Search - Terrorfakt :: Cold Steel World

Harsh and cold

Pavel | New York, NY USA | 09/17/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This is a good cd, though it is a bit misleading. This is NOT an industrial cd, but more of a techno cd instead. There are virtually no lyrics, very little melody, all it is is very well done beats and rhythms with ALOT of distortion. The title of the cd pretty much sums up the sound of all the songs on this 70+ minute album. It is not at all bad, but if you are expecting something with vocals or melody, then pick up something else, otherwise, if you want great distorted techno, then get this."

Best powernoise i've ever heard

05/24/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Terrorfakt is one of my favorite electronic artists... The beats, mechanical and literally industrial drums and the heavy distortion are both cathartic and dancey. Its great to listen to when you just want loud, aggressive, pounding sound without melody or lyrics to evoke any emotions, etc. The best songs on here are probably Achtung!, Arsenal, No Mercy, Spineless, Furak, Hate Like This, and Zero. Achtung! has a militaristic, pounding blur of about 5 or so drumbeats going at once, you'd have to be a corpse to not dance to it. Arsenal continues with the bleak, war-like theme but adds a one-note synth sound that adds to the dark, horror-of-war feel. No Mercy literally sounds like factory noise, with metallic, clanging beats and very distorted bass, another very militaristic song. Spineless has samples from the Mummy, which are powerful and haunting with the added distortion, and the distorted bass kick and propulsive cymbals/snares is very raveable. Furak almost reminds me of IDM, like Aphex Twin, with 64th note drumbeats and a very high, glitchy tempo, but the mechanical, distorted sound is still there. The sample from House of a Thousand Corpses is very well placed. Hate Like This is extremely dancey and extremely distorted, and great to listen to when you're pissed off. Zero is a stroke of genius, with a propulsive, bass-heavy beat and a snapping snare, not to mention a haunting synth sound as well, if you were in a straight-jacket forced to listen to this song you'd find a way to dance, or even headbang, the song is so pounding and heavy.



The other songs are ok, but more for listening than for getting up and moving around. They aren't bad, but the songs I described above are what made the album for me. I like their subliminal political message to and the bleak, mechanical, military quality their songs have. There is no melody or lyrics, but any powernoise buff could tell you that either of those two things would ruin these songs. Whether you like it or not, it will make the dance, move, or do something, and is just fun to listen to. Go get it."

Very acceptable and addicting electronic-industrial sounds

Lil' Rowlands | Detroit Lakes, MN | 11/16/2005

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Terrorfakt was a newly discovered group while browsing the main website of Metropolis Records. After reading the reviews of Terrorfakt's recent and past work, I looked into one of his CD's (Cold Steel World)...Impressive! Terrorfakt does an excellent job at mixing some hard, ground-rumbling beats into violent, screeching, and terrifying melodies that actually make you want to hear more and more of their recent works and what's to come in the future for Terrorfakt. Cold Steel World has definitily started a different level of electronic music. The thing I've always liked about their works is that it's great for when you are doing some intense gaming (Doom3, FEAR, etc...). I have not heard much of the Cold World Remixes, but I hear they are fantastic. Terrorfakt will hopefully be a well-recognized group in the future. *Thumbs up!*"