Genre: Goregrind
Origin: USA
Released: 2008
Website:
Label: Apathic View Productions
Uploaded: 08.10.08

This is the last CD to be released by the German grindcore label Apathic View Productions, as they�ll concentrate on vinyl in the future. And this CD is a co-release between Apathic View and Getupandkill Music, a label I�ve never heard of and guess is just the band�s front for a label. Anyhow� Enough presentation of labels, let�s get down to business.
It�s obvious from the band name, track titles and artwork that this is made up of horror/slasher thrilled lads, paying tribute to the low-budget zombie flicks out there. And they do this with old school goregrind, probably drawing inspiration from Impetigo (but I suppose that�s a given since track 15 is a cover of said band), and maybe even a dash of Repulsive and Pungent Stench. And Zombie Hate Brigade keeps it as low-budget and gore-drenched as the movies the worship; the sound is thin and weak, the music is back to basics without any of that fancy modern technicality.
I�m a bit torn, is it run-in-the-mill or great old school gore, I�m not quite sure. If you imagine acts such as Blood Freak, Gruesome Stuff Relish, Machetazo and Frightmare, you know pretty much what to expect. But Zombie Hate Brigade never quite reach the same heights of thrill and brutality. There are no real hooks to draw you in, and after the CD stops to spin it�s difficult to really remember anything in particular about their sound; just that it�s gory, dirty and old school. But nothing to make it stand out. However, it is still highly enjoyable. The gore and horror is present due to the vocals, which sound as coming from times past, and the drumming keeps to the roots without becoming overly blasting and technical. So you can imagine I�m a bit torn.
But unfortunately it falls a tad flat seeing as the sound is awful. The bass is just a distorted rumbling (and not in the good way), and the guitars seem hidden away in a sound of screechy distortion. It lacks any power whatsoever. But if you�re not too stingy and can overlook the sound issue, and of course love horror movies and brutal metal, I can highly recommend the record.

Tracklist:
01. Screaming like banshees
02. Vegetarians make bad cannibals
03. I sleep now
04. Zombie snacks
05. Vimuville
06. The dead knock
07. Walk into the fire
08. I wanna put my junk in Stacy
09. Epic ballad of pancakes
10. Legacy of blood
11. Toe tags
12. My monkey
13. I like it spooky
14. Pompeii
15. Buio omega