Old school hardcore from Terror! Outstanding release from the nice folks at Century Media. Thirteen strong tracks, excellent production, nice packaging make for an overall complete experience. Capturing the essence of early Cro-Mags and Agnostic Front is not an easy task. Not only does Terror accomplish that, but more than that, they honor their heritage and take the genre into a contemporary crushing era. To say that "The Damned, The Shamed" is loaded with hooks is not entirely fair. It is, but it's the way that each song fits within the context of the others that I find impressive. "Voice of The Damned' leads of the charge. With "We Are The Lost" as a war-cry for their masses. It leads to "Relentless Through and Through" which is a nice mid-paced thrash metal influenced number. Mosh friendly "Betrayer" followed by the up-tempo aggro styling of "Rise of the Poisoned Youth"make for again, a logical progression from song to song. It's often hard for bands to capture the live exuberance of the passion and emotion of a show, but Terror have achieved that. The standout track in my mind is "Never Alone" which does a great job of capturing the spirit of the band in a live setting with thrash guitar riffs and excellent gang background vocals. I wouldn't say that there are any weak tracks, "Let Me Sink", "Feel the Pain" and "Crush What's Weak" are all capable and less frenetic. I just happen to really enjoy the pace of outstanding numbers like "Lost Our Minds". Terror have done Los Angeles hardcore proud! Hey, wait a minute, LAHC? That's right...LAHC!!!
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