Hate Eternal

Hate Eternal
Erik Rutan
Background information
Origin	St. Petersburg, Florida, United States
Genres	Death metal
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Earache, Metal Blade, Season of Mist
Website	www.hateeternal.com
Members	Erik Rutan JJ Hrubovcak
Past members	Tim Yeung Jared Anderson Doug Cerrito Derek Roddy Randy Piro Eric Hersemann Jade Simonetto Shaune Kelley Chason Westmoreland

Hate Eternal is a death metal band from St. Petersburg, Florida. The band currently consists of founding guitarist/vocalist Erik Rutan and bassist J. J. Hrubovcak. To date, Hate Eternal has released six studio albums: Conquering the Throne (1999), King of All Kings (2002), I, Monarch (2005), Fury & Flames (2008) Phoenix Amongst the Ashes (2011), and Infernus (2015). All albums were produced by Rutan.

Biography

Hate Eternal was formed in 1997. The group's original line-up included guitarist and vocalist Erik Rutan, bassist and co-vocalist Jared Anderson, drummer Tim Yeung, and guitarist Doug Cerrito. The band's name came from an old Ripping Corpse demo song.

In 2000, drummer Derek Roddy replaced Tim Yeung and toured for Conquering the Throne. In 2002 the band recorded their second album, King of All Kings as a trio with Rutan, Anderson and Roddy. That summer, Rutan calmly parted ways with Morbid Angel, stating that he wished to devote more time to Hate Eternal.

What followed was a whirlwind of international touring to promote King of All Kings, including a noted video on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball for the single, "Powers That Be". Anderson left the group soon after due to an admitted drug problem. South Florida musician Randy Piro (a friend of Roddy) quickly stepped up to the plate as Anderson's replacement in the group, and the band pressed on. After completing their last tour for the album in 2004, the group began to work on new material.

2004 saw Hate Eternal begin work on the much-anticipated follow-up to King of All Kings, entitled I, Monarch. Recording began in the fall, and the album would eventually be released in June 2005. Hailed by critics and fans alike, the album put forth an innovative new musical approach in extreme metal, while retaining the elements of speed and brutality that dominate the genre. The group's individual and collective talents in musicianship and production shined like never before.

After an internally difficult US tour over the summer of 2005 and with a number of pending business problems, the group cancelled their European tour, scheduled for the fall. After spending much of the winter dealing with internal differences and personal situations, Roddy announced his departure from Hate Eternal in late March 2006.

With pending tour obligations, Erik Rutan and Randy Piro continued on and recruited drummer Kevin Talley for US appearances in the Spring, and Reno Killerich for the group's rescheduled European run. On July 26, 2007 Erik Rutan announced Jade Simonetto as the band's new permanent drummer.^[1]

A music video for the song "Bringer of Storms" was shot overnight January 16, 2008 by David Brodsky.^[2] Earlier in the day, the band had been in a minor traffic accident which managed to disable their brand-new van. Securing a rental and rushing to New York to play their first show with the new lineup, Hate Eternal arrived at BB King's just as the headlining act, The Black Dahlia Murder, were leaving the stage. Still wearing their jackets, Hate Eternal went onstage and performed five songs to the remaining crowd. Having completed that leg of the journey, they then drove into Brooklyn to shoot with Brodsky.^[2] Once the shoot concluded, at approximately 7am, the band had not slept in 48 hours, yet continued to their next destination to rejoin the tour. The video aired on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball in February 2008. In 2008, the band recruited J. J. Hrubovcak on bass guitar.

The band released their fifth album Phoenix Amongst the Ashes in 2011. Erik Rutan commented that "the band has come up with one of [their] heaviest, most twisted, evil, melodic, and insane albums yet".^[3]

In October 2014, the band signed to Season of mist. In 2014, the band recruited drummer Chason Westmoreland, who appears on the band's sixth album Infernus which was released on August 21, 2015.

Westmoreland left the band in October 2015 due to "family matters". Drummer Hannes Grossmann has been brought in for the band's upcoming North American tour.^[4]

Band members

Current members Erik Rutan – vocals, guitars (1997–present) J.J. Hrubovcak – bass (2008–present) Current live members Hannes Grossmann – drums (2015–present)

Former members Tim Yeung – drums (1997–2000) Doug Cerrito – guitars (1999–2000) Jared Anderson – bass, vocals (1998–2003; died 2006) Derek Roddy – drums (2000–2006) Eric Hersemann – guitars (2005–2006) Randy Piro – bass, backing vocals (2003–2007) Shaune Kelley – guitars, vocals (2007–2009) Jade Simonetto – drums (2007–2013) Chason Westmoreland – drums (2014–2015)

Former live members Reno Kiilerich – drums (2006) Kevin Talley – drums (2006) Makoto Mizoguchi – bass (2008) Adam Jarvis – drums (2013) Session members Alex Webster – bass (1997, 2008)

Timeline

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Sales
		US Heat [5][6]	US Ind [5]
Conquering the Throne	Released: November 2, 1999 Label: Earache Records Formats: CD, LP, CS, digital download[7]	—	—
King of All Kings	Released: September 16, 2002 Label: Earache Records Formats: CD, LP, digital download[8]	—	—
I, Monarch	Released: June 27, 2005 Label: Earache Records Formats: CD, LP, CD+DVD, digital download[9]	—	—
Fury & Flames	Released: February 19, 2008 Label: Metal Blade Records Formats: CD, LP, digital download[10]	20	49	US: 2,300+[11]
Phoenix Amongst The Ashes	Released: May 10, 2011 Label: Metal Blade Records Formats: CD, LP, digital download[12]	18	—	US: 3,200+[13][14]
Infernus	Released: August 21, 2015 Label: Season of Mist Formats: CD, LP, digital download	9	36
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details
Live in London	Released: December 10, 2010 Label: Earache Records Formats: digital download[15]

Video albums

Title	Album details
The Perilous Fight	Released: October 16, 2006 Label: Earache Records Formats: DVD

Music videos

Title	Year	Directed	Album
"Powers That Be"	2002	—	King Of All Kings
"I, Monarch"	2005	Shane Drake[16][17]	I, Monarch
"The Victorious Reign"
"Bringer Of Storms"	2008	David Brodsky[18][19]	Fury And Flames
"Lake Ablaze"	2011		Phoenix Amongst The Ashes

References

1. Blabbermouth.net, Hate Eternal Announces New Drummer
2. "MyGoodEye : Music Visuals | David S. Brodsky : Director : Editor : Animator : Shooter". Mgenyc.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
3. "Eric Rutan commented on the new album". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
4. http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/hate-eternal-recruits-ex-obscura-drummer-hannes-grossmann-for-upcoming-tour/
5. "Hate Eternal - Chart history". Billboard.com. 2013-02-26. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
6. Alex Henderson. "Hate Eternal | Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
7. "iTunes - Music - Conquering the Throne by Hate Eternal". Itunes.apple.com. 1999-11-02. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
8. "iTunes - Music - King of All Kings by Hate Eternal". Itunes.apple.com. 2002-09-17. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
9. "iTunes - Music - I, Monarch by Hate Eternal". Itunes.apple.com. 2005-06-28. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
10. "iTunes - Music - Fury and Flames by Hate Eternal". Itunes.apple.com. 2008-02-19. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
11. "Hate Eternal: Chile, Argentina Shows Announced". Blabbermouth.net. 2009-03-31. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
12. "iTunes - Music - Phoenix Amongst the Ashes by Hate Eternal". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-05-10. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
13. Neilstein, Vince. "Neilstein Soundscam: Green Dollar Bill Society". MetalSucks.net. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
14. "Metal By Numbers 6/15: Still Causing Hysteria All These Years". Metalinsider.net. 2011-06-15. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
15. "iTunes - Music - Hate Eternal (Live In London) by Hate Eternal". Itunes.apple.com. 2010-12-10. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
16. "Community". GameSpot.com. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
17. "News - The MetalList Webzine - metal music zine". Themetallist.com. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
18. "Exclusive Interview With Hate Eternal'S Erik Rutan". MetalSucks.net. Retrieved 2015-05-21.
19. "Hate Eternal: 'Lake Ablaze' Video Released - Blabbermouth.net". Roadrunnerrecords.com. 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2015-05-21.

External links

• Official Hate Eternal Myspace profile
• Hate Eternal discography at MusicBrainz