The band will be releasing an EP trilogy, beginning with Hate which was released on August 23, 2011.
Hate opens up with There was a Kid which sets the tone for the album. This is a kid that is very lonely no friends, no parents basically no one around. Good opening tune for Hate. The album then goes into Is This What You Wanted? which has the feel of someone drifting and confused, it goes heavy and brings you down again. Divided We Fall starts off with a faster tempo and has a great melody to it which carries the song. Then we get into the the title track Hate. This song is basically about hating everything, mom, dad, everyone, everything and has the feeling of loneliness, anger and sadness. The CD then picks up tempo with Wasted in NYC, a little more of an optimistic song, faster and has the sense of someone putting themselves back together, great melody to the song. Stay Awake/Stay Alive is a song that carriers on the up beat tempo and has the feeling of travelling and moving forward, this song would be great to see live.
The album's next two tracks, Oceans and Four White Walls bring you back into some turmoil of life and the loneliness of "the kid" again, someone who feels confused and closed in. The ending track Passengers lets us all know we are passengers of life and to fight for the here and now. It describes the passengers as people as the collective, can we save the world or burn it down, ending in a dreaming floating question mark.
Overall this is a very interesting album to listen to and it brings up much thought and emotion. The song order is definitely planned out and brings you through some ups and downs which life is full of. Go out and buy the new Hawthorne Heights and take the ride of Hate. It leaves you wanting to hear the follow up, hopefully it progresses in an upward direction as the arrow on the Hate cover indicates.
Thanks for the journey guys!
