Saturday, September 24, 2011

Terminus - Back Among the Blind

Here's another UK Hardcore fave of mine... Terminus lasted most of the 80s and into the early 90s.  "Back Among the Blind" was their second and last Lp.  Their sound was very punk based, with rocking guitars and speedy drums, interspersed with slow, moody numbers.  Released on Words of Warning Records in 1992, this record is their finest as far as I'm concerned.  It showcases the best of their sound.... fast, rocking HC numbers and great lyrics.  For reference, think Motorhead meets Political Asylum. 

The entire Terminus discography is great.  Boss Tuneage did a CD of all their singles which is certainly worth picking up, though it appears to be out of print.  I'm sure there are some copies floating around in distros somewhere.  BT are supposedly working on a CD collection of the two Lps, but I've not heard an update on that recently.  If that's not forthcoming, I may post the first Lp later since it's a awesome record in it's own right... still "Back Among the Blind" is my go-to Terminus album and one of my favorite UK HC records.

Terminus - Back Among the Blind Lp

2 comments:

  1. Thanks Mike, hope you can post the other lp as well

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  2. hiya, a friend & I actually made the cover to this album...i used to write to...i think his name was Mark - singer of Terminus & as i was then doing a Fine Art degree,,,he asked me to design the new album cover, oh yeah I was also a good friend of Karl ov Words of Warning records too!
    it seriously is an awesome record! I don't even have a copy of it - lent it to a mate in Leeds about 15 years ago, still in touch, so thats good. love that you've uploaded this & good memories seeing this cover again!
    i am uploading various punk stuff on youtube my channel is 'yantree' ok, hope everything is good in your world.
    peace out!

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