Those of you who
wondered if Haste could maintain the relentless energy and power displayed on
their debut album from 1999 can be calm because they sure has managed to do
so. The double vocals reminds me of Deftones but the music of Haste is more
complex and emotional than their American colleagues in crime. Haste is one of
many new American bands who could be included under the nu-metal genre but in
that case in the outskirts of it. Their vocals are mostly screaming and
shouting but there are also some sufficiently nice clean ones as well as some
on the verge of black metal screeches. Although their vocals can become rather
tiresome after a while I still like the enormous energy and the power drive in
their sound which is the main attraction of this band. If you like Pantera
better than Metallica, hmm..., well, you get the point I hope, then this will
perhaps be something for you to enjoy. The album was recorded at Synchromesh
Studio (Creed, Collective Soul) in Alabama.
written by Vincent Eldefors
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