Hatred (NL), Old School Death

With Deity Down Records from 2007-2009

"Blasphemous Deliverance"

TRACKLIST:

01 Christian Dogma
02 Religion = War
03 The Atheist
04 Involution MP3
05 Beholder Of Hate
06 Transition
07 Enslaved By A Living Deity
08 Blessed By Possession MP3
09 Reflected In Dead Eyes
10 Blasphemous Deliverance


Released 08 February 2008

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REVIEWS:

Masterful Magazine (PL)

By Wouter Roemers

Published 06 February 2008

Rating: 80/100

On their Deity Down Records debut "Blasphemous Deliverance" Holland's Hatred is part (early) Gorefest, part (early) Vader and part Monstrosity. Taking the blunt force approach of Gorefest mixed with the no-holds-barred ethics of Vader and the technical prowess of Monstrosity "Blasphemous Deliverance" is a record that at once sounds familiar yet feels fresh due to the band's excellent ideas in what works in this genre and what doesn't. Despite playing mostly mid-paced and lacking interesting lead work Hatred is able to keep their material interesting with a good sense of dynamics and a nearly constant pumping groove. Structurally, this leans towards "False" era Gorefest with the intensity of "De Profundis" era Vader and "In Dark Purity" era Monstrosity as far as hooks and general technicality is concerned. Vocally, Hatred is a bit on the one-dimensional side and more adventurous vocal lines would be beneficial for future material. Recordings were done at Excess Studios, Rotterdam and this gives the album the expected high end production values that this genre needs. Artwork, design and lay-out are functional but not entirely visually stimulating or remarkable in any significant way. Deity Down Records has added another strong unit to their roster, although it must be noted that Hatred isn't as technically accomplished as their peers in Devious or Vermin.

Zware Metalen Webzine (NL)

By Martijn van den Beukel

Published 15 February 2008

Rating: 78/100

Hatred en ondergetekende hebben een aantal raakvlakken. Zo houden we alle twee van een stevig potje death metal, en komen we ook alle twee uit Zeeland. Vooral raakvlak één is de reden dat ik hun nieuwste plaat Blasphemous Deliverance met plezier wat luisterbeurten zal geven. Ruim drie en een half jaar na de release van Chaos in the Flesh ligt dit album eindelijk in de schappen. De band heeft echter niet stilgezeten. Zo hebben ze bijvoorbeeld Spanje, Frankrijk, Duitsland en Tsjechië aangedaan en gespeeld met Vader, Suffocation en Grave. Daarnaast vonden ze in 2006 een nieuwe zanger in Koen Dingemans. Allerlei ontwikkelingen die er voor gezorgd hebben dat hun laatste schijf gevarieerd en vooral lekker zwaar klinkt.

Bij het eerste nummer Christian Dogma krijg ik even het idee dat ik naar Morbid Angel zit te luisteren. Hatred maakt alleen wel vaker gebruik van mid-tempo stukken waardoor deze vergelijking eigenlijk direct van tafel kan worden geveegd. Natuurlijk bestaat het merendeel van dit album uit lekker snelle stukken. Neem nou bijvoorbeeld Involution, die het live zeker goed zal doen. Zanger Dingemans is in bezit van een degelijke strot en geeft de band een sound die misschien niet direct origineel is maar wel erg bruut.

Het instrumentale Transition vormt wat mij betreft een welkome afwisseling tussen al het zware werk. Na dit nummer ben ik weer klaar voor beukers zoals Blessed By Possession en Reflected In Dead Eyes. Al met al is Blasphemous Deliverance goed voor een dik half uur aan degelijke death metal met de nodige afwisseling en een vleugje melodie. Een aanrader voor iedere death metal liefhebber als je het mij vraagt.

Nedermetaal Webzine (NL, link no longer valid)

By Mug

Published 15 February 2008

Rating: 90/100

Goed nieuws voor de Nederlandse metal scene, niet alleen het uitkomen van deze eerste full-length van het in 1999 in Zeeland opgerichte Hatred maar vooral het feit dat er een Nederlands label is dat zulke bands onder hun hoede durft te nemen is hoopgevend. Dat de mensen bij Deity Down Records kennis van zaken hebben blijkt wel uit de kwaliteit van deze Blasphemous Deliverance, een plaat die het waarschijnlijk niet alleen goed gaat doen bij de diehard death metal fans maar gezien het hoge thrash gehalte een wat breder publiek aan zal spreken.

Met twee goed ontvangen demo cd’s op zak is na vijf jaar stilte (op concerten met o.a. death metal pioniers Vader en Suffocation na) hier de langverwachte langspeler van Hatred. Dat het zolang heeft geduurd ligt waarschijnlijk aan de lange zoektocht naar een nieuwe zanger, voormalig brulboei van de band Peter De Jonge zit nog wel als bassist/backing vocalist bij de band maar de hoofdmoot wordt gezongen door voormalig Stronghold zanger Koen Dingemans. Een goede keuze want deze gozer beschikt over een zwaar maar clean stemgeluid waardoor het allemaal niet te geforceerd overkomt zoals bij zoveel grunt georiënteerde death metal bands wel het geval is.

Wat mij persoonlijk bevalt aan deze schijf zijn de snellere stukken die doorspekt zijn met technisch hoogwaardig spel en dat zijn er gelukkig nogal wat, niet dat het zware logge werk wordt vergeten maar de dosering is op dit album goed uitgemeten zodat het een afwisselend geheel is geworden.

Dat de band goed heeft opgelet tijdens de concerten met Vader, Suffocation en Grave komt duidelijk naar voren als je naar een vergelijking gaat zoeken want van al deze bands zit er wel een element in de muziek verwerkt, niet gek dus voor een Nederlands bandje om in een adem met deze bands genoemd te worden.

Van de tien nummers op deze schijf valt er weinig negatiefs te zeggen of het moet het instrumentale ‘’Transition’’ zijn en dat is eigenlijk meer een intro dan een op zich staand nummer. Persoonlijk hoogtepunt van deze cd is het beuk hak slash nummer ‘’Involution’’ waarvan de melodie nog dagenlang in je hoofd blijft rondspoken en waar het beste van de band boven komt drijven.

Een review is altijd afhankelijk van de smaak van de persoon die hem maakt en in dit geval is het de mix van old school death metal met wat thrash die ondergetekende een grote glimlach op zijn gezicht doet verschijnen. O ja, ook nog even een compliment voor de producer van dit geval want die mag niet ontbreken in deze lofzang, wat een sound!!

Aardschok Magazine (NL)

By Roman Hödl

Published Aardschok Magazine March 2008, page 49

Rating: 78/100

Wie houdt van simpele rechttoe rechtaan midtempo death metal met een vleugje thrash, moet hoognodig het Nederlandse Hatred eens gaan peilen. De band uit Putte die al jaren in de underground bivakkeert, komt na de twee mini's "Hatred" en "Chaos In The Flesh" eindelijk met zijn full-length debuut op de proppen. "Blasphemous Deliverance" is in de Rotterdamse metaltempel Excess ingeklopt. Hierop is een band te horen die mede door de vele optredens enorm is gegroeid. Bij de eerste paar luisterbeurten valt die om een of andere reden wat tegen wat tegen, misschien omdat het geheel op het eerste gehoor wat monotoon overkomt. Ook verschillen de strotten van Koen Dingemans en Peter de Jonge niet bijster veel van elkaar, maar gun de band en vooral jezelf eens even de tijd om erin te komen. Deze CD bevat namelijk voldoende goede ideeën om over een langere periode te blijven boeien. Vooral de composities "Religion = War", "Beholder Of Hate" en het wat tragere "Blessed By Possession" maken indruk.

Metalfan Webzine (NL)

By Kristof

Published 23 February 2008

Rating: 76/100

Vijf én acht jaar geleden bracht het Nederlandse Hatred een mini cd uit. Er volgden een handjevol optredens met grotere buitenlandse bands en zelf deden ze ook een vijftal buitenlandse landen aan. De laatste jaren bleef het echter stil in het Hatred kamp en ik dacht zelf dat de band een stille dood was gestorven. Maar nu, met vernieuwde line-up, komt er plots een volwaardig debuutalbum via Deity Down Records op de markt.

Hatred speelt authentieke mid tempo death metal. Ik vergelijk dit soort muziek vaak met een superlogge oorlogstank die op relatief lage snelheid alles platwalst. De songs zijn lekker simpel, maar de riffs, hooklines en refreinen blijven wel hangen en het gecreëerde sfeertje is wel effectief. De grunts zijn wat eentonig, maar zeker in orde. Het gitaarwerk is niet spectaculair, maar zeker degelijk. Kortom Hatred is een goede middenmoter geworden. Dus als u atheïst bent, houdt van bands als Bolt Thrower en u nog eens een Nederlandse band wilt steunen, dan is deze maand Blasphemous Deliverance zeker geen slechte keuze.

Hardsounds Webzine (IT)

By Francesco "Crash" La Tegola

Published 24 February 2008

Rating: 75/100

Un nuovo prodotto interessante dall'Olanda, nell'ambito del Death metal: loro sono gli Hatred, che dopo qualche demo e mini, esordiscono con 'Blasphemous Deliverance'. Titolo alquanto scontato, c'è da dire, e se non volete che vi cadano le braccia evitate di leggere la tracklist: mamma mia che tristezza questa antireligiosità spicciola, per quanto possa essere condivisibile o meno. Fortunatamente i contenuti musicali si rivelano all'altezza. Il combo olandese strizza l'occhio a band del nuovo e vecchio continente: Incantation, Disbelief, Dismember e vagamente anche i maestri floridiani Obituary. Quindi un sound molto sporco e pesante, con mid-tempos che di fatto spaccano i pezzi conferendogli un'andatura lenta e cadenzata, alternata a sfuriate di pura scuola Swedeath, con i soliti riffoni affilatissimi che si scrollano di dosso ogni polverosità prima di perquotere l'ascoltatore aiutati da feroci blast-beat. Anche la voce ricorda molto Matti Karki dei Dismember. In sintesi l'album è questo, non offre davvero altro spunto di discussione. L'unica aggiunta che sento di fare è che le dieci tracce del full-lenght sono eseguite in maniera molto positiva e nel complesso l'album è gradevole e ben ascoltabile, per quanto non offra spunti innovativi. Per chi ama le band citate, potrebbe essere una bella scoperta. PER I FANS DI Dismember - Incantation – Disbelief. Un po' palude, un po' ghiacciaio. Ma nell'insieme funziona.

Metalrage Webzine (NL)

By Mindsaver

Published 25 February 2008

Rating 68/100

Holland’s Hatred is one of the eighteen (!) via Metal Archives findable bands with the same name. I wonder why they came up with that moniker then... but who am I to nag about that, my task is to review the music!

Hatred plays an average dose of death metal that can genre-wise be described as a mix between deathrash and more malicious brutal death metal, or band-wise as a combination between the Dutch acts Legion Of The Damned and God Dethroned, but then a little less in quality. It’s not that it works out badly because the production is fine, but the music is just too common, plus the songs won’t stick in your head.

What I do like about this record are the aforementioned vicious parts that bring a lot more tension to the game. For example the blastbeats halfway ‘Christian Dogma’ as well as several other accelerations are doing well for me. Less charming are some transitions who don’t always sound that accurate. It might be caused by a possible low recording budget. I really think that there’s a lot potential in this band, but that it doesn’t come out yet.

Blasphemous Deliverance therefore remains too average for me, but I’m truly curious about what the future will bring for this band. I hope I got the chance to see them live once so I can judge them on their live compatibilities too.

Les Acteurs de l’Ombre Webzine(FR)

By BHC

Published 13 February 2008

Rating: n/a

Si on ne compte plus les groupes de métal symphonique à femelle en provenance de Hollande qui sont venus efféminer avec succès la scène métal mondiale en la castrant à coups de claviers et de riffs pour midinettes sur fond vocal de grand frisson opératique, en matière d’extrême, la plaque tournante du spliff et de la pelouse psycho-active, naguère recouverte de métallurgistes bien velus, paraît désormais en comparaison aussi fournie en virilité métallique que la pilosité testiculaire d’un acteur de film licencieusement connoté.

Alors forcément, quand au milieu de tout ce glabre sonore on trouve un groupe de death qu’a l’air un peu plus poilu que la moyenne et qu’on a fondu sa motte à force de s’en servir pour beurrer ses vieilles tartines dégoulinantes de Sinister ou de Severe torture, on ne résiste pas à l’occasion de s’en mettre plein les oreille avec ce nouveau représentant de l’autre pays du fromage.

Qui a d’ailleurs comme un vieux goût de Vader, nous ramenant à l’époque où on faisait tout un fromage de la crémerie polonaise avec l’abyssalement gouleyant « De profundis», et on pense aussi par moments à la fromagerie ricaine de Monstruosity période « In dark purity », quand elle nous sortait encore un death metal bien crémeux qui s’écoutait comme on boit du petit lait, bref avant que son inspiration ne se fasse un peu caillée.

Ce « Blasphemous deliverance » reprend donc des recettes qui ont fait leurs preuves, avec une track list découpée en 10 tranches consistantes et comprenant des portions rythmiques bien congrues, mais qui par contre manquent clairement de saveur mélodique. Si bien qu’en 8 ans et quelques démos nos fromagers hollandais ont eu beau avoir le temps d’affiner leur musique de sorte que ce premier album se laisse déguster très facilement, ceux d’entre vous qui ont des oreilles de gourmets n’y goûteront qu’avec une certaine modération, tant niveau originalité c’est du bon gros gruyère.

Lords Of Metal Webzine (NL, Dutch version)

By Koen

Published 01 March 2008

Rating: 83/100

Koen: Je kunt er niet omheen, labelbaas Gerard de Koning van Deity Down Records heeft twee uitmuntende oorschelpen en een neusje voor talent van de Here meegekregen. Deity Down’s derde release is namelijk de volgende spreekwoordelijke hoop stront die hij in het gezicht kwakt van de traditionele platenmaatschappijen die zijn vergeten dat er zoiets als een undergroundscene bestaat en die zich hoofdzakelijk focussen op het uitbrengen van commerciële drek. Ik zeg dit niet omdat ik de man in kwestie goed ken, maar omdat het gewoon waar is! ‘Blasphemous Deliverance’ is het full-length debuut van Hatred, de band die in 2000 een ongetitelde demo uitbracht en in 2003 een eigen beheer mini CD getiteld ’Chaos In The Flesh’. Misschien heeft een van jullie Hatred al eens in het voorprogramma gezien van Lord Belial, Vader, Grave en Suffocation of tijdens vakanties in Slowakije, Tsjechië, Frankrijk of Spanje want aldaar was men reeds te bewonderen.

Na 2003 werd het een tijdje stil rondom Hatred maar na het toetreden van Koen Dingemans (ook in Stronghold) begonnen de zaken weer wat meer structuur te krijgen, hetgeen zich dus vertaalde in een deal met Deity Down Records. De CD werd opgenomen in de Excess Studio te Rotterdam met Hans Pieters achter de knoppen. Vanaf het openingsnummer ‘Christian Dogma’ tot aan het laatste nummer (de titeltrack) krijg je een enorme bak op negentiger jaren leest geschoeide felle death metal over je heen gegoten die haar oorsprong vindt in sterke nummers, goede harmonieën en anti-religieuze teksten. Als je geënt bent op de termen rauw (doch hier en daar melodieus), beenhard en brutaal is dit de ideale CD om je dag op te leuken. Enkele luistertips? ‘Religion = War’, ‘Involution’ en ‘Blessed By Possession’, maar luister ‘Blasphemous Deliverance’ vooral zelf. Daar hoef je niet eens de deur voor uit want een stream van de volledige CD is alhier te beluisteren. Niet aarzelen en ondersteun de Vaderlandse death metal scene!

Lords Of Metal Webzine (NL, English version)

By Koen

Published 01 March 2008

Rating: 83/100

Koen: Oops he did it again! Gerard de Koning of Deity Down Records obviously has a nose for talented death metal bands. Deity Down’s third release is another smack in the face to a number of recordlabels that seem to have forgotten what the underground scene is all about and only produce commercial shit. I’m not saying this because I’m personally acquainted with the man but because it’s true! ‘Blasphemous Deliverance’ is Hatred’s full-length debut album. In 2000 the band debuted with their self-titled demo, followed by a mini album in 2003 entitled ’Chaos In The Flesh’. In the meantime Hatred destroyed the stages in Slovakia, the Czech Republic, France, Spain and Holland and played with Lord Belial, Vader, Grave and Suffocation.

Then things became quiet for a while but when Koen Dingemans (also in Stronghold) joined as the new vocalist / frontman in 2006, Hatred made a fresh start and signed with Deity Down Records. The CD was recorded at Excess Studio in Rotterdam (Holland) and was produced by Hans Pieters. From the opening upbeat track ‘Christian Dogma’ to the sultry title track, this CD is filled with strong song writing, well-built harmonies, anti-religious lyrics and fast paced Nineties death metal. The more you listen to this album the more you hear. It is raw, melodic, harsh and brutal. Some favourite songs of mine are ‘Religion = War’, ‘Involution’ and ‘Blessed By Possession’, but be sure to check out ‘Blasphemous Deliverance’ yourself. The entire CD is streamable here, so don’t hesitate and support the Dutch death metal scene!

Mindview Magazine (BE)

By DD

Published Mindview Magazine issue 146, March 2008

Rating: 4/7 (Brons)

Oh nee, alweer zo'n weg-met-Jesus-death-metalbandje dacht ik aanvankelijk. Weinig originele titels als 'Religion = War' en 'The Atheist' helpen ook niet echt. Daarbij begint het eerste full album van deze Nederlanders wat clichématig: een scheut Morbid Angel, een beetje Bolt Thrower...maar ik moet bekennen dat ik het volume hoe langer hoe meer opdreef. Naarmate 'Blasphemous Deliverance' vordert, worden de tracks toch leuker. Geen grootse schijf, maar ik ga dit zeker nog eens uit mijn platenkast halen.

Possessesd Webzine (DE)

By Meden

Published 01 March 2008

Rating: 75/100

Deity Down Records aus der Niederlande war so frei, mir einige Promos zukommen zu lassen, u.a auch die neue Cd von Hatred. Die Band wurde im Jahre 1999 gegründet und nach dm Demo "Chaos in the flesh" und eingen Liveauftritten mit Bands wie Vader, Suffocation, Grave oder Lord Belial schaffte man es, einen Deal mit Deity Down Records zu ergattern und im Jahre 2008 dieses Debutalbum herauszubringen. Musikalisch geht man keine große Risiken ein. Death Metal ist angesagt. Irgendwie eine Mischung aus alten Gorefest, alten Vader und Monstrosity. Morbid Angel sollte man auch noch erwähnen. Die 10 Songs kommen techisch einwandfrei daher und bieten kaum eine Angriffsfläche, zumal auch die Produktion gelungen ist. Allerdings sind sie sehr einseitig, besonders im Vocalsbreiech, aber das stört eigentlich nicht so sehr. Sehr ansprechender, straighter und technischer Death Metal, wie man es von Holländer eben gewohnt ist. Weltmeister werden sie wohl nicht mehr werden, aber Death Metal zocken können sie. Zwar kommt man an Bands wie Vader, Gorefest oder Monstrosity nicht heran, dafür fehlt den Songs noch ein wenig, aber trotzdem machen die Stücke extrem viel Spaß beim zuhören.

FYU Webzine (BE)

By Exo666

Published 29 February 2008

Rating: 74/100

Getting an "Error: disc not finalized" message on my CD-player quite dampens my initial goodwill and earns Hatred a -20% on this review by default. ...No, I'm just kidding (about the score penalty, at least). Anyway, I've probably said it before in one review or another, but Dutch (death) metal has always been to my liking. Specifically, Hatred wields the blunt style of old school death, combined with some thrash elements.

Though there's little to remark on the compositional aspect, the execution and the production, I'm missing a spark of intensity - for lack of better words. Perhaps I'm too 'brutal' oriented and not enough 'old school', but e.g. the breakdown passages sometimes tend to tear down the groove rather than adding to it. Said riffs are just too basic to really provide for a jaw-dropping effect, but can nonetheless grasp the attention (especially on a gig, I'm sure, with the heavy, crushing style), thanks to a couple of pretty good tracks (Involution, Transition, Enslaved By A Living Deity, etc). Technicality seems to be highly appraised in death metal bands lately, so a band that (largely successfully, apart from a few weak spots) takes an old school direction like Hatred does, deservedly earns some attention - what Hatred will certainly get from the fans of the (sub)genre.

Fatal Underground Fanzine (DE)

By Leo

Published Fatal Underground Fanzine issue 27, March 2008

Rating: n/a

Was hier aus den Holländischen Gefilden auf meinem Tisch gelandet ist ,haut schon ganz gut rein . Nachdem man nun endlich nen Deal mit Deity Down Records an Land gezogen hat ,wurde es auch höchste Zeit nun sei Debutalbum auf die Menschheit loszulassen .Immerhin existiert die Band bereits seid 1999 und mehr als bis zu einem Demo haben’s die nun noch nicht geschafft .

Die 10 hier im Angebot stehenden Song kommen rein technisch gesehen echt ganz gut rüber und man merkt wirklich ,das die es verstehen ,mit den Instrumenten umzugehen .Musikalisch gehören die auf alle Fälle in die Sparte des Death Metal ,wobei man sich aber nicht unbedingt super modern und trendig zeigt ,sondern eher etwas auf der alten Schiene fährt .Das hierbei „Morbid Angel“ Pate gestanden hat ,ist kaum zu verleugnen .Deren Einfluss ist hier unverkennbar .Allerdings kopieren die hier nun nicht ,sondern orientieren sich eher beim Songaufbau an den „Krankhaften Engeln „.Fast durchweg geht’s straight nach vorne los ,wobei hier insbesondere die Gitarren sehr prägend sind und auch noch ne gewisse Vielseitigkeit aufzeigen .Ab und an drosselt man auch mal das Tempo ,um eher etwas schwerfälliger seine Bahnen zu ziehen .Selbst gesangsmäßig würde ich die mal in Richtung David Vincent einstufen .Passt auf jeden Fall super gut zu dem gesamten Geschehen .Zweifellos macht das gute Stück echt Spaß und bringt einen durchaus in Schwung .Nen Hauptpreis werden die damit zwar nicht abfassen ,da den Songs doch noch dieses gewisse Etwas fehlt .Aber wen sollte schon so etwas großartig stören ,wenn’s ansonsten recht ansprechend und abwechslungsreich zur Sachhe geht.

Hall Of Metal Webzine (ES)

By spina

Published 27 February 2008

Rating: 75/100

El pequeño sello holandés Deity Down (hace tiempo os ofrecimos la review de DEVIOUS, otra de sus bandas....buscala en nuestra sección de discos) nos ha hecho llegar una copia de una de sus últimas adquisiciones, sus paisanos HATRED.

La banda se formó en 1999 y se ve que se lo han tomado con excesiva calma ya que tras editar un par de demos en el 2000 y 2003, no habían vuelto a tener contacto con un estudio de grabación justo hasta el año pasado, cuando registraron este "Blasphemous Deliverance". Teniendo en cuenta que han teloneado a grandes bandas (VADER, SUFFOCATION, GRAVE, LORD BELIAL...) y que incluso se montaron un pequeño tour por Europa que pasó por nuestro país en 2002, me extraña esta "dejadez". Supongo que el baile de músicos habrá tenido gran parte de culpa en ello y no fue hasta encontrar a su actual cantante cuando la cosa empezó a cuajar en serio (llegó en 2006).

Los músicos grabaron el disco el pasado verano y una vez completado consiguieron que Gerard (el jefe de Deity) les fichara en Noviembre y el pasado mes lanzara el disco a nivel europeo.

Entrando en faena, este "Blasphemous Deliverance" se nos muestra plagado de distintas influencias, aunque por fortuna aquí no encontraremos ni la más mínima huella del tan cacareado metalcore (algo raro en las bandas jóvenes actuales). La formación se declara enamorada de los sonidos creados por míticas formaciones como VADER, MALEVOLENT CREATION o SLAYER, y ya nos van dando una leve idea de lo que nos ofrecen en los 10 cortes incluidos en este disco. Si, te vas a encontrar momentos dotados de cierta brutalidad, pero también múltiples toques del mejor thrash ochentero, pasajes a medio tiempo contundentes, ritmos tecnificados, y en contadas ocasiones un leve acercamiento al death melódico y cierto airecillo doom.

El disco se abre con la thrasher "Christian Dogma" (perfectos recreando el sonido ochentero), continua con una espídica "Religion=War" (que bueno ese estribillo con el vocalista alargando su semi gutural voz), "The Atheist" que se nos presenta en plan death/thrash técnico, "Involution" viene cubierta con una fina capa de semi brutal death aunque sin abandonar el thrash metal. Mucho más marcada y a medio tiempo (¿te gustan BOLT THROWER?) es "Beholder Of Hate"; la instrumental "Transition" es muy melódica, más de lo que esperarías a tenor de lo que nos llevan ofrecido, casi más propia de unos doom melódicos. "Enslaved By A Living Deity" vuelve a jugar con el thrash técnico (DEATH) con interesantes aceleraciones y deceleraciones. Como un torbellino nos llega "Blessed By Possession" en la que, manteniendo el toque thrash técnico, aceleran algo más su propuesta. A continuación nos topamos con "Reflected In Dead Eyes", corte más oscuro y de cierta inclinación nórdica (atención a la gran zona central mucho más veloz, casi en plan hardcore) y como broche tenemos "Blasphemous Deliverance", tema que nos puede llegar a recordar a los anteriormente citados MALEVOLENT CREATION, ya que encierra cierto toque brutal (muy controlado, no temas).

La verdad es que es un disco que se disfruta con garantía. El sonido de las guitarras es crujiente, muestran un muy buen nivel tanto técnico como compositivo y no usan trucos baratos para la batería (aunque parezca que, a veces, el músico se pierda él solo con su ataque), hasta la voz se hace muy digerible para aquellos que estéis comenzando a descubrir el death, ya que mantiene siempre un rico tono entre semi gutural y semi agresivo, perfectamente modulado. Si te gustan las bandas citadas, el death/thrash sobre todo y no temes enfrentarte a unos recién llegados, aquí encontrarás un disco breve pero de calidad.

Allschools Webzine (DE)

By Clement

Published 04 March 2008

Rating: 60/100

HATRED sind nicht so einfallslos wie ihr Bandname. Die 1999 gegründeten Holländer legen mit "Blasphemous Deliverance" ihr zweites Werk (das Debüt "Chaos In The Flesh" erschien 2003) vor. Auf diesem wird brutaler Death Metal mit ein wenig Doom und Thrash Metal vermischt. Das Ergebnis klingt nach der Schnittmenge aus Bands wie MALEVOLENT CREATION und ASPHYX. HATRED kommen spielerisch noch nicht an diese Bands heran und auch das Songwriting könnte noch zwingender respektive abwechslungsreicher gestaltet werden. Aber gut gelungen ist der Band das Umschalten zwischen Groove und derbem Geknüppel. Dazu gesellt sich eine äußerst düstere Atmosphäre, die nach zunehmender Albumlänge einengend wirkt. Die Produktion trägt dazu bei, dass die Songs ungeschliffen wirken und roh aus den Boxen hämmern. Das passt sehr gut zum Bandsound und verpasst den Songs die nötige Dreckigkeit. Punkten kann auch Sänger Koen Dingemans, der mehr den Vibe eines Thrashers hat und nicht permanent monoton durch die Käseecke rülpst. Mit "Blasphemous Deliverance" kann ein Death Metal-Anhänger nichts falsch machen, allerdings muss beim nächsten Album ein wenig mehr kommen, um mit der Elite mithalten zu können. Das Potential dazu steckt definitiv in der Band.

Powermetal Webzine (DE)

By Walter Scheurer

Published 06 March 2008

Rating: n/a

Die Niederlande waren schon immer - und sind natürlich nach wie vor - ein gutes Pflaster für hochwertigen Todesmetall jedweder Ausführung, wie uns nicht erst seit gestern bekannt sein sollte. In die Reihe der qualitativ hochwertigen Formationen reihen sich auch HATRED ein, deren aktueller Silberling "Blasphemous Deliverance" seit kurzer Zeit erhältlich ist.

Auch wenn diese Jungs hinsichtlich der Namenswahl nicht gerade ein glückliches Händchen bewiesen haben und nicht vor Verwechslungen mit den unzähligen anderen HATREDs dieser Welt gefeit sind, konnte sich das Quartett schon mit dem Debüt, einer EP mit dem Titel "Chaos In The Flesh", einen guten Ruf erspielen. Nicht zuletzt durch die Tatsache, dass wir es sehr umtriebigen und wuseligen Musikern zu tun haben, die es bereits geschafft haben, ihre Songs nicht nur dem Publikum in der Heimat zu präsentieren, sondern sich mehr oder weniger in halb Europa den Arsch abgespielt haben, weiß der Underground über die niederländische Ausgabe von HATRED ganz gut Bescheid.

Auch wenn zwischen der EP und dem aktuellen Silberling einige Zeit vergangen ist und das Line-up inzwischen umgekrempelt werden musste, sollte sich der eine oder andere Fanatiker dennoch an diese Formation erinnern - und wenn dem nicht so sein sollte, hat die Band nunmehr ein sehr schlagkräftiges Argument anzubieten, weshalb man sich den Namen HATRED schleunigst einprägen sollte.

Mit sehr harschen Death-Metal-Tracks wissen diese Burschen zu beeindrucken, verstehen es aber gekonnt, immer wieder satte Grooves aufzutischen und scheuen sich auch keineswegs davor, mit Melodien aufzuwarten, die sich ins Gehirn regelrecht einfräsen. Zudem haben die Niederländer mit Peter van der Schraaf einen Klampfer in ihren Reihen, der die alte Schule der Gitarrenhelden besucht haben dürfte und durch seine feien Soli den Songs zum Teil das Sahnehäubchen aufzusetzen vermag - und zwar, ohne dass diese dabei an Brachialität einbüßen würden.

"Blasphemous Deliverance" strotzt, wie auf Grund des Titels auch nicht anders zu erwarten war, vor religionskritischen lyrischen Ergüssen, die in ein sehr massives Netzwerk aus Death Metal in unterschiedlichen Ausführungen eingebettet worden sind und dadurch das Album zu einer sehr stimmigen, aber ungemein brutalen Melange gedeihen haben lassen.

Anspieltipps: Religion = War, Beholder Of Hate, Blessed By Possession, Blasphemous Deliverance.

Ballbuster Webzine (USA)

By Chris Forbes

Published 07 March 2008

Rating: n/a

Now this is what death metal needs to be. Mean, vicious, fast and just pure evil. This bands gets it and I get what they are playing. This is some killer death metal with tons of vicious fast parts (not that fake blast shit) and some godly death metal vocals. The vocals would make Satan proud. The production is thick and heavy and the speed parts just blew me away. There is nothing weak on this release at all and is an awesome display of death metal at its best.

Metalnews Webzine (DE)

By Alexander Eitner

Published 07 March 2008

Rating: 4/7

"Solide, aber nicht die Offenbarung..."

Nach zwei in Eigenregie veröffentlichten MCDs warten HATRED aus den Niederlanden nun mit ihrer ersten Full Length „Blasphemous Deliverance” auf, die eine Mischung aus brutalem Death Metal und zahlreichen Ausflügen in Richtung Thrash Metal bietet.

Dass HATRED, die mit ihrer Namenswahl sicherlich keinen Blumenpott für Originalität gewinnen werden, nicht erst seit gestern in der Szene unterwegs sind, zeigen die obigen Veröffentlichungen und Konzerte mit solchen Größen wie SUFFOCATION, VADER, GRAVE und LORD BELIAL. Handwerklich geht „Blasphemous Deliverance“ somit in Ordnung, jedoch bewegt sich leider ein Großteil des Materials auf einem ähnlichen Originalitätsniveau wie der Bandname. Allzu vorhersehbar agieren die Tulpen-Deather während der zehn Songs, die zwar solide sind, aber nur selten mit Überraschungen aufwarten und einen aufhorchen lassen. Zu diesen gehören das Instrumental „Transition“, „Enslaved By A Living Deity“ und das abschließende Titelstück, das mächtig an MALEVOLENT CREATION erinnert, während sich der Rest oft im Fahrwasser von VADER, GOD DETHRONED und IMMOLATION bewegt, aber niemals an die Klasse dieser Bands heranreichen kann.

Der erste vollständige Silberling von HATRED reiht sich in die endlos lange Liste der Veröffentlichungen ein, auf denen Musiker agieren, die zwar ihre Instrumente beherrschen, aber ihre Ideen noch nicht so richtig umsetzen können bzw. weitgehend nichts wirklich Neues zu sagen haben. „Blasphemous Deliverance“ hat durchaus seine Momente, aber das Gelbe vom Ei ist das Teil nun auch wieder nicht geworden.

Metallinks Webzine (NL, link no longer valid)

By The Beast

Published 09 March 2009

Rating: 85/100

Hatred is a four headed Dutch Brutal Death metal band formed in January 1999. They released their album Blasphemous Deliverance through Deity Down Records in January 2008. The Current line up of Hatred is:

Peter de Jonge

Peter van der Schraaf,

Koen Dingemans and

Rob de Waardt.

Personally I Think one of the biggest things Hatred has reached so far, was opening a show for Polish metal gods Vader in July 2004. Damn this is a good cd, I really think this is one of the best Death Metal bands that came of Dutch grounds. I'm really looking forward to see this kind of aggression live. The pounding drums, the bombastic bass, the chopping guitar riffs and the horrific Grunts, damn I already listened to this album 5 times and I’m guessing there will be a lot more times that I’ll put this one in my cd player !

Good work guys.

My overal opinion: Dutch Pride!

Metalbeta Webzine (IT, link no longer valid)

By Herr Horridoom

Published 12 March 2008

Rating: 70/100

Non c'è dubbio alcuno che il death non sia estinto e specialmente il brutal death old American style… Gli Hatred ne sono la conferma, pur essendo nord europei (Olandesi) e di giovane età i 4 die-hard death maniacs partoriscono un dischetto che poi è il loro debutto assoluto se si escludono i precedenti demo del 2000 e 2003 ("Chaos In The Flesh"). Loro affermano di essere influenzati e di assomigliare al trittico delle meraviglie Vader, Malevolent Creation, Stayer, ebbene ragazzi miei queste inclinazioni naturali si sentono ma non sono perfettamente riscontrabili, facile per una death metal band essere influenzata dagli Slayer d'accordo, l'inizio di tutto è stato quello e ci mancherebbe altro che una death metal band non osannasse tale mito ma le restanti Vader e Malevolent creation non le sento almeno non in maniera accentuata e questo non se sia un bene o un male. Il quartetto di Zeeland mette su un bel platter di death metal primo stampo che la conterranea ed agguerritissima etichetta Deity Down Records non poteva lasciarsi sfuggire.

Death dicevamo…si ma molto brutale, anticristiano e apparentemente dall'impostazione semplice, l'unico target è devastare il nazareno e le anime che lo seguono, ed ogni appassionato di Deicide, Morbid Angel prima maniera, Incantation ed Immolation avrà di che gioire con questo metallo nero ed imponente nella sua classicità. La formula è sempre la stessa, quindi non aspettiamo granché di nuovo, di fresco e giovane c'è solo l'energia profusa e le caratteristiche peculiari di ogni membro della band, si sente che si tratta di veri deathster per niente improvvisati ed i 9 anni di militanza underground lo dimostrano. Gli Hatred operano in un campo semplicemente classico ma che fa venire un po' di nostalgia dei vecchi tempi, è un bene per me che esistano dei gruppi con questa attitudine, almeno per gli esordi, c'è tutto il tempo poi per affilare le armi, l'importante è averle e d avere le palle quadrate, Hatred è un progetto che ricalca queste caratteristiche quindi è per me molto promettente grazie anche alla loro una buona conoscenza del metal malvagio,da un songwriting espresso degnamente ancora acerbo ma in costante evoluzione alla ricerca di una stampo proprio.

Quello che colpisce è il fiume di riff insanguinati che scorre agevolmente così come ogni brano della release, dinamismo statico lo chiamerei io, asfissiante e sibilante come un cobra che cerca di ipnotizzare la sua preda, il riffing, come dicevo è da battaglia, è la struttura ossea del sound targato "Blasphemous Deliverance", per questo brani come "The Atheist" non falliscono nel loro messaggio di morte, una reale colonna sonora di disprezzo e morbosa dissacrazione ed è qui che gli Hatred non peccano, fanno a dovere il loro compito, come una lezione di unholy brutal death thrash in your face da parte di un gruppo di quinta elementare ad uno di prima (sia ben chiaro, gli Hatred non sono ancora laureati…) nel carattere ci siamo, ci sono anche le potenzialità deflagranti e trituranti per ogni ascoltatore ed il loro impatto dal vivo deve essere impressionante (tra l'altro hanno un buon passato di esibizioni con Lord Belial, Vader e Suffocation (non male).

Ottime le individualità, i due chitarristi senza troppe trine e assoli masticano kilometri di note con belle partiture corrosive in pieno thrash marcio ed arpeggi disparati anche simil orientali, il basso è essenziale e tempistico, le vocals gutturali e impostate su un tono a metà strada thrash/death e brutal death, il drumming normale, quindi terreste ma con l'utilizzo di mid tempos, blast-beat, breaks, e zone 'di insieme' compatte quasi monumentali ed atmosferiche, altre di massima aggressione in muro sonoro che quasi si frantuma sotto i colpi disperati dei 4 deathriders. Da non dimenticare inoltre alcuni momenti in cui il groove si fa strada risultando un rapporto più alto e diversificato rispetto alla marcia del disco.

Le tracce migliori sono senza ombra di dubbio: "Christian Dogma", "Blessed by Possession", "Beholder Of Hate", "Enslaved By A Living Deity" e "Involution".

Produzione e artwork sono molto bene eseguiti, bene equalizzata la prima ma alla maniera underground quindi scevra da suoni cristallini (effettuata agli Excess Studios di Rotterdam) e pieno di info e ottima grafica il secondo. Dategli attenzione deathmetalheads !!!

Music From.nl Webzine (NL)

By Gilles

Published 15 March 2008

Rating: n/a

Naast Duitse toeristen in de zomer heeft de provincie Zeeland nog iets voor ons in de aanbieding en dat is namelijk de band, met de niet bijster originele naam, Hatred. De band doet al ongeveer negen jaar zijn best om bij de top van het Nederlandse death metal circuit te horen. Tot zover heeft het viertal al mogen openen voor gerenommeerde bands als Vader en Suffocation en hebben ze verschillende (mini)tours door Europa gedaan. Met 'Blasphemous Deliverance' komen ze na negen jaar eindelijk met hun eerste volledige plaat.

Qua dosering zit het met 'Blasphemous Deliverance' in ieder geval wel goed. Meer dan tien nummers op deze plaat was namelijk waarschijnlijk een overdosis geweest. De songs zijn stuk voor stuk prima aan te horen, maar helaas ontbreekt eigenlijk overal net dat gedeelte wat het zou onderscheiden van andere acts. De muziek is bruut en klinkt goed, maar daar houdt het dan ook helaas mee op. Er zit niet één track bij die na het beluisteren dagen lang in je hoofd zal blijven hangen. Als deze band echt in adem genoemd wil worden met bijvoorbeeld God Dethroned en Legion Of The Damned moet hun volgende album bestaan uit meer uitschieters.

Het voorgeschotelde, ruim een half uur durende, schijfje is zeker wel het beluisteren waard, maar Hatred heeft nog wel een lange weg te gaan. Er kan nog genoeg verbeterd worden, maar wat ze in ieder geval wel hebben bewezen is dat er potentie aanwezig is!

Empire Of Death Webzine (IT)

By kratos

Published 15 March 2008

Rating: 63/100

Primo album per gli Hatred, quartetto olandese che, sotto l’egida della Deity Down Records, ha come unico obiettivo quello di devastare l’apparato uditivo dei deathster di tutto il globo con un metallo della morte estremamente classico e privo di fronzoli. Formatisi ben nove anni fa, i quattro olandesi, però, non sono ancora riusciti a rendere la propria proposta personale e realmente interessante: accade così che il loro “Blasphemous Deliverance” si riveli un dischetto di death metal di matrice americana diretto e senza pretese, ma privo del giusto spessore e destinato, per molti, all’oblio. Ed è un peccato. È un peccato perché gli Hatred dimostrano di avere dalla loro una buona conoscenza dei propri strumenti e di amare alla follia il genere musicale, ma tutto ciò non è supportato da un songwriting adeguato in grado di sopperire ad una mancanza di originalità lampante sin dal primo brano. Il riffing, per quanto versatile, fallisce nel catturare l’attenzione dell’ascoltatore rivelandosi, in più di un’occasione, fin troppo prevedibile, mentre il drumming a volte non è potente quanto dovrebbe essere, soprattutto durante i blast-beat. Koen Dingemans è in possesso di un growl dal timbro vecchio stampo, non troppo cupo o originale ma espressivo quanto basta. I brani sono in genere ben strutturati con una buona alternanza fra tempi più veloci e passaggi più lenti e monolitici, senza disdegnare qualche tupa-tupa scavezzacollo di stampo thrash metal: pur non rappresentando nulla di eclatante hanno il pregio di lasciarsi ascoltare senza troppi problemi, anche se lasceranno ben poco del proprio passaggio nella memoria del deathster di turno.

Le maggiori influenze degli Hatred sono da rintracciare nei Morbid Angel dei primi quattro dischi e in piccole dosi di Deicide, ma ovviamente c’è un abisso tecnico-compositivo al momento incolmabile fra il quartetto olandese e le band rispettivamente di Azaghtoth e Benton. “Blasphemous Deliverance”, tuttavia, non può essere definito un brutto album: brani come “The Atheist”, “Enslaved by a Living Deity” o “Blessed by Possession”, anche se non sono in grado di esaltare l’ascoltatore con il loro songwriting eccelso, risultano piacevoli quel tanto che basta per non far annoiare mai l’ascoltatore. La band dimostra peraltro un buon gusto per le partiture più compatte e monolitiche, che spesso tendono a prendere il sopravvento sui ritmi serrati e i blast-beat (meno male visto che sono piuttosto mosci), dimostrando che non bisogna sempre pigiare il piede sull’acceleratore per apparire brutali.

La produzione è di buon livello anche se una maggior compattezza dei suoni avrebbe reso la proposta del quartetto olandese sicuramente più potente e violenta, mentre l’artwork appare curato, con una bella copertina ed un booklet abbastanza corposo. Tirando le somme “Blasphemous Deliverance” è un debut-album come ne escono tanti negli ultimi anni: adatto per un ascolto superficiale e disattento ma privo di un reale spessore che lo possa innalzare ad uno status superiore rispetto a quanto proposto dalla maggior parte delle nuove leve. Sufficienza raggiunta e superata di poco, ma gli Hatred dovranno fare e dare di più ai metal-heads per rimanere a galla. Il tempo comunque è tutto dalla loro parte…staremo a sentire…

Burning Misery Webzine (NL, link no longer valid)

By Marco

Published 16 March 2008

Rating: 90/100

I'm into the Dutch metal this weekend because here we have an other death metal band from Holland named Hatred. Hatred has been started as a band in 1999 and have recorded a four track self titled demo in 2000 and a four track EP named "Chaos in the Flesh" in 2003. I'm fucking glad they are back after 5 years with a new and fresh album full with awesome old school death metal. This first full length has been released by Deity Down records, a small label that has signing some great Dutch and a Brazilian bands. Besides bands like Vermin, Devious and Anmod is Hatred also becoming a part of the Deity Down Family. Alright, if you like your death metal the old school way then Hatred is definitely a band that you got to hear.

Like many bands here in Holland Hatred has been using the Excess studio to produce and mixed this album "Blasphemous Deliverance". And I got to say that the recording sound is real close to the Youth Against Christ album (1994) from the Dutch Altar. So you don't have to worry about the production because that has been mixed very well. Hatred tempos are alternated from blast beats to slower and low-tempo death metal. Brutal and tight compositions with some kick-ass and dry death metal vocals from Koen Dingemans. So for the true old school fans I will recommend this kick-ass death metal disk from the South-West part of our small country Holland. To order a copy click HERE and you will directly enter the Deity Down records online shop!

Archaic Magazine (NL)

By Zvetan Rachev

Published 18 March 2008

Rating: n/a

Finally after almost 10 years of existence, the Dutch Death Metal warriors Hatred release their debut album "Blasphemous Deliverance" via Deity Down Records. Before that they had one self-titled demo and one MCD from 2003 titled "Chaos In The Flesh". "Blasphemous Deliverance" is also the first Hatred release with the new vocalist Koen Dingemans who is also growling for Stronghold.

The first thing that impressed me when I saw this album was the cover-artwork: a picture of some of the most popular religious symbols in the world today. All lyrics are against the organized religion and its servants. Speaking about the music Hatred deliver 11 pieces of aggressive oldschool Death Metal with sound that reminds me a lot of the Dutch Death Metal masters Altar. All tracks have powerful riffs and blasting drumming- just hear one of my personal favourites "Involution" and you will be convinced by my words. Koen Dingemans throws out some very good Death Metal growls in a way that every word of his lyrics can be heard clearly.

"Blasphemous Deliverance" was recorded at Rotterdam's Excess Studios and the producer Hans Pieters has achieved very good and uncompromising sound. Each one of the instruments is audible making Hatred's debut of a quality far above average. This band definitely has future if they continue playing such outrageously good Death Metal. Worth hearing!

Earshot Webzine (AT)

By Bust

Published 17 March 2008

Rating: 6/7

Vor mir liegt das erste Full-Length Album der Holländer HATRED, die mir bis Dato unbekannt waren. Laut Label Info existiert die Band seit 1999, im selbigen Jahr noch erschien ihr erstes Demo. Seit ihrer 2003er Veröffentlichung „Chaos in the Flesh“ tourten sie quer durch Europa mit Acts wie VADER, SUFFOCATION und GRAVE. Stilistisch bewegen HATRED sich im Umfeld von MORBID ANGEL, IMMOLATION und INCANTATION, und spielerisches Talent beweisen sie in ihren durchdachten Gitarrenlinien und Rhythmen. Inhaltlich dreht sich alles um Antireligiöse Themen, jedoch wird auf dümmliches „Lasst uns alle Christen schlachten!“ verzichtet und stattdessen in der Tradition von IMMOLATION mit Intelligenz an die Sache rangegangen. Immer wieder überrascht einen das Album mit einfallsreichen Parts und Melodien, die eine stimmungsvolle Atmosphäre aufbauen. Soviel Abwechslung zwischen den Songs würde ich mir von vielen anderen Bands auch wünschen! Anspiel Tips: „Religion = War“ und „Reflected In Dead Eyes“.

Alles in allem ist „Blasphemous Deliverance“ ein tolles Album einer weitgehend noch unbekannten Band, die auf jeden Fall mehr Aufmerksamkeit verdient hat. Ich fände es schade, wenn HATRED in der Masse an Death-Metal Veröffentlichungen untergingen!

Extreme Aggression Webzine (DE)

By Noisi

Published 24 March 2008

Rating: n/a

Einen Innovationspreis werden Hatred weder mit dem Bandnamen noch mit der Musik erzielen. Holt bitte erst mal tief Luft, wobei das nicht gleich heißen soll, dass die vier Herren aus den Niederlanden schlechte Musik machen. Denn genau das machen sie nämlich nicht. Aber was nicht schlecht ist, muss deshalb auch nicht gleich gut sein. Hatred spielen seit 1999 Death Metal und knallen uns mit „Blaspemous Deliverance“ 10 Songs vor die Birne. Dabei haben wir es soundtechnisch eher mit traditionellem Death Metal zu tun, mal derb nach vorn, aber auch immer wieder groovig, gemäßigt und im ruhigen Fahrwasser. Nur reißt es einen nicht wirklich vom Hocker, vor allem dann, wenn man die Musik nicht erst seit gestern hört. Für mich bieten Hatred ein mittelmäßiges Death Metal Album, welches einige Lichtpunkte setzt, aber eben auch Schatten zu bieten hat. Da ich ein positiv denkender Mensch bin, beschäftige ich mich eben mit den positiven Dingen/Songs. Mit „Religion = War“ ist der Band ein ordentlicher death-metallischer Fausthieb gelungen. Tiefe Growls und das ein oder andere bekannte Death Metal Element sorgen für ordentlich Power und setzen den Titel Religion = Krieg ordentlich in Szene. Dazu passt auch der etwas rumplige Sound. „Beholder Of Hate“ beginnt als groovige Todeswalze, wie sie auch von den bekannten Deathmetal-Größen zur Blütezeit der Todeskunst geschrieben worden sein könnte. So verwundern auch hier bekannte Songstrukturen nicht, was aber nicht wirklich störend ist. Beim achten Song „Blessed By Possession“ weiß die Band durch verschiedene Tempowechsel zu überzeugen. Auf traditionelle Weise gibt es auch noch einmal beim Titelsong „Blasphemous Deliverance“ auf die Fresse. Das war es dann aber auch schon. Ein durchschnittliches, durchschaubares und beliebauswechselbares Album, was die Niederländer hier abgeliefert haben. Aber die positiven Dinge auf dem Album lassen für die Zukunft hoffen und als Fan der Todeskunst sollte man Hatred nicht ganz aus den Augen verlieren.

Entrate Parallele Webzine (IT)

By Sathorius

Published 29 March 2008

Rating: 55/100

Disco di debutto per la formazione olandese, questo “Blasphemous Deliverance”, dato alle stampe a quasi dieci anni dalla formazione della band. I qui presenti Hatred (ma quante band ci sono al mondo con questo nome? Nda) si mantengono fedeli alla vecchia scuola death metal di matrice europea, mutuando evidenti influssi svedesi (Grave ed Entombed sopra a tutti) e qualche spruzzata di thrash metal vecchia maniera qua e là, che va ad irrobustire e a dare maggior dinamicità ai pezzi. Purtroppo, da un gruppo in giro dal 1999 e con alle spalle una buona dose di esperienza derivante da un minitour europeo e varie date di supporto ad act ben più blasonati (i succitati Grave, oltre a Vader e Suffocation) ci si aspetta qualcosa di più: il presente album infatti alterna momenti “scolastici” e tutto sommato piacevoli ad altri meno immediati, risultando così poco scorrevole nella sua pur breve durata. Brani riusciti e con passaggi interessanti come “Religion = War” o “Beholder of Hate” vengono messi in secondo piano da altri come l’inconcludente “Christian Dogma”, peraltro posta proprio in apertura. La produzione appare molto secca, privando le composizioni dell’ambiente che dovrebbero avere e creando così una sensazione di piattume di non poco conto. La band, dando dimostrazione di una tecnica sufficiente per il genere proposto, sforna quindi un debutto insipido: non possiamo certo dire di trovarci di fronte ad un capolavoro e non si deve nemmeno ricercare l’originalità in un disco che fa dell’old school le sue fondamenta. Tuttavia è lecito aspettarsi qualcosa di più da chi è in giro da tanto tempo. L’Olanda in passato è stata fucina di talenti come Asphyx e Sinister, ma questi Hatred non sembrano ripercorrerne la strada con altrettanta fortuna. Il percorso è ancora lungo e, affinando quanto di buono emerge da questo primo lavoro, il gruppo può togliersi qualche soddisfazione. Discreti mestieranti, nulla di più.

Apulian Destruction Webzine (IT)

By LEMMY

Published 29 March 2008

Rating: n/a

In tutta sincerità, avevo già sentito parlare di questa band olandese e mi ero informato sul credito di cui godevano presso le web zine, specialmente alla luce dell'interessamento della Deity Down Records, che ha dato la possibilità a tanti buoni prodotti di uscire allo scoperto.

Vi dirò subito che gli Hatred sono legati al caro vecchio stile death metal, serrato...ma non troppo. Dicevo che sono legati molto allo stile, per intenderci di gente come Morbid Angel, Deicide e qualcosina anche dei Death (sensa essere eccisavamente floridiani nella traduzione europea del genere), e per questo, e lo dico in coscienza, fortemente retrò. Ma è proprio questa l'attrattiva principale del loro stile. Pieni, poderosi, capaci di velocità discrete e di parti decisamente catacombali e cadenzate, ma anche particolari come nel brano "Transition".

Il tutto si risolve anche in ritmi decisamente thrash old style, quel ritmo che non invecchia mai e ci fa rispolverare i cari vecchi lp dei tempi che furono, a marchio Slayer, Possessed e Violence. Personalmente e con un pò di spirito di parte affermo che il loro sound è pieno e comprensibile, certamente si troveranno una spietata e innovativa concorrenza alle davanti, però sono sicuro che a qualche loro concerto qualcuno sbatterà la testa e che sentendo un loro cd da qualche parte qualcheduno terrà il tempo col piede improvvisandosi batterista virtuale.

Da un punto di vista tecnico i ragazzi se la cavano egregiamente e sanno fare il loro sporco lavoro. Tutt'al più gli potrei consigliare di spingere il piede sull'accelleratore e poteniziare la sezione ritmica.

Fret Magazine (NL)

By Daan de Mooij

Published Fret Magazine, April 2008

Rating: n/a

Na een mini-cd debuteert Hatred met de cd Blasphemous Deliverance. Het viertal maakt groovy old school death metal, die soms redelijk authentiek klinkt (Beholder of Hate) en regelmatig minder old school-achtige blastbeat-ritmes bevat. Sommige nummers laten ook thrash-invloeden horen (Involution en Blessed By Possession). Hatred mixt de diverse invloeden doeltreffend door elkaar en maakt ook wel eens een uitstapje naar meer hedendaagse metal-sferen (The Atheist). Stronghold-zanger Koen Dingemans zit sinds 2006 in de band maar is hier voor het eerst op een cd te horen. Zijn stem houdt het midden tussen een schorre strot en een grunt, en past prima bij de afwisselende death metal van Hatred.

Agonyzone Webzine (SE, link no longer valid)

By Matts Halmerius

Published 28 March 2008

Rating: 3/5

Vad uttrycket "gammal hederlig dödsmetall" egentligen betyder, det kan man ju fråga sig. Begreppet är ett exempel på flera liknande, vilka verkar kunna inrymma lite vad som helst. Beroende på vem man frågar.

Men många skulle nog kunna skriva under på att holländska dödskvartetten Hatred lirar något som låter precis som "gammal hederlig dödsmetall". Särskilt gammalt är det ju förstås egentligen inte. Bandet bildades 1999 och för stunden varande skiva är blott det tredje släppet. Så något pionjärband är det inte vi har att göra med. Däremot ett band som låter som att det kunde haft rötter i det sena åttiotalet.

Det är således mörk och brutal dödsmetall, med en liten finurlig melodislinga här och där, vi har att göra med. I de långsammare partierna påminner bandet lite om gamla Expulsion. Men i övrigt går tankarna mer till transatlantiska gamlingar som exempelvis Obituary.

Concrete Web Webzine (BE)

By Ivan Tibos

Published 13 March 2008

Rating: 84/100

The pretty young Dutch label Deity Down Records releases the first full length studio album by Hatred , a formation from the Netherlands that was born nine years ago (January 1999). Two self-released mini-albums, Hatred (2000) and Chaos In The Flesh (2003), and several superb gigs in Europe (e.g. supporting Lord Belial , Vader , Grave and Suffocation ), created an enormous fan base, which convinced the band to continue the path they took: a path of brutal, intense and powerful Death Metal! In May last year, after a new singer joined ( Koen Dingemans from Stronghold , by the way), Hatred entered the famous Excess Studio ( Thanatos , Brutus , Seth , Severe Torture , Gorefest and many others) with Hans Pieters in Rotterdam for the recording of their official full length debut album. The Excess Studio , indeed, that's why the sound is raw and brutal, yet full at the same time. In the vein of both former recordings, Blasphemous Deliverance brings pretty refreshing yet extremely harsh mid-tempo Death Metal with groovy and technical song structures. The firm and powerful songs are overwhelming, yet without exaggerating one single moment. And even though Hatred do combine elements from the Dutch and American scene, this band does certainly come with an own approach, an own face. Doomy parts go well together with a few accelerations, and intensity does have the perfect marriage with technical skilling. Blasphemous Deliverance certainly is not the most renewing recording in years, yet it is a highly acceptable one! One of the best Dutch Death Metal debuts ever, that's for sure.

Peacedogman Webzine (USA)

By Cardona

Published 29 March 2008

Rating: 4/5

A crucifix is your bed.

From what we've seen thus far, Holland's Deity Down Records can apparently do no wrong. The newest band they've submitted for our approval is HATRED, a band that finally has a proper full-length debut after almost a decade of plugging away (their only other release was an EP called "Chaos in the Flesh" about five years ago). Still, for extreme metal fans, the wait has been well worth it.

The name of the game here is no-frills, no-nonsense, in your face D-flat tuned old school death metal. Folks looking for virtuoso wanking and cheesy synth pads had best look elsewhere. Those who demand religion-hating brutality, however, should feel right at home. And it won't take long either, cuz the second the opening chords of "Christian Dogma" hit, they'll find their balls in a rusty bear trap that won't let go until the final fade-out of the title track closer. What's more, these guys manage to showcase an impressive amount of flexibility during this album's 36 minute duration. Whether they're creeping with "The Beholder", thrashing with "Reflected in Dead Eyes", trying their hand at doom metal with the interlude "Transition" or pounding blast beats through your skull with "Religion = War", everything's tight and high on quality.

Well folks, it looks like the New Wave of Dutch Death Metal has yet another champion. We can only hope that we don't have to wait another five years to hear from these guys again, because fans of IMMOLATION, early EDGE OF SANITY and DECAPITATED have very good reason to show HATRED some love.

Metal Team UK Webzine (UK, link no longer valid)

By Martin Harris

Published 03 April 2008

Rating: n/a

A quick look at the bands logo and track titles you’d immediately aim your sights at a satanic metal stance, probably in the death/black metal genre. Parts of that assumption were correct when I made it, but unlike the pulverising nature of bands like Vital Remains, Behemoth or Deicide, this is decidedly tame focusing on a mid paced death metal direction. The guitar sound is authentically dirty and gravel sounding with “Christian Dogma” opening the album in uneventful fashion. The blast sections feel dispassionate as though they were added for aggression sake only. “Religion=War” shows some improvement with a battle metal approach in the vein of the mighty Bolt Thrower, especially when the double bass kick is brought in. It is in these parts that the band does stand out as the riffs as simplistic but effective. A nice rasping riff enters midway and is balanced by the bass drum kick and beastly growls.

There are times when the songs seem clumsy, lacking cohesion, such as the start of “The Atheist”, though improvements are made in the body of the song. “Involution” starts much better with a catchy riff and the blast here does have some impact, but only just. Malevolent Creation’s “The Fine Art Of Murder” comes to mind regarding the guitar sound due to its caustic nature and Asphyx is a reference point on the slower more dirge like passages on “Beholder Of Hate”.

There are moments when the band pulls a riff or melody out of the bag before they quickly return to safe death territory, such as the beginning of “Enslaved By A Living Deity” or the thrashing riff of “Blessed Possession”. Overall the death metal on this CD has some good ideas with an old style approach, but the lack of innovation and creativity to make them stand out will hold them back substantially. However if some traditional old school death metal is your particular metal diet then this is a decent appetizer.

Psychosis Death Webzine (BR)

By Fernando

Published 04 April 2008

Rating: n/a

Weight, velocity and sonorous aggression in deafening levels through a sonorous structure developed with several velocity levels, weight variations and a lot of tempo changes. "Blasphemous Deliverance" is an album with excellent sonorous moments, but you won't find virtuous riffs or excessive weight, therefore everything in this album is in the right measure. “Blasphemous Deliverance" sonorous structure is constituted by simple riffs, but they are not naive riffs, therefore the riffs succession in a constant sonorous evolution presents an aggressive and furious sonority. "Blasphemous Deliverance" is an album that you listen without tiring the ears, therefore the choice of the instruments timbre, the vocal line sonority and the sonorous structure converge for an excellent moment Death Metal. The sonorous variations and the riffs succession are properly positioned in a potent sonority. The big secret of this album is the riffs sonorous logical: simple riffs very well positioned through tempo changes and excellent sonorous variations, maintaining "Blasphemous Deliverance" in constant sonorous ascension. "Blasphemous Deliverance" is not a super-fast album, but it is a fast album with velocity in several levels. Hatred puts in "Blasphemous Deliverance" influences from Traditional Death Metal adding a refined technique constituted by efficient riffs in an cataclysmal sonorous structure. The excellent recording quality and the potent instruments timbre collaborate to create a primitive sonority and at the same time potent. "Blasphemous Deliverance" is pure Death Metal, showing all the elements of the style through compositions developed with feeling and technique. I recommend.

Laermbelaestigung Webzine (DE)

By Karim

Published 31 March 2008

Rating: n/a

Bei diesen HATRED handelt es sich nicht um eine weitere Re-Union der lange verblichenen Amis sondern um eine holländische Death-Metal Kapelle, die seit 2000 schon 2 Minis und nun diese Full-Length rausgehauen hat. Bisher war mich nichts von der Band zu Ohren gekommen, aber ehrlich gesagt bedaure ich es auch nicht besonders. Der Sound of "Blasphemous Deliverance" ist vom ersten Ton an sehr old-schoolig, hat teilweise vom Riffing ein etwas thrashiges Feeling (besonders z.B. bei "Involution") und erinnert mich wie im Opener "Christian Dogma" an MORBID ANGEL mit angezogener Handbremse. Der Sound ist ordentlich, wenn auch etwas zu sauber für die Musik und der Gesang kann auch mit solider Mischung aus heiserem Geröhre und Gegrunze überzeugen. Rein musikalisch könnte "Blasphemous Deliverance" Freunde des old-schooligen Death-Metals durchaus interessieren, wenn da nicht dieses unglaublich stocksteife Drumming wäre. Meist fehlt es der Musik an richtigem Tempo und selbst dann wirken die Blastbeats unglaublich hölzern. Viel schlimmer sind aber die langsameren und rhytmischen Sachen und wenn man so ein garstiges Gerumpel wie bei "The Atheist" hört, möchte ich zumindest am liebsten gleich die Stop-Taste drücken. Wie gesagt, rein musikalisch zwar nix neues und mitunter etwas arg abgelutschtes bis cheesiges (vor allem in den melodischen Einlagen und moderneren Rhytmik-Passagen) aber variables Zeug. Das gibt es aber von dutzend anderen Band mit erträglichem Drumming dargeboten, womit "Blasphemous Deliverance" recht verzichtbar erscheint.

Tartarean Desire Webzine (FR)

By Yannick Guion-Firmin

Published 05 April 2008

Rating: 70/100

First things first - Hatred's Blasphemous Deliverance suffers a little bit from its powerless production, obscurely mixed guitar sounds and arrangements, particularly in the most aggressive moments, although it really sounds kind of old school Groovy death metal accompanied by thrashy elements. Koen Dingemans' vocals (also of Stronghold) are catchy, using his harsh and growled vocal skills, pretty similar to Ville Viljane (Mors Principium Est frontman) indeed. The offer combines brutal rhythmic and interesting melodies; however, I found it does lack in technicality. The title track caught my attention for its very good harmonies, tempo changes and middle eastern (Egyptian) theme, probably inspired by one of the most respectable technical death metal bands like Nile.

Alongside "Blasphemous Deliverance," I also appreciated powerful songs such as "Blessed by Possession," the anti-religion song "Religion = War," "Involution" or the album's opening "Christian Dogma" -- accessible and easily listenable without losing any energy or brutality. This is a very diverse album that should grab several listens despite the average quality production. Over the past years Hatred have performed at numerous local & foreign shows from Spain to the Czech Republic gaining a larger audience and better promotion. Hopefully the Dutch death metallers will hit the European roads once again sometime this year to show us how hard they kick ass.

Metal Temple Webzine (GR)

By Yannis D

Published 08 April 2008

Rating: 3/5

After I listened to "Blasphemous Deliverance" I had the idea of reading some reviews for this album. I was really amazed when I saw that most of the online magazines (or to be more precise the people who write in them) have not exactly the same opinion I have about this band. Anyway, that is definitely something that won’t have any influence on what I believe regarding HATRED’s brand new album.

The Dutch death metallers were formed in 1999 and this is the very first time the band releases a full-length studio release! Until now, they had released only a demo CD and one EP. The EP was released in 2003, so 5 years of silence were too many for HATRED. The band went through some line up changes, its members had some personal problems and some other facts led the band to a hiatus, which they finally managed to overcome. I believe that the best answer to all those problems is a full-length album, especially when it is their debut one.

Hmmm, Holland. What else could I expect from the country that brought bands like THANATOS, SINISTER and SEVERE TORTURE to life? Traditional Dutch Death Metal! The band has managed to share the stage with bands like VADER, SUFFOCATION, GRAVE and LORD BELIAL, something that is to be taken under consideration. The fact is that all those facts should lead HATRED to the release of a more than just good debut album, but things are not as I thought they would be.

"Blasphemous Deliverance" is a nice sample of brutal Death Metal, but it is definitely not the album I expected to listen to after I saw the bands HATRED have played with, as well as the problems they have been through. The album has some weaknesses, one of them being the "disability" (although I don’t like using this word) the band has to keep the listener interested throughout the whole album. There are moments where you will probably get distracted by anything else around you and avoid staying focused on the music. The sound (product of the famous Excess Studio, which is known for its work with bands like SEVERE TORTURE and AFTER FOREVER) is just nice, although it could have been really better.

Trying to organize my thoughts on "Blasphemous Deliverance" I realize that HATRED offer some nice brutality enriched with some great melodies here and there, something that shows that the future holds some things for this band. Let’s say that this can be characterized as an average Death Metal album for today, but could be a good Death Metal album in the early 90’s. Mostly recommended to the fans that like their brutality "dusty".

Artists And Bands (IT)

By Sara “CRYPTOPSY”

Published 04 April 2008

Rating: 3/7

Gli Hatred non sono una band di ragazzini alle prime armi, esistono dal lontano 1999, e provengono dall'Olanda, terra da sempre prolifica quando si parla di metal e in particolare di quello estremo (si pensi a band come Severe Torture e Prostitute Disfigurement ad esempio).

In nove anni dicarriera di strada ne hanno fatta parecchia, benchè con questo "Blasphemous Deliverance" siano solo il loro primo full, soprattutto se si parla di esperienze live. Infatti, hanno girato un pò per tutto Europa supportando band del calibro di Suffocation, Grave e Vader giusto per citarne alcune. Nonostante alcuni cambi nella line-up che si sono avuti nel corso della loro carriera e le varie gig affrontate, gli Hatred non hanno cambiato la sostanza della loro proposta musicale. Ciò che ci offrono è un death/thrash grezzo e violento che a tratti pare contaminato da altri generi come doom e hardcore. Sebbene quindi sembrano legati intimamente a band seminali come Vader e Sinister (quelli dei primi dischi per intenderci), non mancano di aggiungere un pò di pepe alle loro song. Si, ce n'era bisogno perchè inizialmente quello che ho ascoltato era un pò piatto e scontato. Riff granitci e se devo essere sincera, anche un pò statici e privi di fantasia, vengono intramezzati da decelerazioni e ritmi decisamente doom, e mid-time posti qui e lì. A questi seguono accelerazioni che danno sfogo a tutta la cattiveria e violenza del gruppo, e se devo ammettere sono le parti più piacevoli dell'album. Non estremamente elevata a livello tecnico la loro prestazione, tuttavia è da segnalare la "buona" prestazione vocale del singer dotato di un growl non profondissimo ma chiaro e non fastidioso, che lo fà risultare il migliore del quartetto. Una valutazione decisamente più positiva và alla registrazione, fattore che li porta un gradino sopra la sufficienza, questa risulta abbastanza chiara e tutti gli strumenti più che comprensibili. Particolarmente gradevole è l'ultima song: "Blasphemous Deliverance".

Un album per chi ama il mix di band come Vader/Morbid Angel e il thrash più marcio.

Metallized Webzine (IT)

By Luca Chieregato 'Arakness'

Published 14 April 2008

Rating: 60/100

Dopo ben nove anni di militanza nell'underground olandese e alcune esibizioni live come band di supporto a big del panorama internazionale (Suffocation, Grave e Vader), anche gli Hatred si presentano alla prima ufficiale. Pur trattandosi di un debut i nostri evidenziano una discreta esperienza, maturata appunto nella lunga gavetta, che si traduce in una altrettanto adeguata attitudine per il genere. Difatti la formula proposta dal quartetto orange è un death metal vecchio stampo, fortemente influenzato dalla scena svedese classica e quella stelle e strisce old-school, con un occhio di riguardo al thrash estremo di prima mano.

Blasphemous Deliverance non tradisce le aspettative: consueta carneficina all'insegna del metallo della morte, empio, tirato e dai pochi fronzoli. Le doti esecutive dei ragazzi provenienti da Zeeland sono buone, funzionali allo stile presentato; in particolare è il chitarrista Peter van der Schraaf a dimostrare grande perizia, forte di un riffing serrato e alle volte brillante. Discorso analogo per la timbrica di Koen Dingemans potente e greve, anche questa perfettamente in linea con la proposta. Di contro non convince del tutto la sezione ritmica, statica ed essenziale nella sua esecuzione, seppur marziale priva di mordente e dinamicità. Ragion per cui consegue evidente come il combo preferisca strutture monolitiche enfatizzate dai mid-tempo, tanto da ricordare a tratti, con le dovute proporzioni del caso, i connazionali Asphyx e gli Immolation, piuttosto che confrontarsi con break e continue accelerazioni. La stessa produzione è perfettamente conforme a quanto enunciato, assoluta nel declamare il muro sonoro delle note. Se da un punto di vista formale la scelta risulta inoppugnabile, purtroppo deriva un songwriting fragile, fermo nel tempo, ma soprattutto privo di acuti. Per chiunque è avvezzo a questi suoni, la tracklist verrà percepita scorrevole, a tratti piacevole, ma sfortunatamente deficitaria di episodi capaci di permanere nella testa dell'ascoltatore.

In definitiva Blasphemous Deliverance si attesta come una uscita non scadente seppur stentata e scolastica, piegata da un’espressione oltremodo datata. Per quanto udito la sufficienza è innegabile, fermo restando, a queste condizioni, tutti i dubbi del caso circa il futuro della band.

Executioner Zine (ES, link no longer valid)

By Luctus

Published 16 April 2008

Rating: 65/100

Este es el tercer trabajo de los Holandeses Hatred, sí, los Holandeses, porque puede que existan cincuentamil bandas que respondan al mismo nombre. Como os digo es su tercer trabajo, después de la demo y el ep del 2003 "Chaos In The Flesh".Pues bien, tras 5 años de silencio parece que estos chicos se han decidido y han grabado ya un album completo, con 10 temas que no están nada mal.

Lo que en este "Blasphemous Deliverance" encontrareis es un album de puro Death Metal, en una linea bastante diabolica, algo de los Morbid Angel, en especial de la época de "Gateways To Annihilation", de los aventajados alumnos de los anteriores como pudieran ser Diabolic, los Internecine, e incluso unos Hate Eternal bajados de revoluciones. A todo esto hay que sumarle un cierto toque Europeo, en especial de bandas Polacas como pudieran ser Hate, Hell Born o similares. El sonido como os imaginareis es denso, pesado, brutal, sin llegar a cotas tan densas y oscuras como unos Incantation, Rottrevore, etc.

Los temas van todos por el mismo camino, sin llegar a destacar ninguno por encima del resto, siendo todos escuchables, con buenos riffs, rítmicos, potentes, veloces y blasfemos en otras ocasiones acompañados siempre de una más que aceptable voz, muy burra, llena de rabia, gutural pero sin llegar a el gorrinismo ni mucho menos.

Desconozco los planes de esta banda a la hora de ofrecer su música en directo, pero no estaría nada mal poder asistir a uno de sus shows. Si os gusta el Death Metal haceros con este disco, está bastante bien.

Unholy Cult Webzine (USA)

By Mike Lidia

Published 13 April 2008

Rating: 75/100

Have you ever ravaged a hottie that was a great fuck, but a lousy cocksucker? Have you ever watched your favorite team, loaded with stars, underachieve and finish the season at .500? Undoubtedly these types of experiences lead to the long exasperated sigh. For example: “Jennifer is a nasty whore. She rode my cock in every position, but (long exasperated sigh leaves your lungs) she kept biting my cock, she never made eye contact, and she kept bitching about the taste of pre-cum.” Yup, you all have had similar experiences and that fact leads us to Hatred.

‘Blasphemous Deliverance’ is a respectable full-length debut CD. The music therein is a cross between Coalition and Altar. This means Hatred is a modern band playing in an old school style of Death Metal that incorporates fast and mid tempos with occasional deviations into a slower pace during some tracks. The guitar plays churning heavy strummed chromatic riffs like a bunch of severed heads bobbing in boiling oil. Tremolo riffs are tight, moderate technicality is involved, and choppy time signatures, like the one starting at the 27-second mark of “The Atheist”, are outstanding for headbanging. The rhythm section plays in strong cohesion with bass simultaneously performing to the guitar notes while providing thick harmony with the drums. The vocalist has a powerful growl, but he is not too deep or pseudo-brutal. This means most of the lyrics can be understood, which is fun for fans that like to sing. In addition, the interplay between the vocalist and instruments can be killer with a good example being the chorus in “Christian Dogma” repeated at different tempos.

The long exasperated sigh regarding hatred is that the album is a bit too formulaic. This means it is easy to predict tempo changes, the riffs are heavy and fun, but they are repetitive. Harmony leads, licks, and solos are nonexistent, which is a shame for the fact that they would have given ‘Blasphemous Deliverance’ needed energy. Noticeable too is that the CD lacks attitude. Had a feeling of gloom or nihilism been present (An unmistakable feature of old school Death Metal like God Macabre or Massacra) in ‘Blasphemous Deliverance’, the shortcomings of the album may not have been as apparent.

Hatred, like Seeking Obscure, is a band with much potential. ‘Blasphemous Deliverance’ is a solid recording rooted in a stalwart production with a nice booklet. As Hatred’s career advances, it will be interesting to hear their evolution, but if they do not create compositions that are more inventive with a musical ambiance conveying their lyrical ideas, they will become locked in perpetual mediocrity.

EUTK Webzine (IT)

By Andrea ‘BurdeN’ Benedetti

Published 20 April 2008

Rating: 65/100

Anche questi Olandesi Hatred fanno parte della Deity Down Records, e sono ovviamente compagni di scuderia degli Anmod, e per certi versi suonano un genere affine al loro Death Metal, soltanto che sono più brutali, ogni tanto hanno qualche scoria Thrash Metal nel riffing ma soprattutto sono più credibili. Qualche richiamo ai Dying Fetus ogni tanto ce lo fanno avvertire, ma nulla di male in tutto questo perchè evitano di scopiazzare tutto e tutti (anche se non è impresa facile in un genere simile), come già detto ad inizio recensione il loro modo di concepire il Metal estremo è di quelli più consoni per gli amanti del truce e del marcio. Anche la produzione è perfettamente in linea con il passato, il suono delle chitarre è semplice e diretto, fa molto primi anni 90. Blasphemous Deliverance dalla sua offre anche un concept basato sulla religione, e basta dare anche soltanto una fugace vista alla copertina per capire che non vanno molto d'amore e pace con i riti organizzati. Non ci sono molti argomenti da analizzare, Blasphemous Deliverance è talmente esplicito e diretto che mette immediatamente in chiaro quali siano le sue intenzioni, intrattenervi con una buona mezzora di Death Metal. Come spesso accade, only for fans.

Thundergod Webzine (BR)

By CA

Published 19 April 2008

Rating: n/a

Death Metal holandês, este é o Hatred que descarregou toda sua fúria neste primeiro 'Full-length' (álbum completo) da banda.

Koen Dingemans (vocals), Peter de Jonge (bass, backing vocals), Peter van der Schraaf (guitar) e Rob de Waardt (drums) são os quatro insanos que detonam passagens tanto tradicionais quanto brutais do Death Metal com vociferações guturais potentes, guitarras com riffs criativos e uma explosão entre o baixo e a bateria que massacram os tímpanos a todo instante. Ei, você se ligue nos riffs e andamentos das "Reflected In Dead Eyes" e "Blasphemous Deliverance" para notar o quanto eles exploram as inspirações mortais do estilo. Além destas, registram-se: "Christian Dogma", "Religion = War", "The Atheist", "Involution", "Beholder Of Hate", "Transition [instrumental]", "Enslaved By A Living Deity" e "Blessed By Possession".

O que mais surpreende é a segurança e entrosamento desses maníacos deathbangers, que nas letras descarregam sua ira sobre o lado obscuro da humanidade, ou seja, na religião cristã. Fãs de bandas como Monstrosity, Gorefest e Vader, o álbum “Blasphemous Deliverance” não pode faltar em sua coleção.

Bloodchamber Webzine (DE)

By Thomas Schönbeck

Published 20 April 2008

Rating: 60/100

Holland hat mitunter immer wieder Bands aus dem Ärmel geschüttelt, die aufhorchen ließen. Im Todesbereich seien da jetzt nur mal GOD DETHRONED oder GOREFEST genannt. Nun kommt mit mit ''Blasphemous Deliverance'' das Debütwerk von HATRED auf den Markt, das ganz auf der Welle des im Moment wieder aufkommenden brutalen Death Metals schwimmt.

Dass die Truppe aus Zeeland auch schon ihre neun Jahre auf dem Buckel hat, ist zu bemerken, den insgesamt erscheint hier alles wie aus einem Guss, die Band ist auf einander eingespielt und weiß wann wer was macht. Das ist dann auch schon der große Pluspunkt an dieser Scheibe, denn trotz viel Spaß an und mit dieser CD sind da so einige Moment, die den erhobenen Daumen wieder ein wenig nach unten kippen lassen.

Zum einen ist da der Mangel an Eigenständigkeit, der die Musik der Niederländer zwar nicht schlechter macht, aber dennoch anders aussehen lässt. Des weiteren fällt sehr stark ins Gewicht, dass trotz der schon erwähnten instrumentale Harmonie das Schlagzeug hinter dem Niveau der Saitengruppe zurückfällt, um nicht zu sagen einfach öde wirkt. Und das ist der eigentliche Hauptkritikpunkt, denn es gibt zu Hauf Bands, die auch diese Art Musik machen, aber durch ein variableres Drumming sehr viel mehr Qualität unter Beweis stellen können, als es HATRED trotz aller Bemühungen in der Lage sind.

Ist der erste Durchlauf von ''Blasphemous Deliverance'' noch sehr spannend und wirklich geradeaus durch die Wand, so bemerkt man von Mal zu Mal mehr, dass eigentlich nur die ersten zwei oder drei Songs richtig greifen und der Scheibe zum Ende hin gehörig die Luft ausgeht.

HATRED können zwar mit dieser Veröffentlichung nicht als Gewinner über die Ziellinie fahren, aber schaffen es trotz aller Mängel einen Achtungserfolg zu verbuchen, was besonders an der spürbaren Freude an der Sache liegt und auch durch eine sehr anständige Produktion ins richtige Licht gerückt wird. Leider aber bleibt unterm Strich nur besseres Mittelmaß übrig, was mit der nächsten CD hoffentlich hinter der Band gelassen werden kann.

Metalzone Webzine (GR, English version)

By Vasilis Mazaris

Published 21 April 2008

Rating: 70/100

Hatred apart from the very common name that they have (if someone searches in the Internet he/she will find many bands, with the name), they have also a very mediocre production. I report this because if the production was better then we would speak for a very strong Death Metal album. The band comes from Holland and Blasphemous Deliverance is their debut album even if in the past they have released 2 Mini CD (Hatred - 2000 and Chaos In The Flesh - 2003). I began speaking about the production and I will remain in this. Everything in album is dull and it appears that they do not have the essential force that will be supposed to have as a Death Metal band. From there and beyond, if we overlook this, we see a tied up group that plays Death Metal with many Thrash elements and their strong point is the extreme outbreaks which are capable to gain any fan of Old School Death Metal. The influences from Malevolent Creation are more than obvious and in particular they emanate from first albums of the band. Apart from this, Hatred have accomplished to create their own sound, which can be framed from their influences but they have also put their own element, something very pleasant for a new band. Vocals are good enough and I don’t believe that they have something negative. We must also mention that the band has also some groove-style points, that enrich more their music. Last but not least, Blasphemous Deliverance is a very good album if we do not take into consideration the weak production. We hope that next time this sector will be more professional and everything will go well for Hatred.

Metalzone Webzine (GR, Greek version)

By Vasilis Mazaris

Published 21 April 2008

Rating: 70/100

Οι Hatred εκτός από το πολύ κοινό όνομα που έχουν (αν ψάξει κανείς στο Internet θα βρει πολλές μπάντες που λέγονται Hatred), έχουν επίσης και μια πολύ μέτρια παραγωγή. Το αναφέρω αυτό γιατί αν η παραγωγή ήταν καλύτερη τότε θα μιλούσαμε για ένα πολύ δυνατό Death Metal album. Η μπάντα κατάγεται από την Ολλανδία και Blasphemous Deliverance είναι το ντεμπούτο album τους αν και στο παρελθόν έχουν κυκλοφορήσει 2 Mini CD (Hatred - 2000 και Chaos In The Flesh - 2003). Ξεκίνησα μιλώντας για την παραγωγή και θα παραμείνω σε αυτή. Τα πάντα στο album ακούγονται μουντά και φαίνεται πως δεν έχουν την απαραίτητη δύναμη που θα πρέπει να έχει μια Death Metal μπάντα. Από εκεί και πέρα, αν το παραβλέψουμε αυτό, βλέπουμε ένα δεμένο συγκρότημα που παίζει Death Metal με πολλά Thrash στοιχεία και μάλιστα το δυνατό του σημείο είναι τα ακραία ξεσπάσματα τα οποία είναι ικανά να κερδίσουν τον οποιονδήποτε οπαδό του Old School Death Metal. Οι επιρροές από Malevolent Creation είναι κάτι παραπάνω από εμφανέστατες και μάλιστα προέρχονται από τα πρώτα albums της μπάντας. Πέρα από αυτό, οι Hatred έχουν καταφέρει να δημιουργήσουν ένα πιο δικό τους ήχο ο οποίος μπορεί να πλαισιώνεται από τις επιρροές τους αλλά έχουν βάλει και το δικό τους στοιχείο, πράγμα πολύ ευχάριστο για μια σχετικά νέα μπάντα. Τα φωνητικά είναι αρκετά καλά και δεν νομίζω πως έχουν κάτι το αρνητικό. Να πούμε πως η μπάντα έχει και ορισμένα πολύ καλά groove-ατα σημεία τα οποία εμπλουτίζουν ακόμα περισσότερο τη μουσική τους. Για να κλείσουμε, το Blasphemous Deliverance είναι ένα αρκετά καλό album αν δεν λάβουμε υπόψη την αδύναμη παραγωγή. Ελπίζω την επόμενη φορά αυτός ο τομέας να είναι πιο επαγγελματικός και όλα θα πάνε καλά για τους Hatred.

Rockunderground Webzine (BR)

By RC

Published 28 April 2008

Rating: 90/100

Gerard de Koning da Deity Down Records obviamente tem um nariz de cão farejador para descobrir talentosas bandas de Extreme Metal. Este é seu terceiro lançamento em face a um certo número de record labels que parecem ter esquecido que a cena underground é sobre todos e só produzem merda comercial. Não estou dizendo isto porque estou pessoalmente familiarizar com o homem, mas porque é a verdade! Até porque ele está do outro lado do mundo, porra! Blasphemous Deliverance é Ódio'em estado puro, um ópus ao rancor, neste full length deste debut álbum. Em 2000 a banda debutou com sua auto-intitulado demo, seguido de um mini-álbum em 2003 intitulado Chaos In The Flesh. Nesse ínterim o Hatred destruiu as fases na Eslováquia, a República Checa, França, Espanha e Holanda e tocou com Lord Belial, Vader, Grave e Suffocation. Então, as coisas se tornaram calmas durante algum tempo, mas quando Koen Dingemans (também em Stronghold) ingressou como o novo vocalista e frontman em 2006, feito um novo começo e assinou com Deity Down Records. O CD foi gravado em Roterdan (Holanda) e foi produzido por Hans Pieters. Desde a abertura com Christian Dogma paraa faixa título, este CD é preenchido com fortes canções bem escritas, bem construídas harmonias, anti-religioso letras e rápido Death Metal 90’s. Quanto mais você ouvir este álbum, mais se ouve. É cru, melódico, duro e brutal. Algumas das minhas canções favoritas são Religion War, Involution e Blessed By Possession, mas não se esqueça de verificar Blasphemous Deliverance por inteiro!

Violent Moshground Fanzine (NL)

By Mark Angelraper

Published Violent Moshground issue 63, April 2008

Rating: 90/100

Deity Down Records timmert flink aan de weg met Devious (uiteraard), Anmod en het Nederlandse Hatred. Dat sinds `99 aan de gang is. Na een demo is dit de 2e cd. Ik heb de demo dacht ik ook al eens besproken en het kan goed zijn de eerste cd ook. Beslist geen verkeerde Old School Death Metal zoals ik er al begin jaren `90 naar luisterde. De invloeden mag je er van Ome Raper zelf uitpikken, want daar moet de echte Death metalfan toch wel uit kunnen komen.

Rock Tribune Magazine (BE)

By FC

Published Rock Tribune Issue 73, April 2008

Rating: 70/100

Na negen lange jaren, twee demo's en talloze shows met grote bands als Suffocation, Vader en Grave in zowel binnen- als buitenland presenteert het Nederlandse Hatred ons hun eerste volwaardige plaat. Echt wereldschokkende dingen staan daar weliswaar niet op, maar de heren laten wel overduidelijk horen dat ze het hart op de juiste plaats hebben. Hatred is immers niet voor één gat te vangen. Zo klinkt de death metal van de band niet uitgesproken Zweeds, Pools of Amerikaans (om maar even wat te zeggen), wil men niet krampachtig modern of old-school klinken en maakt men er geen sport van om de bruutste of de meest melodieuze te zijn. Dit is zeker een pluspunt, want zo hou je het hele zaakje natuurlijk redelijk interessant. Ondanks de afwisseling ontbreken er echter nog dikwijls echt goede en pakkende songs, en dat zorgt ervoor dat de plaat nergens echt indruk maakt. Dat is best jammer, want een nummer als 'Involution' verraadt toch een duidelijke aanwezigheid van talent en goede ideeën. Wellicht dat Hatred met een volgende release meer indruk gaat maken.

Heavy Metal Breakdown Webzine (DE)

By Carsten

Published 29 April 2008

Rating: 85/100

Das unsere Nachbarn aus den Niederlanden immer gut für heftigen Thrash/Death Metal sind muss man ja nicht groß an die Glocke hängen, etliche Killer-Alben von Gorefest, Legion of the Damned usw. sind ein klares Statement dafür. Die 1999 gegründeten HATRED wollen mit ihrem ersten Long-Player (2 EPs hat man schon in Eigenregie veröffentlicht) diese Tradition fortführen. Blasphemisch technischer Death Metal ist da schon mal ein schöner Ansatz für eine brutale Vollbedienung. Die bekommt man hier zugenüge. HATRED sind zwar nicht die Originellsten, ihre Songs weisen fast immer das gleiche Schema auf, aber diesen Mangel machen sie mit ordentlicher Power und Brutalität wieder wett. Natürlich steht hier die Geschwindigkeit an erster Stelle und HATRED rasen förmlich mit deftigen Knüppel-Eruptionen alles nieder was sich ihnen in den Weg stellt. Hier hat man sofort Monstrocity und Malevolent Creation im Sinn und auch der Grunz-Röchelgesang erinnert an Bret Hoffmann! Hin und wieder kann man auch leichte Parallelen zu Gorefest heraus hören, aber HATRED klingen dennoch sehr amerikanisch. Schön intensiv und tight sind die Doubelbass Passagen, wenn auch etwas monoton. Da tät ein bisschen Abwechslung ganz gut. Wenn die Holländer das Tempo mal drosseln und schön in langsame klebrige Lava-Passagen übergehen, kann man Morbid Angel deutlich heraus hören. Zwar braucht diese schön brutale Scheibe ein, zwei Durchläufe bis sie zündet, aber dann packen einen HATRED und lassen einen nicht mehr los. Wie gesagt innovativ kommt diese Scheibe nicht rüber, und etliche andere Gruppen zelebrieren genau denselben Stil, aber wer sich an technischen Death Metal Amerikanischer Prägung nicht satt hören kann ist hier absolut richtig. Alle 10 Songs sind auf dem gleich Hohen Level eingespielt und unterstreichen wie kompromisslos Death Metal gespielt werden muss. Bombe!

Neckbreaker Webzine (DE)

By Friday13th

Published 29 April 2008

Rating: 60/100

Eine Schimpftirade vom feinsten lassen HATRED mit ihrem zweiten Album "Blasphemous Deliverance" laut werden. In jedem Song werden Kritikpunkte und Argumente gegen alle Religionen dieser Welt, verpackt in Death Metal mit starken Thrasheinflüssen, zum Besten gegeben.

Teilweise gelingt es den vier Niederländern sehr gut, manchmal aber auch gar nicht. "The Atheist" ist eher ein Beispiel für ausgefeilte Texte und extrem stimmigen Death Metal bei dem alles stimmt. Die Melodie ist sehr mitreißend und sorgt garantiert bei jedem Gig für kreisende Köpfe. Generell kann man sagen das Fans von Härte und Speed nicht enttäuscht werden, denn auf "Blasphemous Deliverance" ist beides gut vertreten. Schnelle Drums und harte Riffs prägen die Songs. Double-Bass Drums rumoren am laufenden Band, wenn nicht grade wieder extrem melodische Elemente gespielt werden, die eine düstere Atmosphäre erzeugen und die Aussage der Texte unterstützt.

Leider gelang es nicht immer die Texte anspruchsvoll zu halten. Manchmal wirken sie stumpf und scheinen keinen tieferen Sinn zu erfüllen, als die Musik zu begleiten. Außerdem lässt die Zusammensetzung der Songs an manchen Stellen doch etwas zu wünschen übrig. Das eine Mal maßlos zu viel und dann mal wieder zu ruhig. Beim Hören der Platte pendelt sich kein Level ein, was das Album stark abwechslungsreich hält. Dem Hörer aber wird es durch diese starken Sprünge schwer gemacht sich anzupassen, sich quasi 'reinzuhören'.

"Blasphemous Deliverance" ist sicherlich das Hören wert, für jeden der es derbe mag. Trotzdem muss man auch Abstriche machen. Man merkt das in HATRED mächtig Potenzial schlummert, welches aber noch nicht genügend genutzt wurde.

Man kann nur hoffen das Dornröschen aus ihrem Schlaf erwacht und das nächste Album dann dem Niveau der Band auch tatsächlich entspricht.

All The Bangers Webzine (BR)

By Christiano ‘Frank’ Gonçalves

Published 03 May 2008

Rating: n/a

O título do álbum e de algumas músicas nos faz acreditar que a Hatred investe no Black Metal. Críticas contra a hipocrisia cristã realmente estão presentes, mas não apologias explícitas ao satanismo. O que temos em "Blasphemous Deliverance"é um Death Metal tradicional e bem trabalhado, caracterizado por um vocal gutural e de fácil compreensão, linhas de guitarras criativas, bateria versátil e baixo competente.

As músicas são recheadas de variações de velocidades e mostram quebras de tempo interessantes, fato bem explorado pelos integrantes, principalmente Rob De Waardt. Também percebemos bom gosto para timbres e produção adequada ao estilo, valorizando os detalhes de cada instrumento. Destacamos as faixas "Religion = War", "The Atheist" e "Enslaved By A Living Deity", pois resumem claramente a proposta dos holandeses, que mostram influência de nomes como Morbid Angel e Malevolent Creation, mas possuem diferencial.

Somando pontos ao material, uma capa curiosa e rica em simbologias, incluindo católica, maçom, judaica e indígena.

Negatron Webzine (IT, link no longer valid)

By Marco Ganzerli

Published 07 April 2008

Rating: 70/100

Gli Hatred non sono una band di ragazzini alle prime armi, esistono dal lontano 1999, e provengono dall'Olanda, terra da sempre prolifica quando si parla di metal e in particolare di quello estremo (si pensi a bands come Severe Torture e Prostitute Disfigurement ad esempio). In nove anni di carriera di strada ne hanno fatta parecchia, benché con questo "Blasphemous Deliverance" siano solo il loro primo full, soprattutto se si parla di esperienze live. Infatti, hanno girato un pò per tutto Europa supportando band del calibro di Suffocation, Grave e Vader giusto per citarne alcune. Nonostante alcuni cambi nella line-up che si sono avuti nel corso della loro carriera e le varie gig affrontate, gli olandesi non hanno cambiato la sostanza della loro proposta musicale. Ciò che ci offrono è un death/thrash grezzo e violento che a tratti pare contaminato da altri generi come doom e hardcore. Sebbene quindi sembrano legati intimamente a band seminali come Vader e Sinister (quelli dei primi dischi per intenderci), non mancano di aggiungere un pò di pepe alle loro songs. Si, ce n'era bisogno perché inizialmente quello che ho ascoltato era piatto e scontato. Riffs granitici e se devo essere sincera, anche un pò statici e privi di fantasia, vengono intramezzati da decelerazioni e ritmi decisamente doom, e mid-time posti qui e lì. A questi seguono accelerazioni che danno sfogo a tutta la cattiveria e violenza del gruppo, e se devo ammettere sono le parti più piacevoli dell'album. Non estremamente elevata a livello tecnico la loro prestazione, tuttavia è da segnalare la dignitosa prestazione vocale del singer dotato di un growl non profondissimo ma chiaro e non fastidioso, che lo fa risultare il migliore del quartetto. Una valutazione decisamente più positiva và alla registrazione, fattore che li porta un gradino sopra la sufficienza, questa risulta abbastanza chiara e tutti gli strumenti più che comprensibili. Album gradevole per chi ama il mix di bands quali Vader/Morbid Angel e il thrash più marcio.

Bright Eyes Webzine (DE, link no longer valid)

By Christian Kaltenmaier

Published 03 May 2008

Rating: 5/13

Also, ich hab` das Album der vier Niederländer durchgehört und komme zum Schluss, dass sie mit ihrem, in die Brutal Death Metal Schneise schlagendem Werk „Blasphemous Deliverance“ richtig geile Mucke zocken, ihre Texte, wie auch Ihre Titel definitiv keine Zweifel zulassen, in welche Richtung sie beten und damit meine ich nicht Ost oder West, sondern Oben oder Unten. Beispiele hierfür 'Religion=War', oder 'The Atheist', oder wie wär´s mit 'Blessed By Possession', die Reihe wäre noch weiterzuführen. Weiterhin sehe ich ihre technischen Fähigkeiten als einwandfrei an, die Produktion gelungen, die Growls gut. Mit dieser Einstellung bin ich wohl nicht der einzige, denn sonst hätten sie nicht im Vorprogramm von Bands wie Suffocation, Vader, Grave und Lord Belial gespielt. Von all denen haben sie sich auch ein bisschen was abgeschaut. Und von vielen anderen auch. Sie krachen, walzen und rumpeln wie die Wilden durch Satans weite Ebenen. Das ist auch nicht besonders schwer, schließlich ist der Weg schon geebnet. Mehr hab ich dazu nicht zu sagen. Der Nächste bitte.

Metal Observer Webzine (CA, German version)

By Gabriel

Published 21 April 2008

Rating: 55/100

Es braucht schon ein bißchen, bis man sich an den Klang dieses Albums gewöhnt hat. Es haut auf jeden Fall rein, soundtechnisch, ziemlich hart abgemischt das Ganze, gerade die Drums kommen stellenweise verdammt dumpf und tight rüber, aber musikalisch bekommt man nun nicht gerade ein sehr abwechslungsreiches und vielversprechendes Album, obwohl es nach einigen Durchläufen durchaus an Sympathie gewinnt.

Die Stimme könnte sogar noch eine Spur härter sein finde ich, ein etwas leichtes Röhren im weniger tiefen Bereich, hört sich irgendwie fast ein bißchen wie der gute alte Onkel Tom Angelripper an, aber zu Death Metal eben nicht so perfekt. Obwohl man zum Beispiel im Opener auch einige Thrash lastige Passagen vorgesetzt bekommt, wo das Ganze dann doch recht fetzig klingt. Wie bei "Christian Dogma" hört sich fast das ganze Album eben gerade dann gut an, wenn HATRED richtig Gas geben und das Tempo schnell wird, wie bei "Involution", der vor allem im Gegensatz zu manch anderen Tracks die Geschwindigkeit vor allem nicht stellenweise verschleppt.

Schon der nächste Track "Transition" ist ein Vorzeigebeispiel dafür, wie schnell man Gefahr läuft, dass ein Track eintönig wird. Da muss man erst die Hälfte der Zeit durchhalten, bis es endlich mal wieder flotter zur Sache geht und es etwas spannender wird.

Wobei Spannung auch nicht unbedingt Abwechslung bedeutet, die meisten Lieder auf "Blasphemous Deliverance" funktionieren nach ein und demselben Schema, schleppende und Knüppelpassagen aneinander zu reihen, wobei die langsamen Teile erstens zu viel vertreten und zweitens ziemlich eintönig sind. Auch wenn die schnelleren Teile letztlich auch alle wie ein vorwärts stampfendes Ungetüm klingen und keine sensationelle Abwechslung erkennbar ist, sind sie zumindest ganz gut hörbar.

Es geht in Ordnung, man könnte sich allerdings etwas mehr Innovation und Abwechslung wünschen, anstatt dieses etwas gleichförmigen, starr wirkenden Schemas.

My Last Chapter Webzine (SE)

By Kristoffer

Published 07 May 2008

Rating: 75/100

When the first three tracks on an album are called Christian dogma, Religion = war and The atheist, there’s no doubt about the band’s view on religion. And when reading their lyrics it’s evident that it’s not just bits about how cool and evil Satan is (which is the case with tons of bands), but rather thought worthy writings about taking responsibility for your own actions in life, and not just blaming, or relying on, religion. Sure, there are a few lyrics that aren’t like that, but it’s still a breath of fresh air in death metal.

‘Cause death metal is what this is, old school death, flavored with high doses of thrash. At times it’s reminiscent of some of the older Swedish bands of the genre, such as Nihilist/Entombed (for instance Enslaved by a living deity) and Dismember (Beholder of hate), but the music’s definitely been chunked up by some more modern touches. And some tracks just reek of old school thrash, such as Involution. But there’s also some parts of just slow, headbanger-friendly groove, while the main tempo is pretty fast-forward.

It’s a damn good album that I’m sure will satisfy a lot of metalheads out there. And it doesn’t hurt either that the sound is great, with a pretty thick production. What’s also cool is that Koen sometimes sound a lot like L-G Petrov did on the Left hand path album.

Supreme Brutality Webzine (DK)

By PSL

Published 06 May 2008

Rating: 50/100

Blasphemous Deliverance is a bumpy experience with both ups and downs. The music is standard sounding old school death metal with many groove hints along the way. The songs are not worse than so much else, but they are not too exciting either. Hatred do have some alright song-writing skills. This the Dutchmen show on tracks like "Religion = War", "Reflected in Dead Eyes" and the titletrack, but a repeated problem on the album is that the music looses much of its momentum and that many of the songs have a tendency to fall short when it comes to captivate. The poor production is a large contributor to this, but mostly it seems that Blasphemous Deliverance would have been far better if five of the 10 songs had been shelved. There's simply too many ups and downs on Blasphemous Deliverance to make it an effort above the mundane.

Vomit Zine (FR, link no longer valid)

By VT

Published 12 May 2008

Rating: n/a

Wow! HATRED…! What an original name for a Death Metal band formed in 1999! Aha! Anyway, I don’t mind about band names, I’m only here to talk about music! So, what about this “Blasphemous Deliverance”? HATRED plays 10 tracks of rather good Death Metal, unfortunately not so much original, with only some too rare good and innovative ideas here and there. An obvious Old School influence must be mentioned, and I would name early VADER and GOD DETHRONED as main similar bands. Not a so bad stuff indeed, played with a nice technical level, really honestly played but unfortunately for them, I’m almost sure that it won’t be enough to lead HATRED towards the best European Death Metal bands, or even the best bands from Holland! I was kidding with their unoriginal moniker at the beginning of the review, but to conclude it, I’d say the main and almost only problem of HATRED is the lack of originality, because everything is decently played, but I can’t imagine how a Death metal fan can be 100% enthusiastic listening to this album!!

Truemetal Webzine (IT)

By Stefano Risso

Published 09 May 2008

Rating 45/100

Brutto esordio per gli Hatred, quartetto olandese con quasi dieci anni di vita alle spalle dà vita a questo Blasphemous Deliverance.

Scontatissimo death metal dal taglio tipicamente europeo dai ritmi mediamente sostenuti, fra cui i nostri inseriscono parentesi atmosferiche oscure tipiche del death anni 90. Ci troviamo dinnanzi a un cd che ha veramente poco da dire, presentando brani che non decollerebbero neanche con l'aiuto dei razzi dello space shuttle, senza la benché minima personalità e fantasia. Un fattore su cui si potrebbe anche sorvolare se la qualità delle tracce fosse almeno di un livello appena sufficiente... Invece gli Hatred non solo scopiazzano, ma non lo fanno neanche bene, neppure con la giusta dose di cattiveria.

Neanche la produzione dei blasonati Excess Studios aiuta, impastando i suoni e rendendo il tutto a tratti quasi confusionale. Un disco dimesso che finisce per svilire anche gli ascoltatori più affezionati al genere, annoiando sin dalle prime battute. E siccome non c'è limite al peggio, o in questo caso alla banalità, vi aggiungiamo i soliti banali testi anti-religiosi a chiudere il cerchio.

Da evitare.

Metalitalia Webzine (IT)

By Luca Pessina

Published 23 April 2008

Rating: 50/100

In un anno in cui i grandi nomi death metal non stanno sbagliando un colpo e dove anche quelle che sino a poco tempo fa erano considerate delle promesse stanno dimostrando di essere ormai allo stesso livello dei maestri, è diffile riuscire a impressionare o a spiccare fra la massa. Una band come quella degli Hatred, ad esempio, parte già con il piede sbagliato a livello di scelta del monicker: nel 2008 un po' di fantasia anche su questo fronte non guasterebbe. Poi la musica... death metal europeo di quello incolore e stra-prevedibile, che ti stanchi di ascoltare dopo un paio di pezzi. A eccezione di "Involution" (pezzo sulla falsariga dei primi God Dethroned) e della title track, che propone dei rallentamenti thrashy niente male, non c'è un singolo episodio di "Blasphemous Deliverance" che riesca a rimanere in mente anche dopo qualche ascolto. Il gruppo proviene dall'Olanda, terra che in questo campo ha una notevole tradizione, ma ovviamente il talento non è cosa di tutti. Se quindi vi stavate già immaginando di trovarvi davanti a una band in grado di placare la vostra sete di death metal alla Pestilence, Sinister, Gorefest e via dicendo, vi sbagliate di grosso... i poveri Hatred non hanno un briciolo della creatività dei loro famosi connazionali (e, del resto, il nome scelto la diceva già lunga a riguardo!). Tra l'altro, sembra pure che i solitamente rispettabili Excess Studios (Aborted, Gorefest) abbiano anch'essi toppato alla grande questa volta: la produzione è piatta e persino confusa in certi frangenti. Insomma, detto anche dei soliti testi anti-religiosi, ci pare il caso di finirla qui... ci spiace per gli Hatred, ma il loro è quel che si dice death metal di Serie B.

Black Dawn Zine (ES, link no longer valid)

By Goregrinder

Published 15 May 2008

Rating: 87.5/100

Deity Down Records se esta convirtiendo en este segundo trabajo que reseño de una banda de ellos, en un sello que no edita cualquier cosa, visto que tienen a los Anmod banda brasileña a destacar con su brutal death grindoso de alta calidad y a los que tenemos aquí, los holandeses Hatred... aunque yo diría los Malevolent Creation de Holanda, ya Leeréis el por que mas abajo.

Estos holandeses se mueven en un sonido muy floridiano, algo así como unos primerizos Malevolent Creation con algo de Ripping Corpse (sin llegar al tecnicismo de estos), pasando por influencias thrashers con riffs muy de la Bay Area adulterados, como pudieran ser Exodus por citar algún ejemplo. Toda esta amalgama de influencias crea lo que se podría llamar un brutal death metal con thrash bastante crudo y pesado en ocasiones, con interludios más lentos que podrían haber firmado cualquier banda de death metal de principios de las noventa americanas (clara influencia a lo largo de todo este trabajo), sin olvidar que la batería suena totalmente a lo Dave Culross (sino oíd atentamente cuando le da por meter blast beats a saco) y toques de los polacos Vader(estos por que los tienen mas cerca claramente). Su primer trabajo es de este año aunque según puedo ver en su biografía llevan desde 1998 dando caña y haciéndose más compactos según puedo leer, cosa que vemos reflejada a lo largo de estos diez temas que suenan verdaderamente frescos y muy añejos, cosa que puede que no pegue una con la otra pero digamos que suenan “añejos actuales”.

Diez temas (con uno instrumental) en no mas de 36 minutos, cortos y directos con una base tanto rítmica como en sonido muy compacta, destacando las voces de Koen Dingemans, sin llegar a la monotonía y pesadez del as bandas mas reconocidas últimamente, donde el ser mas gorrino parece que es lo que mas pega. La pareja de guitarras hace un labor bastante buena, con riffs entrecortados, algún que otro solo destacable y buenos cambios de partes más aleatorias a mas rápidas, pasando por un bajo que se aprecia bastante y una batería que no para de sacar ritmos destroza cabezas, sonando todo bien estructurado. Destaco el tema “Involution” el mas Malevolent Creation que se puede decir del disco, en todo suena a los americanos, hasta en las voces que las podría haber firmado el mismo Bret Hoffmann, a piñón todo el rato y sin descanso una verdadera maravilla. Sin más que decir aquí tenemos una gran banda a descubrir, que no dejara indiferente a los amantes del buen death metal ya sea americano o polaco, aunque gustara más a los primeros.

Metal Impact Webzine (FR)

By Loki

Published 17 May 2008

Rating: 3.5/5

Contrée du vieux continent réputée pour ces champs de tulipe, les Pays-Bas sont également le paradis de la fumette légale et de la baise en toute liberté grâce aux filles en vitrine donneuses de plaisir… Au côté de ces images d’Epinal avérées et vérifiées, la Hollande est également une terre de premier choix en ce qui concerne le Death Metal. On a encore en mémoire les travaux de grands groupes de Death néerlandais comme PESTILENCE ou GOREFEST et plus récemment SEVERE TORTURE.

Dans cette lignée, tout poids toute mesure, nous avons HATRED, quartet fondé en 1999 et qui nous livre en ce début d’année leur première véritable production avec cet album initial Blasphemous Deliverance. Du bon Death bien païen en perspective ! Toutefois, le groupe hollandais n’en est tout de même pas à son premier coup d’essai car sont déjà parues sur le marché un premier MCD éponyme en 2000 puis un second MCD intitulée Chaos in Flesh. Pour commencer, HATRED se caractérise par son emploi d’un son cru, roots et très old-school qui convient parfaitement à leur Death Thrash qui rappelle les débuts de VADER, autre sommité du milieu. La haine est en eux, pour preuve les titres comme la rageuse et contagieuse «Religion War» et ses riffs de guitares incisifs ou bien «Blessed by Possession» qui dans le style rappelle les prémices des géants américains de POSSESSED. Ah le bon vieux temps…

D’autre part, HATRED parvient sans nulle difficulté à hausser le ton avec des titres virulents à l’image du titre supersonique «Involution» ainsi que l’outro barbare de «Blasphemous Deliverance», alors que dans un second temps, les bataves savent poser et allonger leurs compositions comme sur les pièces «Beholder of Hate» ou l’instrumentale «Transition» et son intro à forte consonance orientale. Possédés, les membres de HATRED délivrent un premier album plutôt abouti dédié à la gloire du Malin. Une œuvre inspirée, où les riffs et les rythmiques démoniaques sont légions ce dont on pourra vérifier sur des compositions telles que «The Atheist». Certes, c’est également un album convenu, aux effets déjà maintes fois entendus mais dont il est toujours bon d’y rejeter une oreille. D’une durée d’environ quarante minutes, HATRED fait montre d’une certaine gouache et de talent pour remettre au gout du jour du bon vieux Death rétro début 90. D’ailleurs ne dit on pas que c’est avec les bonnes vieilles marmites que l’on fait les meilleures soupes?

Burn Your Ears Webzine (DE)

By Josi

Published 12 May 2008

Rating: 45/100

Die Niederländer Death Metal-Formation HATRED gibt es bereits seit 1999 und bereits im Jahre 2000 wurde ein selbst betiteltes Demo veröffentlicht. Drei Jahre danach folgte eine MCD mit dem klangvollen Namen "Chaos In The Flesh", doch erst jetzt wurde ein Label gefunden, welches nun mit "Blasphemous Deliverance" das erste Full-Lenght-Album auf den Markt bringt.

Obwohl die Band bereits mit solch namhaften Bands wie VADER, SUFFOCATION oder LORD BELIAL unterwegs war, hatte sich also bis jetzt nicht allzu viel getan im Hause HATRED. Woran das liegen mag, kann man an "Blasphemous Deliverance" in etwa erahnen, denn, um es gleich vorweg zu nehmen, besonders herausragend ist dieses Album nicht geworden.

HATRED spielen tiefer gestimmten Death Metal, der zwar solide ist, insgesamt aber, bis auf einige Ausnahmesongs, von Anfang an recht nichtssagend daherkommt. Auch stimmlich weiß die Band nicht wirklich zu überzeugen: Im Booklet der CD ist zu lesen, dass es mit Koen Dingemans einen Hauptsänger gibt, sich Peter de Jonge aber neben der Aufgabe als Bassist ebenfalls ab und an für den Gesang verantwortlich zeigt - Merkwürdigerweise hört man hier nur keinen Unterschied in den Stimmen und ich wäre, wenn ich es nicht gelesen hätte, nicht auf den Gedanken gekommen, dass hier zwei Sänger zu Gange sind. Kurz gesagt: Beide Stimmen sind mehr als einseitig und so leider auch sehr schnell eintönig.

Die Songs sind zwar teilweise schön treibend und bauen auch ab und an so etwas wie Spannung auf, doch hauptsächlich basieren sie auf recht einfachen Riffs und Melodien, die eine Musiker normalerweise nur dann spielt, wenn er noch nichts anderes kann. Manchmal ist Weniger zwar Mehr und einfache Dinge können auch sehr effektiv sein, das trifft bei HATRED aber leider nicht zu.

Ausnahmen, bei denen ein Potential durchaus vorhanden ist, sind "Involution" und "Enslaved By A Living Deity", wobei letzterer Song einen ansprechenden Mittelteil besitzt und vor allem etwas abwechslungsreicher daherkommt, als der Rest der Platte.

Fazit: „Blasphemous Deliverance“ baut kaum Druck auf, die Songs rollen recht seicht an einem vorbei und sind zumeist noch ausbaufähig. Insgesamt gesehen ist den Jungs mit der Scheibe also nicht der ganz große Wurf gelungen.

Hell Is Open Webzine (DE)

By Stalinorgeler

Published 24 May 2008

Rating: 70/100

Hatte ich in meinem vor kurzem über Arsis geschriebenen Review etwas von der Präzision des Skalpells eines Hannibal Lecter bezüglich der filigranen Gitarrenarbeit gefaselt, so kann ich Hatred attestieren, eher wie das Fichtenmoped von Leatherface durch den metallischen Urwald zu holzen. Auf ihrer Homepage bezeichnen sich die Tulpenmetzger als Skullcrushing Death Thrash, aber ich will mal das Gras im Coffee-Shop lassen (Kirche im Dorf kommt hier, glaub ich, nicht so gut), für Skullcrushing fehlen meiner Meinung nach ein paar Härtegrade auf der Todes-Richterskala. Aber sei's drum, die Jungs machen ihre Sache auf ihrer ersten Full Length nicht schlecht. Ich würde das Geschreddere als ziemlich old schoolig bezeichnen. So verfallen die Metalheads niemals in unnachvollziehbare Griffbrett-Akrobatik, sondern gehen stets koordiniert und nachvollziehbar ans Schlachtwerk.

Thrash-Riffs, wie sie auch ihren Landsmännern Legion of the Damned gut zu Gesicht stehen würden, geben sich mit Liedgut der Marke gute, alte Krabathor oder auch Messiah die Klinke in die Hand. Dazu gesellt sich das eine oder andere Film-Sample wie etwa in Involution und auch leicht morbid klingende Gitarrenläufe wie in Christian Dogma. Die Vocals von Sänger Koen Dingemans finde ich leider etwas limitiert und zu schwach, aber so passt es auch irgendwie zur alten Schule, wo nicht alles, was angesagt ist, nachgeäfft wird! Die stärksten Momente haben Hatred aber eindeutig, wenn Felleverdrescher Rob de Waardt mit erhöhter Schlagfrequenz auf imaginäre entblößte Pfaffenärsche einprügelt. Apropos Pfaffenärsche, was Hatred von selbigen halten, wird offenkundig durch Songtitel wie „Religion = War“ zum Ausdruck gebracht, aber wenigstens geben die Jungs auch zu, dass sie keinen Teufel brauchen („The Atheist“), dem sie die Schuld - an was auch immer - geben müssen.

Was ich bedauere, ist die Produktion, die ist zwar nicht schlecht, aber irgendwie für meinen Geschmack etwas zahnlos ausgefallen. Theoretisch geht's zwar in die richtige Richtung, da hier kein klinisch todgetriggerter Sound am Start ist, aber ich glaube, Hatred könnten noch wesentlich fieser klingen, wenn da noch mehr an den Gain-Knöpfchen (nein, wie unqualifiziert von mir) gedreht worden wäre. Etwas aus dem Rahmen fällt für meinen Gusto auch das Instrumental „Transition“, das mich eher langweilt mit der Pseudomelodik. Ach übrigens für alle, die es interessiert, wie bei den Label-Kollegen von Anmod kann man hier jeglichen Anflug eines Solos mit dem Elektronenmikroskop vergeblich suchen. So kommt das Ganze aber wenigstens glaubhaft rüber, da Hatred ja auch nur einen Klampfer in ihren Reihen wähnen und der ist definitiv die ganze Zeit über beschäftigt.

Fazit: Hatred reihen sich mit Blasphemous in die Riege gelungener Death-Metal-Werke aus unserem Nachbarland ein. Die Band macht auf mich den Anschein, dass sie mit ganzem Herzen hinter ihrer Musik steht. Old-School-Krach von der Basis eben und ich bin mir sicher, dass die Jungs live ziemlich gut Ärsche treten. Vor allem wenn man schon ein bisschen was getankt hat und gar nicht mehr in der Lage dazu ist, irgendwelchen überkomplexen Songs zu lauschen. Ihr wisst was ich meine. Straight auf die Zwölf halt. Prost Mahlzeit…

Pull The Chain Webzine (BE)

By Steph

Published May 2008

Rating: n/a

To name your band Hatred when you're playing death metal doesn't give you the slightest chance of winning a competition for most original monicker! No less than 17 bands have chosen this name and this one hails from Holland, in case your flag knowledge is as weak as the geography level of the average american citizen (no pleonasm intended).

The band's music fits the monicker on various levels, mostly meaning and originality. Yes, don't expect the next big thing here, Hatred having opted for old-school death metal, avoiding breathtaking technique, infamous blasts or zombified ultra low grunts. "Blasphemous Deliverance" remind some old Malevolent Creation, mostly vocal-wise, offering many good parts, various rhythm changes, with the faster parts being the most exciting passages of the album. Strangely, several slow parts sound unfinished and way less convincing.

Globally, it's a relief hearing bands still into that kind of death metal and Hatred show they have the potential to represent the style on their own ground and abroad. But the 10 songs on offer don't have the same quality and a better production would probably enhance the impact.

The Metal Forge (AU)

By Mark Lennard

Published 20 May 2008

Rating: 30/100

This blasphemy simply doesn’t deliver

Not to be confused with the US/German/Polish/Italian or Swedish band of the same name (there are 17 and counting), Hatred (Netherlands) deliver a drab take on death metal that offers about as much originality as their choice of band name. I’m not simply dismissing Hatred by saying they are completely rubbish, there are a few interesting moments on Blasphemous Deliverance, just not enough of them to keep a decent level of interest from start to finish.

First up, they formed in 1999 but this recording sounds like a bunch of guys who have just started playing together. Secondly, any chance of this material standing out from countless high school bands playing the same sort of thing is aborted by the dodgy production and simply boring songwriting. The guitars are thin and have no heart or life in the chugs and riffing in general, making the lack of a solid bass sound all the more prominent. The vocals are too dry and understandable which just enhances the lyrics that read like a 15 year olds poems about Satan. Don’t get me started about the drums. OK, you twisted my arm … he has the chops, but way too often the beats and fills are as sloppy as a mud wrestler’s undies, although sometimes I can’t tell if it’s the drummer or the guitarist who is out of time. Someone was and I guess no one told them in the studio, so now it’s here for all to hear.

There were two tracks that pricked my ears; Involution with it’s galloping thrash riffs & beats, which is ruined by sloppy blasting/riffing soon after, and Reflected In Dead Eyes that again had some cool fast paced moments, but you have wait until two minutes in for that. Admittedly there were moments of interesting discordant guitar chord work and melodies, but the thin guitars and repetitive use of slow part into blasting and jolty changes destroyed all flow and enjoyment.

I don’t like bagging on bands usually but why send a disc off to the nitpicking metal world for review if you aren’t going to put in the effort to make sure a) all the instruments are in time with each other or b) it represents your band to their best ability. I don’t think Hatred is a bad band, I do think if they had taken the time to sort out the many detracting qualities on this then it might have been a better release. Being they are approaching ten years in game and on their third release (two MCD’s precede this debut full length) you would assume they might be able to see these problems before it got to my stereo. Maybe on their next release the story will be different.

Sorry Metal Forgers, maybe try another one of the many called Hatred out there. There’s got to be one good one out of seventeen … surely?

Metalstorm Webzine (EE)

By Herzebeth

Published 22 May 2008

Rating: 80/100

The Netherlands never fail to impress me; with such bands as Severe Torture and...well Severe Torture...this country punched the world of metal on the nose, then younger groups like Devious and the mighty Fondlecorpse noticed that people were no longer browsing through their scene only to find Within Temptation or After Forever, no way jose, people were looking for extreme stuff and brutality in the flesh...and damn I was lucky enough to find Hatred...

Now this is some catchy Death Metal, all those breakdowns and mid-paced parts that we all began to love when Dismember and Entombed were both decent bands are here waiting for some head-bang junkie to enjoy. So, catchy parts and Unleashed like riffs are maybe the most important feature in the music, but there's also plenty of brutality all along the whole album, the drumming is just impetuous and extreme the vocals are incredibly throaty and shivering, and the band as a whole makes this experience as interesting as the last Zeitgeist movie...

You'll find here goodies aplenty, even the melodic fillers sound cool, and if you're one of those music geeks you'll understand why I'm saying this...This piece is like one of those amazing underground movies, not many people really know those exist, so when you get to see a great unknown flick you actually feel special and with a bizarre sense of euphoria, this is exactly how I feel after hearing this piece, it's so good and underground that makes me want to keep it only for myself...unfortunately I'm a reviewer so that's not on my hands for the moment...

To sum things up, this album is a very good find if you're looking for entertaining Death Metal, even if you're into stuff like Power or Goth shit you'll find something interesting in here no doubt...in a shorter conclusion, this album rocks out with its cock out!

Best Tracks: "The Atheist", "Blessed By Possession", "Reflected In Dead Eyes".

Friedhof Magazine (ES)

By Roberto Sedinho

Published 14 May 2008

Rating: 67.5/100

Desde tierras holandesas llega el trabajo de este grupo que resulta ser su primer álbum de larga duración, toda vez que ya habían editado un EP con cuatro temas allá por el año 2003; así pues, han sido 5 largos años sin pisar un estudio. El estilo que practican es un Death Metal menos brutal que el de otros compatriotas suyos (es decir, muy poco o nada que ver con otras bandas de su país como Prostitute Disfigurement o Disavowed) y que en concreto está más inspirado en el Death Metal de los años 90 pudiendo recordar a clásicos nombres como los de Morbid Angel, Death o Vader (por supuesto, salvando las distancias) y también a los australianos Mortification.

El disco consta de un total de 10 canciones, una de ellas instrumental (bien llamada “Transition”) que sirve para hacer una pausa entre los dos bloques del disco. Lo más curioso que tiene el orden de los temas es que el primero es uno de los más flojos, algo que no deja de llamar la atención por la costumbre que existe en la mayor parte de los casos de usar el tema más espectacular para abrir el álbum. De hecho, es mejor la segunda mitad del disco que la primera. Entre esa extraña estructura, la producción poco brillante y la escasa originalidad, la impresión superficial que causan en la escucha inicial estos Hatred no es demasiado alentadora.

Al final, tema tras tema, queda claro que estos cuatro caballeros tampoco son unos petardos… Que saben tocar y que se toman las cosas en serio es algo que nadie pone en duda, pero para poder confeccionar un disco que se pueda llevar un notable hace falta un poco más de pericia en muchos aspectos, desde la composición hasta la producción. Incluso una escucha completa de principio a fin puede llegar a hacerse un poco pesada en algunas fases porque los temas no son todo lo rápidos y dinámicos que cabría desear. No es un mal álbum, pero hay cosas que es evidente que se pueden mejorar.

Digital Steel Webzine (NL)

By Verrottuh

Published 01 August 2008

Rating: 79/100

This new album from the Dutch band Hatred is available for quite a while know but apparently the postal service isn’t what it used to be, so it reached my desk just recently.

But, better late then never.

Here some blunt facts: the band released a demo (2000), a mini cd (chaos in the flesh) in 2003 and opened shows for bands as Suffocation, Vader and Grave. Nice to know, right? Unless you were at those shows or wanted to buy the previous efforts your probably are going to take that knowledge for granted.

The music that Hatred plays is far more interesting if your preference goes out to quality metal because that’s what they have to offer. From the scourging opener Christian dogma to closer Blasphemous deliverance they bring you anti Christian death metal that has at least one foot in the early 90’s. Repeatedly reminding of bands as Morbid angel, Bolt thrower and early Monstrosity. That the music is mainly mid-paced and certain vocals lines are a bit one dimensional doesn’t have to be a problem because the groove and the overall dynamic definitely make up for it. They know how to write a good song but a little more adventure on the next album could do wonders.

A compliment goes out to Hans Pieters of the excess studio whom gave this album an incredible thick sound and one for the art work which is a big improvement in comparing to the previous album.

Despite my critical remarks this is still a good album where the band can be proud off. A band who obvious knows what their doing and that stands firm in the underground.

Brutalism Webzine (NL, link no longer valid)

By Unknown

Published August 2008

Rating: n/a

In January 1999 the two Peters joined together and started a band. Soon followed by Rob and the three recorded their first MCD in 2000. Followed by many live shows and resulting in another MCD in 2003. Still playing live and in 2006 the band was joined by Koen on vocals. In 2007 they recorded their first full length which was released in 2008, almost 10 years after they started. On "Blasphemous Deliverance" you can hear 10 tracks in fast groovy death metal. Aggressive vocals over melodic sharp riffing guitars. But I miss some hooking leads that really shred. Tempo in the songs are ranging from catchy and groovy mid paced to ass kicking blasts. The first part of the album kicks you hard and in track "Transition" they take some gas down with an instrumental break. But after this "Enslaved By A Living Deity" continues the anti religion crusade, as you can see on the cover artwork. "Blasphemous Deliverance" is a nice death metal album that will appeal to the 90s death metal scene.

Marios Metal Mania Webzine (NL)

By William Nijhof

Published August 2008

Rating: 75/100

Hatred started terrorizing the metal scene in 1999 and released their first demo in 2000. They released their "Chaos in the flesh" MCD in 2003. Their latest release "Blasphemous Deliverance" by Deity Down Records (Vermin (Dutch) and Devious). This record contains ten tracks of brutal old school death metal. All the songs have a great variety in it. The guitar riffs are very 90`s and reminds of Morbid Angel and Dismember. The drums are pounding through every song like a fucking train that can't be stopped. The vocals are very stable; he has a brutal grunt but very easy listening….very nice. The composing of the songs is great, from the first song to the last not annoying or boring. The 6 the number (transition) reminds me a lot to Tiamat (Clouds). The production of this record is very good. If you like death metal of the 90`s then you're going to enjoy this album!

Schwerrmetall Webzine (CH)

By Unknown

Published 26 May 2008

Rating: 6/13

Hatred wollen uns mit einer blasphemischen Lieferung beglücken. Wollen wir diese annehmen? Natürlich, denn das ist ja genau das Richtige für uns. Allerdings kann der Inhalt dieser Lieferung nicht zu 100% überzeugen. Zurück an den Absender?

Death Metal haben sich Hatred auf die Fahnen geschrieben, Morbid Angel scheinen ihre grossen Vorbilder zu sein. Vor allem der erste Teil von "Blasphemous Deliverance" erinnert nicht gerade selten an die Death Metal Legende aus dem sonnigen Florida. Im hinteren Teil dieses Albums lösen sich Hatred von ihren übergrossen Vorbildern, es kommt sowas wie eine eigene Identität zum Vorschein. Die Songs sind zeitweise treibend und bauen auch hier und da so etwas wie Spannung auf. Leider basieren die Stücke auf ziemlich simplen Gitarrenläufen, die vorhandenen Melodien ebenso. Vieles klingt dabei wie Füllmaterial, so als hätten Hatred den Höhepunkt irgendwie vergessen. Ein Grossteil der Stücke auf " Blasphemous Deliverance" ist leider nicht sonderlich spannend. Routiniert wäre wohl das richtige Wort. Ein wenig holprig klingt das ganze auch, manchmal galoppiert das Schlagzeug einfach davon.

Zwei Sänger soll es geben, leider hört man davon nichts. Der eine klingt wie der andere, darauf hätten Hatred auch verzichten können. Der Gesang zeigt sich eindimensional und etwas kraftlos, was der Musik einiges an Aggressivität nimmt.

Diese CD stellt leider nichts Besonderes dar, womit sich diese CD zu den anderen eher mittelprächtigen Werken des Death Metal Genres gesellt. Ein oder zwei richtig gute Songs reichen leider nicht aus. Auf die gesamte Länge gesehen langweilen Hatred.

Unfrei zurück, da es viele bessere CDs aus diesem Genre gibt.

Metalstorm Magazine (USA)

By Mad Mike

Published 11 December 2008

Rating: 4.5/5

Another band on review from the folks at Deity Down Records is Hatred from the Netherlands.

If you were to take 'Altars of Madness' era Morbid Angel and mix it with 'Hatred' era Sinister you would have Hatred (Interestingly they share the same name as the Sinister album, ha.), except a bit more stripped down in the production. This isn’t hyper fast Death Metal, but this is definitely not too slow either. The blast beats actually have a drum sound to them instead of the usual sped up typewriter noise. The guitars are heavy but have sludge-covered hammers of doom riffs to them. There are some moments that remind me of Dismember in certain spots, even some Unleashed., with a slight hint of Hypocrisy.

Songs range from stomp you into the ground march of death slow to fast. Vocals definitely remind me of old Sinister a lot, but not enough to be an exact clone. So far this is my favorite band on the Deity Down Records roster. I hope to hear more from this band.

Favorite tracks are: 'The Atheist', 'Enslaved By A Living Deity', and 'Beholder of Hate'.

Diabolical Conquest Webzine (IN)

By Mike Reeves

Published 24 October 2008

Rating: 47/100

The recent upsurge in the popularity of so-called old-school death metal could be the sole driver behind this release. Blasphemous Deliverance is a natural sounding, unforced and sincerely retrospective effort, but only one album after nearly a decade would suggest that Hatred are a laid-back bunch who may have otherwise been content to stay underground; to my ears they lack the confidence or arrogance of their peers.

I cannot help feeling that the current backlash against (lazily-labelled) "technical" death metal is a misguided rebellion seeking a return to perceived better times. But old-school classics are not classic because of the style, they are classic because of their individuality. Although fans of old Entombed/Dismember love that fizzy bassy distortion it is the thrashing dynamism and underlying morbidity that stamps the memory. Current old-school bandwagon-jumpers seem to forget that a lot of the albums they venerate were often given brutal criticism when they were new (using words like "droning", "banal" or "boring"). Skepticism should be applied equally across eras; it is the only way to attain a modicum of objectivity. The real measure of talent and strength is a willingness to deliberately choose the hardest path; to rise to a greater challenge rather than fall back into a comfort zone. Even if you have nothing new to say, there is still the challenge of distilling the quintessential essence of everything worthy that has transpired from inception to present in extreme metal (and perhaps bring in exterior influences too). Whereas their hyped-up countrymen Hail of Bullets vociferously reject all that is "technical" and cripple their mindset before they've begun, Hatred seem to be playing within their modest capabilities instead.

The primary Unleashed influence announces itself promptly. "Christian Dogma" uses slow melodic chord progressions, crunchy mutes and sliding chords to primitive effect. A little stop/start blasting precedes a minor taster of Immolation harmony. The slow Immolation theme is reprised in "Blessed by Possession", due to the two-tone harmonic interval between tremolo-picked guitars. The mood is lacking in danger but some ambience is present. The throaty vocals are minimalistic and low density but at least have high clarity. "Religion = War", "Beholder of Hate" and the title track are more blatantly Unleashed in style. Purring kick drums underpin gloomy tremolo picking for those simple icy melodies and there is the occasional injection of jagged thrash picking. A brief waft of early Cannibal Corpse drifts by during "Reflected in Dead Eyes" due to more agitated fretting.

At worst this can be sluggish, inoffensive, faceless and flabby. At best it is repetition made ambiently hypnotic by some expertly evolving drum dynamics that succeed in lifting the compositions massively. But it is not enough. Fundamentally this is unnecessary material and eminently forgettable. Die-hard Unleashed fans will probably just buy Hammer Battalion and be done with it, although I wouldn't know myself. "Our work will endure the ages" (so say the lyrics of the seventh track). No it will not, sadly, but not for want of trying.

Metalzone Webzine (GR, English version)

By Efkarpos

Published 02 April 2009

Rating: 85/100

REGENERATION OF HATE

Dutch Deathsters, - Hatred - , released their first full length album , called -Blasphemous Deliverance-. The band was formed in 1999 and has released only a Demo in the year 2000 and an EP in 2003. Five whole years of silence passed and -Hatred- are finally ready with their first official work.

The album stays in the Oldschool Death Metal area , with Death Metal Vocals , deadly rotten riffs and melodies in the guitars, distorted bass and pounding Death Metal drumming.The production is done in Rotterdam’s Excess Studios , known from past works with bands such as: Severe Torture , After Forever , and deliveres a good quality sound with Oldschool Death Metal atmosphere in it.The cover shows a wall full of powerfull symbols and its a nice artwork done by Frederique Sengers.

-Hatred- for me are a perfect band. They stay in the underground , they take it slow and the result is great.Their first full album was so late but its a mature album with a lot of experience in it.Their sound has something from Morbid Angel , Immolation , Vader , Malevolant Creation but even Slayer and Sinister! I can really wait another 5 years if they make again an album like -Blasphemous Deliverance - , but i am pretty sure that these guys are doing a new start and the next album is coming near. I am totally looking forward for the regeneration of -Hatred-.They diserve it!!

Metalzone Webzine (GR, Greek version)

By Efkarpos

Published 02 April 2009

Rating: 85/100

ΑΝΑΓΕΝΝΗΣΗ ΜΙΣΟΥΣ

Οι Ολλανδοί Deathsters - Hatred - ,κυκλοφορήσαν το πρώτο τους full length άλμπουμ , με τίτλο -Blasphemous Deliverance-. Η μπάντα φτιάχτηκε το 1999 και έχουν μόνο βγάλει ένα Demo το 2000 και ένα EP το 2003.Πέντε ολόκληρα χρόνια σιωπής περάσαν και οι -Hatred- είναι επιτέλους έτοιμοι με την πρώτη τους επίσημη δουλειά.

Το άλμπουμ κυμαίνεται στην περιοχή του Oldschool Death Metal , με Death Metal φωνητικά , νεκρά σάπια riffs και μελωδίες στις κιθάρες,παραμορφωμένο μπάσο και εκρηκτικό Death Metal drumming.Η παραγωγή έγινε στο Ρότερνταμ στα Excess Studios , γνωστά για δουλειές τους στο παρελθόν με μπάντες όπως οι: Severe Torture , After Forever ,και το αποτέλεσμα ήταν ενας πολύ καλός ήχος με πολύ Oldschool Death Metal ατμόσφαιρα μέσα του.Το εξώφυλλο δείχνει ένα τοίχο γεμάτο παντοδύναμα σύμβολα και είναι ένα πολύ καλό artwork φτιαγμένο από τον Frederique Sengers.

Οι -Hatred- για μένα είναι μια τέλεια μπάντα.Παραμένουν underground , το πάνε σιγά-σιγά το θέμα και το αποτέλεσμα είναι τέλειο.Το πρώτο τους full άλμπουμ άργησε τόσο πολύ αλλά είναι ένα ώριμο άλμπουμ με πολύ εμπειρία μέσα του.Ο ήχος τους έχει κάτι απο Morbid Angel , Immolation , Vader , Malevolant Creation αλλά ακόμα και Slayer και Sinister! Μπορώ πραγματικά να πω, πως μπορώ να περιμένω άλλα 5 χρόνια αν ξαναβγάλουν άλμπουμ σαν το -Blasphemous Deliverance- ,αλλά είμαι πολύ σίγουρος πως αυτοί οι Ολλανδοί deathsters κάνουν μια νέα αρχή και το επόμενο άλμπουμ τους είναι στα κοντά. Περιμένω με χαρά την αναγέννηση των -Hatred-. Το αξίζουν!!

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