Night Terrors

Spawned from the festering miasma of the Melbourne underground scene, The Night Terrors' theremin-fueled electro-noise has been petrifying punters since the year 2000. Their formula of thunderous metal-bass, breakneck drumming, vintage horror synth and the manic wail of the theremin has earnt the Terrors a reputation as one of Australia's most unusual and original bands.
Time Out Review. The Night Terrors’ debut full-length album Back To Zero introduces itself somewhat similarly to one of Goblin’s soundtrack releases or Jean Michel Jarre’s original Oxygéne record. Within seconds the listener is transported to a world created entirely by the Melbourne band’s synth, drum, bass and theremin combination – a place where wolves fly rocket ships protecting helpless planet folk from intergalactic volcanic eruptions (or any arrangement of associated descriptors). Following The Night Terrors and Lightless EPs (released in 2002 and 2003 respectively), Back To Zero allows a greater public outside of the Melbourne underground to experience the band’s manic and ethereal sound. The album is packed with catchy and absorbing melodic passages, broken by the occasional discordant outburst of sound. The instantly likeable tracks ‘Epithet’ and ‘Glass Eyes’ sound akin to the past hits of Tangerine Dream, while ‘The Dream Eater’ and ‘Blood And Bone’ offer something so simple and uniquely powerful, one wonders how the tunes haven’t appeared earlier. In the final quarter of the album ‘Existential Revelation In The Circle-Pit At Slayer’ combines the tightly organised with the highly experimental to produce a clash of sounds from all directions of the genre sphere. Continuing this theme the final track ‘Back To Zero’ shapes 20 minutes into a platform of unpredictability and sonic impulse. The Night Terrors’ Back To Zero is a singularly impressive 66-minute album that should prove to be a success with any audience across the globe. HHHHH Carlin Beattie