Infinite Hatred ‎"Hateful Spell" CD

Misspelled band name. Harsh, buzz saw tremolo riffs. Throat-shredding shrieks. Drum machine. And song titles like "Satanic Vortex," "Forest of Black Shadow," and "Nightbringer." Couldn't be more typical, right? Well, almost. What separates Infiinite Hatred from the pack is the highly audible, omnipresent bass in every song, a true rarity for black metal, especially of this super harsh buzzy variety. It works pretty well actually, and gives this release a leg up in comparison to the countless faceless black metal bands across the planet. Granted, nothing else about this release is ground-breaking in the least, but if you want excellently played raw black metal with a twist then there are worse things you could do than check this out.
Hailing from South Korea, Infiinite Hatred are nothing like the other 2 examples of Korean black metal I know of (Pyha and Oathean), playing a much more typical form of straightforward, aggressive black metal. This sort of stuff is completely hit or miss, as so much of it tends to meld together that one cannot distinguish Band X from Band V, W, Y or Z. Being a one man project, one would expect some sort of half-assed "depressive" black metal, but that is certainly not the case here, with emphasis on speed and violence rather than self-pity. The bass adds an extra dimension to this entire album that really made me sit up and take notice; being a former bass player myself, it's always good to hear a powerful bass, and the throbbing undercurrent of the bass on this album is one of the central points, often drowning out the trebly, tremolo guitars that are the standard for the genre. I always wondered what a good bass sound would do for a black metal album, and this is a great example. Makes me wish more bands would actually use the bass instead of completely burying it behind everything.
Vocals are an instrument, and actually mixed pretty well, neither overpowering everything or pushed so far back as to be barely audible. They add to the total cacophony of the tracks, without becoming stupidly unhinged. I'd bet money that the lyrics are utterly atrocious, but who really cares with this sort of stuff anyway? You get pure audial hate with this album, with no bullshit and no frills. It's all sheer, uncompromising hatred. As to be expected, this kind of stuff gets old quick, but for what it is, it's pretty damn solid. Worthy of investigation. A simple album gets a simple review.

Sample: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...