Pitch Black - Hate Division (2009) [Recital] // Grade: C-

The second full length from Pitch Black lives up to what you’d expect from a union of Thrash Metal and Metalcore… overdone aggro-political posturing to the utmost extreme. Think of Hate Division as chugging 6 Red Bells back to back to back to back to back to back and watching Fox News just so you could argue back at the TV. It’s big dumb fun for a little while that unfortunately leads to a debilitating crash and a dehydration headache. Honestly were this album a bit more Metalcore than Thrash and went heavy on breakdowns I think it could have been ten times more enjoyable to sit through and even warrant repeat spins. By the end I was just really in the mood to listen to Merauder and forget all about Pitch Black.

- My Pal the Crook