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Hate Theory is a band hailing from the
state of Ohio in the US. With the name of the band and the cover art my first
guess was that this was a brutal death metal release. Nine times out of ten my
guesses are correct but this time I was wrong, not completely but still wrong.
The five guys of Hate Theory play mid-paced, semi-melodic metalcore, something
which is not very common. Some people would probably call it sludgecore or
perhaps something else but you hopefully know what we are dealing with here.
Most of this album consists of heavy driving guitar rhythms that push the
music forward accompanied by capable drumming and anguished hardcore screams
and gurgles, interrupted by occational speed bursts. The problem is that this
album is more than an hour long and even though they sound fresh and
interesting for a song or two the whole second half of the album floats
together into one single stream of screams and riffs without meaning and
substance. Hate Theory are not really bad at what they do, it's just that
there is not enough variation shown on this debut album. The most atypical
song is the mighty epic "Crawl Alone" which is also the best track of the
album. No matter what they will certainly still appeal to some of you who
enjoy mid-paced thunderous metal and hardcore screaming. For those of you who
don't like hardcore screaming there are also some deep spoken words and more
traditional death growls
available.
| Tracklist |
1. Whore 2. Vent 3. All |
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This Flesh 4. From Scars To Scars 5. A Couple Hundred 6. |
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Rage Implant 7. So You Think 8. Days In Here 9. Crawl |
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Alone 10. Lightbulb 11. Wish 12. Freezing (demo) |
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