Black Hate [Mexico]
Los Tres Mundos
2012
Full Length
Dusktone
Black Metal
In 2 years, Mexican black metal band Black Hate has released 2 full length albums after a long list of split releases. Los Tres Mundos is the band's latest full length album, with an album artwork that bears a strong resemblance to Blut Aus Nord's recent album 777 - The Desanctification, leaving one to wonder if Black Hate's music would bear any similarities to the aforementioned's experimental form of black metal.
There is a certain futuristic and post-apocalyptic touch as the album opens with introductory track I, what with the sound of TV news reporting in the background, giving the album an ominous and foreboding mood. Lians-Per-Ti opens the album proper after the introductory track, and instantly the coldness and bleakness in the music is emanated with guitar riffs that help to create tension in the air. At the same time, there is some sort of a depressive feel in the music as B.G. shrieks and growls his lyrics out in desperation, almost sounding like a helpless and hopeless plea for help. B.G. also at times make use of chanting vocals, giving songs like Ika-nun-na a ritualistic mood, especially with all the instruments being silent aside from the drums.
Despite the relatively hostile atmosphere on the music, Black Hate often makes use of large hooks to capture the attention of the listener, and this can be seen through the riffs that are unleashed on the guitars, and also the often melodic lead guitar lines that are present throughout most of the album, such as the intro guitar solo of Subconsciente and those on Glorious Moments. The lead guitars are also utilised cleverly, with moments such as on Ika-nun-na where there is the play on the whammy bar at the background, bringing about some well-thought out chaos to the music. There is also a large variety of influences that have also been included in the songwriting of the album, such as the melodic death metal-inspired intro riffs on Ika-nun-na, helping to ensure that things do not get too monotonous. The atmosphere and emotions of the songs also seem to be the main focus of the music on the album, with songs like the pure black-metal track Subconsciente reeking of desolation and desperation and an atmosphere that instantly brings to mind such Finnish bands as Satanic Warmaster and Sargeist.
That said though, the weakness of Los Tres Mundos is at the songwriting aspect of the band. There are some moments on the album where songs could have been considerably shortened, with the last few moments of songs like Lians-Per-Ti sounding rather repetitive and overly draggy. There are also times when the drums sound slightly out of pace, resulting in awkward-sounding moments, but seeing how Black Hate is ultimately a one-man project, these could perhaps be understood and forgiven. Also, interludes like II also end up being redundant, since it contained nothing but purely sound samples of war and could have been done away with without compromising the mood and flow of the album. However, overall Los Tres Mundos is a nice atmospheric, emotional journey and these moments of awkwardness can be easily overlooked.
Black Hate on the internet:
Official website
MySpace
Dusktone
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