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Always the Hard Way

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Well, like the title of my review says, "What else did you expect?"
If you liked "Lowest Of The Low", and you liked the slight transition from that album to "One With The Underdogs" ...I can't see this album disappointing you.
They basically do, with this album, what Hatebreed did with "Rise Of Brutality"
They gave you another album that the writing was just barely different, almost not enough to make mention of. And the album still is as hard as it should be.
They said themsleves that they really did exactly what the wanted to on this album. And that was to concentrate on bringing you new songs that sounded fresh and had a new life to them, but, were still the familiar TERROR sound.
This album does not let down in any areas in my opinion.
They come out swinging from the first song, and they really don't slow down, or change styles until track #12 "Dibbs And Murs Check In"
The one and only hip-hop song on the album.
Please don't be frightened by this. Honestly, how many of you "hard-core" fans don't own a few hip-hop CD's ???
Besides, Scott doesn't even put any vocals on that song.
They say it all with the title of the album..."Always The Hard Way"
My current fav's are: "Hell To Pay" , "Test My Convictions", "Hardship Belongs To Me"
There really is no downside to this album. If you are a true fan of TERROR, or even the scene that they represent, I see no reason why you wouldn't like this album.
If you think otherwise, maybe you would prefer the album "Always The Soft Way"
or the other favorite "Always The Pansy Way"

Eat it up. Always The Hard Way.
Bang your heads, circle pit, mosh, start something when these guys play in your town.
You owe it to them, and yourself.
Support this hard-working, and respectable group.

I just have to say that this album is brutal. All the way through, Terror stays true to hardcore's roots and their origional sound, while still creating something new that is different from "Lowest of the Low" and "One with the Underdogs". The opening song, All For Revenge was a perfect way to start off the album... hard guitar riffs, fast and never slowing. The vocals are much harder than before (relates much more to "Lowest of the Low" and the instrumentation has gotten better as well. Their choice of guest vocals was also totally different from their previous albums. I do not know the singers or what bands they are from, but everyone of them were much more melodic; they did it for a reason and it gave each song more of a backbone to it. A good example of this is in track Close to Defeat.

Overall this album is amazing. One song however, that is completely different... was the last song Smash Through You. It is slow, but it is amazing how Terror molded it into something hardcore and amazing. I believe that experimentation is good (especially when it is just in one song and not the entire album... especially if it flops), but Terror did a great job and just smashed through everything... of course Zeuss produced it... and he is amazing lol!

There is also rap in it... 12. Dibbs And Murs Check In. But I don't mind. I don't mind rap... especially good rap and they are awesome. It just changes the texture from hearing screaming vocals... hardcore and rap together is amazing. Stay true Terror! Keep up the great work and I hope to see you on tour!!!! Rock on!

The California based quintet known as Terror practice two main elements on their fourth full length effort, "Always The Hard Way": brevity and brutality. The whole album lasts only 29 minutes, and no song is over three minutes long, but Terror still make sure fans get their money's worth. Terror combine sharp production with foaming-at-the-mouth rage, and mix that in with brutal music and feverish speeds. The result is a lethal combination; to call it "aggressive" is a vast understatement. Every one of these songs bristle with busy, bludgeoning guitar arrangements, pummeling drums, bulldozing rhythms, and full-bodied bellows.

Songs like "All For Revenge"(the album opener), "Test My Convictions," and "Hardship Belongs To Me" pulverize the listener with an avalanche of ferocious, blinding riffs, quick, walloping drums, and thunderous rhythms, and "Strike You Down" and "Survival Comes Crashing In" are filled with ear drum shredding guitar noise. The title track is one of the disc's catchiest tracks, due to its scorching riffs and memorable shout-along refrain of the title phrase. The chainsaw guitars on "So Close To Defeat" and "Hell To Pay," the fiery, blazing eleventh track, "You Can't Break Me," and the slower, grinding album closer are also among the record's most memorable songs.

"Always The Hard Way" is hardcore through and through--there's nothing metal or melodic about this album. It's easily the genre's best release so far this year, and the best since Hatebreed's 2003 disc, "The Rise Of Brutality."

sure, this is not buried alive, slugfest or despair(scott vogels old bands) but man, this is terror, this is hardcore, and this is a perfect cd. if you like straight up, no bull*hit hardcore, in your face, fast paced, this is for you. get there other cd's too.

This is not metal. This is hardcore. and as you get that, you'll stop comparing them to slipknot and BFMV. "Lowest of the Low" was incredible, but the band needed to move on. Somehow "Underdogs..." feels a touch stale.It is an incredible list of songs - alone the are awesome. But as an album, it feels rigid. I think Zeuss tried to hard. But "Always the Hard Way" shows a maturation from "Low" and a rejuvenation of passion compared to "Underdogs". This album is full ury and ferver and frank lyrics. They are not singing, they are not trying to be rock stars. These are hardcore vets playing fast riffs and heavy breakdowns. They have a formula, but the heartfelt rage and anger laid over smartly written music that does not try to be more than it is; but still feels fresh and injects energy. "Lost" is the best song. In HC song hall of fame. Every song is amazing. "Strike You Down" "Survival" "Diehards" "Hell to Pay" are triumphant.

this is one of the best hardcore cds to come out in recent memory, terror is one of the best bands to emerge in the hardcore scene and they are destined to be remembered. the difference between a band like them and agnostic front or sick of it all, is publicity and time. if you like hardcore you will love this cd it's fast paced heavy it has heavy break downs and lyrics that are tough as nails. definitely worth buying.

Awesome album from the get go. All for revenge is lyrically one of the best songs scott has ever written. Just as good if not better than their previous ONE WITH THE UNDERDGOGS!

Many say that terror kills slipknot and bullet for my valentine,but really? slipknot might be called nu metal even though they haven't sound nu metal in a long time but they will always be more metal than these losers and better.Now okay hardcore kids,i used to like terror until their music got really boring and found out how gay hardcore was,no wonder many people hate metalcore cause they simply call it "hardcore" and what i have seen lately is how many bands like terror have the whole gangsta look,
(cause they love it)and how pathetic they look trying to be all tough with their little guitars and ghetto style...but first of all metalcore is not hardcore THIS IS HARDCORE! Even death metal fans might like this band for the music but the whole style sucks,and i would like to kill the morons in the stupid hip hop song,gosh you look so stupid bringing rappers into the heavy metal scene(i know,hardcore is not metal but you get the point)or just by looking half gangsta and half rocker,just pick one and don't waste time making music that will just get you laid .RAP AND HIP HOP SUCK!What will make you buy this album well if you like something that just sounds too hardcore.Get it?TOO HARDCORE?cause it's pretty hardcore.I admit sometimes when im in the street and i see the millions of gangsta's around(which are pretty gay)i,put some terror on my ipod cause if you are in that world you might as well listen to the gangsta stuff,and terror is a great choice..hahahaha.The hardcore kids say "i rather dress like this,instead of wearing make up and tight pants and cut my hair" but it's actually gayer what you wear,you look like total morons who can't pick what you are gonna wear and picking out your obese father's xxxxlarge shirts and having your pants falling all the way down your knees and showing your poop boxers,GROW UP!......BY THE WAY,THE OLD AVENGED SEVENFOLD DESTROYS YOU'RE TERROR MORONS!