Vektor - Terminal Redux
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The Massenger
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I would love Vektor's thrash metal. Perhaps one of the reasons is the singing of David DiSanto, like the great Chuck Schuldiner's. But without considering this resemblance and the inspiration that Death's style had on Vektor, the adventure of these Arizona metalheads is interesting to me. From the first album, entitled Black Future, I was attracted to them; but five years doesn't seem like a bad time for the flying saucer known as Vektor to fly towards its third manifesto. If you think the main reason for the darkness of space is the non-reflectivity of light, it is necessary to travel to space with the octopus of Vektor; if you think the void needs to charge and recharge, it's necessary to listen to the tenth track. It seems Vektor traveled to space to see the astrological signs and the conclusion of our planet Earth, a conclusion, of course, of a void-world that made itself and charged up, but at last, there was no choice but to recharge/discharge it. Read more ›› |
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Posts: 2589 Written by Vikcen on 26.07.2016 at 14:38 I'll have to wait until it comes in the mail to confirm that my dude But I get the feeling you're probably right...
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By far their more COMPLETE album. Negatives that it has less hits than the others and i'd like it to be... 63 instead of 73 minutes... 2-3 years ago i'd give it easilly a 10. I dont rate that high the albums nowadays so this is a very strong 9.... As for the "possitives" they are sooo many, the band is extremely mature, amazing riffs and solos, huge variety in songwriting, some great moments of "innovation"... Psychotropia, Pillars of Sand, Charging the void, Recharging the void and LCD, all have astonishing parts....
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Shouldn't the vocals classify this band as a technical death metal band more in line with Atheist than a thrash band?
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Posts: 7941 Written by Aries Rising on 17.10.2016 at 11:49 When vocals have come into consideration in setting up a genre?! Vektor is fully-fledged technical thrash metal band. Nothing more or nothing less than that.
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This is my first Vektor album. And everything in it is impressive, from the vocals to the drums. I can listen to this album all day (especially while reading hard science fiction like Asimov).
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After 6 months being on my playlist I just bought CD and hoodie. This is the best thrash album since Kreator's "Coma of Souls" (1990)
---- Metalhead since 1987
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I think I like this album a little more than it deserves simply because it's such an exhausting listen that I don't replay it much. It's such a long and intense album, which isn't necessarily a bad thing but as a result it's not even close to being my most played album of the year (that goes to Winter's Gate). IMO this is probably the album that best shows how much metal has improved over the years, and definitely my favorite album of 2016.
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Posts: 4287 Written by [user id=159927] on 08.02.2017 at 14:36 It's a little better but still nothing special for me. I just don't like thrash metal in general.
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Alright, It's in my top 20 now. I've seen some guys telling their songwriting is sucks on comments. Guys... just WTF?
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Oh yeah this is incredible. I have no clue why I didn't listen to it sooner. I'm on a recent technical thrash kick and this will be spinning for many months to come.
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Ok so I somehow missed this band (why?), only after 40 seconds into this album I concluded that I'm a huge fan (I'm dead serious).
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New Vektor!
---- Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated) Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres) So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)
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After a lot of consideration, I would say this is my favourite Vektor album. Ranking order as follows: 1. Terminal Redux - 9.4/10 2. Black Future - 9.3/10 3. Outer Isolation - 8.7/10 Hopefully the next album will be at least as good as Outer Isolation, if not better. Although I'm not holding my breath after the split EP this year...
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This album is a masterpiece not necessarily because of the guitar-work (which is undoubtedly awesome) but rather because of the superb storytelling. In the first track I didn't really understand what was going on - I was focused mainly on the fast riffs. But by the time I got to the second song, I knew I was in for a treat. I won't spoil the story, but this album takes you on an epic journey through space, showing a man's rise to power while contemplating mortality and order in a chaotic universe. There are amazing songs here: Recharging the Void, LCD, Pillars of Sand, Collapse. But my favorite track is Cygnus Terminal, which strangely seems to be overlooked by others. I just absolutely love that part of the story: a crazed man returning home with a mission of revenge and his plan to "save" humanity: "I have returned... with malice that can't be unlearned!" 
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Well, it took me 5 years but I really got into Charging The Void and think it's an absolutely wild track. Now, I need approximately 45 years to appreciate the rest of the album.
---- I hate bonus tracks
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Posts: 3444 Written by Zap on 13.10.2021 at 12:57 Nice  I wish you good luck!
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Posts: 971 Written by nonZero on 17.12.2020 at 01:02 Great, they change a little the sound on vocals.
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It somehow gets better with each listen, this is dare I say the best thrash album of all times.
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Posts: 3444 Written by Roman Doez on 01.03.2022 at 17:16 Hell yeah! Glad to have you on board! It's definitely the best thrash since Rust in Peace and Seasons in the Abyss for me
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Posts: 1383 Written by F3ynman on 01.03.2022 at 19:56 Agreed! 2nd best would be Black Future
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Posts: 185 Written by F3ynman on 29.05.2022 at 04:10 Finally
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Well deserved, I'd say.
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