Handful of Hate
Encyclopedia
Handful of Hate is an Italian
black metal
band active from 1993. They released five studio albums, Qliphothic Supremacy, Hierarchy 1999, Vicecrown, Gruesome Splendour and You Will bleed.
before they were signed to a record label in 1996. They released the album Qliphothic Supremacy, and proceeded to tour in Italy
again.
In 1999 the band released the album Hierarchy 1999. Many stylistic changes were made, making the music faster and more brutal. Lyrically the album dealt with sexual
, fetish
, and carnal concepts. This album drew a lot of attention to the band, and after the tour, they were signed to the Swedish
label, Downfall Records. A 7" entitled Death from Above was released in 2001. They also cut a deal with Code7 Management in October 2002. The Production of the Death from Above is much cleaner than their previous recordings. Code666 Records put out a double compilation entitled Better Undead Than Alive that included one track off of Death from Above in 2002.
October 2003 saw the release of the band's newest full-length album Vicecrown. This album got the band even more recognition, and has included many new stylistic changes. in November of the same year, they released a 7" ep called Scorn and Conquest on Warlord Records. This album includes many unreleased songs and an Impaled Nazarene Cover. They also released an ep called Blood Calls Blood, that features two unreleased songs and the tracks "Death from Above" and "The World is Prey" from the Death from Above promo. They recently coined the term "Carnal Black Metal" to describe their music.
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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 active from 1993. They released five studio albums, Qliphothic Supremacy, Hierarchy 1999, Vicecrown, Gruesome Splendour and You Will bleed.
Biography
Handful of Hate was originally started in the year 1993. In the beginning there were many line-up difficulties, but in 1995 they released their first demo, entitled Goetia Summa. They played several live shows in northern ItalyItaly
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
before they were signed to a record label in 1996. They released the album Qliphothic Supremacy, and proceeded to tour in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
again.
In 1999 the band released the album Hierarchy 1999. Many stylistic changes were made, making the music faster and more brutal. Lyrically the album dealt with sexual
Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the awareness of gender differences, and the capacity to have erotic experiences and responses. Human sexuality can also be described as the way someone is sexually attracted to another person whether it is to opposite sexes , to the same sex , to either sexes , or not being...
, fetish
Sexual fetishism
Sexual fetishism, or erotic fetishism, is the sexual arousal a person receives from a physical object, or from a specific situation. The object or situation of interest is called the fetish, the person a fetishist who has a fetish for that object/situation. Sexual fetishism may be regarded, e.g...
, and carnal concepts. This album drew a lot of attention to the band, and after the tour, they were signed to the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
label, Downfall Records. A 7" entitled Death from Above was released in 2001. They also cut a deal with Code7 Management in October 2002. The Production of the Death from Above is much cleaner than their previous recordings. Code666 Records put out a double compilation entitled Better Undead Than Alive that included one track off of Death from Above in 2002.
October 2003 saw the release of the band's newest full-length album Vicecrown. This album got the band even more recognition, and has included many new stylistic changes. in November of the same year, they released a 7" ep called Scorn and Conquest on Warlord Records. This album includes many unreleased songs and an Impaled Nazarene Cover. They also released an ep called Blood Calls Blood, that features two unreleased songs and the tracks "Death from Above" and "The World is Prey" from the Death from Above promo. They recently coined the term "Carnal Black Metal" to describe their music.
Old members
- Ugo Pandolfini - Bass
- Adriano Di Ricco - Bass
- Enrico Santi - Bass
- Matteo Fantozzi - Bass
- Damiano Michetti - Bass
- Andrea Zannoni - Guitar
- Luciano Zella - Guitar
- Marco Mazzoni - Guitar
- Claudio Alcara - Guitar
- Geny - Guitar
- J.M. - Drums
- Gionata Potenti - Drums
- Andrea Bianchi - Drums
Discography
- Goetia Summa (demo), 1995
- Qliphothic Supremacy (full-length), 1997
- Hierarchy 1999 (full-length), 1999
- Death from Above (7"), 2001
- Vicecrown (full-length), 2003
- Scorn and Conquest (7"), 2003
- Blood Calls Blood (mcd), 2004
- Gruesome Splendour (full-length), 2006
- You Will Bleed (full-length), 2009
External links
- Handful of Hate at Encyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia MetallumEncyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives is a website which lists bands from various forms of heavy metal music...