Hate Eternal

House of Blues, Anaheim

As the second band out of a five act heavy/speed metal set these guys got the dubious distinction of being the worst. By far. I honestly believe they are more interested in looking and sounding so evil and satanic that they've actually created hell on earth ... but only for the poor saps who have to put up with their rubbish. I was somewhat surprised by these guys since they did have a banner behind the stage and they've given them some stage room, and I had heard their name bantered around more than once, but ugh wasn't all that deceiving. So anyway, they're like those bad bad 80s metal bands, but with a lot of growling instead of screaming. One guitarist/singer, one bassist, and one drummer round out this lovely little piece of filth. Long hair abounds for those of you who like that, and I swear to god the two axe slingers look more like Klingons than anything, especially when they're doing their evil Satan faces on stage. It looked like they either have or need braces, which goes entirely with the Klingon theory since I remember most of them having bad teeth too ... except for that one cute girl Klingon, but that's another story. Mostly percussive guitar, lots of growling and not much talent pretty much describes these guys which is why I will hate them for an eternity. Stay home, don't buy their CD, just step far far away. God knows the audience did ... they pretty much ignored these bozos for their whole set. Take my advice ... you'll thank me. 

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