Artillery - Show your Hate
Maybe it’s more about masochism above all, but one of the many things I love about early Artillery is how they had such a personal, street-scummy way of writing their lyrics, so when Ronsdorf chants LOOOOSER with that silly vibrato I can imagine the character being taunted and killing with that voice echoing in his mind. The music is filthy and groovy too, fucks are given but not wanted. 9/10.
Niden Div. 187 – Hate
Someone on this forum iirc told me about these guys, I liked the album at the time because it reminded me of what I like out of Mayhem. I still get those vibes but I don’t like this as much now. Some individually decent bits and it’s aggressive but it’s over too quick without much impact. Anticlimactic ending. No lyrics, I guess it feels hateful. 5/10.
Sigh – Desolation
I haven’t listened to much early Sigh. Weren’t they supposed to not play bullshit music this early? Because this is bullshit music. Boring ass doom metal with dumb keyboards everywhere. This is awful. 2/10.
Necromass Sadomatic Orgy of Hate
Pretty sloppy and indistinct but there was still something underneath it all that appealed. Yeah actually this is pretty cool, I’ve noticed the testicle cover art before but never bothered checking them out. No lyrics, but hateful vibes. Bonus point for making me curious. 7/10.
Emperor - Into The Infinity Of Thoughts
Indistinct and largely crap. One of the definitive examples of what I hate in black metal, non-existent riffing hidden by basic keyboard lines and muddy production stretched out forever. Uses the word “hate” a couple times but it’s not really remotely about hate, it’s about some edgy LARPing scumbag probably masturbating to elf rape fantasies. This is a 2/10 that I should divide in half to give a 1/10 but fuck this submission, 0/10.
Jag Panzer Generally Hostile
Good song but one of the less interesting ones on the album for me, and overall this is much more about swagger and aggression than actual hate. Half-points. 3/10.
Anaal Nathrakh - When Humanity Is Cancer
This was kind of cool, like black metal for a Spongebob episode or something, if you replaced the “motherfuckers” with dolphin chirps. No lyrics, sounds like Pantera or Fear Factory in many respects, feels more aggro than hateful, so half-points. 3/10.
Carnivore - Race War
Obvious but obligatory, Carnivore at their best. 9/10.
Ratos De Porao - (All I Need Is) Hatred
Pretty boring. Crossover bands trying pure thrash always fall fuck it up. Five minutes too? Ugh. Dude hates stuff though. 3/10.
Memento Mori - The seeds of hatred
Funny, I actually forgot that Messiah was in this, I first checked them out as a continuation of Mike Wead’s Hexenhaus, it’s been seven years since I’ve last listened apparently. Much better than the post-Nightfall albums tbqh. Almost more about fighting hateful urges than hate itself but it works. 7/10.
Malevolent Creation - Slaughter of Innocence
Pretty good. 6/10.
Depressive Age - Hateful Pride
Love the little story it tells with the double-bass building as the dude gets closer to his revenge. 9/10.
Sadistik Exekution - Fukking Death
Pretty sure I’ve only heard The Magus, and certainly nothing like this. I’m not completely sure that I enjoy this, but I’m definitely impressed. Will listen to this album soon. 7/10.
Witchfinder General - Invisible Hate
I guess my tolerance to this band is increasing but I still didn’t really like it. Decent riffs, bad Ozzy-wannabe singer. Seems to be more a metaphor for depression than actual hate anyways. Half-points, 3/10.