Hatesphere is a Danish
thrash metal
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band from
Aarhus
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, 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
HateShpere was formed in Aarhus, Denmark, by guitarist Peter "Pepe" Hansen in 2000. HateSphere's first three albums, ''Hatesphere'', ''Bloodred Hatred'' and ''Ballet of the Brute'', gained them acclaim among heavy metal fans across Europe. Under the leadership of
Scarlet Records
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, HateSphere toured Europe with
The Haunted
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* ''Haunted'' (Armstrong novel), by Kelley Armstrong, 2005
* ''Haunted'' (Cabot novel), by Meg Cabot, 2004
* ''Haunted'' (Palahniuk novel), by Chuck Palahniuk, 2005
* ''Haunted'' (Angel novel), a 200 ...
in 2003 and again with
Exodus
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in 2004, while also appearing at
Wacken Open Air
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,
With Full Force
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Lineups ...
, and Hellfest Festivals.
In 2005, HateSphere signed a deal with
SPV and assembled a production team of established Danish producers; including Tommy Hansen, Jacob Hansen, and
Tue Madsen
Tue Madsen (born 1969) is a Danish music producer and sound engineer, who is well known in metal genre for his work with bands like Meshuggah, Dark Tranquillity, Suicide Silence, Hatesphere, The Haunted,
Mnemic,
Ektomorf, Cataract,
Exmortem ...
. ''The Sickness Within'' was released in September of that same year receiving rave reviews from the worldwide metal media. The album garnered HateSphere multiple tours of Europe with
Kreator
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,
Morbid Angel
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,
Soilwork
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,
Dark Tranquillity, and
Chimaira
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. In addition to headlining shows in support of ''The Sickness Within'', the band made appearances at
Wacken Open Air
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,
Metal Camp
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, and
Roskilde Festival
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.
HateSphere continued to raise its profile on an international level by touring Japan, co-headlining the UK with
Gojira, and headlining the first edition of The Danish Dynamite tour with
Raunchy and
Volbeat
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. HateSphere made history by being the first Danish band to tour China. Following the 2007 release of ''Serpent Smiles and Killer Eyes'', HateSphere again hit the road headlining Europe with
Aborted
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and
Dagoba, which was followed by successful performances at Wacken Open Air and Roskilde Festivals and a support tour of Poland with
Behemoth
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in September.
''Serpent Smiles and Killer Eyes'' also reached position 26 on the Danish National Music Charts. Soon thereafter, HateSphere amicably parted ways with then vocalist Jacob Bredahl, who chose to concentrate on other musical endeavors. HateSphere soon 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
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.
![Hatesphere, Berlin 28](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Hatesphere%2C_Berlin_28.02.2005.jpg)
HateSphere entered Antfarm Studios in November 2008 to record the next album entitled ''
To the Nines''. ''To the Nines'' was recorded, mixed and mastered in less than a month under the leadership of longtime friend and producer
Tue Madsen
Tue Madsen (born 1969) is a Danish music producer and sound engineer, who is well known in metal genre for his work with bands like Meshuggah, Dark Tranquillity, Suicide Silence, Hatesphere, The Haunted,
Mnemic,
Ektomorf, Cataract,
Exmortem ...
(
Earth Crisis
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,
The Haunted
Haunted or The Haunted may refer to:
Books
* ''Haunted'' (Armstrong novel), by Kelley Armstrong, 2005
* ''Haunted'' (Cabot novel), by Meg Cabot, 2004
* ''Haunted'' (Palahniuk novel), by Chuck Palahniuk, 2005
* ''Haunted'' (Angel novel), a 200 ...
,
Heaven Shall Burn
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) at AntFarm Studios in Aarhus and was released by
Napalm Records
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.
In February 2010 vocalist Jonathan "Joller" Albrechtsen left Hatesphere, and 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
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.
In July 2010, the band announced that a permanent replacement for Jonathan "Joller" Albrechtsen had been found in Esben "Esse" Hansen, also known from Danish metal band As We Fight. At the same point it became known that bass player Mixen Lindberg had left the band and that he would be temporarily replaced by the band's former bass player and founding member Mikael Ehlert until the end of 2010. The band toured the US and Canada September–November 2010 supporting
Nevermore
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and
Parasite Inc. In May 2011, the band announced that Gob Squad bass player Jimmy Nedergaard had joined the band.
Members
Current members
*Mathias Uldall – (2022 - present)
*Peter "Pepe" Lyse Hansen – lead guitar (2000–present)
*Kasper Kirkegaard – rhythm guitar (2016–present)
*Mike Park Nielsen – drums (2009–present)
*Jimmy Nedergaard – bass (2011–present)
Touring members
*Niels Peter "Ziggy" Siegfredsen (2000–2002)
*Morten "Kruge" Madsen – vocals (2010)
*Morten Løwe Sørensen – drums (2005)
*Henrik "Heinz" Bastrup Jacobsen – guitar (2008)
*Mikael Ehlert Hansen – bass (2010)
* Nikolaj Harlis Poulsen – bass (2013)
Former members
;Vocals
*Esben "Esse" Hansen – vocals (2010–2021)
*Jacob "Dr. J" Bredahl (2000–2007)
*Jonathan "Joller" Albrechtsen (2007–2010)
;Rhythm guitar
*Niels Peter "Ziggy" Siegfredsen (2000–2002)
*Henrik "Heinz" Bastrup Jacobsen (2002–2007)
*Jakob Nyholm (2007–2015)
;Bass
*Mikael Ehlert Hansen (2000–2007)
*Mixen Lindberg (2007–2010)
;Drums
*Morten Toft Hansen (2000–2003)
*Anders "Andy Gold" Gyldenøhr (2003–2007)
*Dennis Buhl (2007–2009)
Timeline
Discography
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)
EPs
*''Something Old, Something New, Something Borrowed and Something Black'' (EP, 2003)
*''The Killing'' (EP, 2005)
Split
*''Versus'' (2013)
Videography
*''Sickness Within''
*''Reaper of Life''
*''Forever War''
*''Drinking with the King of the Dead''
*''Floating''
*''To the Nines''
*''Resurrect with a Vengeance''
*''Smell of Death''
*''Pandora's Hell''
*''Lines Crossed Lives Lost''
*''Ruled by Domination''
References
External links
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