Black Hate's self-titled album is a furious assault on the senses. The Brazilian black metal band has created a work that is both raw and intense, filled with scorching riffs, thunderous drums, and tortured vocals. The album's eight tracks are a bleak and uncompromising journey through the darkest corners of the human psyche.
The opening track, "Eternal Darkness," sets the tone for the rest of the album with its blistering pace and searing guitars. "Hate" and "Satanic Lust" are similarly brutal, with vocalist S. A. M. unleashing a torrent of venomous screams and guttural growls. The album's centerpiece, "Black Hate," is a sprawling epic that showcases the band's ability to create a haunting atmosphere with its slow, mournful passages.
Despite its unrelenting aggression, Black Hate's music is not without nuance. The instrumental track "Inferno" features a haunting acoustic guitar melody that provides a brief respite from the album's otherwise unrelenting assault. The final track, "Despair," is a slow, brooding piece that ends the album on a somber note.