Released By – 7:45 Records
Genre – Thrashy Death Metal
Links – http://www.myspace.com/hateform
Tracklist:
01. Hate Equals Salvation
02. Foundry
03. Abhorrent Reincarnation
04. Rise of The Deceived
05. Remain Unbound
06. Non Compos Mentis
07. There will Be None
08. Needles Be Driven
09. Set Out The Sun
Back in 2008 when HATEFORM released their debut album on 7:45 Records, they went pretty quickly from hometown heroes to winning an award for best newcomer in the Finnish metal awards. As we all now though, bright stars can shine hard and burn out quickly so to say the pressure was on the band to release a good follow up would be an understatement.
So how did they go with their make or break sophomore album then? Pretty bloody good I’d say, and from the general reaction across the world, wide web it looks as though the album will be hailed widely as a success. Style wise it’s pretty similar to the first album, with a thrashy death sound mixed in with technical stuff. But there is a few little tweaks here and there that help make this album an improvement in most aspects. The dual guitar work here is better than ever and some of these lead breaks would make guitar virtuosos quiver in their boots. The drumming is frigging awesome and chaotic, but never sounds out of place. The bass probably could have been put up a bit higher in the mix, but when you can hear it properly it sounds tough as. The vocals here are the big improvement though. I thought the vocals were the only thing really holding the debut back from being awesome, but that has been rectified to great effect here. I don’t think the actual songwriting here is quite as strong as the first album, but the playing, the vocals and the production have all been improved and make for a very easy to listen to album.
To get straight into the good stuff I recommend checking out FOUNDRY, RISE OF THE DECEIVED and THERE WILL BE NONE, all of which have been transferred over to my heavy rotation folder on my ipod. HATEFORM have managed to avoid the sophomore slump and have shown the metal world that they are still getting better as they go. Any fan of technically minded thrashy death metal would do well to get on these guys now as I think they have bright future ahead of them, so you might as well be able to say that you liked them from the start.
Written By ZeeZee
Rating : 8/10
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The album is stronger than ever, the song writing is brilliant. the only thing that does the album improper justice is this vague review. moreover. the songs are in perfect order. I suggest listening from Track one to the last one. The bass is there, the bass is actually so brutal sounding specifically on one of the songs. I leave it to the listener to find that out by themselves, it’s more fun that way.
Whether the band has a bright future or not. The album is nothing short of kickass in your face metal, truly one of the best newer bands out there.
Hateform redefines metal more brutally and melody wise too.
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Hmmm.. Thanks for commenting Hank. Keep in mind mate that my review is just my personal opinion, one which by the way the band asked to hear, so coming here to criticize my review and tell me I’m wrong is a little silly don’t you think? Also matey, if you look properly you will notice that I gave the album an 8/10, which is a very respectable score and i think you’ll find that it’s definitely one of the higher scores the album has received thus far, making your criticism even more confusing to me.
Oh well, glad you are enjoying the album anyway.
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