http://pstudt.tumblr.com/post/3804293411/hate-division-strategy-of-obsolescence
"Yes, complex labyrinthine death metal that does not disappoint and stays brutal and intense throughout it’s run time. Hate Division, from Canada, play really chaotic death metal. This takes the blueprint of bands like Dying Fetus and Deeds of Flesh and really runs with it. Nothing gets boring here, the music constantly changes. The drumming bludgeons with a variety of marching, at times almost military sounding death grind styles and some really nice rolling fills. The vocals vary from intense powerful decipherable screams, to ridiculously low gurgled burps. The guitar serves up a salad of perhaps not the most interesting or original riffs ever, but certainly keeps things interesting. ‘A Slice of Freedom’ is the stand out track, brutality that never lets up, with a really cool breakdown halfway through, and vocals which remain brutal despite being clearly decipherable. This album is very impressive, after the demise of Despised Icon (and the decline in excitement of recent Neuraxis material), bands like Hate Division really deserve more recognition than they will inevitably get. This band could really do well if they could make the move to a bigger more high profile label. Relapse would be the ideal home for their next album. Definitely a band to look out for.
The cover is also a great example of work by one of my favorite artists working in death metal covers these days, Marco Hasmann. Check out his website…"
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From Brutal Sounds:
http://www.brutalsounds.tv/?p=2418&lang=en
"The band website states on there to "Expect the Unexpected". When I fired this record from Canada's Hate Division up (their debut full length record Strategy of Obsolescence), I got the unexpected on some fronts for sure. The sound is LOUD, not because I had it turned up loud but because the production is loud as hell. It sounds really good though, really clear with no muddy or mashed up sonics here. Everything is loud as I have said but crystal clear, nothing outshines anything else and as the name suggests, these guys are like a military regime – really tight and precise.
The music on display here is somewhat how I expected it to sound. It is not straight up death metal by any stretch. Obviously there is a death metal base but these guys have built in a definite grind section. They have not just mashed them together either on on top of the other, it is seamless how they have welded the sounds together. It is natural sounding which is a very cool thing.
As I said earlier, everything is very tight here with no musical performance taking precedence over any other. This record is tight, heavy and very well executed and definitely a very solid release.
I am certainly looking forward to further releases from these guys and seeing what they do next. Personally I would like to see them taking a couple of risks on the next record but they have certainly laid some solid foundations with this one."
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From Vision The Net:
http://visionthenet.com/2011/04/30/hatedivisionreview/
"I've said it before and I'll say it again; Hate Division is fucking incredible! If we converted their sounds into weight it would resemble something like the dude below:
The band entered the studio to record their debut full length album Strategy of Obsolescence in October 2009. Exactly one year later, October 2010 saw the band sign with Pathologically Explicit Recordings which led to the release of the album in February 2011. Originally brought together in 2006 the band consists of; vocalist Sean Wyszynski, guitarist Howard Young, Shane Forsyth on drums, and bassist Paul Shaw.
The album kicks in with the title track, fast paced and flooded with deep growls and harsh vocals this was definitely worthy of opening up the flood gates to some extreme death metal. I had heard the bands first single "Assimilation or Death" but I wasn't prepared for the whole album to be as crazy as that track. Sean's vocals range from high screams and deep growls, showing great skills. The timing of the instruments and the way the vocals flow with the entirety of the songs is fantastic. With the healthy mix of death metal and grind the band has melded with the two genres as well as their own creativity and a blend of groove into their style, the band peaks an interest to continue through the album with bleeding ears.
You can hear influences from Dying Fetus and Cephalic Carnage imbedded deep within the group's style. Truly a great, heavy and fast paced record; one of the tightest local releases I have heard in a while, make sure you go get your copy!"
My Rating: 4 out of 5 gnarly blue eyeballs
Like this check out: Cephalic Carnage, Dying Fetus, Misery Index
Favorite Tracks: Strategy of Obsolescence, Assimilation or Death, Medicinal Perdition
Favorite Tracks: Strategy of Obsolescence, Assimilation or Death, Medicinal Perdition
