Made of Hate – Pathogen (2011)

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Hailing from Poland today we have a very refreshing band: Made of Hate. This band plays Melodic Death Metal the true way, not the pussy Melo-Death shit that new bands play these days. With influences of older In Flames, CoB, Soilwork, etc, the band has a very guitar driven sound that does not feel like a complete rip-off of their influences, something very rare in this genre.

“Pathogen” contains 8 tracks of very solid guitar driven compositions that will have you head banging in a matter of minutes. Since the opening track “Friend” you can start to notice the riff-athon you are in for. Featuring ‘manly’ vocals the band has a strong sound that has the late 90’s Melodic DM feel all written over it.

Focusing on guitar driven passages, the band creates a brilliant atmosphere for moshing and head banging to the extreme. Songs like “You, Departed”, “Lock’n’load” (great bass guitar sections here), and “Questions” have a hefty dosage of riffs, tight drumming and strong vocals with no ‘modern’ influences at all.

Another strong point is that the band never goes into full guitar solo masturbation mode; this allows the songs to feel more natural and well constructed rather than an exercise in ridiculous musical abilities.  However, when the time is right the band’s guitarist can deliver killer solos like on “Questions”.

Our favorite song has to be “Pathogen” since it features catchy riffing, strong melodic sections, great solos, and very well crafted vocal sections. Some people might argue that this band is very back to the basics, but when the music is this great, who cares!!

In general, we have to say that “Pathogen” is a great gasp of fresh air when it comes to all the shitty MeloDeath crap albums we have these days. The old school vibe is excellent and the music is very well crafted, we can only expect great things from this band in the future.

Band: Made of Hate Album: Pathogen
Label: AFM Records

Release: February 8th, 2011

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Genre: Melodic Death Metal

Country: Poland

Rating: 90/100
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