Hatesphere

Biography

Hatesphere is a Danish thrash metal band from Aarhus, formed in 2000 by guitarist Peter "Pepe" Hansen. As of 2016, the band consists of vocalist Esben "Esse" Elnegaard Kjaer Hansen, guitarists Peter "Pepe" Lyse Hansen, and Kasper Kirkegaard, bass player Jimmy Nedergaard and drummer Mike Park Nielsen. The band has released ten albums and two EPs to date.

History

Guitarist Peter "Pepe" Hansen formed HateShpere in Aarhus, Denmark, in 2000. Heavy metal fans across Europe acclaimed HateSphere's first three albums, Hatesphere, Bloodred Hatred×Bloodred Hatred21 August 2002 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 11 tracks1Intro0:542Believer4:423Hell Is Here3:444Insanity Arise3:475Disbeliever3:106Plague2:067Low Life Vendetta4:418Deeper and Deeper4:429Kicking Ahead4:1510Addicted Soul4:3711Under Water5:21 and Ballet of the Brute×Ballet of the Brute7 June 2004 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1The Beginning and the End1:572Deathtrip1:533Vermin4:384Downward to Nothing2:585Only the Strongest3:526What I See I Despise5:127Last Cut, Last Head4:198Warhead3:569Blankeyed2:3210500 Dead People5:13. Under Scarlet Records, HateSphere toured Europe with The Haunted in 2003 and with Exodus in 2004. They appeared at Wacken Open Air, With Full Force, and Hellfest Festivals.
In 2005, HateSphere signed a deal with SPV and assembled a team of established Danish producers, including Tommy Hansen, Jacob Hansen, and Tue Madsen. The Sickness Within was released in September of that same year and received rave reviews from the worldwide metal media. HateSphere went on multiple tours of Europe with Kreator, Morbid Angel, Soilwork, Dark Tranquillity, and Chimaira. In addition to headlining shows in support of The Sickness Within, the band appeared at Wacken Open Air, Metal Camp, and Roskilde Festival.
HateSphere raised its international profile by touring Japan, co-headlining the UK with Gojira, and headlining the first edition of The Danish Dynamite tour with Raunchy and Volbeat. HateSphere was the first Danish band to tour China. Following the 2007 release of Serpent Smiles and Killer Eyes, HateSphere headlined Europe with Aborted and Dagoba, followed by performances at Wacken Open Air and Roskilde Festivals and a support tour of Poland with Behemoth in September.
Serpent Smiles and Killer Eyes reached 26 on the Danish National Music Charts. HateSphere amicably parted ways with vocalist Jacob Bredahl, who concentrated on other musical endeavors. HateSphere assembled a new lineup featuring frontman Joller Albrechtsen at the 2007 Danish Metal Awards (DMeA). This lineup embarked on a month-long co-headlining tour of Europe with Swedish death metal pioneers Dismember.

HateSphere entered Antfarm Studios in November 2008 to record the album To the Nines×To the NinesFebruary 2009 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 10 tracks1To the Nines2:272Backstabber4:273Cloaked in Shit4:304Clarity5:195Even If It Kills Me1:226Commencing a Campaign1:107The Writing's on the Wall3:188In the Trenches3:159Aurora4:0610Oceans of Blood4:40. To the Nines was recorded, mixed and mastered in less than a month with producer Tue Madsen (Earth Crisis, The Haunted, Heaven Shall Burn) at AntFarm Studios in Aarhus and was released by Napalm Records.
In February 2010, vocalist Jonathan "Joller" Albrechtsen left Hatesphere. The band announced that Mevadio singer Morten "Kruge" Madsen would replace Albrechtsen on the February–March North American tour with The Black Dahlia Murder, Obscura, and Augury.
In July 2010, the band announced Esben "Esse" Hansen, also known from Danish metal band As We Fight, as Albrechtsen's permanent replacement. At the same point, bass player Mixen Lindberg left the band and was temporarily replaced with the band's former bassist and founding member Mikael Ehlert until the end of 2010. The band toured the US and Canada September–November 2010 supporting Nevermore and Parasite Inc. In May 2011, the band announced that Gob Squad bass player Jimmy Nedergaard had joined the band. The band released the album The Great Bludgeoning×The Great Bludgeoning27 September 2011 · Studio albumSpotify (search)YouTube Music (search)Tracklist · 9 tracks1The Killer3:322Venom6:093Smell of Death3:434Decayer4:555The Wail of My Threnode1:176Ressurect With a Vengeance4:207The Great Bludgeoning4:348Need to Kill5:289Devil in Your Own Hell3:00 on 23 September 2011.

Studio albums

Hatesphere (2001)
Bloodred Hatred (2002)
Ballet of the Brute (2004)
The Sickness Within (2005)
Serpent Smiles and Killer Eyes (2007)
To the Nines (2009)
The Great Bludgeoning (2011)
Murderlust (2013)
New Hell (2015)
Reduced to Flesh (2018)
Hatred Reborn (2023)
Guillotine (2026)

EPs

Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Something Black (EP, 2003)
The Killing (EP, 2005)