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Many of you might be wondering who the hell HATESPHERE is. Well, I'm here to tell you that they've been around (kind of) since 1993, first as CAUTERIZED, now defunct, then as NECROSIS, now defunct, then in their current incarnation as HATESPHERE. If Bloodred Hatred is any indication of what the metal world can come to expect from these Danish youngsters, than they won't be defunct any time soon.

Try to imagine yourself sitting in your father's new Mercedes in front of your girlfriend's house waiting for her to get ready for your date. Out of nowhere, an old Peugeot comes barreling around the corner and plows right into you, doing thousands of dollars worth of damage. You'd be pretty angry right? Now try to imagine taking that anger, multiplying it by approximately 10 and bottling it, only to unleash it on a record that lasts little over 30 minutes. You're getting close to a sense of how angry this album comes across. Part of the "new thrash" movement that's gaining steam (what seems like daily) across Europe, HATESPHERE joins their peers in CARNAL FORGE, DARKANE, THE HAUNTED, CORPORATION 187, DEW-SCENTED and even ARCH ENEMY in worshipping all things AT THE GATES. But to simply call them a knock-off or unoriginal clone would be doing this fine slab of metal they've released a major disservice. Guitar after guitar wallop you over the head with blistering lead work and dirty riffing. The drummer smashes the skins with such reckless abandon, he must be making sparks fly, and the bassist picks his thick, heavy strings like he's actually [upset with] them. Over it all, Jacob Bredahl barks, screams and growls like a madman who's out of medication, paying more than just homage to the greats like Tompa who've come before him.

HATESPHERE are but one of the select few who are able to take the hard work and classic metal styles from years ago and bring it front and center into 2003. They don't just smack you around a bit; prepare to be on the receiving end of a vicious pistol whip. I'm not sure exactly who HATESPHERE is so angry at, but when the result of that anger is something as wicked as this, who really cares? Produced by Tommy Hansen (HELLOWEEN), the sound is stark and striking with nothing being lost. Now, in actuality, this album was completed in late 2002, though Century Media didn't pick it up for North American distribution until just now, but we do get two older demo tracks from 1999 as a bonus. I do however have a gripe about those two bonus tracks (I know, I'm so ungrateful): if you're going to add demo tracks as a bonus, why not at least clean them up and re-master them? The songs are tremendous, but the sound quality is beyond poor. Other than the pretty short length of the album (32 minutes, give or take), I really don't have any complaints about Bloodred Hatred. All thrash fans need apply.