Hate Dept.
Hate Dept. | |
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Genres | Industrial rock, punk rock |
Years active | 1991–present |
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Associated acts | Pigface |
Website | hatedept |
Members | Steven Seibold (1991–present) Nick Meade Jae Stevens Ivan Kazak |
Past members | Steven Ortiz Mark Greco Charles Hunt [1] Rob Robinson Jamie Leighton[2] Coby Basset Ryan Daily Shawn Sutherland[3] James Pratt Scott "Phrog" Elgram Craig Longiotti Diana O'Donahue Paul Neiser Jeff Smith Trey Miller Chad Danley Garret Craig Jason Gildner James Agnew Dean Love Q Matthew Z Belcher[2] |
Hate Dept. is an American industrial/punk rock band, formed in 1991 by Steven Seibold.[4] Seibold is a multi-instrumentalist who writes, records and releases Hate Dept. albums with minimal outside help. He formed Hate Dept. in 1991 in reaction to fickle 'electro' audiences and antipathy towards live electronic bands, taking his sound in a more punk direction.[3]
Early years and Initial releases: 1991-1996[]
Hate Dept.'s debut album in 1994, Meat.Your.Maker, appeared in Rolling Stone's Top 10 alternative albums, while Seibold was nominated 'Best New Talent' by Keyboard magazine. Omnipresent, the second release by the group, was reviewed in Rolling Stone and Alternative Press.
Moderate success and subsequent releases: 1996-2013[]
Hate Dept. had a brief period of commercial success after the release of the third album Technical Difficulties. The only single, Release It, earned radio airplay in 50 North American markets. The song peaked at number 40 on Billboard's Dance chart.[5]
Seibold joined Pigface in 2001, touring and recording with Martin Atkins in several projects. During this time, Hate Dept. released their fourth album Ditch in 2003. Although the band had publicly announced the release of the fifth studio album, A New Ghost. Production stalled and for years, fans were left with little more than rumors of random, unavailable songs.
In August 2013, 10 years after the release of Ditch, the album New Ghost, was released.
Later years to present: 2013-present[]
In 2014 Seibold released a trilogy of albums available for remixing by fans on Bandcamp.
Discography[]
- Studio albums
- meat.your.maker (1994, 21st Circuitry)
- Omnipresent (1996, Neurotic)
- Technical Difficulties (1998, Restless)
- DITCH (2003, Underground, Inc.)
- New Ghost (2013, Awful Noise)
- EPs
- Mainline E.P. (1995, Neurotic)
- The Remix Wars: Strike 3 – 16 Volt vs. Hate Dept (1996, 21st Circuitry)
References[]
- ^ Brown, Sonya, "Show Review: Hate Dept. w/Thresher, Village Idiot & Written In Ashes", In Music We Trust, March 20, 1999 [1]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Seibold, Steven, "Hate Dept. on MySpace Music", 19 December 2009, accessed 26 December 2009 [2]
- ^ Jump up to: a b DJ Tish, "Hate Dept. Interview with Siebold", Conducted March 15, 1996
- ^ Prato, Greg. "Hate Dept. – Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Hate Dept. – Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
External links[]
- Musical groups established in 1991
- American industrial rock musical groups
- 1991 establishments in the United States
- 21st Circuitry artists
- Underground, Inc. artists
- Restless Records artists