Even since the beginning of the 90ties, Jцrg M.
Knittel had the idea to form a Death Metal band in the style of BOLT
THROWER, MASSACRE or the old CELTIC FROST. But it took him 6 years,
to find with Rene Pfeiffer a vocalist, who fits both from the music
and personal aspect perfectly.
At the end of 1998 MY DARKEST HATE entered the studio for the first
time in order to record their demotape “Blood Pounding Black”.The
demotape got great reviews in wide parts of the press.
At the end of 1999 the line-up was completed by Klaus Sperling
(Drums) and Oliver Grosshans (Guitar) and in October 2000 they
recorded their debut album “Massive Brutality” at the “House of
Music” Studio in Winterbach near Stuttgart. This excellent Death
Metal masterpiece on highest musical skills was engineered and mixed
by Achim Koehler (Primal Fear,
Pungent Stench, Totenmond...) and
released in April 2001 on Vile Music/Zomba.
The album got great reviews and numerous interviews and features in
all important Metal magazines and fanzines.
Due to a heavy tinitus disease – Rene Pfeiffer had to quit and the
band had to come up with two new musicians: Chris Simper on vocals
(ex-Pale, ex-Disinfect) and Oliver Schort on bass (Malice in
Wonderland).
After the release of the debut MY DARKEST HATE got offers from
several bigger record companies and finally decided to sign to
Massacre Records.
In summer 2002, MY DARKEST HATE entered the “House Of Music” studio
again in order to record the follow-up album “To Whom It May
Concern”. This second strike shows besides of an excellent
production a further improvement in songwriting and was released at
the 28th of October 2002. The album achieved the 10th rank in the
ROCK HARD soundcheck and got top rankings in all relevant magazines.
In summer 2002, the band also had live perfomances at bigger
festivals like the PartySan and Summer Breeze Open Air.
After many successful liveshows the band began with the songwriting
for their third album “At War” which was released in May 2004. The
Cover-artwork for this album was created by Travis Smith (Nevermore,
Opeth, Malevolent Creation and the album also included a bonus DVD
including the video clip “Catch the Bullet” and some more live
material.
It was followed by a couple of festival appearances like the “Up
from the Ground”, “RPck Harz” and the Austrian “Devil Days”.
In November 2005 the new album “Combat Area” was hammered on track
with producer Andy Classen (Legion of the Damned, Dew-Scented,
Krisiun, ...) which pounds way heavier and more aggressive! The
brilliant cover artwork was done by Ahmet Meran Karanitant (Six Feet
Under, Leaves Eyes, ...). Many live shows are already booked for
2006 – be prepared!
FACTS:
- The 4th Album of german Death-Metallers from Ludwigsburg
- Groveladen, brutaler Old School Death Metal in style of old Six
Feet Under, Napalm Death, Dying Fetus
- Produced - Andy Classen (Legion of the Damned, Dew-Scented,
Krisiun, ...) im Stage-One-Studio
- Hammer Artwork von Ahmet Meran Karanitant (Six Feet Under, Leaves
Eyes, ...).
- Hervorragende Presseergebnisse fu Vorgdngeralben (u.a. Rock Hard
Platz 10, Metal Hammer 6 v. 7 Pkt.)
- Sonderpreis im VVK, Special Newomer Angebot!
- Zahlreiche Clubshows in BRD in 2005/2006 sowie Festival Auftritte
im Sommer!
FROM
www.massacre-records.de
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