Thy Art Is Murder - Hate - review
Thy Art Is Murder - Hate - review
Tracklist
01. Reign Of Darkness02. The Purest Strain Of Hate
03. Vile Creations
04. Shadow Of Eternal Sin
05. Immolation
06. Infinite Forms
07. Dead Sun
08. Gates Of Misery
09. Defective Breed
10. Doomed From Birth
A review by
D.T. Metal March 25, 2013
After their 2010 debut album The Adversary just got so-so reviews I was wondering how their newest effort would hold up. Well, to be honest Hate isn't better or worse - just different. Yeah right, just how does one death-core album differ from the other?
Ok, different. While The Adversary was a great attempt, it lacked some diversity and seemed to just be one constant noise; technical and fast as hell, but with no clear direction. Prime example would be the drumming which was just ungodly fast on their debut. Are there still tons of blast beats and triggered as hell? Yes, that's part of the appeal. But Lee Stanton toned this down nicely on their new album and it actually sounds a lot better. I guess lesson learned - don't be fast for the sake of being fast, make it count as well.
The vocals are a step up as well. Not only does CJ spew out guttural growls but he also takes a swing on "cleaner" singing in addition to the standard screams. It makes for a diverse listening experience since it's not just the same old recycled sound.
I do hear a lot of different influences on this album but not to the point of rip-offs. Decapitated on "Gates Of Misery" anyone? Even though Thy Art Is Murder tries to stay somewhat true to their roots, I think they took the Whitechapel route and released a more "melodic" album which highlights the solos as well as the breakdown in much better detail.
Sounds too cheesy? Well, in the ever so changing genre of extreme metal a band has to be flexible to stay ahead, and I believe Thy Art Is Murder did just that. The new album is less technical, slower, which makes it heavier in my opinion, and the overall ambiance is mellow. Well, if there is such thing as "mellow" in this genre.
So, did the band alienate their earlier fans with the release of Hate? Hard to tell, since the new piece is a heck of lot more polished than anything else they have done before. Starting with the arrangements of the songs and ending with the awesome production. I believe there is something for everybody on this album.
One thing is for sure though, Hate will open up more possibilities for the band since they mixed the aspects of technical death metal and death core quite nicely with this release. Listen to "Reign Of Darkness" and compare it to "Vile Creations" and you will see what I mean.
If you want brutal, fast and ear-bleeding music than you might want to skip Hate, but if you want to get down with it, or punch the air in the mosh-pit during one of the breakdowns - yap, that's the album for you.
Written on 25.03.2013 by
Written on 25.03.2013 by
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Listened to a couple tracks on YouTube, not bad. Not entirely my thing but definitely a step above some of the other deathcore drivel out there.
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I absolutely love this band and this record. This may be the best Deathcore album of the year imo. Great review too!
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I'm shocked that this review hasn't 10 comments already complaining about the 210398321 breakdowns on the album (and I must admit, even though I like the album, sometimes it gets annoying). I prefer their first one over this one, but it's worth a while
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Hopefully that means people are finally beginning to learn that if they don't like -core breakdowns to stay the hell away from bands labelled as "deathcore"... 
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Intense album.
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I've had this since it came out in Oz last October or whenever. Cost a fortune near enough to ship it to the UK but so worth, in love with this album.
---- For blasphemy we bleed, smash the cross of greed. We sever Satan's claw, refusing to believe - Mendeed - For Blasphemy We Bleed
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I have to confess.. I just discovered dethcore about a month ago. Where have I been? This genre is it for me. I need look no longer. This album along with Aversions Crown stuff as well as Slaughter to Prevail. I'm blown away with the heaviness.
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