'HMCB' ZINE Nr.1 / 1997 (CUBA)
	*Reviewed by MICHEL DIAZ HERNANDEZ

    Rodando desde el 1986 esta banda griega ha logrado estabilizar por fin un line-up para grabar su Demo en el 1993 el cual contiene 4 temas de puro Thrash de los 80, con claras influencias de Kreator, DeathRow, pero sobre todo Slayer, logrando convencer a pesar del parecido y despertar el recuerdo que aquella época nos evoca. La Demo fue grabada en los propios estudios Despise y cuesta $5. Despise, c/o Maria Vassilakis, 98 Kountouriotou St. Galatsi 111-46, Athens Grecia.

	'OUT OF THE UNDERGROUND' ZINE Nr.9 / March 1996 (USA)
	*Reviewed by DEBBIE SELLNOW

     This is a four-song tape from Greek thrashers Despise. It's got a very '80s feel to it (the band was formed in '86), which is fine since that's when thrash was at its best. At times it almost brings to mind a slower Slayer, while at others it picks up speed with soaring leads, and thrashes with the best of 'em.

	'VOICES FROM THE DARKSIDE' ZINE Nr.7 / 1996 (GERMANY)
	*Reviewed by FRANK STÖVER
	D E S P I S E State of Brutality Demo '93

     I don't know what went wrong with DESPISE that they 've sent out their '93 demo two years later, but it's still one of the most refreshing & enjoyable tapes that I've gotten for this issue. DESPISE is a Greek 3-piece that has been formed in 1986 but didn't really start to work professionally up until '89, when they were featured on a Greek comp. LP with one of their songs.The four tracks on the 'State of brutality' demo have all been written and composed between '86 and '91 and you can easily hear that ! DESPISE is one of the very few thrash bands that are still around and that hasn't (!) been infected by the 'new breed' of thrash in the Pantera / Machine Head direction.This is old school thrash with a major influence from the almighty SLAYER, cause leads and rhythms are heavily in the Hanneman / King vein, the drumming is almost as godly as Lombardo's (just check out the doublebass!) and the whole songwriting style is pretty much based on the Californian's way of composing and structuring their stuff.The vocals are rough thrash vocals and sometimes there's also a hint of ANNIHILATOR -riffing...But, if you think all this mmakes DESPISE a boring band, you are definitely WRONG !I prefer to listen to this tape instead of 95% of the boring death metal stuff that reaches us day by day.You should order a copy of the excellent sounding 4-tracker for $5 + IRC: DESPISE,

c/o Maria Vassilakis, 98 Kountouriotou st,. Galatsi, Athens. Greece

	'HOLLYWOOD BLVD' ZINE Nr. 3 / Sept 1996 (FRANCE)
	c/o DOMINIQUE KULIBANOV
	*Reviewed by STUFFY
	DESPISE "State of brutality"

     La Grèce nous offre encore un groupe digne des grands. Cette fois dans un pur style thrash, DESPISE nous impressionne du début à la fin: c'est violent, mélodique et techniquement irréprochable.Les influences de SLAYER, SODOM, KREATOR sont plus que flagrantes mais ont été plutôt biens digérées et biens mis a profits dans le cadre de la musique de DESPISE. En fait, ils ont réussi à tirer profit de ces groupes influents tout en évitant leurs défauts (comme par exemple les solos pour SLAYER).C'est vraiment super, le son est en conséquence et la maturité du groupe est tel qu'ils feraient passer la moitié du catalogue de Noise pour des amateurs !