Year : 2013
Style : Thrash Metal
Country : USA
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 112 mb
Bio:
Making a striking appearance in 2011 out of the San Francisco, Bay Area. Originally formed by Steve "Zetro" Souza of Exodus and guitarist Kosta Varvatakis. The American Thrash Metal band based out of Oakland, Ca conjure a blend of face melting guitar riffs, aggressive vocals, and intense drumming that throws you into a spiral of apocalyptic manifestation by incorporating dark imagery with grim and nefarious lyricism. Upholding the old-school metal outfit with a modern day twist, Hatriot helps carry the torch by pushing aggressive music to unseen levels. Working with Massacre Records, the band is currently working on their third release through the label following up their two previous releases "Heroes of Origin" and "Dawn of the New Centurion". The bands current lineup consists of Cody Souza, Nick Souza, Kosta Varvatakis and Kevin Paterson.
Album:
Literally led by one of the genre’s guiding figures, former Exodus frontman Steve ‘Zetro’ Souza’s new project Hatriot’s debut “Heroes of Origin” is one of the finest and most devout old-school/retro thrash albums around now. It’s only January and this is already in contention for a year-end best-of nomination.Starting right off the bat with ‘Suicide Run,’ lead by the pounding drums and razor-sharp riffing, this is a signal to all that Steve hasn’t lost a beat at all and the energetic performances behind him are no doubt intent on declaring a mission statement immediately and this does so expertly before laying down a melodically-leaning solo section that shows these guys have learned well and are more than capable performers. Second track ‘Weapons of Class Destruction’ is just as devastating with a wrecking ball of an opening riff, frenetic drumming overloaded with double-bass and a rather impassioned vocal lashing which goes a long way towards making this one of the better tracks. Those are just a prelude for what’s to come, a firestorm of absolutely molten thrash on the album’s back-to-back highlights in ‘Murder American Style’ that works in a groovy double-bass workout intercut with a frenetic bass-line and overlaid with vicious, jagged riff-work that signals the oncoming tide with its jaw-dropping solos that really showcase the band as being solid performers in their own right and shows the band’s potential in the future. Follow-up track, and for-once worthwhile first-single, ‘Blood Stained Wings’ carries on the violence with a pounding drum attack, groovy guitar-work and perhaps Steve’s most vitriolic and acidic vocals on the album as a whole backed with nicely-placed gang-backing shouts, making this a rather notable single that works rather nicely.The violence continues nicely with ‘The Violent Time of My Dark Passenger,’ focusing on a more melodic-based example of the bands’ assault before generating some of that classic thrash energy with its solo section that really kicks up the pace nicely. ‘Globicidal’ continues the melodic tone of their sound, incorporating some groove-metal in its attack but contains the records’ most memorable chorus with plenty of grooving thrash behind it, and that continues on with ‘And Your Children to Be Damned,’ though in this case the spoken-word intrusions seem completely at odds with the rest of the music and feels like a retread of the rest of the album, constituting its weakest song overall despite yet another in solid, outstanding solo that really tries to save this one. Next track ‘The Mechanics of Annihilation’ is another monster effort, with a rip-roaring drum-attack, frenetic riffing and the absolutely blasting solo-work so evocative of the earlier stuff and generates a true old-school feel with its fire and grit. With its doomy-ier sections and melodic interludes between the full-throttle thrash firestorm, ‘Shadows of the Buried’ is their really exploratory piece that shines incredibly brightly and generates more emotions than initially expected, coming off as a real surprise before the full-scale slaughter that is the title track while closes this monster out in fine form with the typical barn-burner of a finale.There’s not a lot of flaws to be found here in this one beyond the one weak track, as this contains such a large quality of infectious old-school thrash. The solid production on this one creates a modern feel that’s current-enough with the devastating double-bass and interlocked bass-work and up-front guitars driving it to the finish line with precision, razor-wire tight riffs and a real penchant for soloing that far belies their young age of the performers. Of course, the real highlight here is Steve’s return to thrash following his Exodus dust-up nearly a decade ago, and he snarls, hisses and screeches like he did in his prime and evokes real memories of his past work and gets a great chance to shine in this violent new killing force. As mentioned earlier, this is going to be a contender for thrash's album of the year already.
Line Up:
Steve "Zetro" Souza - Vocals (2010-present) - See also: Dublin Death Patrol, ex-Tenet, AC/DZ (AC/DC tribute), ex-Exodus, ex-Testament, ex-Legacy, ex-F-Bomb, ex-Metal Warrior
Kosta V. - Guitars (2010-present)
Miguel Esparza - Guitars (2012-present)
Cody Souza - Bass (2010-present) - See also: ex-Oskorei
Nick Souza - Drums (2012-present) - See also: ex-Oskorei
Tracklist:
01. Suicide Run 03:53
02. Weapons of Class Destruction 04:45
03. Murder American Style 03:57
04. Blood Stained Wings 04:36
05. The Violent Times of My Dark Passenger 04:38
06. Globicidal 03:58
07. And Your Children to Be Damned 04:07
08. The Mechanics of Annihilation 04:11
09. Shadows of the Buried 06:20
10. Heroes of Origin 03:11
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