Amazed by the first 2 albums MH, which I was born, disappointed by the following 2, it was with amazement that I discovered the monstrous Through The Ashes Of Empire, and it is with great anticipation that I watched The Blackening, especially given the chronic dytirambiques metal magazines. So what gives? Continuity TTAOE we feel heard, but the brutality has increased, instead to clean vocals ammoindrie ... damage. In the brutal registry, indeed, MH assures 100%, but the complexity of the compounds has mitigated immediately memorized melodies that were present on the last album. Flynn was inspired by the fashion of éciture Rush and length of pieces suffers, offering a number of set pieces More 9mn (4 in total) never attempted so far apart by Metallica on the long and epic One, etc. And it breaks everything in its path. Its typical guitar twisting MH, flights, soli effrennés, gravity and heavy atmosphere, everything is there. Aesthetics of Hate is for me the best way. Square, developed, direct, plain. This drive requires at least 3 or 4 attentive listenings to form an opinion of its content. I'm still puzzled ... The quality is at the rendezvous, inspiration, too, but then it is a matter of choice direction taken by Rob Flynn is not really one I would have liked in still anchoring deeper into savagery (if enjoyable when mastered and colorful melodies net) instead to develop the finesse more than the affected finger in TTAOE. Do not ignore anyway.