 | Hath Of Rot And Ruin
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| 4.5 superb | Fernando Alves STAFF | April 12th 19 |
If someone asks me how extreme metal will sound like in the next decade, the answer will be something like "it will take a more hybrid approach, obviously." Of Rot and Ruin is more than a product of its time, it's a taste of what's to come and as the wise man said, we're living great times, the best of times.
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| 4.5 superb | IMSBRO | April 12th 19 |
this album is fantastic. Complex and deep but also easy to listen. Death metal is still kicking in these years and band like Hath deserves full attention
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| 4.5 superb | Manland | April 23rd 19 |
Think Rivers of Nihil + Opeth + Slugdge + Gorguts. It's awesome
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| 4.0 excellent | Have you tried jamming Helcaraxe? CONTRIBUTOR | April 24th 19 |
Hath strikes a beautiful balance between monstrous density and spacy, airy melodies. There are earth shattering chugs and blast beats and gnarly growls that transition nearly symphonic metal-like cleans and arpeggios that all feel uniquely Hath. If anything, Hath sounds like a band that takes from anything and everything in a way to paint their own vivid image of scoured desert landscapes and full scale hellish warfare. This rules.
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| 4.5 superb | NoHellsNoHeavens | April 18th 19 |
Oh man, this album gets the juices flowing. Their song 'Currents' is probably the best song I've
heard all year long. I think this album is going to be hard to beat this year. We truly are living in the
best of times.
Also, A+ for the Dark Souls references throughout the album!
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| 4.5 superb | Chino smoking it up! | April 12th 19 |
This may please fans of more old school death metal (Opeth, Bloodbath, Cryptopsy) but also the
more proggy new school ones (Slugdge, Sulphur Aeon, Aborted). One of the best DM releases of the
year so far and it will be hard to match. Recd Tracks - Rituals, Accursed; Worlds Within.
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| 2.9 good | Xenophanes EMERITUS | April 25th 19 |
This kind of sounds like Ulcerate covering The Black Dahlia Murder
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| 4.5 superb | Essence | April 24th 19 |
fuckin' god damn this bumps, i see big success in the future for these guys
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| 2.5 average | Raichuzilla | December 15th 22 |
an unfortunate mess of mostly proggy derpcore with occasional smatterings of modern bm n dm
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| 3.0 good | Diogo13 | March 19th 20 |
Listened by recommendation of my friend DDDeftoneDDD.
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| 4.0 excellent | cjbizzlebizzle | August 15th 19 |
Meteoric energy and a massive wall of sound that somehow manages to stay uptempo for the majority of the 54 minutes without tiring the listener or becoming repetitive. Hath manages to do this with some of the best metal songwriting chops of the year so far. A lot of the album is backed with pounding double bass aggression but Hath does so well to break these sections up with sustained chord progressions, the occasional acoustic bridge, some proggy licks, at one point a bass/guitar solo section and in general they have created very dynamic tracks. It seems like they pay great attention to track and album flow when writing. The vocals also play into the effect of keeping the album fresh as it progresses. The vocalist has an excellent growl where you can understand most of the words but it still sounds intense and the occasional vocal hook goes a long way in this journey. Certainly one of the flat out heavier metal releases in recent memory that shows off technical prowess and subtle prog elements without ever having to be flashy thanks to excellent songwriting and vocals.
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| 4.0 excellent | MasBarHigeuoris21 | May 4th 19 |
This is really pretty damn good. This is similar to Slugdge but just not as progressive. This is mainly blackened death metal mixed with a little bit of progressive metal. While this might not be that original a lot of what is done here works. This will definitely have you banging your head. I agree that this album should have been shortened a little bit but for what it's worth, it's a good listen. This band definitely has a lot of potential.
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| 3.0 good | zaruyache | May 1st 19 |
death metal is cool i like death metal
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| 4.5 superb | coma2rium | April 25th 19 |
Hot damn. This is what the fuck metal needed after last year's out there additions from Rolo Tomassi and The Armed. This is a more traditional vein of DM fused with modern flourishes that comes together in a super smooth, wholly engaging package. The vocals are monstrous, the riffs are varied and absolutely crush, and the whole thing has an air of metal being pushed into new directions.
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| 4.0 excellent | Panzerchrist | April 24th 19 |
Slugdge have come back firing on all cylinders only a year after their roaring blackened death metal opus, 'Esoteric Malacology', sounding more powerful than ever before. The choral melodies are sharp, the riffs are eviscerating and the compositions are as tight as ever. It's disappointing to see a lack of slug-related content across the span of the full album, but the general consistency makes up for any disappointments therein.
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| 4.5 superb | Jared Wegenast | April 24th 19 |
Wow. This absolutely blew me away. 5ing for now. Definitely somewhere in that realm.
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| 3.5 great | naughtcturnal | April 23rd 19 |
there are some seriously good burps on this bad boy
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| 4.5 superb | GhostShelter86 | April 19th 19 |
Great album that blends a lot of elements found in the greater death metal genre. Crushing heaviness, atmosphere, melody, some progressiveness. It's got it all.
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| 4.0 excellent | Jake E. | February 26th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | calmrose | September 24th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Timmy | January 23rd 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shwany | January 13th 23 |
| 2.5 average | Prole | January 10th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | heck | November 28th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jimbly | October 23rd 22 |
| 3.5 great | Tasty | September 28th 22 |
| 3.5 great | Zakusz | September 19th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Behexen | March 16th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | alarm | March 8th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Qualeen | January 28th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | TeeDeeM | November 29th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | Feavis | September 21st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | bbm | April 1st 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | h0rsie | March 2nd 21 |
| 3.5 great | em17ah | December 29th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | tcarafi | November 30th 20 |
| 3.5 great | remi | October 18th 20 |
| 3.5 great | BeeRyan | September 25th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Toms | June 27th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | slish | April 25th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | wilemz | April 25th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | ckssr1 | February 15th 20 |
| 3.5 great | dabisco | February 12th 20 |
| 5.0 classic | vanstek | February 4th 20 |
| 3.0 good | CK1991 | January 30th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | kleggi | January 22nd 20 |
| 1.5 very poor | gschwen | January 22nd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | motyli | January 17th 20 |
| 3.5 great | chris. | January 3rd 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sapee | December 30th 19 |
| 5.0 classic | clayson | December 19th 19 |
| 1.0 awful | DJO | December 14th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | TanMan | December 6th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | fantalas | November 29th 19 |
| 3.5 great | alamo | November 19th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Ebola | November 7th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | SYL | October 15th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Vamos | September 20th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | pixmpy | September 6th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jergal | September 3rd 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Kruppe | August 21st 19 |
| 2.5 average | JS19 | August 5th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | pengui | July 29th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Mortum | July 15th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | JKoppe | July 9th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thor | July 7th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Zero13 | July 7th 19 |
| 3.5 great | remi | June 29th 19 |
| 2.5 average | doofy | June 25th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | zuzek | June 24th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Alex C. | June 16th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | elch21 | June 6th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Macck | May 19th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thibs | May 14th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | TheGuy | May 13th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jeejee | May 10th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Pon EMERITUS | May 8th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Khu | May 8th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Veldin | May 6th 19 |
| 3.5 great | kx8 | May 6th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | RyanW | May 2nd 19 |
| 4.5 superb | LSX | May 1st 19 |
| 4.5 superb | hussam | April 29th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Daesu | April 28th 19 |
| 2.5 average | trilo | April 28th 19 |
| 2.5 average | Gary STAFF | April 27th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Fanto | April 25th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Egarran | April 25th 19 |
| 4.0 excellent | Tom R. CONTRIBUTOR | April 25th 19 |
| 3.5 great | clavier EMERITUS | April 22nd 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Adam | April 21st 19 |
| 4.5 superb | max13x | April 21st 19 |
| 3.5 great | Coast | April 18th 19 |
| 3.5 great | gnimas | April 15th 19 |
| 3.0 good | bmelt CONTRIBUTOR | April 12th 19 |
| 3.0 good | Dmax28 | April 12th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Hawks | April 12th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Rausku | April 11th 19 |
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