“Terror Activator presents their full-length album of energetic thrash metal”

The presentation of the full-length album of the domestic “crossover / thrash metal” band “Terror Activator” was held in Old Riga club “Republika” on Saturday with a small (or large) concert. It must be said that “live” these guys set fire to fire – as from the very first song they started to “inflame” the tempo, they did not let it go until the end of the event, making the gathered forget about everything on this sinful planet Earth. In addition, they work well with the audience, so any heavy music lover can be recommended to go to the “Terror Activator” concert – you won’t regret it!

The debut mini-album or EP “Moshing Are Available” of this association dates back to March 2019, but this time a little more sound material has been collected. “The album consists of 11 songs, including a cover song. Although the songs were created over a wider period of time, they are all connected by a global and widespread theme – about the state of the human sentimental mind, which is full of unpredictable thoughts that can lead to dubious life choices and dubious decisions,” the “terrorists” themselves say about their new performance “. The album was recorded by the domestic “Non-Stop Records”, but the songs were processed in the Polish studio “Widek Studio”.

“Terror Activator” is a group from Riga, founded in 2017. In its music, it is inspired by the old school of thrash metal, also looking towards the new wave of “thrash metal”. They have performed at many different concerts and festivals in the Baltics, sharing the stage with such groups as “DRI”, “Destroyer 666”, “Legion Of The Damned”, “Sepultura”, etc. Latvian thrashers have become especially popular in the neighboring country of Lithuania, so there is no shame, that this year they were also invited to play at the popular rock and metal music festival “Devilstone”, which has been held in the Lithuanian city of Anīkšči since 2009.

PAR. Energetic thrash metal at its best. An excellent tandem of guitarists, a bass guitarist who knows his stuff, a crazy drummer in a good sense – everything is as it should be. Among the songs, I would like to highlight “Two-Faced Gateway” and “Victims Of Greed”, but you can absolutely listen to the whole album – it leaves a good aftertaste, does not bother you with high metal skills and allows you to calmly immerse yourself in its youthful sound.

AGAINST. It is better to listen to this album on the streaming service “Spotify” than on the website “YouTube”, where it is available in full version with the annoying cover version of “Vsjo budjet horošo” as a bonus – yes, of course, Verka Serdyuchka, real name Andriy Danilko, is a Ukrainian artist, and with with this song “Terror Activator”, they supposedly wanted to express support for Ukraine, but this step does not read, and without this Russian piece, they could (and should) have done without it, leaving it for the public to “mosh” at concerts…

Vocals are of great importance in treshmetal, but the singer of “Terror Activator” Ernests Gailis creates rather dual feelings – he is undeniably powerful and energetic, but at times he sounds like a piglet pushed and pinched in a country farm. And also – I would like a song that would stick in my head the first time I listened to it and wouldn’t let go until the end of the day. Unfortunately, there are none here.