Florida-based death metal legends Hate Eternal have posted the following message along with a photo:

“Putting the finishing touches on the mix for the new Hate Eternal album!”

In October Hate Eternal introduced their new drummer with the following message from Erik Rutan:

"Please give a warm welcome to our new drummer Chason Westmoreland! We are extremely excited to have Chason join Hate Eternal and add his monstrous style to the band!!

Chason is an incredibly dynamic drummer and has really added a powerful and beastly element to the band and our new record. Chason has finished all of his drum tracking and did an amazing job! We cannot wait to finish and release the new Hate Eternal album for a 2015 release!! Lots of touring to follow!"

Raw footage of Chason Westmoreland rehearsing at Mana Recording, fall 2014:

Earlier this month, Season Of Mist has announced the signing of Hate Eternal. Helmed by founder, guitarist/vocalist, primary songwriter and acclaimed producer Erik Rutan, Hate Eternal has been one of the leading bands in the worldwide death metal scene for over eighteen years. The band's five full-length albums are considered crucial genre touchstones, and the band is a proven headliner across five continents.

Hate Eternal (Rutan (guitar, vocals) and J.J. Hrubovcak (bass, vocals) are currently holed up in Rutan's Mana Recording studio (Cannibal Corpse, The Mountain Goats, Goatwhore) recording a new album that will be released in early 2015.

Regarding the recording Rutan comments, "We are ecstatic about how the recording for our new album has been coming out so far, and our new label and home Season Of Mist. We've worked very hard on crafting these songs to reflect our path, from our past to the present, and the journey of Hate Eternal and its members. Writing this album was a long and arduous process. It took a tremendous amount of determination, blood, and sweat to bring this all to fruition. We're super proud of what we've accomplished creatively, and excited at the prospect of releasing what we feel is our most powerful Hate Eternal material to date."

 

 

Rutan continues, "Now it is time to bring this all to life! The recording process so far has been fantastic. I've never felt so focused and determined on a Hate Eternal record, and I know that this will be an album our listeners and supporters will truly appreciate. It represents an important milestone for me personally since 15 years ago both Hate Eternal began recording it's first album and Mana Recording Studios was born. We have so much more news to share with you over the coming months. We cannot wait for you to hear this album!"