Polish extreme metallers HATE have been working on their new compositions for a over six months now. The band will enter Hertz Studio in Bialystok, Poland just after their North American tour with Hypocrisy, on June 5, to begin recording their new album for a late 2010 release via Listenable Records. The band have announced the title of their forthcoming material as Erebos, which comes from ancient Greek and means literally ”deep darkness or shadow.” The new album will contain at least nine new songs, which are said to be a fusion of blackened death metal, industrial and ambient sounds, deathcore and heavy metal.

Leader/songwriter ATF Sinner gives us a glimpse into what we can expect from the band's new material: ”Since the premiere of Morphosis we have toured different parts of the world and faced a ton of challenges over the course of the last two years. All of the hard work that we have put in the band and everything that we have experienced is reflected in our new songs, which we know are our best yet. Erebos is going to contain extreme metal to the full with different musical styles incorporated. We explore areas that have not been associated with HATE before, and what we have created is a mixture of styles all packed in an extreme and vicious form. It is still 100 % HATE, but more elaborate, sophisticated and, in a way, redefined. We have titled the material Erebos, which basicaly means darkness of human soul – and is full of analogies to condition of the human living in today's world who is a slave to his anger, weaknesses and complexes. Existing in a fictitious, virtual world, he is a slave to his dreams and does not really live but dreams that he lives.”

Also, as previously reported, Hate are hitting North American shores this coming week for their FIRST-EVER tour of the US and Canada! Touring alongside HYPOCRISY, SWASHBUCKLE, and BLACKGUARD, the Polish death metal institution will be destroying the following cities:

May 11 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock

12 – Mesa, AZ – UB’s
13 – West Hollywood, CA – House of Blues
14 – Santa Ana, CA – Galaxy Theatre
15 – Ramona, CA – Ramona Mainstage
16 – San Francisco, CA – DNA Lounge
17 – Portland, OR – Peter’s Room
18 – Vancouver, BC – Rickshaw Theater
19 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
22 – Chicago, IL – Reggie’s
23 – St Paul, MN – Station 4
24 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave
25 – Louisville, KY – Uncle Pleasants
26 – Detroit, MI – Blondie’s
27 – Cleveland, OH – Peabody’s
28 – Worcester, MA – Palladium
29 – Toronto, ON – Wreck Room
30 – Montreal, QC – Les Foufounes Électriques
31 – Quebec City, QC – Imperial

June

1 – Farmingdale, NY – Crazy Donkey