlecross) at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida and features the apocalyptic cover art of Timbul Cahyono (Rotting Corpse, Pyrexia).
Before Pete Sandoval recorded Morbid Angel’s first album, 1989’s Altars Of Madness, he performed on two demos and a split album with his original band Terrorizer. Today, the group’s 1989 full-length debut World Downfall is still considered a pinnacle for death metal and grindcore, featuring impossibly fast blast-beats and double-bass drumming along with a blitzkrieg attack by late guitarist Jesse Pintado (Napalm Death), and ex-vocalist Oscar Garcia (Nausea). The 1989 lineup was rounded out by Sandoval and then-fellow Morbid Angel bandmate David Vincent on bass.
Over the next twenty-three years, Sandoval took time between Morbid Angel albums to continue working with Terrorizer, recording two more cataclysmic full-lengths, 2006’s Darker Days Ahead and 2012’s Hordes Of Zombies. And now, another six years down the burning highway, Terrorizer is back with Caustic Attack, their heaviest and most eclectic album to date. More...
Terrorizer Posts New Title Track Online
American grindcore legends Terrorizer, featuring former Morbid Angel drummer Pete Sandoval, has posted the title track from their forthcoming fourth studio album, "Caustic Attack" online. You can check it out below. "Caustic Attack" is scheduled to be released through The End Records on October 12th and will be their first since 2012's, "Hordes Of Zombies." Sandoval is the only musician from "Hordes Of Zombies" to return for "Caustic Attack," following the departure of vocalist Anthony Rezhawk, bassist David Vincent and guitarist Katina Culture. This time, the drummer is joined by vocalist/bassist Sam Molina and guitarist Lee Harrison (each of Monstrosity fame.)
"Caustic Attack" tracklisting:
1. Turbulence
2. Invasion
3. Conflict And Despair
4. Devastate
5. Crisis
6. Infiltration
7. The Downtrodden
8. Trench Of Corruption
9. Sharp Knives
10. Failed Assassin
11. Caustic Attack
12. Poison Gas Tsunami
13. Terror Cycles
14. Wasteland More...
Terrorizer Debut New Song “Invasion”
Terrorizer premiere a new track titled “Invasion“, which will be included on their upcoming album “Caustic Attack“. The group recorded that effort with producer Jason Suecof (Trivium, Cannibal Corpse) and will have it out in stores on October 12th via The End Records.
Comments guitarist Lee Harrison of the song: More...
Terrorizer Reveals New Album Details
American grindcore icons Terrorizer, featuring legendary drummer Pete Sandoval, have united with The End Records for the release of their long-anticipated new full-length, "Caustic Attack."
Produced by Jason Suecof (Deicide, All That Remains, Kataklysm, Battlecross) at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, Florida and featuring the apocalyptic cover art of Timbul Cahyono (Rotting Corpse, Pyrexia), the record serves as the band’s first studio offering in six years.
Before Pete Sandoval recorded Morbid Angel’s first album, 1989’s Altars Of Madness, he performed on two demos and a split album with his original band Terrorizer. Today, the group’s 1989 full-length debut "World Downfall" is still considered a pinnacle for death metal and grindcore, featuring impossibly fast blast-beats and double-bass drumming along with a blitzkrieg attack by late guitarist Jesse Pintado (Napalm Death), and ex-vocalist Oscar Garcia (Nausea). The 1989 lineup was rounded out by Sandoval and then-fellow Morbid Angel bandmate David Vincent on bass.
Over the next twenty-three years, Sandoval took time between Morbid Angel albums to continue working with Terrorizer, recording two more cataclysmic full-lengths, 2006’s Darker Days Ahead and 2012’s "Hordes Of Zombies." And now, another six years down the burning highway, Terrorizer is back with "Caustic Attack," their heaviest and most eclectic album to date. More...
Nile & Terrorizer European Tour Announced
Nile, Terrorizer and Exarsis will be touring Europe together coming February. They will be joined by special guests yet to be announced.
02/06 Bad Oeynhausen, GER – Druckerei
02/07 Essen, GER – Turock
02/08 Tilburg, NET – Poppodium 013
02/09 London, UK – The Dome
02/10 Leiden, NET – Gebr de Nobel
02/11 Arlon, BEL – L’Entrepot A Arlon
02/14 Bilbao, SPA – Sala Santana 27
02/15 Porto, POR – Hard Club
02/16 Lisbon, POR – RCA Club More...
Get With The Metal: Graspop & Hellfest Live Stream
The annual Graspop Festival (from Belgium) and Hellfest (from France) are in full stream this week and throughout the weekend. Both have live streams available.
As for Graspop, you can check out two channels of live metal at this location.
Among the many acts to check out: Arcturus, Heaven Shall Burn, Moonspell, Dark Funeral,
God Dethroned, Dropkick Murphys, Steak, Sacred Reich and much more.
As for Hellfest, there is a page with multiple live streams for each day and stage, which can be accessed over here.
Among the many acts to check out:
Today (06/17/2016) (all times in CET):
18h35 Inquisition
19h30 Sacred Reich
20h30 Korpiklaani
21h35 Overkill
22h40 Aura Noir
23h45 Testament
00h45 Abbath More...
Full Terror Assault Lineup Announced
Full Terror Assault is a three day, open air metal festival to be held at Cave-In-Rock, Illinois later this year on Sept 10th, 11th, and 12th.
The event will feature over seventy bands spanning every genre of metal along with contests, vendors, a DJ after hours party, and more. Festival goers will be able to camp on-site and enjoy over 115 acres of nature with fishing, hiking, swimming, and other activities. Various ticket packages are available online with a buy-one-get-one-free special available through June 21st. The lineup includes the following artists: More...
New Metal Songs Arrive On The Rock Band Network
Rock Band lovin' metalheads on the hunt for more songs to play this weekend now have access to a few new offerings on the Rock Band Network. Xbox 360 players can now get these songs:
Deception of a Ghost - “American Terrorist” (160 MSP)
Our Last Enemy - “10,000 Headless Horses” (160 MSP)
Terrorizer - “Hordes of Zombies” (160 MSP)
PS3 players will instead have these songs on 2/26/2013 (North America) and 2/27/2013 (Europe):
Emmure - "Cross Over Attack" ($1.99)
A Plea for Purging - "Heart of a Child" ($0.99)
His Statue Falls - "Jasmin W Knows How to Mosh" ($1.99)
Cynic And Nightrage Come To The Rock Band Network
After a few disappointing weeks on the metal front, there's finally some new heavy music to get excited about this weekend on the Rock Band Network. These three new songs are now available for the Xbox 360 edition of the game:
Cynic – “Evolutionary Sleeper” (160 MSP)
Nightrage – “So Far Away / Delirium Of The Fallen (2x Bass Pedal)” (160 MSP)
Terrorizer – “Subterfuge” (160 MSP)
On Tuesday, 7/17/2012 (North America) and 7/18/2012 (Europe) the PS3 version of the game also gets the following track:
Asking Alexandria – “Reckless & Relentless” ($1.99)