Hate Eternal was born as a side project from Erik Rutan who have been working with several other bands like Ripping Corpse, Morbid Angel and the newest one Alas. He began writing material for the band in 1996 and 1997 as he temporarily left Morbid Angel. After a while he found the suitable members for his new band as Doug Cerrito's band Suffocation had just split up. Also joining was ex-Morbid Angel member Jared Anderson.

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