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Ballet of the Brute

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This is the fastest, most brutal album from Denmark Thrashers HateSphere!

There is not so much to say, that every single track has it's own personallity. From the fast "Deathtrip" to the slow "Only the Strongest" - The track that i personally don't like is "Last Cut, Last Head" This is a boring track. The production is also great. Well played guitars as well! A MUST BUY FOR ALL TESTAMENT, THE HAUNTED & ARCH ENEMY fans!!

1. The Beginnig and the End 4/5
2. Deathtrip 5/5
3. Vermin 5/5
4. Downward to Nothing 5/5
5. Only the Strongest 4/5
6. What I See I Despise 5/5
7. Last Cut, Last Head 2/5
8. Warhead (feat. Jacob Hansen of Invocator) 3/5
9. Blankeyed 4/5
10. 500 Dead People

Ballet of the Brute is by far the best album of the year. It has speed, great riffs and a great vocalist. The Anthrax cover fits in beautifully with the rest of the tracks. From the the speedy Deathtrip to the mid-paced Only the Strong...will keep the listeners headbangin' from start to finish.

these guys are on their to the top of European Thrash metal, period. the first two albums were good, you can see they found their way with this one!!!
Just listen to "Deathtrip", that's all you need to do. Brutality and groove in your face. Check out their follow-ups,
"the Sickness Within", and"serpent smiles and killer eyes", you will see what I mean.

For fans of the genre. Nothing really sticks out as *great*. Pretty consistent standard stuff.

Hatesphere could well be Denmark's answer to The Haunted. "Ballet of the Brute" is a formidable collection of brutal thrash that leaves others sprawling in the dust. 'The Beginning and the End' starts things ominously with a slow build up of heavy riffing and then 'Deathtrip' lets loose in a rampage that lasts less than two minutes. Infectious and heavy riffing is the order of the day for Hatesphere as they rage through killer tracks like 'Vermin' but the album actually gets better as it goes on, showing somewhat more diversity in the speed and vocal attack than The Haunted did on "One Kill Wonder". 'Downward to Nothing' has a slight hardcore feel but the incredible thrash riffing and melodic lead guitars keep it from straying from the feel of the album. 'What I See, I Despise' is slower but none the less menacing, being one of the album highlights with Jakob Bredahl's voice adopting a growlier aspect to contrast his harsher vocals in the faster songs. 'Blankeyed' is simply awesome and '500 Dead People' combines the sinister slow riffing of 'What I See...' with outright speed to close the album with a blast. The hidden cover of 'Bark at the Moon' is hilarious, but apart from that there isn't a bad song on here: "Ballet of the Brute" is a minor thrash masterpiece from beginning to end.