Hate

Poland (1990 – present)

Considered as one of the leading extreme metal acts coming from Poland, HATE have endured quite a few lineup shifts during their career, with founding singer/guitarist ATF Sinner being the only constant member. HATE started in 1990 as four-piece playing straight uncompromising death metal, which later developed into a more elaborate form containing industrial and ambient elements as well as distinct black metal influences. In the first half of the nineties, HATE issued several demos ,”Abhorrence” (1992), “Evil Art” (1994), “The Unwritten Law” (1995), before releasing their first full-length record, “Daemon Qui Fecit Terram”, in 1996 on a Polish label Vox Mortiis. The record demonstrated great potential of the group, presenting ferocious death metal with obvious influences from American acts like Morbid Angel and Deicide. Two years later HATE released another album titled “Lord is avenger” (1998), which is considered as highlight in their early years. It was the group’s first material distributed outside their native homeland of Poland. The next record “Cain’s Way” (2000) showed further development of the band and gained good reviews in the metal press. The album had also its premiere in the USA on World War III/Mercenary Musik, but poor distribution and promotion made it a relatively unknown record.