Hate - Crvsade:Zero

Published March 04 2015

*=Staff's pick	Vox Dei Lord, Make Me An Instrument Of Thy Wrath! Death Liberator* Leviathan Doomsday Celebrities Hate Is The Law Valley Of Darkness Crusade:Zero The Omnipresence Rise Omega The Consequence* Dawn Of War Black Aura Debris The Reaping

Genre	Death Metal	Adam The First Sinner	Vocals
Tracks	13	Adam The First Sinner	Guitar
Running time	56 Min.	Destroyer	Guitar
Label	Napalm Records	Adam The First Sinner	Bass
Release	30 January 2015	Pavulon	Drums
Country	Poland	-	Keyboard
Producer	Brothers Wieslawscy
Similar artists	Behemoth

You know the feeling you get sometimes when listening to something that you should appreciate when the band basically does everything right, but you have the feeling that you've already heard it? That's the feeling I get when listening to Polish deathsters Hate and their latest opus "Crvsade:Zero" and keep thinking about Behemoth.

In defence of Hate - Behemoth casts a pretty big shadow - but I expect a bit more from a band that slays along with the upper echelons in regards to chops in the instrumental department. "Crvsade:Zero" opens with a double fault in that it doesn't have one, but two intros. Now, this is a sure way to get me on the wrong side of any recording as intros are, in fact, abominations and a waste of time, effort and skill.

The first proper songs Death Liberator and Leviathan are far better in their magnificent majestic heaviness, albeit that the lyrics in the latter is a bit repetitive. Overall, Hate puts emphasis on heaviness rather than speed and this becomes a bit of a trap since the record to me becomes too long and, yes, a bit boring to be honest.

Poland is a country that has spoiled us with high quality death metal, but sadly "Crvsade:Zero" is a disappointment - especially since I know that Hate are capable of music far better than this.

Performance	Originality	Production	Vocals	Songwriting
7	5	6	7	5

Summary
5 chalices of 10 - Martin