Terror Management Band

Facing Mortality: Terror Management Theory and the Band

Terror Management Theory explores the fundamental human anxiety stemming from our awareness of our own mortality. To cope with this existential dread, we seek meaning and significance within our worldviews. These beliefs, whether individual or collective, provide a sense of permanence and purpose, offering solace in the face of our inevitable demise.

In 2018, a band named Terror Management emerged from St. Augustine, Florida, embodying this very concept. The group comprises seasoned musicians: Kevin Kelly, known for his work in Liquid Limbs, pounding the large drum set; Jeremy Rogers, a veteran of Minimum Rage, Dredger, and Telepathic Lines, providing the bassline; Alan Mills, of Burl and Greenness fame, wielding a guitar through a complex web of pedals; and Mike Taylor, a member of Palatka, Halo Perfecto, and Flaws, handling the simpler guitar and lending his voice to most of the songs.

This band, united by their shared musical journey, confronts the existential anxieties of mortality through the raw power of their music, offering an alternative to fear through the transformative nature of art.