Terrorfakt
Encyclopedia
TERRORFAKT is an industrial
-power noise
musical project from New York City
, and created in response to the events of September 11, 2001. They are currently signed to Metropolis Records
.
Although the project involved multiple members in its early days, it is now the de facto solo project of Benjamin Vincent Dewalt (who also works under the names DJ Hellraver, and T-Faktor). Having produced earlier albums, in 2003 they debuted on Tinman Records with Deconstruction. Prior to the Tinman Records release, a different version of Deconstruction was released on CD-R independently.
In 2004, TERRORFAKT signed to Metropolis Records and released "Cold Steel World" and its follow-up remix album Cold World Remixes.
In 2006 "Teethgrinder" was released on Metropolis Records, followed by 2009's Re/Evolution, which featured re-mastered versions of select tracks from Deconstruction (now out of print and hard to find), "Reconstruction" (also out of print) and some new and unreleased tracks.
, E-Craft, Funker Vogt
, Manufactura, and Hocico
, in addition to performing live at large industrial music festivals; such as Montreal's
C.O.M.A.
, and Kinetik.
Industrial music
Industrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
-power noise
Power noise
Power noise is a fusion genre among noise music and various styles of electronic dance music. It should not be confused with "power electronics", which lacks rhythmic elements and is closer to harsh noise...
musical project from New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, and created in response to the events of September 11, 2001. They are currently signed to Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records
Metropolis Records is a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania based record label, distributor, and mail-order store specializing in the post-industrial field such as electro-industrial, synthpop, futurepop, darkwave, and gothic musical genres....
.
Although the project involved multiple members in its early days, it is now the de facto solo project of Benjamin Vincent Dewalt (who also works under the names DJ Hellraver, and T-Faktor). Having produced earlier albums, in 2003 they debuted on Tinman Records with Deconstruction. Prior to the Tinman Records release, a different version of Deconstruction was released on CD-R independently.
In 2004, TERRORFAKT signed to Metropolis Records and released "Cold Steel World" and its follow-up remix album Cold World Remixes.
In 2006 "Teethgrinder" was released on Metropolis Records, followed by 2009's Re/Evolution, which featured re-mastered versions of select tracks from Deconstruction (now out of print and hard to find), "Reconstruction" (also out of print) and some new and unreleased tracks.
TERRORFAKT live
TERRORFAKT has toured extensively since their inception. The band has toured with, and in support of, such acts as: HaujobbHaujobb
Haujobb is a German musical project whose output has ranged drastically within the electronic music spectrum, from electro-industrial to IDM and techno...
, E-Craft, Funker Vogt
Funker Vogt
Funker Vogt is a German electronic music project with an aggressive style, formed by vocalist Jens Kästel and programmer Gerrit Thomas in 1995. Other members of the band are keyboardist/manager Bjorn Bottcher, live guitarist Frank Schweigert and lyricist Kai Schmidt...
, Manufactura, and Hocico
Hocico
- History :The duo was officially formed in 1993 by Erik Garcia a.k.a Erk Aicrag and Oscar Mayorga a.k.a. Racso Agroyam , but both cousins had been experimenting with electronic music, mixing industrial and EBM, since they were fifteen years old. Their music can be described as electro-industrial...
, in addition to performing live at large industrial music festivals; such as Montreal's
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
C.O.M.A.
C.O.M.A.
C.O.M.A. was a yearly weekend underground music festival held in Montreal, Canada, from 2004 to 2007 featuring industrial, power electronics, noise and other alternative electronic musicians and DJs. There were both independent and signed bands who were booked to play, as well as many vendors for...
, and Kinetik.
Regular releases
- Deconstruction (2003)
- Reconstruction: The Remixes (2003)
- Cold Steel World (2004)
- Cold World Remixes (2005)
- Teethgrinder (2006)
- The Fine Art of Killing Yourself (2007)
- Re/Evolution (2009)
Other releases
- We Know Pain (CD-R)
- Ausland (CD-R)
- Kalte Stahl Herz (CD-R)
- REworks (CD-R)
- REworks 2 - Friendly Fire (CD-R)
- Arsenal (12")
- Spineless (12")
- Achtung (12")
- The Fine Art of Killing Yourself (12")
- Music from Antarctica (as T-Faktor) (CD-R)
- Bricksplitter (as T-Faktor) (2009)
Remixes
Hellraver has remixed other artists songs (at their request) that have been released elsewhere. Some of these remixes include:- "The Clock is Ticking" on Unter NullUnter nullUnter Null is an Aggrotech music project formed in 1998 by the then 17 year old Erica Dunham, in Seattle, USA. , she is based in Portland, Oregon.-Overview:...
's The Failure EpiphanyThe Failure EpiphanyThe Failure Epiphany is the second album produced by Erica Dunham, under the moniker of Unter Null.-Track listing:...
Limited Edition - "Gelöbnis" on P.A.LP.A.LP·A·L is a German musical project whose style ranges from power noise to ambient. It is a long-time act on Germany’s Hymen Records and Ant-Zen record labels.-Members and history:...
's RetroRetro (P.A.L album)Retro, is a compilation album by German industrial music artist P·A·L. It was released in Europe by Ant-Zen records as a CD.-Track listing:# "Intro + Terrible Hangdown "# "I Set My Dog on Fire"# "Anthropophobia"...
Ant-ZenAnt-ZenAnt-Zen Audio and Visual Arts is a German independent record label founded in 1994 by Stefan Alt , who serves as the art director. Visual arts from Ant-Zen are typically bleak but astonishing landscapes, or microscopic studies of what is often overlooked...
(2004) - "Seditious Minds" on C/A/TC/A/TC/A/T , also known as Chaos and Terror, was the Folsom, California based industrial band created by film and sound engineer and founder of the Crunch Pod music label and distribution, Ben Arp, back in 1998. Originally based in Davis, California, Arp was active in the Northern California electronic...
's The Rogue Pair Crunch Pod (2005) - "Enemy Within" on C/A/TC/A/TC/A/T , also known as Chaos and Terror, was the Folsom, California based industrial band created by film and sound engineer and founder of the Crunch Pod music label and distribution, Ben Arp, back in 1998. Originally based in Davis, California, Arp was active in the Northern California electronic...
's ATF Crunch Pod (2006) - "Domination" on Pneumatic Detach's re.vis.cer.a Hive RecordsHive RecordsHive Records is an American independent record label that mainly focuses on powernoise, trip hop, ambient, IDM and sub-genres of industrial music...
(2006) - "Pass the Drill" on CausticCaustic (band)Fanale has claimed Caustic's genre to be "Jizzcore," as a joke about the amount of self-indulgent, artist-created subgenres in industrial.Influences Matt Fanale has referenced include Revolting Cocks, Hank III, Pop Will Eat Itself, Chemlab, Atari Teenage Riot, and Stromkern, as well as the...
's Rainbows, Puppies and Crap - "Head Shot" on code 000's secret societies