Reviews : Albums : Godless Rising, "Rising Hatred"

Godless Rising’s Rising Hatred EP may sound somewhat familiar to you, but that’s simply because Jeff Gruslin and Paul Flynn, both formerly of Vital Remains, are on vocal and guitar/songwriting duties. The six tracks on this album are all well-written and performed efforts in brimstone and blasphemy, and the similarity to Vital Remains' Let Us Pray and Into Cold Darkness albums is unmistakable. Also, and less fortunately for Godless Rising, the band’s choice of production also mirrors those of Vital Remains, meaning that the guitar tone’s a bit thin and the mix is on the tinny side. Additionally, despite the fact that the music on Rising Hatred is well done, it’s really, truly nothing new in the death metal scene. I suppose that if you simply can’t get enough of the two aforementioned Vital Remains albums, or if you really, really love this genre of death metal, you’ll be unable to deny Godless Rising’s effort on this EP.

Standout Tracks    Into Obscurity    Divine Blasphemy

Peter Johnston