Terminal Redux
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| Released | May 6, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015–2016 | |||
| Studio | Panther Pro Audio, Villain Recordings | |||
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| Length | 73:21 | |||
| Label | Earache | |||
| Producer | Vektor, Byron Filson | |||
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Terminal Redux is the third album by the American thrash metal band Vektor, released on May 6, 2016. It is the band's first album released on Earache Records.[1] The album is a concept album, which tells a sci-fi story about an astronaut finding the key to immortality and using it to gain vast political and financial power, but eventually experiencing an existential crisis as a result.[2] Vocalist, guitarist and songwriter David DiSanto has also stated that the album was intended to serve as a concept album about the band itself.[3] Terminal Redux is the final Vektor album to feature Frank Chin and Blake Anderson, as both left the band in December 2016. It was also Vektor's final album before they entered a four-year-hiatus that same year.
Production and release
[edit]Vektor first played the song "Ultimate Artificer" live in August 2014, after roughly a year of writing new material.[4] The band spent much of 2015 in the studio, recording the album. In November of that year, the band announced that their upcoming album would be entitled Terminal Redux, and released a studio version of "Ultimate Artificer".[5] In February 2016, the band revealed the album's final release date, artwork, and track listing.[6]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [7] |
| Metal Hammer | [8] |
| MetalSucks |  [9] |
| Pitchfork | 8.2/10[10] |
| Spin | 9/10[11] |
| Sputnikmusic | link |
Terminal Redux received positive reviews from professional critics. Dom Lawson of Metal Hammer magazine placed the album 8th in his list of the top 10 metal albums of 2016.[12] Stereogum list the album 20th on their list of the best 40 metal albums of 2016.[13]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Charging the Void" | 9:11 |
| 2. | "Cygnus Terminal" | 8:15 |
| 3. | "LCD (Liquid Crystal Disease)" | 7:33 |
| 4. | "Mountains Above the Sun" | 1:22 |
| 5. | "Ultimate Artificer" | 5:04 |
| 6. | "Pteropticon" | 6:00 |
| 7. | "Psychotropia" | 7:39 |
| 8. | "Pillars of Sand" | 5:19 |
| 9. | "Collapse" | 9:22 |
| 10. | "Recharging the Void" | 13:36 |
| Total length: | 73:21 | |
Personnel
[edit]Vektor
[edit]- David DiSanto – guitar, vocals
- Erik Nelson – guitar
- Frank Chin – bass guitar
- Blake Anderson – drums
Additional personnel
[edit]- Byron Filson – production, mixing, mastering
- Daniel Kishbaugh – recording
- Adam Burke – artwork
- RoseMary Fiki – backing vocals on "Charging the Void" and "Recharging the Void"
- Naeemah Z. Maddox – backing vocals on "Charging the Void" and "Recharging the Void"
- Alex Poole – soundscapes
References
[edit]- ^ "Earache Acquires Heavy Artillery Records". blabbermouth.net. Blabbermouth. July 17, 2012. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ^ "VEKTOR LYRICS – "Terminal Redux" (2016) album".
- ^ "Vektor". www.facebook.com. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
- ^ "New VEKTOR track "ULTIMATE ARTIFICER" Exclusive Live Debut". youtube.com. Youtube. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ Rhombus, Emperor (November 10, 2015). "Vektor's New Track Crafted by the "Ultimate Artificer"". metalsucks.net. MetalSucks. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ "Vektor to Release "Terminal Redux" Album in May". blabbermouth.net. Blabbermouth. February 15, 2016. Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ^ Monger, James Christopher. "Terminal Redux – Vektor". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- ^ McFee, Edwin (May 22, 2016). "Vektor – Terminal Redux". Metal Hammer. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
- ^ Frank, Max (May 5, 2016). "Vektor, Terminal Redux: Make Space Great Again". MetalSucks.net. MetalSucks. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ Sodomsky, Sam (May 6, 2016). "Vektor Terminal Redux". Pitchfork. Retrieved May 6, 2016.
- ^ "Terminal Redux – Vektor". July 26, 2016.
- ^ "Dom Lawson's Top 10 Albums of 2016". December 14, 2016.
- ^ "The 40 Best Metal Albums of 2016". December 14, 2016.
External links
[edit]- "Terminal Redux by Vektor on iTunes". apple.com. Apple. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
