Dismember – Hate Campaign – Compact Disc

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Dismember – Hate Campaign – Compact Disc

Dismember’s album Hate Campaign is a significant release in the death metal genre that showcases the band’s dedication to delivering brutal and intense music. Released in 2000, the album continues Dismember’s legacy as a prominent figure in the Swedish death metal scene.

Dismember haven’t changed their raw, biting brand of death metal much on their fourth full-length album, Hate Campaign, but they’ve definitely mastered it. Adding Mercyful Fate bassist Sharlee D’Angelo only strengthens the band’s foundation, making for another extremely solid record and proof that the basic, hard-line Swedish death sound retains its vitality.

Hate Campaign is characterized by its unrelenting aggression and heavy sound. Tracks such as ‘Suicidal Revelations’ and ‘Enslaved to Bitterness’ may exemplify Dismember’s ability to create a relentless and crushing sonic experience that captures the essence of death metal.

Hate Campaign maintains the classic Swedish death metal sound while incorporating the band’s own take on the genre. The album’s production quality would be essential in capturing the raw and powerful nature of Dismember’s music, allowing each instrument to contribute to the overall sonic landscape.

Longtime proponents of the grinding, powerful sound of no-frills Swedish death metal, Dismember was originally formed in Stockholm in 1988 as a power trio featuring vocalist/bassist Robert Sennebäck, guitarist David Blomqvist, and drummer Fred Estby.

The group recorded a couple of demo tapes, but went on hiatus in late 1989 when Estby left to join Carnage; Blomqvist played with Entombed as a bassist, then joined Carnage as a second guitarist during the recording of their 1991 debut. However, Carnage imploded when guitarist Michael Amott departed to join Carcass, so Blomqvist, Estby, and Carnage vocalist Matti Karki reconvened Dismember and recorded a demo early in 1991.

Sennebäck returned a short time later, and new bassist Richard Cabeza (formerly of Carbonized) was also added to the lineup. Dismember signed with Nuclear Blast and issued their debut album, Like an Ever Flowing Stream, in May 1991. The band toured heavily behind the record, also releasing a five-track EP titled Pieces in 1992; that same year, Dismember successfully defended themselves from an obscenity charge in the U.K. stemming from the song ‘Skin Her Alive.’

The experience informed the graphic Indecent and Obscene, which was released in 1993 and displayed a partial move toward melodicism, although Dismember’s sound still echoed the unearthly heaviness of early Entombed. 1995’s Massive Killing Capacity continued to refine the group’s style, and helped make the band more visible in the death metal underground. 1997’s Death Metal made clear that Dismember’s basic Swedish death sound wasn’t going to be altered all that much. Cabeza left the band before the recording of 2000’s Hate Campaign, which featured Mercyful Fate bassist Sharlee D’Angelo.

Hate Campaign may not have achieved widespread mainstream recognition, it remains a respected work within the death metal community. The album’s adherence to the genre’s core elements, its exploration of dark and impactful themes, and its contribution to Dismember’s legacy could have solidified its place among fans of classic death metal and those who appreciate its uncompromising intensity.

Nuclear Blast records

Song List
1. Suicidal Revelations
2. Questionable Ethics
3. Beyond Good & Evil
4. Retaliate
5. Enslaved To Bitterness
6. Mutual Animosity
7. Patrol 17
8. Thanatology
9. Bleeding Over
10. In Death’s Cold Embrace
11. Hate Campaign