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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
King of All Metal, November 28, 2002
Hate Eternal is amazing, if for nothing else than their pedigree. It was started by Erik Rutan, of Morbid Angel fame, and he quickly recruited Doug Ceritto of Suffocation. They got a blaster of a drummer and a killer bassist and grinded away on "Conquering the Throne." This album features a more stripped down, tighter band. Derek Roddy is on drums, and he is simply a machine. Erik Rutan does lead vocals (his vocals have imroved 10 fold over the last album) and lead guitar. Jared Anderson plays bass and backing vocals. He has his own side-project called Internecine, which is in the same vein as this, and defintley worth checking out. The tracks do have a tendency to flow together, but the all rock, so no problems. If you like fast, technical, BRUTAL death metal then look no further. RIYL Krisiun, Morbid Angel, Suffocation, etc. Check out Internecine as well! Stay Metal Erik, and you will go far!
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Quite a ride....., October 14, 2002
Erik Rutan, now ex-Morbid Angel guitarist/keyboardist, now makes his side project, Hate Eternal, a full time project. Of course, like many others, I was dissapointed upon hearing about Rutan's departure from MB. Yet, it seems for the most part that his leave was not in vain. The guitars on this album are quite hard to describe, a plus in my book, thanks to Rutan's style. One giant complaint this album is that the guitars become so multi-layered that the music becomes jumbled, unorganized, weird; just a plain wall of noise...But for the most part, there are incredible guitar solos, great rhythms, and some great double guitar combos (ie. Servants of the Gods). The bass, through adds a heaviness, is kinda hard to point out. The drums are incredibly fast, have some great percussion and sound great thanks to production. One of my other complaints though is the blastbeats on this album. Of course, it's death metal album, and blast beats are expected, but come on man; coupled with the sometimes white noise-ish guitars and screeched vocals (ie. The Title Track), this is on the edge of just being white noise or a really messed up grindcore band (no offense, Hate Eternal). Those are the reasons I gave the CD 4 stars and not five, because this album is an insanely awesome death metal-ripping chaos ride from start to finish other than those things. Oh, and Morbid Angel fans, this does NOT sound like MB AT ALL. Just so you know.
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Jared Anderson, bass- Browny points should be given first hand to Jared for helping MB with their recent tour with bass and vocal duties. Jared I believe is the one that does the screeching vocals, which, when well placed, really add to the death metal vibe. Also, Jared's bass is kinda lost within the production sadly, but he makes up for by helping to create some of the album's coolest songs.
Erik Rutan, guitars, vocals, and keyboards- Ah Erik Rutan. What an incredible guitarist and songwriter. Erik single-handed made most of this album, and produced, so many ripping metal points to Rutan. Erik created some of the most oddly timed doble guitar rhythms I have ever heard. It would probably take three guitarists to play these songs the way they are on the CD live. Just check out those double rhythms going right along with the cool double guitar battling solos. Ack! Metal Rules! Anywho, it's also cool to hear Erik's style and voice, since sadly I am yet to hear HE's debut album.
Derek 'One Take' Roddy, drums and percussion- With that one complaint out of the way, Derek has to be one of the most strongest drummers of metal. I mean, thorugh EVERY song, he's either blastbeating at the speed of sound or doublebassing like crazy. Now THAT, my friends, is endurance. His percussion instruments sound cool too.Overall quite a blistering cool metal album. Well worth the $. Oh, one last note though, DEFINITILY NOT for the timid or inexperienced.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
... go ahead and run ... run home and cry to mama!, March 5, 2003
I tend to go with the hardest, fastest and angriest metal ... no compromise ... music that takes no prisoners ... But THIS ... THIS IS TOTALLY MERCILESS!!! It should be emblazoned with a government health warning - every track comprises of a merciless, hate-filled attack on the senses! This album is an extremely technical and brutal statement ... is this the beast that metal's evolving into? Am I getting too old? Where did I put my old Suffocation and Morbid Angel CDs? I'm giving this CD 4 stars instead of 5 'cos I've been too scared to play it ... MAMA!!!
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