Dismember - Hate Campaign
This sees Dismember getting a little more melodic than on previous releases. Does that mean that the mighty Dismember, the last remaining brutal Death Metal band from the early Swedish Death Metal boom, has finally wimped out? Fuck no! This album still crushes. Unlike so many other bands that have disappeared, changed sounds, or just plain wussed out, Dismember still delivers the fucking goods in the old Swedish overdriven Sunlight Studios way. This time, there are a couple new members, most notably Sharlee D’Angelo (who is probably in a dozen bands now, including Witchery and Mercyful Fate) on bass, replacing Richard Daemon who left to join Satyricon, but has now apparently disappeared off the face of the earth. I have to say that with the newer approach, incorporating a little melody and some ripping guitar solos, is something that I really enjoy. There are more hooks on this album than on a gill net. If you like your Death Metal in the older Swedish vein (no guitar harmonies, overly melodic riffs or half-assed attempts at Black Metal), then Hate Campaign is definitely for you. Now if only Unleashed would listen to this and get heavier and more brutal…
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