Abyssic hate is a one man project by ex-Destroyer 666 member Shane Rout. He has been spreading his hate and intolerance for over 10 years now through demo tapes and splits. In the year 2000 he finally released the first full length album 'Suicidal Emotions' and its noted as being one of the most overrated record, the most underrated record and the most spectacularly average depressive black metal album of our generation, all at once, no less. There have been conflicting opinions in regards to this particular piece. Some state that Abyssic Hate are no more than a Burzum clone, whilst others state that this Australian creation are better than Burzum to begin with. In terms of this argument, I think I may sit on the fence. Whilst I do recognise Burzum as probably the most influential artist behind the recording of 'Suicidal Emotions', I also recognise the fact that this is obviously it's own work. It's not a Burzum record, nor should it be treated like one. Shane, Abyssic Hate's only member, deserves the credit for making this record, not the imprisoned Varg Vikernes. The efforts of 'Suicidal Emotions' are strict. Each and every one of the songs present on the record follow a fairly strict pattern. That pattern would be called monotonous, repetitive depressive black metal, a style that we would all become accustomed to after a while because it's popularity caused a surge of bands to spring up since the recording of this notable record. Bands like Abyssic Hate, although they still manage to draw in the 'Burzum clones' crowd, are now the influences behind today's modern scene. In the strictest sense of the word, 'Suicidal Emotions' is also a modern day classic, but due to the high number of bands in the genre that have recently 'hit the big time', Abyssic Hate can be considered an older timer. Whilst the drums may not be real, in the sense that there is someone playing them, they are still affective and most definitely serve a purpose. Like the other aspects of 'Suicidal Emotions', the drums are a powerful instrument, despite being a drum machine. The repetitive nature enforces the emotive nature of the album, which is a major positive. The guitars especially help with this. They repeat themselves, time and time again in order to indent the sound into our brains. The vocals are special to Abyssic Hate. Of course, they do come down to the good ol' rasping vocals, but they are very distinctive and recognisable. Shane is a good musician, superbly creating depressive song after depressive song. Anthems in which to kill oneself to, basically. A very strong record that fuses raw emotion with black metal music. A classic.
