HATESPHERE — New Hell (review)

HATESPHERE — New Hell album cover Album · 2015 · Thrash Metal Buy this album from MMA partners
4/5 ·
UMUR
"New Hell" is the 9th full-length studio album by Danish thrash metal act Hatesphere. The album was released through Massacre Records in November 2015. It´s the successor to "Murderlust" from 2013. Hatesphere was formed in 2001 and can by now rightfully be called veterans of the Danish scene. They are also one of the most consistent and prolific acts on said scene, and have done pretty well for themselves internationally too.

Right from the start they´ve played an aggressive and at times brutal type of thrash metal with the occasionally nod towards melodeath, and they´ve pretty much stuck to their guns ever since. "New Hell" is no different and continues down the same path as it´s predecessors. References to Slayer and especially The Haunted are valid. So stylistically there are no surprises, which in some cases can be an issue, but on "New Hell" the familiarity of the music style isn´t that much of a problem. But it could be argued that the band aren´t spending much time developing their style. But if you enjoy the past releases by Hatesphere, there´s no need to get off the train here.

The material on the 10 track, 40:38 minutes long album is predominantly aggressive and relatively fast-paced thrash metal, but Hatesphere understands the importance of variation, and successfully incorporate both heavy groove laden sections, melodic solos, and a couple of more mellow sections too. The vocals are raw, distorted, and shouting. The type of thrash metal vocals with a "core" edge. The musicianship is generally on a high level and the dynamic playing and convincing delivery of the material is a great asset. The listener is overall treated to a very tight performance.

"New Hell" was recorded at Antfarm Studio in Aarhus, Denmark with producer Tue Madsen, and the sound production is powerful and very well sounding. The perfect match for the music. There´s a good balance between raw power and clarity and details. Upon conclusion "New Hell" is a high quality release by Hatesphere. They may not deliver anything you haven´t heard before, but they do what they so do damn well, that it´s a redeeming factor even if originality is an important element to you. A 4 star (80%) rating is deserved.
Share this review
more

Review Comments

Post a public comment below | Send private message to the reviewer
Please login to post a shout
No shouts posted yet. Be the first member to do so above!

Review Index

Member Zone

Username:
Password:
Stay signed in

Metal Subgenres

Artists Alpha-index

MMA TOP 5 Metal ALBUMS

Rating by members, ranked by custom algorithm
Albums with 30 ratings and more
Master of Puppets Thrash Metal
METALLICA
Buy this album from our partners
Paranoid Heavy Metal
BLACK SABBATH
Buy this album from our partners
Moving Pictures Hard Rock
RUSH
Buy this album from our partners
Powerslave NWoBHM
IRON MAIDEN
Buy this album from our partners
Rising Heavy Metal
RAINBOW
Buy this album from our partners

New Metal Artists

New Metal Releases

Hin helga kvöl Atmospheric Sludge Metal
SÓLSTAFIR
Buy this album from MMA partners
The Cycles of Suffering Black Metal
BURIAL OATH
Buy this album from MMA partners
The Suns of Perdition - Chapter IV: To Shadow Zion Black Metal
PANZERFAUST
Buy this album from MMA partners
Facilis Descensus Averno Death Metal
SAEVUS FINIS
Buy this album from MMA partners
Merciless Crossover Thrash
BODY COUNT
Buy this album from MMA partners
More new releases

New Metal Online Videos

DAWN OF REVENGE - Sanctuary [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 5 days ago
DAWN OF REVENGE - Farewell [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 5 days ago
DAWN OF REVENGE - Curtain of Death - [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 6 days ago
DAWN OF REVENGE - Vengeance [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 6 days ago
DAWN OF REVENGE - I Need You [official music video]
DAWN OF REVENGE
Bosh66· 6 days ago
More videos

New MMA Metal Forum Topics

More in the forums

New Site interactions

More...

Latest Metal News

members-submitted

More in the forums

Social Media

Follow us
Follow us on Twitter Become a Facebook fan RSS Feed