The Project Hate Mcmxcix – “Hate, Dominate, Congregate, Eliminate”
I’ll pick a song, any song so you get some idea: track #5 “Congregate”. Opens with a bass-heavy short intro before Joann Enckell comes in with some clean, high singing and then Jörgen Sandström takes his part with some real guttural growling (yes, similar to Grave/Swedish death metal). The music is mid-paced, with the bass coming in upfront as much as the down tuned guitars. The music is memorable, but not too sweet. Of course, it’s also dark and heavy. The number continues with multiple growling with Caligula from Dark Funeral on backing vocals. This part has that chaotic feel they must have wanted with all the vocals. Then, there is a brief pause/transition/mood change with some small sampling/electronica going on, before jumping back into the growling and heavy, pounding, stomping rhythm. This song so far has taken some five minutes and leaves the last two minutes to clean singing, similar to Lacuna Coil/pop music, which definitely contrasts with the growling. This part is, of course, more melodic. End of song. This is not as weird as one would think, but you do need to give it time because the album is some 70 minutes long. It’s definitely not for the light-hearted or for those with a short attention span. The main word to describe this is: groove; a heavy, thick groove. The first few times I didn’t care for this, now it’s beginning to make sense, patience.