HATE ETERNAL
King Of All Kings (Earache)
Reviewed by Jason Thornberry

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I remember when I first got into grindcore in the late eighties it was such a confusing rush to listen to any of it. Now it's aged, matured, and become even more virulent and hostile than ever. It appears that Florida's Hate Eternal is here to reinvent their version as a whole new language. That or they're simply reinterpreting Hard Normal Daddy by Squarepusher. Merging grind with math-rock, they're pushing the boundaries of a music that was already nose-first against the proverbial ceiling, with nowhere to climb. It's all been done, or has it? Guitarist/vocalist Erik Rutan (ex-Morbid Angel), bassist Jared Anderson, and drummer Derek Roddy are now the Death Metal Police (as in the band). Roddy, the one take king, just might have the quickest feet I've ever heard in my life, and King Of All had my neighbor checking on me to make sure I was okay. Was it up that loud? Probably.

7/10

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