Review by Greg on September 4, 2024.

I've stated it before but I'm gonna repeat it, Chilean act Dekapited sports one of the very few decent Hispanic thrash vocalists I'm aware of. Obviously enough, reducing them to 'the band with the solid Spanish dude on vocals' would be a bit unjust at the very least, since their crude brand of blasphemous thrash metal is guaranteed to make heads banging with or without him. Nacidos Del Odio is their first and, so far, only full-length album, released in 2015.

I previously talked about their earlier EP Contra Iglesia Y Estado, and I was surprised to see that all of its tracks were excluded from the LP tracklist. I especially believed the title track deserved a spot, but a band wanting to move on and always deliver new material is also appreciated. Some slight changes happened, the vaguely imbalanced mixing actually giving emphasis to the improved riffwork, which wasn't the priority on said EP. The title track is an instant example of Dekapited's revamped sound, with a really successful ending; the ultra-fast 'Tormento y miseria' and especially 'Anticristo' (yeah, they really hate religion, in case you hadn't noticed) are exquisitely South American, with that typical 'Kreator on steroids' feel (tell me those drum fills aren't taken straight from Pleasure to Kill, if you dare), with just an iota of blackened influence on the latter helping it to become the highlight of Nacidos del odio. The anti-police anthem 'Cabezas vacías' isn't half bad either, shame for its unfortunate intro riff.

However, I'd say that 28 minutes overall are a bit too few, brevity can be a plus for an EP, but in a full-length, I expected some more ambition. The memorability problem is also still present. Dekapited just don't conceive the idea of a 'chorus', and even the simple ones (i.e. 'Muerte') don't come back a second time. You're likely to remember the just mentioned track thanks to its sick bass solo introducing it, but others like 'Falsas caras (esperando a la muerte)' or 'Pacto negro' don't share the same luck. I'm sad to say they didn't manage to fix what was basically the only problem I found on said EP, despite actually enhancing their formula, as proved by the consistently better lead sections.

We're left answering the usual, recurrent question in these cases: should we call it consistency or lack of identity? Your pick. Also, don't forget to give Contra iglesia y estado (the track, at least) a shot.

Rating: 7 out of 10