Hate Eternal – ‘Conquering The Throne’ CD

Erik Rutan has been a leader in the death metal scene for a few years, now. His masterful work with Trey Azagthoth and Morbid Angel raised some eyebrows. ‘Conquering the Throne’ was the debut album with his own band, Hate Eternal. Death metal has never really been known for positive band names, and Hate Eternal is a very intimidating name for the genre, to say the least. However, the music lives up to the title, as it is incredibly ferocious and unrelenting.

This is about as heavy as extreme death metal gets. Bands that come close are Suffocation, Nile, and possibly Cryptopsy. Personally, we hear music similar to Morbid Angel’s style, but that is expected because Rutan wrote a lot of the music in ‘Domination’ and ‘Gateways to Annihilation.’

The music is extremely heavy and unrelenting. Listeners will either enjoy Hate Eternal or despise the style. Erik Rutan is a genius, and his music is, above all, extreme.