Search - Hate Eternal :: Fury and Flames

Great followup album to I, Monarch.

Puzzle box | Kuwait | 09/19/2008

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Hate Eternal provide yet another dose of unforgiving, head-crushing blastbeats and technically heavy riffs that is usually delivered at breakneck speed. While nothing groundbreaking occurs on Fury & Flames it still manages to blast the listener into utter oblivion pushing death metal to it's limits, the songs on this album are well executed and despite the fact that some songs sound similar it still shows that Hate Eternal are one of the best death metal/grindcore groups out there. Just like in their previous album I, Monarch, Hate Eternal have showed a bit of diversity and craftsmanship even though it does take a bit of time to get use to it. There are songs like Para Bellum and Bringer of storms which changes tempo halfway through that showcase the great technical sound and terrific riffs courtesy of Eric Rutan who previously played in bands like Ripping Corpse and Morbid Angel, other songs like the slow instrumental Coronach was brilliant as well as the great and memorable Thus Salvation and opening track Hell Envenom with its constant growling by vocalist and guitar player Shaune Kelly. The production wasn't really that bad it just seems like the bass was a bit too low but that problem is typical from Hate Eternal who had the same problem on their previous albums, anyway if you're a Hate Eternal fan then you should definitely get this."