Album Review: Escape The Fate - Hate Me

Reinvigorated by the addition of six-stringer Thrasher Gruft, Vegas boys Escape The Fate have released their most uncompromising album to date.

But those expecting a barrage of heavy from start to finish will be disappointed: the pendulum swings both ways on Hate Me, ranging from banger Les Enfant Terribles to the Top-40s pop of album closer Let Me Be. Emotionally charged walls of sound are abundant throughout, while dive-bombing, harmonic-pinching guitar solos give the band a new, metallic edge. Live For Today kicks off with a Rammstein-stomp, and Alive wouldn't be out of place on a Godsmack record. Buckle-up, this is a wild ride.