Terror does not do subtle, and that is exactly the point. The long-running hardcore band hits with pure forward motion: stomp-ready riffs, barked vocals, and breakdowns built less for contemplation than for collective impact. At The Ritz, that kind of set should feel especially physical, the kind of show where the whole room seems to lunge in the same direction at once. With Pain of Truth, End It, Start Today, and Deprave also on the bill, this has the shape of a full-night beatdown in the best sense: tense, loud, sweaty, and unapologetically heavy from the jump.
Wed, May 6, 6pm, $32-$35
The Ritz, San Jose

