The brutal death metallers Hate Eternal are joining forces with powerhouse drummer Hannes Grossmann. The former Necrophagist and Obscura drummer is now focusing on Alkaloid and also has a solo project. He will play for Hate Eternal on their upcoming North American tour in support of the new output, Infernus. Due to family matters, drummer Chason Westmoreland has chosen to leave the band and his stint in Hate Eternal was short-lived.

Regarding the collaboration, Grossmann comments: "I'm absolutely stoked to play with Hate Eternal. They're an iconic and genre-defining band in death metal. Erik and J.J. are phenomenal players and great guys; we've been rehearsing all week at Mana Recording Studios, and it has been amazing thus far. I worked really hard to play these songs the right way and I can't wait to finally present it to fans across North America. See you on tour."

Erik Rutan continues: "Hannes is an incredible drummer, amazing person and absolute professional. We had the fortune of touring with Obscura many years ago and got to witness first hand the kind of pedigree Hannes is as a musician. Rehearsal is going great and we could not be more excited about getting out there on our first headlining tour for our new album Infernus with Hannes behind the kit! Hope to see you all out there on the road!"




The Infernus Tour 2015 begins next week on October 27th and sees the band travel throughout the U.S and Canada (on select dates) before concluding on November 25th. The month-long trek sees Hate Eternal joined by label-mates Misery Index and Beyond Creation, as well as Rivers Of Nihil.

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