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Hateful Abandon - Famine (or into the bellies of the worms)
Reviewed by Line Evensen in 1/13/2009
Once in a blue moon, you discover new and unique bands that are able to give you goosebums.
Hateful Abandon is definitly one of them! I came across them on Myspace, because their coverart instantly appealed to me. I usually have a hunch for this, and luckily I was right. This is a band of great quality.
Even though their logo looks pretty old school black metal-ish, they're not a black metal act.
After doing a bit of research, I found out they once were a black metalband called Abandon.
And after listening to their old material, I'm pretty sure all the changes are for the better. Hateful Abandon is promoted as 'total artistic freedom'. Mixing genres, doing exactly what they want – not being tied to any rules.
This is a genious mix of post-punk, dark pop and ambient, meeting old school black metal. And it's impossible to define them into a genre. They float between the fragile and the majestic in their dreamscapes. It sounds epic, yet minimalistic. Their sampling fits their sound, not being overwhelming. The vocals goes from whispering to cries of pain and deep clean vocals which manages to add a really dark and depressive atmosphere. The opening of 'Ride the blade' makes me close my eyes, and just enjoy. I love the contrasts between the pop-ish music and the rasping black metal vocals. But I'm sorry to say; in my opinion they probably used their weakest track ('Lungs') to make a video.
I'm convinced these guys are up&coming, and they will probably appeal to the black metal aristocrats and others who appreciate quality.
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