# Terminal Redux

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***Terminal Redux*** is the third album by the American [thrash metal](/source/Thrash_metal) band [Vektor](/source/Vektor_(band)), released on May 6, 2016. It is the band's first album released on [Earache Records](/source/Earache_Records).[1] The album is a [concept album](/source/Concept_album), which tells a sci-fi story about a high ranking individual, banished into space, who finds the key to immortality. From this discovery, they then spread their influence far and wide, gaining near-complete control over the entire population of Earth. Afterwards, they explore the Milky Way, eventually experiencing an existential crisis as a result.[2] Vocalist, guitarist and songwriter David DiSanto has also stated that the album was intended to serve as a concept album about the band itself.[3] *Terminal Redux* is the final Vektor album to feature Frank Chin and Blake Anderson, as both left the band in December 2016. It was also Vektor's final album before they entered a four-year-hiatus that same year.

## Production and release

Vektor first played the song "Ultimate Artificer" live in August 2014, after roughly a year of writing new material.[4] The band spent much of 2015 in the studio, recording the album. In November of that year, the band announced that their upcoming album would be entitled *Terminal Redux*, and released a studio version of "Ultimate Artificer".[5] In February 2016, the band revealed the album's final release date, artwork, and track listing.[6]

## Reception

*Terminal Redux* received positive reviews from professional critics. Dom Lawson of *[Metal Hammer](/source/Metal_Hammer)* magazine placed the album 8th in his list of the top 10 metal albums of 2016.[7] [Stereogum](/source/Stereogum) list the album 20th on their list of the best 40 metal albums of 2016.[8]

## Personnel

### Vektor

- David DiSanto – guitar, vocals
- Erik Nelson – guitar
- Frank Chin – bass guitar
- Blake Anderson – drums

### Additional personnel

- Byron Filson – production, mixing, mastering
- Daniel Kishbaugh – recording
- Adam Burke – artwork
- RoseMary Fiki – backing vocals on "Charging the Void" and "Recharging the Void"
- Naeemah Z. Maddox – backing vocals on "Charging the Void" and "Recharging the Void"
- Alex Poole – soundscapes

## References

1. ["Earache Acquires Heavy Artillery Records"](http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/earache-acquires-heavy-artillery-records/). *blabbermouth.net*. Blabbermouth. 17 July 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

1. ["VEKTOR LYRICS – "Terminal Redux" (2016) album"](http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/vektor/terminalredux.html)

1. ["Vektor"](https://www.facebook.com/VektorOfficial/posts/10155685356941821). *www.facebook.com*. Retrieved 2018-12-17.

1. ["New VEKTOR track "ULTIMATE ARTIFICER" Exclusive Live Debut"](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o2iwC59cao). *youtube.com*. Youtube. September 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

1. Rhombus, Emperor (10 November 2015). ["Vektor's New Track Crafted by the "Ultimate Artificer""](http://www.metalsucks.net/2015/11/10/vektors-new-track-crafted-ultimate-artificer/). *metalsucks.net*. MetalSucks. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

1. ["Vektor to Release "Terminal Redux" Album in May"](http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/vektor-to-release-terminal-redux-album-in-may/). *blabbermouth.net*. Blabbermouth. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.

1. ["Dom Lawson's Top 10 Albums of 2016"](http://teamrock.com/feature/2016-12-14/dom-lawsons-top-10-albums-of-2016). 14 December 2016.

1. ["The 40 Best Metal Albums of 2016"](http://www.stereogum.com/1914718/the-40-best-metal-albums-of-2016/franchises/2016-in-review/). 14 December 2016.

## External links

- ["Terminal Redux by Vektor on iTunes"](https://music.apple.com/album/terminal-redux/1081598088). *apple.com*. Apple. Retrieved 13 February 2016.

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