Hate Forest
Encyclopedia
Hate Forest was a Ukrainian
black metal
band formed by Roman Saenko, the leading member of Drudkh
, Dark Ages
, and Blood of Kingu
. Thurios joined the band in 1998 after the recording of "Scythia". The music is mostly very fast, but occasionally slow, with low, distorted vocals and dark ambient elements (some releases have consisted entirely of dark ambient
tracks). The band never gave interviews, never released photos, and held their distance from the black metal scene. After Hate Forest disbanded, Saenko focused on Blood of Kingu
, a band similar in style but of different inspiration.
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
black metal
Black metal
Black metal is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music. Common traits include fast tempos, shrieked vocals, highly distorted guitars played with tremolo picking, blast beat drumming, raw recording, and unconventional song structure....
band formed by Roman Saenko, the leading member of Drudkh
Drudkh
Drudkh is a Ukrainian metal band that mixes elements of folk metal and black metal. They were formed by Roman Saenko, prolific metal musician, the leading member of Hate Forest, Dark Ages and Blood of Kingu; Thurios, the leading member of Astrofaes and, with Saenko, a former member of Hate Forest;...
, Dark Ages
Dark Ages (band)
Dark Ages is a minimalist dark ambient band from Ukraine formed in 2004 by the main member of Drudkh, Blood of Kingu and Hate Forest. They draw their lyrical themes from European medieval history...
, and Blood of Kingu
Blood of Kingu
Blood of Kingu is a black metal band from Ukraine formed in 2005 by the main member of Drudkh, Dark Ages and Hate Forest.Lyrically, Blood of Kingu deals with Sumerian/Ancient Egyptian and Indo-European mythology and history. The vocals include death growls as well as Tibetan chants.On 7 December...
. Thurios joined the band in 1998 after the recording of "Scythia". The music is mostly very fast, but occasionally slow, with low, distorted vocals and dark ambient elements (some releases have consisted entirely of dark ambient
Dark ambient
Dark ambient is a subgenre of ambient music that features foreboding, ominous, or discordant overtones. Although it had its roots in the 1970s, Dark ambient emerged in the 1980s and 1990s with the introduction of newer, smaller, and more affordable Effects units, synthesizer and sampling technology...
tracks). The band never gave interviews, never released photos, and held their distance from the black metal scene. After Hate Forest disbanded, Saenko focused on Blood of Kingu
Blood of Kingu
Blood of Kingu is a black metal band from Ukraine formed in 2005 by the main member of Drudkh, Dark Ages and Hate Forest.Lyrically, Blood of Kingu deals with Sumerian/Ancient Egyptian and Indo-European mythology and history. The vocals include death growls as well as Tibetan chants.On 7 December...
, a band similar in style but of different inspiration.
Members
- Roman Saenko (also in DrudkhDrudkhDrudkh is a Ukrainian metal band that mixes elements of folk metal and black metal. They were formed by Roman Saenko, prolific metal musician, the leading member of Hate Forest, Dark Ages and Blood of Kingu; Thurios, the leading member of Astrofaes and, with Saenko, a former member of Hate Forest;...
, Blood of KinguBlood of KinguBlood of Kingu is a black metal band from Ukraine formed in 2005 by the main member of Drudkh, Dark Ages and Hate Forest.Lyrically, Blood of Kingu deals with Sumerian/Ancient Egyptian and Indo-European mythology and history. The vocals include death growls as well as Tibetan chants.On 7 December...
and Dark AgesDark Ages (band)Dark Ages is a minimalist dark ambient band from Ukraine formed in 2004 by the main member of Drudkh, Blood of Kingu and Hate Forest. They draw their lyrical themes from European medieval history...
) - vocals and all instruments - Thurios (also in DrudkhDrudkhDrudkh is a Ukrainian metal band that mixes elements of folk metal and black metal. They were formed by Roman Saenko, prolific metal musician, the leading member of Hate Forest, Dark Ages and Blood of Kingu; Thurios, the leading member of Astrofaes and, with Saenko, a former member of Hate Forest;...
, Blood of KinguBlood of KinguBlood of Kingu is a black metal band from Ukraine formed in 2005 by the main member of Drudkh, Dark Ages and Hate Forest.Lyrically, Blood of Kingu deals with Sumerian/Ancient Egyptian and Indo-European mythology and history. The vocals include death growls as well as Tibetan chants.On 7 December...
and AstrofaesAstrofaesAstrofaes, a Ukrainian black metal band from the town of Kharkiv, first came in to being in 1996 as a project between Thurios and Khorus...
) - vocals and guitar (for live performance, 2002)
Former members
- Khaoth - drums (for live performance, 2001-2008)
- Alzeth - guitar (1998–1999, 2002-2004)
Discography
- Scythia Demo, 1999
- Darkness EP, 2000
- The Curse Demo, 2000
- The Most Ancient Ones Full-length, 2001
- Blood & Fire EP, 2001
- Ritual EP, 2001
- The Gates EP, 2001
- Blood & Fire/Ritual Compilation, 2001
- To Those Who Came Before Us Compilation, 2002
- Purity Full-length, 2003
- To Twilight Thickets Compilation, 2003
- Battlefields Full-length, 2003
- Resistance EP, 2004
- Sorrow Full-length, 2005
- Nietzscheism Compilation, 2005
- Temple Forest Demo, 2007 (recorded in 2000, appeared as a part of "To Twilight Thickets", released in 2007 as a stand-alone demo)
- Grief Of The Universe/Spinning Galaxies Split EP with Legion Of Doom, 2008
- Dead But Dreaming Compilation, 2009