Vektor release "Activate"

2020-12-16 by No joke names, please, or you will have a temporary ban. | 135 Comments
Sci-fi/prog thrashers Vektor have released "Activate", the first track off an upcoming Split EP Transmissions of Chaos together with Cryptosis (formerly known as Distillator).

Listen to the track here:




This song features new drummer Mike Ohlson and new bass player Stephen Coon, along with founding members/guitarists Dave DiSanto and Erik Nelson.

Read the band's Facebook post on the track here:

https://www.facebook.com/VektorOfficial/posts/207669000963412

Tagged: Vektor

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KingdomOfTyrant
December 16th 2020
801 Comments


sweet

heck
December 16th 2020
7197 Comments


deactivate it please

Egarran
December 16th 2020
35443 Comments


Feels good, man

ChaoticVortex
December 16th 2020
1616 Comments


Short and sweet, with the usual tech-riffs.

Panzerchrist
December 16th 2020
744 Comments


Not bad. Vocals will take some getting used to (and the slight tuning shift to compensate for it) but it's a decent jam. Seems like a very intentional attempt at presenting a short, focused single to kind of ease the band back in, and, at the very least, it succeeds at that.

heck
December 16th 2020
7197 Comments


David DiSanto is an abuser

Panzerchrist
December 16th 2020
744 Comments


yep

Egarran
December 16th 2020
35443 Comments


it was some ugly business

heck
December 16th 2020
7197 Comments


beat his wife, strangled her till the cops were called, sexually assaulted her and locked her in a basement

but hey guys, riffs!!

UnknownOne
December 16th 2020
114 Comments


Nice Storm of the light bane's 5 mate.

Nödtveidt killed someone, but hey man, riffs!!

Pretty cringy man...

heck
December 16th 2020
7197 Comments


thanks for reminding me. un-5'd

UnknownOne
December 16th 2020
114 Comments


Doesn't make it any less cringe tbh.

Let people enjoy music as they like.

heck
December 16th 2020
7197 Comments


where did I say they couldn't?

I just don't think his actions should be overlooked or forgotten.

UnknownOne
December 16th 2020
114 Comments


Sure, but this is a music discussion forum and you did not say a single word about the music itself, but straight went to the abuse stuff.



heck
December 16th 2020
7197 Comments


yes, because his actions should not be overlooked or forgotten.

what's your point?

I may not have mentioned the music, but I'm talking about the musician, so it's still relevant.

if he's banking on the idea that people have forgotten/don't care in order to make a comeback, of course people should be reminded. every single public thing he does in the future should come with a giant asterisk that he's an abuser. it should never be forgotten.

Itwasthatwas
December 16th 2020
3177 Comments


I doubt he’s banking on anything excepting wanting to keep making music, it’s not like a band like Vektor is raking in money. vast majority of metal artists would be better off doing some other job

Panzerchrist
December 16th 2020
744 Comments


I really hope they alternate the shrieks with the lower register vox. There's a rumor that DiSanto shot his vocal chords and if that's the case it'd be a fucking shame. I always thought they had so much character.

UnknownOne
December 16th 2020
114 Comments


Not hugely impressed by the track, but since the song is going on the split ep it's no biggie.

I really hope they step it up for their next lp though.

Also Heck, you are a hero, doing gods work.

Sinternet
Contributing Reviewer
December 17th 2020
26767 Comments


band sucks as usual

DavidYowi
December 17th 2020
3512 Comments


Fuck DiSanto and any current music he puts out, and fuck Erik Nelson for rejoining this band. He had an out when him, Frank Chin, and Blake Anderson quit in 2016. He has to know what kind of a person DiSanto is, and the fact that he's still helping DiSanto out is repugnant.

LeddSledd
December 17th 2020
7445 Comments


track pumps me up, makes me wanna strangle someone!!

parksungjoon
December 17th 2020
47231 Comments


>Also Heck, you are a hero, doing gods work.


take the L bro

heck
December 17th 2020
7197 Comments


it's kinda weird when somebody gets so defensive over the idea of calling out domestic abuse

judasgoat
December 17th 2020
359 Comments


"it's kinda weird when somebody gets so defensive over the idea of calling out domestic abuse" [2]

Also new song is basically thrash by numbers with some Vektor-isms thrown in. Even if the dude wasn't a wifebeater I'd still be hella disappointed in this. Looks like they peaked already.

evilford
December 17th 2020
66973 Comments


Damn I honestly didn't know there was such a deep and violent history of abuse there. All I heard about what DD throwing a pillow, which at this point was obviously a form of minimization.

Thanks heck for staying on the horse and repeatedly posting about it. Stuff I'm glad I know now honestly.

Faraudo
December 17th 2020
4789 Comments


Yikes, Vektor

Itwasthatwas
December 17th 2020
3177 Comments


yeah song is pretty bad

UnknownOne
December 17th 2020
114 Comments


"it's kinda weird when somebody gets so defensive over the idea of calling out domestic abuse"

Hypocrisy is pathetic, more like.

heck
December 17th 2020
7197 Comments


which is apparently a bigger sin to you than beating women.

no hypocrisy on my part either way, since I've never committed domestic abuse unlike the person I'm calling out.

evilford
December 17th 2020
66973 Comments


take the L bro [2]

Itwasthatwas
December 17th 2020
3177 Comments


I didn’t realize there were fans that didn’t know why they broke up so I guess it was topical.

Maybe it makes me a bad person, but I’m still gonna listen to black future and hvis lyset and storm of the lights bane and massive conspiracy against all life and all the other albums I like regardless of who made them

botb
December 17th 2020
18327 Comments


Maybe the most overrated sput band

DavidYowi
December 17th 2020
3512 Comments


@Itwasthatwas You can still listen to it, just don't give them money

parksungjoon
December 17th 2020
47231 Comments


>Maybe the most overrated sput band

honestly?

its up there, but prob not THE #1

Narcho123
December 17th 2020
75 Comments


Always thought this band was overrated. 73 minutes of noodley thrash metal must be compensating for something.

Narcho123
December 17th 2020
75 Comments


But the art and the artist debate is an interesting one, and I'm not ashamed to take the "edgy" position. David Bowie fucked a 13 yo and I acknowledge it's fucked up but I still think he's the greatest artist of his generation.

BigBlob
December 17th 2020
5887 Comments


boring song tbh

JustJoe.
December 17th 2020
10944 Comments


did someone say “more like deactivate” yet

JustJoe.
December 17th 2020
10944 Comments


i didn’t listen to the song

someone
Contributing Reviewer
December 17th 2020
6954 Comments


i didn't, heck did

JustJoe.
December 17th 2020
10944 Comments


lol oh heck

Lichtbringer
December 17th 2020
1221 Comments


Pretty good song.

zaruyache
December 17th 2020
27750 Comments


vox sound like if King Gizzard tried harsh vox as a joke, unsurprising he'd ruin his voice with all those pinched squeaks.

heck unironically doing the lord's work tho

Senetrix666
December 17th 2020
1653 Comments


Song sucks but the bass is sick. All bass should be that loud

parksungjoon
December 17th 2020
47231 Comments


senetrix i got u fam click this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lChCYQlxOjI

Detective Dan
December 17th 2020
261 Comments


It sounds like a generic thrash band trying to do a Vektor cover.

bigguytoo9
December 17th 2020
1440 Comments


Cryptic Shift mop the floor with these guys.

bloc
December 17th 2020
70683 Comments


Decent song, I dig it. Def more simplified compared to previous shit.

JWT155
December 17th 2020
14969 Comments


Solid track. Not surprised by the comments.

secondsun
December 17th 2020
51 Comments


boy i do not like the change in vocals here, tho i'm hardly surprised that the dude's voice is supposedly fucked from the old style.

song is meh otherwise although its at least not 7 minutes long

vermillionZ
December 17th 2020
398 Comments


Awesome song, glad they're back.
Also funny how people are still mad at David for throwing a pillow at his wife.

zaruyache
December 17th 2020
27750 Comments


you might wanna re-read all the shit his wife said he did bud it's a bit worse than " OwO meanie daddy pillow fight "

DePlazz
December 17th 2020
4681 Comments


"Fuck DiSanto and any current music he puts out, and fuck Erik Nelson for rejoining this band. He had an out when him, Frank Chin, and Blake Anderson quit in 2016. He has to know what kind of a person DiSanto is, and the fact that he's still helping DiSanto out is repugnant."

People tend to forget or not know why everyone quit the band back in 2016 in the first place. DiSanto's behavior or personality was not the main reason, or at least not the only one.
Also people tend to forget there's always more than one side to a story.

Anyway, it's a damn shame Vektor threads can't be just about the music no more.

vermillionZ
December 17th 2020
398 Comments


Those are all allegations, nothing more. Erik released a statement after re-joining the band that made it sound like his wife isn't Honest. If you and your infinite wisdom wanna cancel everyone just because of allegations that's fine, to me people are innocent until proven guilty. The pillow throw video is all the evidence, and it's been completely blown out of proportion.

InFlamesWeThrash666
December 17th 2020
10584 Comments


Boring track

Tundra
December 17th 2020
9921 Comments


The band broke up, almost been eviscerated from the landscape for DiSanto's accusations, and still came out with a song faster than the gap between Outer Isolation and Terminal Redux, I call this is a win. Tbh I was so used to DiSanto's raspy vocals that I didnt think he was capable of this type of more normal vocal style lol

heck
December 17th 2020
7197 Comments


surprised it took this long to get one of these asinine tHeY'rE jUsT aLlEgAtIoNs smoothbrains

Lasssie
December 17th 2020
2082 Comments


Cancel culture ACTIVATE!
In all seriousness domestic abuse is not ok, yeah

Anthracks
December 17th 2020
8206 Comments


allegation
[ˌaləˈɡāSH(ə)n]
NOUN
allegations (plural noun)
a claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof.

TheNotrap
Staff Reviewer
December 17th 2020
19009 Comments


Nice riff package as expected. I'm glad the lads are still out around despite the lineup changes.

DePlazz
December 17th 2020
4681 Comments


Notrap bringing shit back down to business, yeah.

Track is actually intricate enough, for those that care to listen.

parksungjoon
December 17th 2020
47231 Comments


its pretty weak tbh

though i do appreciate that its not 9 minutes long

Egarran
December 17th 2020
35443 Comments


I find it intellectually stimulating to have a controversial opinion about this.

botb
December 17th 2020
18327 Comments


Idk why everyone thinks it’s controversial to not want to listen to a band because they have members that are pieces of shit. Like if you can separate it that’s tight you do you but this band was always 3/5 territory for me so it’s easier to just not support them lol

Egarran
December 17th 2020
35443 Comments


The point, although well hidden, was that liking Vektor is controversial bc now it implies supporting domestic abuse.

Kusangii
December 17th 2020
7099 Comments


Surprisingly boring tbh

BigPleb
December 17th 2020
65799 Comments


Boring song tbh, quite generic by Vektor standards too.

Madbutcher3
December 17th 2020
3155 Comments


also the comparison with dissection is not the same because jon nodtveidt is dead and is not in a position to profit off this stuff. obviously the art may still be informed by the same ideology anyway but it doesn't benefit him to have people buy it or not when he's in the grave

Thalassic
December 17th 2020
5740 Comments


Anyway, the crux of the matter is that this song is extremely disappointing (and I loved Vektor's previous musical output)

MEDIOCRE

WretchedCacophony
December 17th 2020
3262 Comments


People get so sensitive about abuse...

It happened, hopefully he was punished, he repented, and he will never do it again.

Tim Lambesis went to prison for a few years for what he did. It sucks people do what they do, but don't act like there's no redemption...

Narcho123
December 17th 2020
75 Comments


Dissection also has strong ties to national socialism. I'm not self-righteous enough to let most personal crimes interfere with the appraisal of art, but fascism will definitely color my perception.

Thalassic
December 17th 2020
5740 Comments


I can for sure get that someone's enjoyment of art is tied to his/her moral beliefs. And I can definitely understand that someone won't be comfortable with financially supporting a band that has a certain amount of sketchiness surrounding it, even if just one musician in that band turns out to be of issue. At the same time you can't really expect everyone to have the same internal moral conflict. And you can judge someone else's stance regarding these issues, but when push comes to shove you can't really expect them to care. At the end of the day people will just go about their business and do as they please.

AsleepInTheBack
Staff Reviewer
December 17th 2020
10447 Comments


fun song, but yeah hopefully they come out with something in line with their previous output. feels like it's missing something with those vocals.

Demon of the Fall
December 17th 2020
35524 Comments


I haven’t listened to this because I’m scared it won’t live up to my expectations...
Time to pull off that plaster.

Egarran
December 17th 2020
35443 Comments


It was unexpected for me and that worked

Demon of the Fall
December 17th 2020
35524 Comments


Yeah it’s decent instrumentally, I’m not completely on board with the vox though.

DungeonBoy
December 17th 2020
9945 Comments


[2]

DePlazz
December 17th 2020
4681 Comments


From what I hear they're tuned in E now, which is half a step down from their previous stuff. This automatically darkens the register somewhat and would be consistent with DiSanto's vocal cords not being up to the usual shrieking challenge anymore.
Bass is really heavy as well.

Demon of the Fall
December 17th 2020
35524 Comments


If this is material being released as part of a split EP, then I’m hoping they have more up their sleeve for the solo stuff. If so I wouldn’t say this is discouraging, as long as they can make the vox work.

parksungjoon
December 17th 2020
47231 Comments


the vocals are not the weakest part, they sound like some german 80s stuff almost

DePlazz
December 17th 2020
4681 Comments


Yay, music is being discussed.
I'd say technically this is up to par, only they're not stepping out of their comfort zone as far as songwriting is concerned, no adventurous stuff there. Aesthetically this is a bit bland compared to their previous stuff. They should be capable of more.

DungeonBoy
December 17th 2020
9945 Comments


agreed, dude. The scope of Terminal Redux in songwriting and storytelling was pretty massive, so where do you go from there? I'd be happy with an Outer Isolation part II tbh

StarsDie
December 17th 2020
73 Comments


allegation
[ˌaləˈɡāSH(ə)n]
NOUN
allegations (plural noun)
a claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof.

Yeah, if anyone has any actual hard evidence of the stuff it is claimed that he did besides the original video of him throwing a pillow and punching a wall, please share it with everyone. Actually try to ya know, convince people who are skeptical; and not just demand everyone fall in line with a principle of believing all accusations.

DungeonBoy
December 17th 2020
9945 Comments


welcome to 2020 man, things don't just go away these days, not saying they should or shouldn't but it's the reality we live in.

heck
December 17th 2020
7197 Comments


"It happened, hopefully he was punished, he repented, and he will never do it again."

when you have to preface that with "hopefully", your point is moot.

Scoot
December 17th 2020
22697 Comments


3.5 at best

they sound like havok

DungeonBoy
December 17th 2020
9945 Comments


I got havok vibes too from the new song, not what I was expecting

parksungjoon
December 17th 2020
47231 Comments


>they sound like havok

so more like 2.0 at best then?

rockarollacola
December 18th 2020
2259 Comments


Generic Vektor is still pretty solid.

Eons
December 18th 2020
3770 Comments


vocals are terrible

Koris
Staff Reviewer
December 18th 2020
21957 Comments


Abuse aside, this song is also really fucking disappointing. Seriously, I’m kinda shocked that this is the same band that put out those other records. As stated above, it basically sounds like a shitty Havok clone trying to imitate Vektor

XfingTheSullen
December 18th 2020
5366 Comments


The new vox should make it more stomachable for all those Metallica fans that kept bitching about the vox earlier

Koris
Staff Reviewer
December 18th 2020
21957 Comments


Also, for anyone wondering how this sounds like Havok, just listen to the first 30 seconds of their song Point of No Return

Koris
Staff Reviewer
December 18th 2020
21957 Comments


https://youtu.be/EKEczFstoPI

naughtcturnal
December 18th 2020
2746 Comments


more like vekturd

parksungjoon
December 18th 2020
47231 Comments


damn necrotica you know your thrash

you are right btw, obv

Koris
Staff Reviewer
December 19th 2020
21957 Comments


Yeah, thrash is one of my favorite metal genres :]

parksungjoon
December 19th 2020
47231 Comments


well you'll be happy to anticipate the list i've got cooking then :]

secondsun
December 19th 2020
51 Comments


wow of all the Vektor songs people would want to die on this hill for yall are choosing this one huh

parksungjoon
December 19th 2020
47231 Comments


u mean the defeners?

RaylanCrowder
December 19th 2020
128 Comments


Too bad this guy turned out to be an abusive cunt

Egarran
December 19th 2020
35443 Comments


Come on Darius we all know ur degenerate as fuck

combustion07
December 23rd 2020
12822 Comments


I've only really listened to Black Future more than once and Asteroid is the only track that stayed in rotation. Saw them live and they played Terminal in full and I yelled Asteroid in the voice and got them to do it as the encore. I was happy about that although dude does seem like a real jerk based on reading this thread. That said I do like this song quite a bit. Something just clicked with me and I'm a sucker for prominent bass in metal.

Faenrir
January 12th 2021
1170 Comments


Trolls everywhere.
They 5 murderers albums but diss on Vektor because of a pillow fight.

Let's talk about music here, we don't care about your BS opinions on their personal lives.

Anyway, song is cool. Not their best obviously but you can hear there's much more going on than in most bands songs still.
Can't wait for the full release tbh. Even if it's not as good as Black Future or Terminal Redux, it sounds like it's going to be good.

Demon of the Fall
January 12th 2021
35524 Comments


Murder and church burning is just so much more m/

heck
January 12th 2021
7197 Comments


what's it like living in that alternate universe, fae

heck
January 18th 2021
7197 Comments


there's a lot more to it than a "pillow fight", but you know that, Dave.

combustion07
January 18th 2021
12822 Comments


I forgot about this track. As I mentioned above I don't really return to any of the Vektor albums but upon jamming again I think this is probably my favorite of their songs. Bass here is so nasty and I enjoy the fretwork a ton. Especially the end of that solo

Faenrir
January 26th 2021
1170 Comments


No there's not. And my name starts with an F, not a D.

heck
January 26th 2021
7197 Comments


you're right, sorry Fuckwit.

CaliggyJack
January 28th 2021
10185 Comments


I dig the song but the lack of Dave's high pitched screeching is disappointing.

This song feels a lot more Metallica based than their previous stuff.

Faenrir
January 31st 2021
1170 Comments


@heck: Kindergarten's the other way.

@CalighyJack: eah i finally was getting used to it haha.
But imo the songs structure are what make Vektor songs good. And while this one isn't the most complex, it still retains the band's style.
Really curious to hear the rest ^^

heck
January 31st 2021
7197 Comments


the video also shows him picking up and throwing her, but you know, there's a pillow in it for 2 seconds, so obviously it can't be that bad.

not to mention all the court documents that are available to view. if you're riding the iT waS onLy a PiLloW FiGHt narrative so hard, you're either being willfully obtuse or you just don't care about other people.

CaliggyJack
January 31st 2021
10185 Comments


"eah i finally was getting used to it haha.
But imo the songs structure are what make Vektor songs good. And while this one isn't the most complex, it still retains the band's style."

TRUE. I don't want to knock it too hard as the structure is still Vektor af and I'm all for it. Still the vocals did make them sound unique and without it they sound like just every other Thrash band. A great Thrash band though.

Flugmorph
February 13th 2021
34905 Comments


its aight i guess hurr durr

CaliggyJack
February 21st 2021
10185 Comments


Have they announced the release date for this? I'm gettin impatient

MillionDead
February 21st 2021
5587 Comments


This does riff, but the singer also beats.

zaruyache
February 21st 2021
27750 Comments


domestic violence


CaliggyJack
February 21st 2021
10185 Comments


I hope he returns to his original vocals tbqh

AsleepInTheBack
Staff Reviewer
February 21st 2021
10447 Comments


@Caliggy release date is 25th Feb, 4 days to go

CaliggyJack
February 21st 2021
10185 Comments


Holy shit I didn't expect it to be that close absolute HYPE!

heck
February 22nd 2021
7197 Comments


still wish this band and its piece of shit frontman would fuck off

zaruyache
February 22nd 2021
27750 Comments


can't wait for this shitty split to drop yeehaw

unclereich
February 22nd 2021
12336 Comments


https://www.sputnikmusic.com/images/members/420593.jpg

how embarrassing for you

evilford
February 22nd 2021
66973 Comments


Not this thread again

unclereich
February 22nd 2021
12336 Comments


Sci-fi/prog thrashers

zaruyache
February 22nd 2021
27750 Comments


my pfp is great what are you talking about nerd

UnknownOne
February 23rd 2021
114 Comments


Split is gonna slap

StormChaser
February 25th 2021
2490 Comments


I don't mind the Hetfield vocals, I just don't like how unimaginative this is for the most part. Sounds like thrash metal, and that's not a lofty thing to say for a band like Vektor. Also, I've never heard a band do a straight ripoff of their last album like they did with the other single they just released. It sounds like Terminal Redux's aborted child

Maco097
February 25th 2021
3343 Comments


Wow that was boring.

parksungjoon
February 25th 2021
47231 Comments


yea

DePlazz
February 25th 2021
4681 Comments


Split is average at best

Deathconscious
February 25th 2021
27459 Comments


Not bad. Will definitely steal the next album.

Dedes
Contributing Reviewer
March 4th 2021
10551 Comments


Damn the pterodactyl shrieks are gone :[
Guitar work still rules but tbh I can't do these higher pitched James Hetfield vox

FabiusPictor202
March 13th 2021
1976 Comments


super underwhelming



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