I may no longer be a part of Vektor, but the fact that Terminal, or any of our music, has hit so many people in such a great way floors me. Thank you all, truly.
Big love from Brazil. Your work with vektor was trully amazing, i cant stop listening to it since, i dont know, september 2017. I hope you're fine, i sure hope you comeback to vektor for more amzing work. thanks!
to be fair man, see how long your phone lasts with 9 minutes of charging. if the entire void lasts that long with a 9 minute charge, i want to know where they get their tech from
pAWNproductionsDE My phone would last a couple days on full charge. it takes about an hour and 20 minutes to fully charge it. 9 minutes is about a ninth of that. a ninth of 48 hours is a bit more than 5 hours. The void runs out of juice rather quickly
This, and I'm being completely honest, might be one of the greatest thrash albums ever made. People will argue and throw this up against a bunch of albums from the 80s. But that's just looking at the past through rose-colored glasses. Too many metalheads are stuck in the past, at least in my opinion. I don't care how old an album is; if it's got incredible songwriting chops, creativity, attitude, musicianship, and just all-around passion, then it's a classic. This album nails all those aspects right on the head. As time rolls on, this work of art will be solidified among the all-time greats such as Rust in Peace, Ride the Lightning, Reign in Blood, The Years of Decay, Spectrum of Death, and many more. HAIL VEKTOR!!!
I agree! Also old thrash albums don't feel as much like an album than this. This feels like one entity rather than a playlist of amazing songs, the flow of this record is astonishing for a thrash record.
I think it's too early to say anything. Not every metalhead is stuck in the past - it's just the truth you have been looking for. Look for another truth if you want to get out of that tunnel.
I legitimately don't understand why people make this comparison, but if i knew nothing about dbz, Lord Freiza does sound like something the singer would call himself lol
Listening to this masterpiece again being in my balcony watching the sky and stars with a glass of fine beer Edit:I dont think i will ever get enough of this album
All I remember was playing Battlefield 1 with Death's The Sound of Perseverance album playing in the background, autoplay was on, and then this popped up. Been listening to Vektor since. Thanks RUclips!
Death, Voivod, Aspid, Kreator, these influences can easily be felt in Vektor's music, but they are just that, influences. Vektor are one of a kind and a breath of fresh air in the Thrash metal sub genre.
I've been into Vektor for about 3 years now and am ashamed to say I had no idea this album was coming! I was really, really impressed with 'Outer Isolation' and wasn't sure how they'd follow it up, but boy was I pleasantly surprised. I've heard a lot of adjectives slung at Vektor's music: sci-fi, prog, concept, blackened - and I think all are true to a greater of lesser degree. This band aren't just faithfully following the style of 80's thrash bands like a lot of revivalists are doing (not that there's anything wrong with that), but they're treading entirely new ground, and subsequently redefining what thrash is and CAN BE. Also, they've gained a great deal of underground success and a cult-like following with their boundary pushing music, and all without any airtime or music videos. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that EXACTLY how Metallica started out?
pillars of sand chorus might be one of my favorite moments in metal that i know to date. saw vektor live in small club last friday and it was absolutely amazing. people who say that heavy music is dead and gone are clueless that dont bother to open their eyes
My favourite album EVER. While I loathe David DiSanto, for obvious reasons, and although Vektor is pretty much him, I love Vektor and will continue to. I don't think I'll ever get over what he did...
@@Vasiliy230 the wife is in fact fucked up. I met Dave on the Terminal Redux tour, he is super cute and couldn't hurt a fly. The wife is a manipulative person. The video of the beating is only him yelling at her he can't stand her anymore. That's it. Go look at her face when she made the video on fb for receiving money. She hasn't suffered, that's a face of someone happy to be rich. Dave also did a post, before deleting the fb page, where he said "a person has destroyed the band" without saying who. Because that's her. Also, why would Erik get back to him if he were this alcoholic monster? He just had to decide his friends and band, or the wife. Poor guy, hope he's fine
This is what you get when you get top tier musicians with the exact same song writing vision and actually put time and effort into creating a product that is completely original and compelling from start to finish. Absolute fucking masterpiece my favourite album of this year by far!
The first time I heard this album was, in its entirety, at a bus stop in Hamburg, Germany and I must say, I said, "Holy fucking shit", more than once. Needless to say, I missed my appointment, yet experienced, hands down, the best, music of my generation on a seemingly boring afternoon. For that, I am grateful. Thank you!
Criminally underrated. Amazingly skilled technically as well as eloquent in their writing and expression. Terminal Redux takes a few listens to fully appreciate, but after that it went straight to the top 10 of all time in my book.
@@ChiaroscuroUK Its a claim of great value......But this album is more than great enough to back it up, the dynamic blend of emotions in each song and constant changes of atmosphere , the mastery in execution making all those feelings come up clear and coherently in the shape of some of the best riffs I ever heard, the diversity of songs, the production, all these factors (and so many more that I are so obvious I wont even list them here) make for an absolute masterpiece that I cant stop and will never stop listening :D
Clicked on this because of the nice cover art and because I was curious what it might be; turns out to be a great album from a band I didn't know of before... It really hit's the nail on the head in mixing the pure speed of thrash with wonderful melodies and intriguing rhythm patterns, I absolutely enjoyed it! A gorgeous musical journey like this is rare to find!
I rarely leave comments on youtube, but this masterpiece just earns it to be talked about! A year ago I discovered this gem, and now a year later I listen to it and it still sounds soooo incredibly fresh! When you just listen the album from front to back with the "Recharge" at the end, where they pick up all the references of the previous songs..... OMG it's so hard to describe how much I love this record!
How did i miss this. .... this very impressive thrash band with elements of death and black metal fusing perfectly in a rock opera of godly proportions
This may help explain meaning of the lyrics a bit more. Love this album a trully GEM. ''It begins with the lone astronaut from Outer Isolation, who is actually an Isolation test subject. He overrides the autopilot and is compelled to go forth on his own and search for his purpose. Years in isolation have twisted his mind, and he teeters between insanity and vengeance. His travels bring him to the now-exploded star, Alshain. Within the stellar nebula, he finds a life-giving molecule that revitalizes him and extends his life. With an entire haul of the newfound molecule, he believes he's found his purpose. He has an epiphany about life and death and decides to bring his life-giving molecule and his new way of understanding to the Cygnus Regime.''
I know, right! I tried ordering the CD on-line when this was first released. But after a week of waiting for the order to complete, my money was refunded and no CD! At least I saw them live when they toured this album.
@@iLiokardo Hum. I think the only reason boomer could be synonymous with old is because the boomer generation was born a long time ago. But I guess it would be like telling a kid born in 2040: "When you become a millennial ..." It just doesn't make much sense to use the term like that.
Feels really weird when you think about it. "Listen you little shit, grandpa's gonna tell you about the great music around when he was in high school."
This is, without a doubt, one of the best albums I’ve ever heard. Been listening to it constantly over the last couple months and it still truly blows me away. David DiSanto’s musical vision is fucking godly and he has the creative/technical/intellectual ability to put it on full display - this is a truly transcendent contribution to the metal world. If you’re as into this album as I and haven’t FULLY delved into the lyrics, I would implore you to do so. Just listened/read through them all from start to finish for the first time and was left speechless. The story told stuck so many chords - moving, soulful, thought-provoking… just incredible. Thank you, Vektor (David). Rock the fuck on.
I was going to comment something witty but I had to be rushed to the hospital to have my jaw re-attached to my face, holy chocolate cheesecake was that an insane ride!
Admittedly I wasn't buying into all of the hype over this album. But now that I've given it some time... I can sort of see why everyone is losing their mind over this album. This is impressive.
This generation? How about Leviathan, Melana Chasmata, As the Palaces Burn, In Times, The Blackening, The Anthropocene Extinction, Ghost Reveries, Vermin, Death Is This Communion, The Red Album, I could go on and on. Great album but not the best of this generation
Been listening for a few years now, still cant get my head around how good this band is, they're really at some next level musicianship and never fail to capture a lot of emotion despite all the technical trickery
The more I listen to this, the better it gets. I started out with Collapse being the only standout for me (nearly reduced me to tears on a first listen), then Charging and Recharging the Void started growing on me, followed by realising how fucking awesome LCD is, especially the first breakdown. Best album I've heard in years, and it just keeps getting better with every listen.
the only songs i haven’t done a replay button rapefest with are pillars of sand and collapse. but still it feels wrong to pause them or play another song while they’re playing.
Wow, Collapse at 51:25 surprised me ... didn't expect that. I like when trash metal bands allow themselves to be melodically expressive from time to time. This was really nice
+Goreface69 The expansion of the universe is accelerating though. For every million parsecs of distance from the observer, the rate of expansion increases by about 67 kilometers per second. The expansion of the universe has been accelerating for roughly 5 billion years.
+Ivars Bergs All I can say is that I have followed Metallica, Megadeth, Overkill, Sodom and some of Slayer, Testament and others but I feel that all of that has led me to Vektor, where now, I stand and can't move to any other direction. If I was going to start a sect this would would it: A Sect Of Vektor ... care to join? ... lol
This is the best album that I know. Recommendations: Lich King - Born Of The Bomb Stormkeep - Tales of Othertime Tenebris - Bedroom Party Melechesh - Emissaries Curta'n Wall - Siege Obsessed Fief - II (medium well known): Windir - 1184 Finntroll - Nivelfind Equilibrium - Sagas Summoning - Minas Morgul Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika Symphony X - V (well known): Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk Death - Symbolic Dream Theater - Images and Words Opeth - Blackwater Park Meshugga - ObZen (extras): The Touhou Project Soundtrack Nintendo Soundtracks(Mario, Kirby, Pokémon, Smash Bros)
I just want a novel based on the lyrics. Was listening to this album for 2 years now and found out just now that it is a concept album telling an actual story. I'm not a native speaker and I was listening to the music in general which is absolutely amazing, and with the lyrics it makes it even more incredible. Hands down, I wish Vektor will get the shit together again and record something at least as good as Terminal Redux. One of the best if not the best modern thrash metal album.
Many people tend to believe that art and virtue are interconnected. They are not. Some of best artists ever were pure assholes in personal life. The humankind does not therefore dismiss their work as useless. Probably painting and sculpture has the densest population of worst assholes ever, but you find them in music too. It has nothing to do with the quality of music itself. This is still an immortal masterpiece!
I hate to be 'that guy' but I bought the double vinyl the same week it came out :) I also had the privilege of seeing them play live back in August, and they were fucking phenomenal.
Vektor has always struck me as a "Primitive Future" band. Like I can so picture a young Luke Skywalker zooming out to "Toshi Station" to pick this album up along with some "Power Converters" and having this cranked on his sound system when he comes back to "The Farm" and his Unkel Owen Larz harshing at him!
I just discovered this band. It is fresh air in this time where finding creative mental bands is quite difficult. I've been a metal fan for more than 25 years.
To say that this album is a technical marvel is a dire understatement. I was just thinking that Pteropticon is one of the most masterful thrash songs I've ever heard, but then the album kept playing and I remembered that this whole album is a fucking masterpiece. Before I listened to Terminal Redux, I thought that Outer Isolation was the best that Vektor could do (which was exemplary - holy shit) but they've completely blown me away with this album!
+Cameron Amey On the money. It seems to me (so far, a lot of listening yet to do) LCD, Pteropticon and Collapse are AMAZING in a way I felt about some of the tracks on Outer Isolation, or better, but the rest of this album is just a trip from start to finish. What can you say
***** Yeah, and it will grow on you more and more as you listen to it, i think it's safe to say that it's already in my top 10 thrash albums of all time. This WILL be considered as a timeless classic thrasterpiece after 10-20 years from now just like rust in peace and other classics.
I´ve been listening to this album for three days non-stop. I can´t put into words the huge amount of feelings this album triggers inside me. And it´s just the beginning.
6:5014:081:08:12 all these moments give me chills up my spine. Vektor is such a special band, they have such a mastery of emotional resonance in melody
Ok, I have listened to lots of music but have to say that this is the most likely the best music or album ever. Whoever recommended to me on this channel ... you did the good thing!
Vektor has seriously checked all the boxes and have provided us with one of the best slabs I've heard in decades. I would never give a 10/10 on an album as there's always something I wish could be better, but I find after years of listening to this record, I have yet to find fault. There is nothing I would want to improve on in this and It's very very close to a perfect 10. At least for me !
Ive passed up listening to this a few times since its release, it just wasnt doing anything for me but man now its sinking in just how epic it is, especially once you read along with the lyrics and make out the story
MY biggest gripe was the vocals. The music is sheer brilliance but his vocals are just....I dunno. When he "sings" in his lower registry it sounds good (even his cleans are decent) but those high ranged shrieking screams are just ear piercing to me. If the musician was average, I wouldn't give this band a second thought. It's the song writing and the musicianship that made me keep coming back. It's phenomenal.
This is like Atheist had an illicit liaison with Death and had two children, named Early Gory Blister & Vektor. Their grandparents Watchtower and Cynic would be so proud.
I came across this album about two months ago, didn't know Vektor before. I listen to it every morning when arriving at work. I can't get bored and I think I never will. Thank you Vektor, thank you, thank you.
Vektor is for sure one of the most interesting and honest bands in metal today, it´s nice to hear something fresh in this times. It´s a pleasure to get lost in this tunes.
![WINDHAND - Windhand (2023 Deluxe Edition) [FULL ALBUM STREAM]](/img/1.gif)
I may no longer be a part of Vektor, but the fact that Terminal, or any of our music, has hit so many people in such a great way floors me. Thank you all, truly.
Erik Nelson
Man why did you do that.
Why did you left the band,you were one of the best modern band of all time for sure.
Erik Nelson why did you leave? 😭
you’re a legend!
Good job on contributing to this album and metal in general.
Big love from Brazil. Your work with vektor was trully amazing, i cant stop listening to it since, i dont know, september 2017. I hope you're fine, i sure hope you comeback to vektor for more amzing work. thanks!
I must say the void has some pretty bad power efficiency. You charge it for 9 minutes and have to recharge it 50 minutes later.
hahahahaha
this made me smile
This is too funny
to be fair man, see how long your phone lasts with 9 minutes of charging. if the entire void lasts that long with a 9 minute charge, i want to know where they get their tech from
pAWNproductionsDE My phone would last a couple days on full charge. it takes about an hour and 20 minutes to fully charge it. 9 minutes is about a ninth of that. a ninth of 48 hours is a bit more than 5 hours. The void runs out of juice rather quickly
This album contains enough metal to build several death stars!
tfw disney is metal
A dobrze mowisz
Hahaha!
best comment evah
This, and I'm being completely honest, might be one of the greatest thrash albums ever made. People will argue and throw this up against a bunch of albums from the 80s. But that's just looking at the past through rose-colored glasses. Too many metalheads are stuck in the past, at least in my opinion. I don't care how old an album is; if it's got incredible songwriting chops, creativity, attitude, musicianship, and just all-around passion, then it's a classic. This album nails all those aspects right on the head. As time rolls on, this work of art will be solidified among the all-time greats such as Rust in Peace, Ride the Lightning, Reign in Blood, The Years of Decay, Spectrum of Death, and many more. HAIL VEKTOR!!!
+Dr. Jackal Agreed 100%
Absolutely agree. Times change. Check out "Deserted Fear" from Germany, also new and very good!
I agree! Also old thrash albums don't feel as much like an album than this. This feels like one entity rather than a playlist of amazing songs, the flow of this record is astonishing for a thrash record.
I think it's too early to say anything. Not every metalhead is stuck in the past - it's just the truth you have been looking for. Look for another truth if you want to get out of that tunnel.
Vektor is a very good band but this style of music dates back 80: Death, Cynic, Sadus, Atheist...
This is one of the best albums ever. It even has Lord Frieza on vocals.
+The Earl Of Lemongrab Ragnarok from Soul Eater, I think.
I legitimately don't understand why people make this comparison, but if i knew nothing about dbz, Lord Freiza does sound like something the singer would call himself lol
That's not even his Final Form xD
Lolo I am bit drunk and wanna see dbz after this song.......
At times he does sound like the original English Frieza
They just announced today that the band is reforming and that they are working on a new album
@Goat On the groups Facebook
@Goat Wasn't the singer accused of domestic violence ?
This is the best news ever!! thank you
i follow him, i didnn't see THIS!?!?
@@pluviophilius2354 yeah, but that was the day i heard the news. Not too difficult to understand.
I dare to say that is now one the best thrash metal masterpieces of all time.
+Gaztivk Moralek *GASP*
+Gaztivk Moralek how dare you!
And Agent Orange or Pleasure To Kill?.
you like mirrors?
I'm not sure even more, if this can be called Thrash ;)
so this is extremely awesome.
can't agree more
Then don't even try.
you're beyond right
Ben Eller dude you're extremely awesome!
Badass album
You know how some albums are so good that they make you straight up laugh out loud? Terminal Redux is that kind of album for me.
I know exactly what you mean.
Yes! youre just listening to it and youre like "how is it this good"?!
💯
If Vektor keeps up this pace, they're gonna collapse into themselves, creating a black hole and swallowing the Earth.
I'm ok with that.
They did.
if they do it'll be the most metal black hole in the the universe.
they wont keep up this pace.
this didn't age well
@@gerben880 Kind of prophetic given the album's story. I just hope we get more vektor than just two new songs from a split EP.
I really want this singer to yell
THIS IS NOT A GAME
TO BE LOST OR WON, LET JUSTICE BE DONE!
Rodrigo Astorga there will be zero.... tolerance
Rodrigo Astorga this gave me metal feels
Very much like Chuck's vocals on TSoP
TO BE LOST OR WON
I honestly can't understand how I'm not sick of this album yet, it's like I'm listening to it for the first time every time I do.
Same man. Idk how it's possible to compose something like this
Been listening since release, never get bored of it haha
"Recharging The Void" might be the greatest thrash metal song of the 21st century.
This is what you get when you mix Voivod with Death...The best thrash metal album in years
+xyntota you mean a sphere measured in lightyears around the Earth, right?
+pariskotsaros Don't forget some Coroner and increase the speed of everything by 300%
+xyntota oh, too bad then. because, after all, light-year is a unit of measuring distances.
***** lol
+xyntota Stop listening to haram music Fatama.
This is some of the coolest album art I've seen for a while
I can only respect metal albums with science fiction art (or cars / motorbikes)! So this is adequate
You forgot the hairy breast of Mike Portnoy!
A cool reminder of Thresholds by Nocturnus ;)
Tbh it's kind of the opposite of cool. But it is awesome.
It's now my desktop background
Listening to this masterpiece again being in my balcony watching the sky and stars with a glass of fine beer
Edit:I dont think i will ever get enough of this album
This album is so good that i needed to take mental breaks because i couldn't take in the beauty all at once.
Agreed. This is in another musical level. One single listen is not enough to understand and to enjoy this album.
Basically like trying to Digest the new Gorguts album...
Can agree^
This album is much longer than it is technical.
Same here
Now, I want a full-on animated movie to be made to this whole album, like Interstella 5555. MAKE IT HAPPEN INTERNET!
+Goreface69 Well I have all the pictures in my mind ! Really. But I don't know how to make movies :/
+Goreface69 I can make games
Like gore or somethink?
This has to happen. A full-length 73-minute music video, with a story set over the course of thousands of years.
*****
Parts I and II, of course. That's a full-length movie right there.
recharging the void is an absolute thrash-metal masterpiece
Yeah! Exactly ! Its legendary . This is secret message from World of Thrash !
Thrash metal no longer lives in the shadow of its past, and Vektor has proved it...
RECHAAAAAAAARGING THE VOID!
Yeah, now thrash lives in the shadow of Aquila
That's it. This is one of the best if not the best metal album of 2016.
And Megadeth? .-.
Baby Metal - Metal Resistance too? (Probably going to get hated in for this but apparently a lot of people like it.)
+Despotian And obscura's akroasis
wait for The Sorcerer to come out, before giving the crown like that :D
+Whack Angel Wait for "The Brotherhood of the Snake" by Testament to come out as well.
All I remember was playing Battlefield 1 with Death's The Sound of Perseverance album playing in the background, autoplay was on, and then this popped up. Been listening to Vektor since. Thanks RUclips!
Death, Voivod, Aspid, Kreator, these influences can easily be felt in Vektor's music, but they are just that, influences. Vektor are one of a kind and a breath of fresh air in the Thrash metal sub genre.
I've been into Vektor for about 3 years now and am ashamed to say I had no idea this album was coming!
I was really, really impressed with 'Outer Isolation' and wasn't sure how they'd follow it up, but boy was I pleasantly surprised.
I've heard a lot of adjectives slung at Vektor's music: sci-fi, prog, concept, blackened - and I think all are true to a greater of lesser degree.
This band aren't just faithfully following the style of 80's thrash bands like a lot of revivalists are doing (not that there's anything wrong with that), but they're treading entirely new ground, and subsequently redefining what thrash is and CAN BE.
Also, they've gained a great deal of underground success and a cult-like following with their boundary pushing music, and all without any airtime or music videos. Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that EXACTLY how Metallica started out?
"Correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that EXACTLY how Metallica started out?"
Yep. Metallica didn't air a music video until ...and Justice For All.
The husband sayd: look up Terminal Redux by Vektor and listen to it... so I did. Love it!!
pillars of sand chorus might be one of my favorite moments in metal that i know to date. saw vektor live in small club last friday and it was absolutely amazing. people who say that heavy music is dead and gone are clueless that dont bother to open their eyes
God damn it, despite everything that happened this is still one of the most important metal albums of the last 10 years, it is still a masterpiece.
My favourite album EVER. While I loathe David DiSanto, for obvious reasons, and although Vektor is pretty much him, I love Vektor and will continue to. I don't think I'll ever get over what he did...
@@gedgemondod8808 And what he actually did?
@@Vasiliy230 Falling out with bandmates, beat his wife, alcoholism.
@@sanjaysrinivas8523 This is David own buisness. Also i don't believe to his wife, it seems she is fucked up
@@Vasiliy230 the wife is in fact fucked up. I met Dave on the Terminal Redux tour, he is super cute and couldn't hurt a fly. The wife is a manipulative person. The video of the beating is only him yelling at her he can't stand her anymore. That's it. Go look at her face when she made the video on fb for receiving money. She hasn't suffered, that's a face of someone happy to be rich.
Dave also did a post, before deleting the fb page, where he said "a person has destroyed the band" without saying who. Because that's her. Also, why would Erik get back to him if he were this alcoholic monster? He just had to decide his friends and band, or the wife.
Poor guy, hope he's fine
This is what you get when you get top tier musicians with the exact same song writing vision and actually put time and effort into creating a product that is completely original and compelling from start to finish. Absolute fucking masterpiece my favourite album of this year by far!
The first time I heard this album was, in its entirety, at a bus stop in Hamburg, Germany and I must say, I said, "Holy fucking shit", more than once. Needless to say, I missed my appointment, yet experienced, hands down, the best, music of my generation on a seemingly boring afternoon. For that, I am grateful. Thank you!
Criminally underrated. Amazingly skilled technically as well as eloquent in their writing and expression. Terminal Redux takes a few listens to fully appreciate, but after that it went straight to the top 10 of all time in my book.
Big claim, but I agree.
@@ChiaroscuroUK Its a claim of great value......But this album is more than great enough to back it up, the dynamic blend of emotions in each song and constant changes of atmosphere , the mastery in execution making all those feelings come up clear and coherently in the shape of some of the best riffs I ever heard, the diversity of songs, the production, all these factors (and so many more that I are so obvious I wont even list them here) make for an absolute masterpiece that I cant stop and will never stop listening :D
Underrated? It's considered by many one of the best metal album of the last decade.
"recharging the void" just blew my mind...epic shit
Hello! 50 year old head banger here! This is fricking' awesome!
I'm 31 and have no intention of ever, ever letting the fire die.
Metal has no boundaries or limits!!
Nice man! It's awesome to see older people still be open to new music.
44 here.still going strong!
42 here and still headbanging.
666 here, still mombanging.
Clicked on this because of the nice cover art and because I was curious what it might be; turns out to be a great album from a band I didn't know of before...
It really hit's the nail on the head in mixing the pure speed of thrash with wonderful melodies and intriguing rhythm patterns, I absolutely enjoyed it! A gorgeous musical journey like this is rare to find!
I rarely leave comments on youtube, but this masterpiece just earns it to be talked about! A year ago I discovered this gem, and now a year later I listen to it and it still sounds soooo incredibly fresh! When you just listen the album from front to back with the "Recharge" at the end, where they pick up all the references of the previous songs..... OMG it's so hard to describe how much I love this record!
Still the best thrash metal album of all time. Come back Vektor. I want to see you live.
These guys get it.
I like this energetic country music.
Sir, this is clearly jazz influenced folk rap sung by a space eagle.
How did i miss this. .... this very impressive thrash band with elements of death and black metal fusing perfectly in a rock opera of godly proportions
This may help explain meaning of the lyrics a bit more. Love this album a trully GEM.
''It begins with the lone astronaut from Outer Isolation, who is
actually an Isolation test subject. He overrides the autopilot and is
compelled to go forth on his own and search for his purpose. Years in
isolation have twisted his mind, and he teeters between insanity and
vengeance. His travels bring him to the now-exploded star, Alshain.
Within the stellar nebula, he finds a life-giving molecule that
revitalizes him and extends his life. With an entire haul of the
newfound molecule, he believes he's found his purpose. He has an
epiphany about life and death and decides to bring his life-giving
molecule and his new way of understanding to the Cygnus Regime.''
I'm a lucky man, I got this masterpiece for Christmas. It was the hardest thing for my mom to find.
I know, right! I tried ordering the CD on-line when this was first released. But after a week of waiting for the order to complete, my money was refunded and no CD! At least I saw them live when they toured this album.
Went in blind. Never even heard of these guys. This is truly awesome.
Can this even be called thrash metal? This is so much more than I can describe... fuck labels.
And fuck the king.
The greatest swordsman who ever lived didn't have a sword? **cackles**
reading over this made my day
As it turns out, it's Technical Thrash Metal
It's death trhrash metal. Some riffs and the vocals are near the style of DEATH, the great band, pioneer of death metal in USA.
There's only one way to listen to this album. THE WHOLE WAY.
omglolzbbqsauce concept album life
Album of the year
WWF TV 14 Legend Negan if listened to this six times in three days. it is amazing.
Nicholas Fanzo it's good for gaming like my Spotify on Playstation 4
Maybe. I havent played a video game in ten years. But its amazing when taking walks in the woods.
Nicholas Fanzo How did you survive not having fun with friends while playing video games? one of the best things you can do to relax
Album of the decade.
When we become boomers, this'll be the album we'll be praising.
Same goes for Outer Isolation.
What do you mean when we become boomers? Do you think there will be a second demographic expansion ? Please god no
@@Akhin boomers, as in, old.
I suppose it doesn't make sense in its definition.
@@iLiokardo Hum. I think the only reason boomer could be synonymous with old is because the boomer generation was born a long time ago. But I guess it would be like telling a kid born in 2040: "When you become a millennial ..."
It just doesn't make much sense to use the term like that.
Feels really weird when you think about it. "Listen you little shit, grandpa's gonna tell you about the great music around when he was in high school."
This is, without a doubt, one of the best albums I’ve ever heard. Been listening to it constantly over the last couple months and it still truly blows me away. David DiSanto’s musical vision is fucking godly and he has the creative/technical/intellectual ability to put it on full display - this is a truly transcendent contribution to the metal world.
If you’re as into this album as I and haven’t FULLY delved into the lyrics, I would implore you to do so. Just listened/read through them all from start to finish for the first time and was left speechless. The story told stuck so many chords - moving, soulful, thought-provoking… just incredible. Thank you, Vektor (David). Rock the fuck on.
I was going to comment something witty but I had to be rushed to the hospital to have my jaw re-attached to my face, holy chocolate cheesecake was that an insane ride!
*****
IKR!? This is one of best fuckin albums EVER
***** Its lost a little bit of power for me recently, but thats probably because Ive been listening to it non stop
I agree!
+MrRictusGrin feel free to check out the site.
There's two if us
+MrRictusGrin feel free to check out the site.
There's two if us
Admittedly I wasn't buying into all of the hype over this album. But now that I've given it some time... I can sort of see why everyone is losing their mind over this album. This is impressive.
Back to 80's & 90's We Have the Big 4. Now we Have the Big VEKTOR!!! This Album is UNIQUE!!!!
When it comes to albums of the new era. I don't think any other bands can overtake Terminal Redux. Vektor is the true masterpiece of this generation.
This generation? How about Leviathan, Melana Chasmata, As the Palaces Burn, In Times, The Blackening, The Anthropocene Extinction, Ghost Reveries, Vermin, Death Is This Communion, The Red Album, I could go on and on. Great album but not the best of this generation
Vektor>your name drops
Nah, Melana Chasmata destroys this
Masterpiece?Average at best weak vocals that don't fit. The new release from Allegaeon is a masterpiece check out their cover of Subdivisions by Rush
Lou Manfredi Allegaeon sucks lol
Been listening for a few years now, still cant get my head around how good this band is, they're really at some next level musicianship and never fail to capture a lot of emotion despite all the technical trickery
All their albums are absolute masterpieces!
The Mad Thrasher i love dirty rotten imbeciles!!¡!!!
The more I listen to this, the better it gets. I started out with Collapse being the only standout for me (nearly reduced me to tears on a first listen), then Charging and Recharging the Void started growing on me, followed by realising how fucking awesome LCD is, especially the first breakdown. Best album I've heard in years, and it just keeps getting better with every listen.
the only songs i haven’t done a replay button rapefest with are pillars of sand and collapse. but still it feels wrong to pause them or play another song while they’re playing.
literally same bro
masterfuckingpiece
Agreed!!!
Wow, Collapse at 51:25 surprised me ... didn't expect that. I like when trash metal bands allow themselves to be melodically expressive from time to time. This was really nice
Easily the best part of the record
This album is very good. Easily a 10/10 album.
Vektor/10 !
I was a big fan of Black Future.
I guess the universe keeps accelerating.
Great job Vektor!
+Vasco Fernandes You mean expanding?
+Goreface69 it's a reference to their song "accelarating universe"
Vasco Fernandes Dammit.
+Goreface69 The expansion of the universe is accelerating though. For every million parsecs of distance from the observer, the rate of expansion increases by about 67 kilometers per second. The expansion of the universe has been accelerating for roughly 5 billion years.
+Daniel Giles thank you for the awesome knowledge. ACCELERATING UNIVERSE!!!
Those backing vocals in the two "Void" songs - they're beautiful.
I absolutely WORSHIP this album ....
best thrash album since '80ties
+Ivars Bergs All I can say is that I have followed Metallica, Megadeth, Overkill, Sodom and some of Slayer, Testament and others but I feel that all of that has led me to Vektor, where now, I stand and can't move to any other direction. If I was going to start a sect this would would it: A Sect Of Vektor ... care to join? ... lol
Reminds me of Death. Been dead for how long now and you still can here Chuck in modern music.
This is the best album that I know.
Recommendations:
Lich King - Born Of The Bomb
Stormkeep - Tales of Othertime
Tenebris - Bedroom Party
Melechesh - Emissaries
Curta'n Wall - Siege Obsessed
Fief - II
(medium well known):
Windir - 1184
Finntroll - Nivelfind
Equilibrium - Sagas
Summoning - Minas Morgul
Moonsorrow - Jumalten Aika
Symphony X - V
(well known):
Emperor - Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk
Death - Symbolic
Dream Theater - Images and Words
Opeth - Blackwater Park
Meshugga - ObZen
(extras):
The Touhou Project Soundtrack
Nintendo Soundtracks(Mario, Kirby, Pokémon, Smash Bros)
Symphony X V
the not well known ones you listed are very well known
@@DavidKazuma OK but still less than the others
Remember to keep your hands and feet within the confines of the ship at all times. Enjoy the ride.
I just want a novel based on the lyrics. Was listening to this album for 2 years now and found out just now that it is a concept album telling an actual story. I'm not a native speaker and I was listening to the music in general which is absolutely amazing, and with the lyrics it makes it even more incredible. Hands down, I wish Vektor will get the shit together again and record something at least as good as Terminal Redux. One of the best if not the best modern thrash metal album.
This aged well, the gods have spoken (last year) about writing new shit. Kinda late to the party, let's wait together!
"My band tunes down to double B-flat!"
"We tune up to F..."
(Hides in shame...)
Many people tend to believe that art and virtue are interconnected. They are not. Some of best artists ever were pure assholes in personal life. The humankind does not therefore dismiss their work as useless. Probably painting and sculpture has the densest population of worst assholes ever, but you find them in music too. It has nothing to do with the quality of music itself. This is still an immortal masterpiece!
im so badass that i bought this cd.
way to show support, they are nice guys who deserve the recognition and our $$$, god knows they earned it w/ all 3 albums
lucky, I just bought a terminal redux shirt. wish I could afford both
I hate to be 'that guy' but I bought the double vinyl the same week it came out :)
I also had the privilege of seeing them play live back in August, and they were fucking phenomenal.
The Grorgandorfa fucking lucky man. They came to my hometown 2 days ago, but it was a 21 and over show so I ended up getting fucked over
Just got the double vinyl recently, I'm glad i got it before the end of the year, and yes i also feel badass for buying it lmao
Copy ordered after 2 min of listening. Amazing stuff!
This is fantastic! What a great recommendation.
Vektor has always struck me as a "Primitive Future" band. Like I can so picture a young Luke Skywalker zooming out to "Toshi Station" to pick this album up along with some "Power Converters" and having this cranked on his sound system when he comes back to "The Farm" and his Unkel Owen Larz harshing at him!
This is so well said
Space metal confirmed
Not Luke.. some Sith with ideas of conquering a universe!
R.I.P Princess Leia
hahaha
I just discovered this band. It is fresh air in this time where finding creative mental bands is quite difficult. I've been a metal fan for more than 25 years.
To say that this album is a technical marvel is a dire understatement. I was just thinking that Pteropticon is one of the most masterful thrash songs I've ever heard, but then the album kept playing and I remembered that this whole album is a fucking masterpiece.
Before I listened to Terminal Redux, I thought that Outer Isolation was the best that Vektor could do (which was exemplary - holy shit) but they've completely blown me away with this album!
+Cameron Amey On the money. It seems to me (so far, a lot of listening yet to do) LCD, Pteropticon and Collapse are AMAZING in a way I felt about some of the tracks on Outer Isolation, or better, but the rest of this album is just a trip from start to finish. What can you say
Ok, it's official now. THIS is the new Rust in Peace. For me atleast.
***** Yeah, and it will grow on you more and more as you listen to it, i think it's safe to say that it's already in my top 10 thrash albums of all time. This WILL be considered as a timeless classic thrasterpiece after 10-20 years from now just like rust in peace and other classics.
Samuel Saarinen Another album that grew on me the more I listened to it was Serpents Unleashed by Skeletonwitch.
Give it a listen when you have time.
You say what? Rust in peace mops the floor with this shitty album
RIP is the only album that comes close to this imo
I´ve been listening to this album for three days non-stop. I can´t put into words the huge amount of feelings this album triggers inside me. And it´s just the beginning.
RIP this beautiful band.
6:50 14:08 1:08:12
all these moments give me chills up my spine. Vektor is such a special band, they have such a mastery of emotional resonance in melody
This is beautiful album, best release in this year
Now all we need is band called scalar.
has to be spelled Skalar though
@@fadiel-riachi6675 it is done rateyourmusic.com/artist/skalar
Ok, I have listened to lots of music but have to say that this is the most likely the best music or album ever. Whoever recommended to me on this channel ... you did the good thing!
best metal album since rust in peace change my mind
better than rust in my opinion
The cover art is extremely similar to "Thresholds" by Nocturnus. Either way, a masterpiece.
+KGB1990 They certainly show their influences: Logo looks similar to Voivod and album art similar to Nocturnus. I agree, great record!
+Travis Bos there are also some similarities with Coroner... great stuff indeed
LOVE Coroner!
\m/
So was the "thresholds" album I thought even though "the key" was probably better ...love those 2 albums anyways. Mike Browning out = gayness
And the name of the album is basically the same as the Aborted EP, but still this is fucking awesome
Vektor has seriously checked all the boxes and have provided us with one of the best slabs I've heard in decades. I would never give a 10/10 on an album as there's always something I wish could be better, but I find after years of listening to this record, I have yet to find fault. There is nothing I would want to improve on in this and It's very very close to a perfect 10. At least for me !
I am fucking speechless, it's been a very long time since an album has done this. This is fucking art.
imo This is the most ground breaking thrash album since Rust In Peace
Ive passed up listening to this a few times since its release, it just wasnt doing anything for me but man now its sinking in just how epic it is, especially once you read along with the lyrics and make out the story
i was the same way, by the 5th listen i think i finally was able to take it all in, now its album of the goddamn year, by a long shot
MY biggest gripe was the vocals. The music is sheer brilliance but his vocals are just....I dunno. When he "sings" in his lower registry it sounds good (even his cleans are decent) but those high ranged shrieking screams are just ear piercing to me. If the musician was average, I wouldn't give this band a second thought. It's the song writing and the musicianship that made me keep coming back. It's phenomenal.
it took me a few listens but they've grown on me
The best....since last century !!!!!....on the throne next to Death !!!!
+paulo vilarinho well, now...stop Blasphemies....
+Flaviano Bin mad cuz bad
death is classic nothing like this band at all death led all these bands to this place
Alright, time to see what all the fuss is about
+The Modern Hermeticist The first track alone should do the trick, haha.
+The Modern Hermeticist annnddd??? Lol
same ees true for the other albums
Remember to keep your hands and feet within the confines of the ship at all times. Enjoy the ride.
@@Mr7IA It did
This is like Atheist had an illicit liaison with Death and had two children, named Early Gory Blister & Vektor. Their grandparents Watchtower and Cynic would be so proud.
Coroner is the godfather and Toxik the godmother.
Nocturnus is the grandfather.
Holy fuck what part of Hell did the thrash metal short-bus just drop me off at??..THIS IS FUCKIN EXCELLENT !!
Cygnus Terminal is a certified face melter!
I came across this album about two months ago, didn't know Vektor before. I listen to it every morning when arriving at work. I can't get bored and I think I never will. Thank you Vektor, thank you, thank you.
I'm here for the old vocals 💔
don't panic - it's just one short track for split/EP
@@ivarsbergs4280 I hope so.
Still preorderd :D
🤞🤞🤞🤞
They finally blossomed into the juggernaut of creativity they were always supposed to be
One of the best albums of the decade imo.
One of the best albums of the decade. I truly love the Vektor sound.
Vektor is for sure one of the most interesting and honest bands in metal today, it´s nice to hear something fresh in this times. It´s a pleasure to get lost in this tunes.
Randomly walked into these guys set at Bloodstock this weekend. They fucking nail it live. New fan right here.
This is like a collection of all my favorite metal bands riffs, in a nutshell.
Pteropticon is an increasingly addictive song
An all time great record.
12:25 - One of the best riffs I've heard in years
Apokalithosis or Born of Hate you must hear "SUICIDAL ANGELS"
Urgent!
yes