STANDARD STUFF - For fans of the genre. Nothing really sticks out as *great*. Pretty consistent standard stuff.
three s a charm - these guys are on their to the top of European Thrash metal, period. the first two albums were good, you can see they found their way with this one!!!Just listen to Deathtrip, that s all you need to do. Brutality and groove in your face. Check out their follow-ups, the Sickness Within, andserpent smiles and killer eyes, you will see what I mean.
Solid Angry De-tuned Pure Metal - I do agree with a chunk of what brian had to say.I do know the guy, & he lives for metal.I bought this cd of the guitarist himself, Pepe.(but i have the version without the bonus tracks).They are best heard on a separate Ep,Something borrowed, black etc etc..My personal fave s are 500 Dead people,Only the strongest, & Blankeyed.If you ve never heard of these guys before,buy this cd,slap on track 10 & turn it up!You ll be scoring they re back catalogue in no time..
Buy this disc!!!!!!!!!!!!! - Ballet of the Brute is by far the best album of the year. It has speed, great riffs and a great vocalist. The Anthrax cover fits in beautifully with the rest of the tracks. From the the speedy Deathtrip to the mid-paced Only the Strong...will keep the listeners headbangin from start to finish.
Minor thrash masterpiece - Hatesphere could well be Denmark s answer to The Haunted. Ballet of the Brute is a formidable collection of brutal thrash that leaves others sprawling in the dust. The Beginning and the End starts things ominously with a slow build up of heavy riffing and then Deathtrip lets loose in a rampage that lasts less than two minutes. Infectious and heavy riffing is the order of the day for Hatesphere as they rage through killer tracks like Vermin but the album actually gets better as it goes on, showing somewhat more diversity in the speed and vocal attack than The Haunted did on One Kill Wonder. Downward to Nothing has a slight hardcore feel but the incredible thrash riffing and melodic lead guitars keep it from straying from the feel of the album. What I See, I Despise is slower but none the less menacing, being one of the album highlights with Jakob Bredahl s voice adopting a growlier aspect to contrast his harsher vocals in the faster songs. Blankeyed is simply awesome and 500 Dead People combines the sinister slow riffing of What I See... with outright speed to close the album with a blast. The hidden cover of Bark at the Moon is hilarious, but apart from that there isn t a bad song on here: Ballet of the Brute is a minor thrash masterpiece from beginning to end.