Stereogum skriver om Darkthrone 's album Hate Them:
"Hate Them isn't exactly a party album but it's an absolute blast of old-school heavy metal, amplified and sped up to ruthless turn-of-the-millennium extremes. A song title like "Fucked Up And Ready To Die" could be read as an admission of defeat or despondency, especially after Fenriz's battles with depression, but here, it sounds like a full-throated yawp to Valhalla. Following Hate Them, Darkthrone ventured much deeper into their punk and trad-metal roots — indeed, this was probably the band's true moment of mid-career rebirth, the possibilities of which they are still exploring today — but they have yet to again capture the wild-eyed magic and organic insanity they achieved here. The album's title is oddly empty and generic, although its nihilistic punk spirit reflects the music."