Band: Deep In Hate (F) Genre: Death Metal / Deathcore Label: Kaotoxin Records Albumtitle: Chronicles Of Oblivion Duration: 34:49 Min Releasedate: 03.05.2014

As first access to a new LP, for which I will write a review, I prefer to give it a quick listen and not to get any information about the band before listening. Therefore no other reviews, nothing about changes within the style or changes of the setting - simply to get a pure feeling of the band. Mostly the first impression is oughly showing the direction, which gets most of the times confirmed during a closer look at the band respectively the album. My first thought about the French of Deep In Hate was that they sound like Aborted from Belgium. However, as short conclusion beforehand, more like a poor imitation of the Belgians.

Whether to describe the music as Technical Death Metal, Slam Death Metal or Death Core should be decided on your own. I'm not that friend of such a stereotype thinking. But as this child should have a name, I call it simply modern Death Metal. Staccato-esque riffs, hoarse barking/screaming, from time to time even the infamous "Pig Squeals", tinkerly guitar solos which are sometimes quite melodic. The drums chugging mostly in mid tempo and from time to time some Grind Core thrashing.

However, the salient point is that Deep In Hate cannot accomplish at any point to make a real good piece of music out of this parts. A colleague of mine Sereisa did ask herself by the review to "A Killer Anthem" from The Killerhertz: "What makes an album a good album? When does a cluster of tones become real music?" I don't know the answer otherwise I would be a musician in a band or I'd be sitting in a jury next to Dieter Bohlen. But I can recognize whereof it is lacking by Deep In Hate. Cause it is the homogeneity which is missing. Every song is packed with too much. Every minute you are asking yourself if it is still the same song. The band just tried to use all of these above mentioned features in every song, regardless of the consequences. So the songs are not sounding flawless, rather been cobbled all together in a quick way. So every song has good moments, which will be destroyed because they think it is necessary to put in another stylistic device.

"Chronicles Of Oblivion" is not really a complete failure but close to it. Inside of the information sheet about the album it is written that the band has changed their style to the two former ones. They should sound less technical. Perhaps it would be better if the band has released only a single or a mini album inside of this phase. Less songs but way better thought out and elaborated.

Conclusion: Pale Death Core for which from time to time emerging good moments are the only rescue to a complete failure. I cannot speak out a buying recommendation for this album.

Rating: 4/10

Recommendations: Altars Of Lies, The Divide

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Lineup:

Kapute - Bass Nicolas Bastos - Drums Vincent - Guitars Florian - Guitars Matthieu - Vocals

Tracklist:

01. Introduction 02. Genesis Of Void 03. The Cattle Procession 04. Altars Of Lies 05. New Republic 06. The Unheard Prayers 07. The Divide 08. Wingless Gods 09. Beyond

Author: Mirco / Translation: Matthias

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