Reviews list for Korzus - Discipline of Hate (2010)

Discipline of Hate

It's hard to believe that Brazilian thrash metallers Korzus have been around since 1983 without their name ever crossing my path. They’re a very professional outfit & the musicianship & production on "Discipline Of Hate" is top notch. This is the thing though... they're blatantly ripping off classic Slayer with a bit of Exodus & Testament thrown in for good measure. I can pick the original riffs from most of their close variations & they are quite often presented with the same drumming & song structure. The vocals sound pretty much exactly like "Seasons In The Abyss" era Tom Araya & I actually would've believed it was him if I hadn't already known. This guy is even phrasing things in the same way as Tom. The guitar solos are certainly a lot more melodic than Kerry King & Jeff Hannemann  would ever go for & are quite a bit more accomplished too while the drumming is EXACTLY like Dave Lombardo, almost to the point of outright plagiarism. Having said that though, I can’t deny that the performance behind the kit is outstanding & the drum sound is fucking brilliant.

Now does all this mean the album is immediately terrible? Absolutely not! I miss this sound so much. Slayer are my all-time favourite metal band & I found myself really enjoying a large chunk of this album because of this. This is high energy precision 1980s style thrash with an excellent modern production. What could be so bad about that really?

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Daniel Daniel / June 21, 2019 06:00 AM