Album Notes

The mercenary group of assassins known as Hatewave hailed from Chicago, where they quickly became known for their chaotic, aggressive live shows. Mixing many different metal styles from death to grind, black metal to thrash, all with a dissonant, experimental edge - the group was difficult to pigeon hole. The murderous trio played shows with Napalm Death, Boredoms, 6 Feet Under, Anal Cunt, Drop Dead, Charles Bronson, Cavity, Bongzilla, Fleshgrind, Ezurate, Melt-Banana, Incantation, 7000 Dying Rats, Cock ESP, and at the first Expo of the Extreme with Nile, Dark Funeral, Usurper, a.o. In April 1998, Hatewave recorded tracks with engineer Brian Griffin (Broken Hope) for their self-titled debut album. The vinyl version appeared in 1999 on Up Jumps the Devil Records. The band broke up in Winter 1999. drummer Weasel Walter is known for his genre busting work with bands like The Flying Luttenbachers, XBXRX and Lake Of Dracula. guitar virtuoso Marc Ruecker (Angst) has toured and recorded extensively with glam rocker Bobby Conn since the early 2000s.