Terrorizer, took the early grindcore sounds from across the ocean and injected a dose of thrash intensity, as well as some minor death metal attributes which resulted in one of the most influential grind albums ever in "World Downfall." The perfect combination of grindcore and death metal awaits you. He was more than capable as a guitarist to really put out some really awesome riffs. It´s not one of my favorite albums from that time, but I don´t remember having any issues with the vocals. Most of the album is played at warp-speed, but the band can change tempos at the flick of a switch. World Downfall is one such record. Released 13 November 1989 on Earache (catalog no. The level and rapidity of the blast work on this album has been subject to heavy emulation in the years since, and manages to rival even what Flo Mounier would accomplish in the mid 90s with Cryptopsy. Terrorizer - World Downfall Earache 1989 Oscar Garcia - Vocals Jesse Pintado - Guitars Pete Sandoval - Drums David Vincent - Bass 01 After World Obliteration 03:30 02 Storm of Stress 01:27 03 Fear of Napalm 03:02 04 Human Prey 02:08 05 Corporation Pull-In 02:21 06 Strategic Warheads 01:38 07 Condemned System 01:23 This raised the stakes for grindcore as a genre with technical standards. "Dead Shall Rise" It’s dual heritage also led to a bizarre binary choice for lyricists, politics or gore, and never the twain shall meet. So let's concentrate on this masterpiece which was produced by Dave Vincent and engineered by the very competent Scott Burns. This album explodes in every song and tracks like Ripped to Shreds, Injustice and Need to Live are manifests of the group. A masterclass in how to invoke an undeniable sense of society’s chaotic decline. Für alle, die insgeheim immer noch gehofft haben, dass TERRORIZER 2012 endlich wieder so klingen wie auf „World Downfall“, denen sei ans Herz gelegt, sich von diesem Gedanken klipp und klar zu verabschieden. Storm Of Stress 3. Before 'World Downfall', Grindcore as a genre was often dismissed as noise because it was often poorly executed, and always badly produced. 30 years old and not a bit tired: Congratulations! Clocking in at just a little over 36 minutes with 16 tracks, this album is a shot, no make that a few shots of adrenaline to the listener. MOSH 16; Vinyl LP). lautet das Motto seit irgendeinem Dezembertag, an dem ich erstmals die "World Downfall"-CD in den Schacht des Players schob. Vocals are of the hardcore punk variety, showcasing an aggressive half grunt half shout, making some of the lyrics audible above the cacophony. Featured peformers: Pete Sandoval (drums), David Vincent (aka_text {bass guitar} role_id 1075.aka_text, vocals, producer), Oscar Garcia (vocals), Jesse Pintado (lead guitar), Scott Burns (engineer). Dead Shall Rise 16. Awesome death/grind, even though I was never a big fan of the vocals, they still had an all-star lineup and musical output. Rated #33 in the best albums of 1989, and #1974 of all-time album.. "Need To Live" is yet another blaster, and really, this whole album will kick your ass beyond belief! 'World Downfall' is a classic. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 January 2015. As I said, if you’re looking for Napalm Death’s clone, stay away. Discharge-channelling for sure, but taken a couple of steps up with metal speed and precision. There is no classifying it as grindcore, death metal or hardcore-derived thrash, it encompasses all these things and more. I … In fact, it has got to be one of the most important metal albums in the history of extreme music. The clearly structured eruptions of hatred appear as an unstoppable avalanche that buries everything beneath it. Verified Purchase. Wie gesagt, bleibt "World Downfall" wohl auf alle Zeiten unerreicht, das neue Werk zeigt aber, dass mit TERRORIZER immer noch - oder wieder - zu rechnen sein dürfte. Indeed, there is a barbaric component in the music that teaches the listener the meaning of archaic cruelty, albeit Garcia's hostile growling deals with modern conflicts. This is not the soundtrack to a massacre. Absolutely pummeling and fast, fast, fucking FAST! 1. Example: the beginning mid-paced groove of "Fear of Napalm", one of the album's many memorable riffs. Once in a while you'll come across a truly remarkable album. Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm. Looking at the individual members, Oscar Garcia (of Nausea) takes lead vocals, sounding like a cross between John Trady and (early) Max Cavalera. Probably Scott Burns' best. Definitely worth checking out and an album where you can hear the grind riffs totally, the drums by Pete don't drown out the music. Rating: 80/100. Jesse just ripped and a lot of what he did is set the tone for the tempos, David Vincent helping out filling in on bass. Back in 1989 the first album “World Downfall” was released and it can be considered, in my opinion the best death/grind album ever. Need To Live 11. Injustice 13. Genres: Deathgrind, Grindcore. After World Obliteration 2. Blast beats abound, the lyrics pull no punches, and the shout-along choruses (if you're quick enough to spot them) are utterly bestial. There are not 20 seconds songs and every track has a refrain that captures you, so as to mark out each one of them. The instrumental parts leave a trail of devastation and it goes without saying that the barking of Garcia does not provide relief. An album you need to listen to or forever be considered a poseur. Ein Umstand, der der Band aber mehr als gut steht. I consider this full length a Reign In Blood Pt. Tape, Progarchives.com — progressive rock ultimate website, JazzMusicArchives.com — the ultimate jazz music online community, MetalMusicArchives.com — the ultimate metal music online community. The drums (Pete Sandoval, recorded in transition just as he was joining Morbid Angel) are pure Dave Lombardo on helium with full knowledge and mastery of the Repulsion/Napalm Death method of grindcraft. Terrorizer's vocals are some of the clearer ones you will ever encounter in grindcore. Enslaved By Propaganda 10. The name of this project was Terrorizer, and its heavily consequential debut "World Downfall" stands as one of the crowning achievements of the 80s push for a truly vicious sound. I don’t think it is. But if you want an headache as is meant to be, from a great band, take it! Which matters not at all, as they do manage to give off the perfect air of riot-ready rage married to suicidal hopelessness. Man...at the time this album came out, I had heard Morbid Angel and I thought I knew what fast was. "World Downfall" sounds coarse and vicious, rebellious and nasty. Account & Lists Account Returns & Orders. Musically I think Jesse did a lot of great riff-writing here, even though there were 16 tracks and it was an under 40 minute release. World Downfall, an Album by Terrorizer. Fear Of Napalm 4. The first thing that makes this album a kicking-ass release are the drums: Sandoval shows what the word “drumming” means with his great technique and “in-your-face” blast beats, both unusual in a genre where almost all drummers just hit the drums as fast as they can and in a monotone way, without any sign of creativity; the anger-filled vocals by Garcia and the killing riffs by Vincent and Pintado do the rest. Oscar Garcia's vocals are intimidating, incoherent, and perfect! The anarchic rigor of the album is the perfect breeding ground for immortal anthems. Songs were very short as you would expect, but some newer death/grind bands definitely have longer songs, but for Terrorizer, no song on here lasts a little over 3 minutes in length. But Terrorizer is definitely a metal band. Pig Destroyer’s “Prowler In The Yard” has the what the fuck?!? Grindcore with a little bit of Death Metal: that’s the formula for this masterpiece by legendary Terrorizer. So kultig wie diese TERRORIZER CD, war einst auch die Kritik im Rockhard (Ausgabe 37), ich zitiere wörtlich: "Kein Tag ohne TERRORIZER!" The instruments are well balanced but definitely "raw". This is the soundtrack to an organised demonstration against vivisection. The production is spectacular, clear and perfect; the bass playing is sort of more or less irrelevant. Genres: Deathgrind, Grindcore. It’s both a great piece of grind in its own right, but it also set a new precedent for precision and technical competence within this proudly punk genre. Rick Rubin and Andy Wallace could definitely have stood to learn much from what was accomplished on here. A pillar of the genre, it's re-release (on vinyl) celebrates some of extreme metal's biggest riffs, and biggest names. I bought this album expecting to have my ass handed to me, but no - I was disappointed by a dry production that seems to rob the music of all it’s fury and chaos, instead making it sound sterile. After all this years, this is still the best grindcore (deathgrind) release. World Downfall Terrorizer. I could pick the songs apart, but why? Unlike those bands, Terrorizer was an incredibly tight unit, and didn't need to rely on high velocity to cover any shortcomings in musicianship. This little beast of an LP not only marked a radical shift towards a more dangerous sound that is milked by the most brutal of modern bands, but it also simultaneously manages to sound remarkably time appropriate for 1989 in spite of itself. A good analogy would be to take the speed and flair of mid 80s Slayer and late 80s Death, remove most of the melodic detailing and solos, and present a vocalist slightly more rabid sounding but still similar to Chuck Schuldiner. The riffing is the perfect blend of hardcore/thrash speed and intensity with the riffing and heavy sound of metal. Sometimes the band sounds like a brutal death metal one for the intensity and violence and all the members do a very good job. It remains a matter of speculation. It's like listening to a metronome. Reviewer: 휘루. If for no other reason than it being a talking point within metal, a benchmark of primitivism and extremity by which we measure all our future endeavours. It's sort of a rabid proto-death/proto-crust vomit-grunt. However, don't let their ignorance mislead you. World Downfall is regarded as one of the most influential grindcore albums ever: it showcases crunchy, heavily distorted guitar riffs and extremely fast and precise blast beats in addition to growling, harsh vocals and lyrics dealing with social issues, features that would become a standard among grindcore music. That's to help remind you that you're listening to metal, not the high-speed political punk of a certain English quartet. "Corporation Pull-In" 16 tracks under 40 minutes (not falling under than 1 minute or being longer than 4 minutes) and NO fillers. Hello Select your address All Hello, Sign in. I think that Jesse had a good idea of what he wanted to do with this mix and Oscar on vocals just uttering few words per song. His playing is mind-boggling; hyper-fast, yet incredibly precise. This is the ONLY Terrorizer I will listen to, especially since Jesse is gone. 5.0 out of 5 stars Avatara's review of Terrorizer "World Downfall". The thrash genre can only get so heavy or so brutal before it completely evolved into something entirely different. It doesn't matter if they're songs like "Storm of Stress" or "Injustice" that last just a little more than a minute, they're just as effective as tracks like "After World Obliteration" or "Dead Shall Rise" that make it past the three minute mark. Do yourself a favour and experience this album. Infestation 15. If the vocals were better, I would've given this probably a perfect score. Real quick: this is the perfect crossover record. We are not talking about Napalm Death’s “Scum”(1987) or Defecation’s “Purity Dilution”(1989); even if those bands were innovators, they had not the same quality of this band. Your "World Downfall" equation is thusly: outrage at the system plus power-chord fury plus hyperspeed plus absolutely mind-blowing drums = oh my fucking god. , it encompasses all these things and more Rubin and Andy Wallace could definitely stood. 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