Hate (band)

Hate
Background information
Origin Warsaw, Poland
Genres Blackened death metal, death metal
Years active 1990 – present
Labels Listenable[1], Metal Mind, Novum Vox Mortiis, WW3/Mercenary Music, Blackend, Napalm Records[2]
Associated acts Mothernight, Arkona, Damned, Arathyr, Pandemonium, Saltus, Crionics
Members
ATF Sinner
Destroyer
Hexen
Mortifer
Past members
(see below)

Hate is a Polish death metal band from Warsaw, Poland, formed in 1990. Their most recent album, Erebos, was released in 2010, under Listenable Records.

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Biography

Hate was formed in Warsaw, Poland in 1990 by guitarist and vocalist Adam The First Sinner, guitarist Qack and drummer Mittloff. Between 1990 and 1995 the band recorded 3 demo tapes, Aborrence (1992), Evil Art (1994) and Unwritten Law (1995). In 1996 Hate signed their first record contract with a small underground label, Novum Vox Mortiis, who released their first two albums, Daemon Qui Fecit Terram (1996) and Lord Is Avenger (1997) in Poland.

In 2000, Hate released mini-album Victims through larger Polish label Metal Mind Records. Later that year, gigs with Immolation brought the band to the attention of American label, Dwell Records, who included Hate's cover version of Postmortem on compilation Gateways To Hell: Tribute To Slayer (Vol. 2). This lead on to Hate signing their first record contract outside their homeland with WW3/Mercenary Music who released a compilation of the albums "Lord Is Avenger and Victims as Holy Dead Trinity in 2001.

2002 saw the release of Hate's next album, "Cain's Way", on WW3/Mercenary Music in the US, and on Blackend Records in Europe, though released several months later. At the time of the European release the band was underwent a change in line-up, with guitarist Ralph and drummer Mittloff replaced by Kaos and Hellrizer, respectively.

In 2004 Hate released "Awakening Of The Liar" on Listenable Records in Europe and Mercenary Music in the US. The album was a poll winner in Polish magazine Thrash'Em All.

Band members

Current members
  • Adam "ATF Sinner" Buszko – guitars, vocals (since 1990)
  • Konrad "Destroyer" Ramotowski – guitars (since 2006)
  • Stanisław "Hexen" Malanowicz – drums (since 2006)[3]
  • Sławomir "Mortifer" Kusterka – bass guitar (since 2009)
Former members
  • Marcin "Martin" Russak – bass guitar, vocals (1990-1992)
  • Daniel – bass guitar (1993-1997)
  • Cyprian Konador – bass guitar (1998-2007)
  • Andrzej "Quack" Kułakowski – guitars (1990-1994)
  • Ralph – guitars (1995-2001)
  • Piotr "Kaos" Jeziorski – guitars (2002-2005)
  • Kamil "Hellbeast" Kondracki – guitars (2005-2006)[4]
  • Piotr "Mittloff" Kozieradzki – drums (1990-2001)
  • Dariusz "Hellrizer" Zaborowski – drums (2001-2006)
Live members
  • Łukasz "Lucas" Musiuk – guitars (2005, 2006)
  • Tomasz "Cyklon" Węglewski – bass guitar (2005)
  • Sławomir "Mortifer" Kusterka – bass guitar (2007-2009)

Discography

Albums

Compilations

Demos

EPs

Video albums

References

  1. ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=18103
  2. ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=163226
  3. ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=48120
  4. ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=43973
  5. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/cains-way-r599278
  6. ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=35918
  7. ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=87360
  8. ^ http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=146863

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