Polish extreme metal leviathans HATE have announced the addition of drummer Pawel "Pavulon" Jaroszewicz to the group's ranks after Hexen's leaving.

Mainman and songwriter Atf Sinner comments: "We are proud to inform you that Pavulon has joined Hate as a full-time drummer! I must say this was not a hard choice, because we have known Pavulon for years and always admired his dedication to the music and development he has made being in groups such as CRIONICS, VADER, DECAPITATED and ANTIGAMA. Having played a couple of shows together, we now strongly feel that he is the right man in the right place. I have no doubt that his drumming skills will bring in some extra power to our live sound as well as new songs. He will be appearing on the upcoming album, which will be followed up with more details soon. We have been working on the new material for months now and I am hoping we get in the studio by June and start tracking. In a few days we start European tour with KAMPFAR. Remember not to miss that! To sum up, I want to say we have long needed some new blood and energy and finally we got it. Now I am looking forward to the challenges that lay ahead to make Hate shine brighter than ever!"

Hate are taking part in the Spreading The Plague MMXIV Tour, which will hit Europe in March/April. The band will team up with Norway's pagan black metal horde Kampfar to bring supreme blasphemy to 16 cites of Euroland.

On the tour that will start on March 28th in Munich, Germany, you will also see US avantgarde black metallers VELNIAS and Norwegian melodic black metal act ISKALD as part of this prime tour package.

Hate's Atf Sinner comments: "We are very much looking forward to touring Europe again and I think the combined lineup for these shows is simply killer! As we are working on new tracks right now, you may expect some brand-nu-blaspehemy played on the upcoming shows for the first time! We've been waiting for a regular tour since the tragedy happened and I believe the time has come to hit the road again at full force. We will come back rejuvenated and hungrier than ever before, so be prepared for truly riotous shows!”

Tour dates:

March

28 - Munchen, Germany - Backstage Halle
29 - Leipzig, Germany - Hellraiser
30 - Berlin, Germany - Comet
31 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle

April

1 - Osnabruck, Germany - Bastard Club
2 - Essen, Germany - Turock
3 - London, England - Underworld
4 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Baroeg
5 - Alsfeld, Germany - K.O.B.M.
6 - Zurich, Switzerland - Werk 21
8 - Paris, France - Nouveau Casino
9 - Dijon, France - Vapeur
10 - Stuttgart, Germany - Club Zentral
11 - Graz, Austria - Explosiv
12 - Prague, Czech Republic Modra Vopice
13 - Geiselwind, Germany - Music Hall