Terror 2000

{{Short description|Swedish thrash metal band}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Terror 2000

| origin = Helsingborg, Sweden

| genre = Thrash metal,{{Cite web |date=2005-07-19 |title=TERROR 2000 Finalize Track Listing For 'Terror For Sale' |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/terror-2000-finalize-track-listing-for-terror-for-sale/ |access-date=2023-06-26 |publisher=Blabbermouth.net}} melodic death metal

| years_active = 1999–present

| label = Nuclear Blast, Scarlet, SPV

| associated_acts = Soilwork, Darkane, The Defaced, Coldseed

| website = {{URL|terror2000.net}}

| current_members = Björn "Speed" Strid
Klas Ideberg
Nick Sword (Niklas Svärd)
Erik Thyselius
Dan Svensson

| past_members = Henry Ranta

}}

Terror 2000 is a Swedish thrash metal band from Helsingborg.

History

A side project of Soilwork singer Björn "Speed" Strid, the band also includes guitarists Klas Ideberg (of Darkane) and Nick Sword (of Von Benzo), drummer Erik Thyselius, and bassist Dan Svensson. The band was initially formed under the name "Killing Machine" in 1999, and its original drummer was Henry Ranta of Soilwork, but he was replaced after the release of Slaughterhouse Supremacy.

Critical reception

In a review of the band's album Terror for Sale, Decibel Magazine described the band's sound as "joke-rock" and stated that the album is "fun and rockin', but way too fun to really be all that rockin{{'"}}.Bosler, D. Shawn. "[http://www.decibelmagazine.com/reviews/jul2006/terror2000.aspx Terror 2000 – Terror for Sale] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017190333/http://decibelmagazine.com/reviews/jul2006/terror2000.aspx |date=2007-10-17 }}, Decibel Magazine, July 2006. AllMusic was also critical, awarding the album two-and-a-half stars out of five and expressing disappointment that the band's "indistinctive neo-thrash songwriting" did not live up to the promise of its lyrics and energy.Rivadavia, Eduardo. "[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r821302|pure_url=yes}} Terror for Sale – Overview]", AllMusic.

Band members

;Current members

;Former members

  • Henry Ranta − drums on Slaughterhouse Supremacy (ex-Soilwork, ex-The Defaced)

;Guest musicians

  • Von Benzo singer Jay Smith sang backup in one song from Terror for Sale: "King Kong Song".

Discography

  • Slaughterhouse Supremacy (2000) − Pavement Music
  • Faster Disaster (2002) − Nuclear Blast
  • Slaughter in Japan-Live 2003 (2003) − Scarlet Records
  • Terror for Sale (2005) − Nuclear Blast

References

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