HATRED

Thrash Metal • Sweden
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HATRED was a Swedish thrash metal act from Hedemora, Dalarna formed in 1985. The band released three demos before disbanding in 1990.

(Biography written by UMUR, 8th of October 2024).
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HATRED Winds of Doom album cover 2.50 | 1 ratings
Winds of Doom
Thrash Metal 1987
HATRED Welcome to Reality album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Welcome to Reality
Thrash Metal 1989
HATRED The Forthcoming Fall album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
The Forthcoming Fall
Thrash Metal 1990

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HATRED The Forthcoming Fall

Demo · 1990 · Thrash Metal
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"The Forthcoming Fall" is the third demo recording by Swedish thrash metal act Hatred. The demo was recorded and released in 1990. It´s the successor the January 1989 "Welcome to Reality" demo. Hatred formed in 1985, released three demos and then disbanded.

Although the quality of the "Welcome to Reality" demo could have earned Hatred a recording contract, it didn´t happen and they therefore recorded this demo and soon after disbanded with only demo material as their collective output. "The Forthcoming Fall" is stylistically a slightly more sophisticated version of "Welcome to Reality". The playing is even tighter, the sound prodcution is clearer, more detailed, but still powerful and raw, and the songwriting is still relatively generic for the genre. It´s still artists like Slayer, Dark Angel, and Possessed, which are the influences, and although this might not be particularly original, it´s both well performed and well produced.

Upon conclusion Hatred certainly deserved a better fate (so did other mid- to late 80s Swedish thrash metal artists like Obscurity and Mefisto), but not many labels looked to Sweden to find new and upcoming thrash metal artists during the late 80s. The legacy that Hatred (and Obscurity and Mefisto) leave is not so much their music (which is of a good quality but seldom above standard quality for the genre), but more the influence they had on the burgeoning Swedish death metal scene with the more extreme approach to playing thrash metal that they brought to a generally more melodic and heavy metal/speed metal oriented local scene. A 3 star (60%) rating is warranted.

HATRED Welcome to Reality

Demo · 1989 · Thrash Metal
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"Welcome to Reality" is the second demo recording by Swedish thrash metal act Hatred. The demo was recorded and released in January 1989. It´s the successor to the May 1987 "Winds of Doom" demo. Hatred formed in 1985, released three demos and then disbanded.

The 20 months between the first and the second demo have been spend wisely. Hatred have added the needed aggression and darkness to their speed/thrash metal sound and are now closer in style to Possessed, Slayer, and Dark Angel than the more tradional speed metal of "Winds of Doom". They still don´t produce anything out of the ordinary for the genre or anything unique, but they do what they do well. The performances are top notch considering that this is a demo recording (although the vocals could have been more raw and aggressive and the music would have benefitted from it), and the raw and brutal sounding production values enhance the feeling of doom and darkness.

With this demo release Hatred could easily have been picked up by a label, if things had gelled, but apparently it never happened because they would release one more demo in 1990 and then disband. This one is worth a listen if you enjoy aggressive and brutal thrash from the mid- to late 80s, although you shouldn´t expect to hear anything you haven´t heard before. A 3 star (60%) rating is warranted.

HATRED Winds of Doom

Demo · 1987 · Thrash Metal
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"Winds of Doom" is the first demo recording by Swedish thrash metal act Hatred. The demo was recorded and released in May 1987. Hatred formed in 1985, released three demos and then disbanded.

The demo features 6 tracks and a total playing time of 27:09 minutes. Stylistically this is speed metal tinged thrash metal (or maybe just speed metal). For a 1987 demo it sounds a bit old fashioned and it lacks the aggression, heaviness, and darkness of contemporary artists like Slayer and Dark Angel. Insted this sounds like it was released in 1983-1985 and is generally uptempo, energetic, and relatively generic in style with a lot of influences from traditional heavy metal.

But while the music style isn´t that interesting or unique, Hatred still show that they are a well playing unit, and that they can compose music (just because I don´t think it´s particularly interesting, doesn´t mean it´s not well made). The demo also features a decent demo sound quality, and it´s obviously recorded at a professional recording studio. A 2.5 star (50%) rating is warranted.

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