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From Days Unto Darkness

    
       
       
       
     
             
Hatriot are a thrash metal band from the USA formed in 2011 by (current Exodus singer) Steve "Zetro" Souza and guitarist Kosta Varvatakis, releasing their self titled demo the same year. The bands first album 'Heroes Of Origin' was released in 2013, quickly followed by 'Dawn Of The New Centurion' in 2014. The current Hatriot line-up features Souza's sons, drummer Nick Souza and bass player Cody Souza, alongside Varvatakis and guitarist Kevin Paterson. Due to his commitments with Exodus, Steve Souza stepped down as lead singer, replaced by his son Cody for the bands third album 'From Days Unto Darkness'.    
             
A 2019 release, 'From Days Unto Darkness' is a corker, a blistering assault of savage brutality, and is gonna be rated AAA (triple A) - Aggressive, Angry and Attitude laden. A serious contender for Album Of The Year 2019, 'From Days Unto Darkness' is a great album, and is a ferocious fifty minutes of relentless savagery. Exploding into life like a massive incendiary device, 'One Less Hell' sets a blistering pace as it flies by at high velocity. A savage barrage of brutality, Hatriot are fiercer than they have ever been, and with their new singer venomously spitting the lyrics, are more aggression fuelled too. Setting new higher standards for aggressiveness, Hatriot don't let up for one single minute of the albums fifty two minute run time. 'Daze Into Darkness' is dark, moody and full of attitude and angst as it cracks the ground it strides on. 'Carnival Of Execution' is gonna do some serious neck muscle damage, violently nodding heads forward and back further than the neck was designed for. And at just one third through the album, the energy levels are unrelenting, the aggression levels are ferocious and pulses will be racing at a life threatening rate.    
             
Everything that makes thrash metal the exhilarating genre it is - is right here. 'From Days Unto Darkness' is gonna push Hatriot to the front of the worldwide thrash metal scene, where you will find old heads, such as Testament, Kreator, Sodom and Destruction, along with some of the new breed snapping at their heels, such as SystemHouse33, Maniac Abductor, Wreck-Defy and Freakings. The first single released off the album 'Organic Remains' is all hustle and bustle and ferocious pace, with an underlying melodic thrash metal riff. The pace of the album is absolutely breathless, 'World, Flesh & Devil' a rocket fuelled, high octane rampage to head bang vigorously to. World land speed records are in danger of tumbling as Hatriot wreak havoc, leaving only desolation in their wake. Halfway through the album and the unfit are gonna struggle to keep going, as the blinding pace continues with the blistering 'Frankenstein Must Die'. More aggressive than any other song on offer, 'Frankenstein Must Die' is gonna destroy buildings and devastate landscapes as it storms across the land.    
             
Adding touches of the classic sound of traditional heavy metal, 'In The Mind Of The Mad' is a masterful march of melodic metal, appealing to fans of both thrash and heavy metal. The backbone of this album has been aggression, ferocity and angriness, with every song displaying all three traits - 'Delete' a prime example. Thundering along at high velocity, 'Delete' is a violent head banger, a savage neck breaker, a brutal bone cruncher, and a glorious gallop of how fast and furious thrash metal should sound. As mentioned earlier, 'From Days Unto Darkness' is a serious contender for Album Of The Year, coming to an end with the pulsating and energetic 'Ethereal Nightmare'. Moving swiftly and at high speed, 'Ethereal Nightmare' is as savage and brutal as anything that has gone before. And as a final hurrah, 'Ethereal Nightmare' is a glorious and fierce finish to a great album that is gonna set the world of thrash metal ablaze.    
             
Overall, a fast, furious and fierce, aggression fuelled rampage, Hatriot are unrelenting with a breathless barrage of brutal savagery.    
             
             
Review by Iron Mathew Collins    
             
Reviewed for Metal Gods TV    
             
             
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