Acts of Hate explained

Acts of Hate
Type:	studio
Artist:	Soul Demise
Cover:	SoulDemise-ActsOfHate.jpg
Released:	17 April 2009
Recorded:	2008
Genre:	Melodic death metal
Length:	42:43
Label:	Remission / Soulfood
Producer:	Soul Demise
Prev Title:	Blind
Prev Year:	2005

Acts of Hate is the 2009 album by German melodic death metal band Soul Demise.A promotional clip for the album's opener, "The Tempest", was included to Maximum Metal Vol. 138 by German magazine Metal Hammer,^[1] while the album itself features a clip for "Evidence of Spoken Words".

Background

It took the band four years to release a follow-up to 2005's album Blind.^{[2] [3]} Acts of Hate is the first album to feature new members Michael Dauscher on bass and Jan Sotiriu on drums.

Reception

Dominik Winter of Metal Hammer gave the release high points, calling the band "the Swedish Germans in the metal circus" and especially recognizing Roman Zimmerhackel's vocals.^[4] This was backed up by the review in Legacy, laying its attention on the compositions of the "Bavarian Swedes", stating that they ultimately stepped out of the shadow of their idols, At the Gates.^[5] Other specialist publications were in the same vein.^{[6] [7]}

Track listing

1. "The Tempest"
2. "Day of Reckoning"
3. "Evidence of Spoken Words"
4. "Six Billion"
5. "Commit Suicide"
6. "Acted Out of Hate"
7. "Time Wasted is Time Lost"
8. "A Reason For Dying" (instrumental)
9. "The Game"
10. "Crows Gown"
11. "Slight Hope"
12. "In Blind Human Hate" (instrumental)
13. "Evidence of Spoken Words" (video clip)

Personnel

• Roman Zimmerhackel – vocals
• Andreas Schuhmeier – guitars
• Alex Hagenauer – guitars
• Michael Dauscher – bass guitar
• Jan Sotiriu – drums
• Drums recorded by Stephan Fimemrs at Aexxys-Art
• Guitars, bass and vocals recorded at Station 24 Studios
• Engineered, mixed and mastered by Christoph Brandes at Iguana-Studios
• Cover artwork by Killustrations
• Layout by Karim Daire
• Band photo by Andreas Seitz

Notes and References

1. http://www.metal-hammer.de/MAXIMUM_METAL_DVD_Vol_138.html Maximum Metal Vol. 138
2. http://www.sureshotworx.de/index.php?pg=714 Metal Hammer, December 2004
3. http://www.myrevelations.de/index.php?section=reviews&module=cdreviews&submodule=review_detail&reviewid=2059 CD review Blind by My Revelations
4. Metal Hammer, May 2009
5. Legacy 60, April 2009
6. http://www.myrevelations.de/index.php?section=reviews&module=cdreviews&submodule=review_detail&reviewid=6216&PHPSESSID=67d438c3b3faa662af8accdb086e4814 CD review by My Revelations
7. http://www.metal-inside.de/frame.php?url=http://www.metal-inside.de/review.php?id=10949 CD review by Metal inside