Terrified Perspective on Hark! Do You Hear?! The Sinister Choir Approaches!
My name is Mike. I am a industrial advisor at the manufacturing plant I work out... And a self proclaimed musician who releases music under the name "Terrified".
This one is a love letter to horror movies which has been a big part of my life since I was around 5 years old. One of the oldest memories I have is staying up late on Halloween and watching Night of the Living Dead with my father.
Before I discovered my own taste in music I use to love listening to oldies and singing along in my father's car.
When I was around 15 or so I was in my first band. At 16 we played our first show and from that moment on, I knew I wanted to be a musician for the rest of my life.
I call it alternative metal. But mainly I take a lot of influence from the mid to late 90s era numetal while adding in elements of deathcore.
Honestly I thought I wanted to make softer music... More of a hard rock style but as I started writing I released pretty quickly that heavy is where my heart was.
It depends... Sometimes my lyrics revolve around my personal life experiences (religion, depression, love)... And in others, like the EP I have releasing on 1.1.2026, I write to tell a story across the different songs while allowing my lyrics to be interpreted differently depending on what is on your mind when you listen.
It would have to be Korn and System of a Down. Those are my two biggest influences!
Heavy and creepy.
Heavy and creepy.
I was lucky to see Ozzy but I wish I could've seen Black Sabbath as a whole. Black Sabbath was a band that I didn't fully get into until later in life but become a large influence on my writing very quickly. I would also loved to of seen SOAD, they don't have a bad song in their entire discography.
Sinister currently simply because I found the sound and style I. Was really going for with it. The upcoming EP feels like a continuation for me and it's been a blast to write and record.
Korn, SOAD, and Ghost. There isn't a song in their catalogs that I don't like.
It's a dream just to get back on the stage and perform. It's been 14 years since my last performance. Whether it be in front of 20 people or 2000 I would have a blast either way.
Of course JD or Serj first come to mind. But I would love to have track with a super creepy bridge or something that Papa V could jump on.
I want you to feel the need to dance. Music is to take us away to a different place and make us shake our asses.
Maybe not strange but I use to go to record stores and buy random albums based on their cover art... I discovered two of my favorite bands that way (The Black Dahlia Murder and Ghost).
That dude's weird.
Right now it's posting online for people to discover themselves.
Oh yea, I have to. As a multi-instrumentalist i have to practice everything regularly if I want to sound semi decent. Especially since I'm not very good in any instrument.
The look I've got to see in some when I play them something and they don't believe it's me.
Do you enjoy what you made?
Yes everyone would love for music to be their income but unfortunately we can't all get there. But for myself to feel successful I just need to write something that I can listen to and rock out to.
It's more about enjoying the process and output for me, I'm not trying to change the world.
Everyone has their own ways to relieve stress and relax and I believe a artist provides an outlet for those seeking it.
