Keepers of the Faith
Terror · 2010
39 min · 15 tracks · hardcore punk
A relentless barrage of aggressive riffs and unyielding energy, blending hardcore punk with beatdown intensity.
Top tracks — play these first
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Keepers of the Faith — The title track encapsulates the album's ethos, blending anthemic choruses with powerful lyrics that emphasize loyalty and perseverance in the face of adversity.
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Your Enemies Are Mine — This opener sets a furious pace for the album, showcasing Terror's signature blend of aggression and melody while establishing a confrontational tone.
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Dead Wrong — With its driving rhythm and intense breakdowns, this song exemplifies the band's ability to combine heavy riffs with impactful lyrical content about betrayal and resilience.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album delivers relentless energy and strong themes but lacks significant innovation within its genre.
What we noticed
- The first five tracks maintain a high tempo with aggressive guitar riffs and shouted vocals, creating an intense opening.
- Several tracks feature breakdowns that shift the rhythm dramatically, emphasizing the beatdown elements of hardcore punk.
- The album's lyrical themes focus on resilience and defiance, often repeated in choruses for emphasis.
- The last three tracks slow down slightly, allowing for a moment of reflection before concluding with a return to intensity.
- Composition 25% of the score
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6/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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5/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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6/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
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Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- steady momentum for active engagement
- cathartic release for frustrations
- short bursts of intense energy
- reflective moments of resilience
- for group motivation
Maybe skip if you
- prefer longer, gradual builds
- seek calm, soothing sounds
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released on January 1, 2010, Keepers of the Faith is Terror's fourth studio album, arriving after a period of lineup changes and solidifying the band's sound within the hardcore scene. The album follows the well-received 2008 release, The Damned, which helped them gain a wider audience and critical acclaim.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Hatebreed· Madball· Earth Crisis
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Your Enemies Are Mine 1:41
- 2 Stick Tight 2:33
- 3 Return to Strength 2:41
- 4 The Struggle 2:20
- 5 Shattered 2:35
- 6 You're Caught 2:18
- 7 Dead Wrong 2:50
- 8 Keepers of the Faith 3:12
- 9 Stay Free 2:18
- 10 Hell and Back 3:05
- 11 Only Death 2:25
- 12 The New Blood 2:31
- 13 Defiant 2:57
- 14 T.T.I.H. 2:47
- 15 Boxed In 2:52
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