''Conquering the Throne'' is the debut album by
Hate Eternal
Hate Eternal is a death metal band from St. Petersburg, Florida. The band currently consists of founding guitarist/vocalist Erik Rutan and bassist J. J. Hrubovcak. To date, Hate Eternal has released seven studio albums: ''Conquering the Throne' ...
. It was released on November 2 1999 on
Wicked World Records
Earache Records is a British independent record label, music publisher and management company founded by Digby Pearson in 1985, based in Nottingham, England, with offices in London and New York. The label helped to pioneer extreme metal by re ...
, a subdivision of
Earache Records
Earache Records is a British independent record label, music publisher and management company founded by Digby Pearson in 1985, based in Nottingham, England, with offices in London and New York. The label helped to pioneer extreme metal by rel ...
.
The album cover is from the right portion (Hell) of
Hans Memling
Hans Memling (also spelled Memlinc; c. 1430 – 11 August 1494) was a painter active in Flanders, who worked in the tradition of Early Netherlandish painting. He was born in the Middle Rhine region and probably spent his childhood in Mainz. He ...
's painting ''
The Last Judgment''. Drummer
Tim Yeung
Tim Yeung (born November 27, 1978) is an American extreme metal drummer. He currently performs in the band I Am Morbid, which plays Morbid Angel songs and also features Morbid Angel's former vocalist/bassist David Vincent (musician), David Vinc ...
made his recording debut on this album.
Track listing
Al songs written by
Erik Rutan
Erik Rutan (born June 10, 1971) is an American heavy metal musician and producer from New Jersey. He is the guitarist and lead vocalist of death metal band Hate Eternal and lead guitarist for Cannibal Corpse, who he fully joined in 2021 after ...
, except for where noted.
# "Praise of the Almighty" – 2:38
# "Dogma Condemned" – 3:00
# "Catacombs" – 3:16
# "Nailed to Obscurity" (
Doug Cerrito
Doug Cerrito (born November 1970) is an American musician best known as the former guitarist for New York death metal band Suffocation from 1990 until their split in 1998.
He also played on death metal band Hate Eternal's debut ''Conquering the ...
) – 2:22
# "By His Own Decree" – 3:25
# "The Creed of Chaotic Divinity" – 2:58
# "Dethroned" (Cerrito) – 2:36
# "Sacrilege of Hate" – 2:22
# "Spiritual Holocaust" (Cerrito) – 3:27
# "Darkness by Oath" – 4:11
# "Saturated in Dejection" – 3:08
Credits
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Erik Rutan
Erik Rutan (born June 10, 1971) is an American heavy metal musician and producer from New Jersey. He is the guitarist and lead vocalist of death metal band Hate Eternal and lead guitarist for Cannibal Corpse, who he fully joined in 2021 after ...
- lead guitar, lead vocals
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Jared Anderson - bass, backing vocals
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Tim Yeung
Tim Yeung (born November 27, 1978) is an American extreme metal drummer. He currently performs in the band I Am Morbid, which plays Morbid Angel songs and also features Morbid Angel's former vocalist/bassist David Vincent (musician), David Vinc ...
- drums
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Doug Cerrito
Doug Cerrito (born November 1970) is an American musician best known as the former guitarist for New York death metal band Suffocation from 1990 until their split in 1998.
He also played on death metal band Hate Eternal's debut ''Conquering the ...
- rhythm guitar
References
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1999 debut albums
Hate Eternal albums
Albums produced by Erik Rutan
Earache Records albums