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4.0 out of 5 stars
PRO-PAIN stays angry -- top notch thrash/speed/core metal, April 24, 2004
Very few bands have released 8 full-lenght albums maintaining the same style and PRO-PAIN can be proud of it. "FISTFUL OF HATE" is their last release and once again, a solid one. Overall, a very good album, not a masterpiece though and i'll tell you why. It starts with "Can you feel it?" and "Left for Dead": the first 2 tracks and clearly my favorites: full of angry, moshy and catchy riffing along with devastating double drumming, and with that classic PRO-PAIN mid-tempo/speed pace that will blow your mind away. Then, "Godspeed" and "American dreams" introduce a new face for the band, with clean vocals on chorus; I personally don't like it. It gives me a sensation of uncertainty for what could happen in the next album. I hope PRO-PAIN doesn't fall into that "nu-new-metal" crap with that "bi-dimensional vocals" non-sense. Gary Meskhil's vocals are like a flag for them and should never be changed. Still, those tracks are not bad, and heavy indeed. "Imploded" delivers blasting double drumming, not a fast song but brutally intense. "Aftermath" and "Freedom Rings" don't stand out as great songs but they do have PRO-PAIN written on them all over the place, like "Cut throat". The instrumental "Better half of forever" is without a doubt one of the stars of the album: energetic and full of breaking rhythm changes; shows their maturity. The last 2 song bring back what the first 2 do: "Lost horizons" and the title track "Fistful of hate" are demolishing: thrash/speed/core metal as its best. In summary, if you are looking for the usual PRO-PAIN sound you will definitely find it. This album is not as consistent as "Contents under pressure" or "Round 6", but still very good and a mandatory piece for true thrashcore listeners. If you don't know the band, they have a unique style and is difficult to tell you what bands are similar, but i would mention Hatebreed, Merauder, Slayer, Pissing Razors, The Haunted, Pantera. Get it.
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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Fistful of a great album, April 9, 2004
Pro-Pain knows exactly what kind of music their fans want to hear, and they know how to keep each album unique each time. Although there is not as much speed to this one as compared to previous albums, there are a few intense songs thrown onto here.'The better half of forever', their first instrumental track, is an adrenaline enhanced thrash-fest that's worthy of an award. Other than the title track being fine speed metal as well, they otherwise focused on heaviness with most of the songs, that being their specialty. Check out 'American Dreams', with a chorus that will stick in your head and hands down one of the catchiest songs they've ever written. Pro-Pain is no doubt the hardest working band in the business, a factor besides their influence on younger hardcore bands that makes them a legend in the music industry.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Loud, Angry, Aggressive! I'll take two!, February 15, 2005
This cd is probably one of the best purchases you'll make this year if you're into this stuff. Although a little repetitive at times (but how many bands aren't somewhat anyway yet still good?!), the sheer volume of highly listenable crushing energy released makes it all worthwhile. I don't how they maintain such a high level either naturally or on dexies or something ;-P, but if you need a good shock to the system and wake up call from this eF'd up Matrix we call Life, this is just the ticket! Left for Dead and The Better Half of Forever just kill!
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