Hatchet
Formed: 2006
From:
CA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Hatchet News
Below is our complete Hatchet news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
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Hatchet Parts Ways With Vocalist
American thrash metal outfit Hatchet has announced that they have parted ways with their vocalist, who is known only as Eric, after only a few months with the band. A message from Hatchet reads as follows:
"We are safe and sound now back home in the San Francisco Bay area. After a six week full US tour that spanned the entire country, we returned home to an eager, vigourous crowd on October 16th at 924 Gilman with tour mates Havok, as well as Witchaven and Warbringer. Definitely one of the most energetic shows of the tour and in the bay that we have played, and it was a nice welcome home. We met a lot of cool and interesting people along the way as well as fans that have been waiting patiently to see us in parts of the country we had not been to. We want to extend a big thank you to all who came to see us, bought merch, or take us in for the night and gave us a place to party and sleep. You all know who you are!!
"As most have noticed by now Hatchet returned to the Bay Area a four-piece. The exact details of the events leading to this will remain brief, as we do not believe in airing dirty laundry on a public board. Basically, we had vast musical and personal differences with our new vocalist from the start, and from the first show we played, it just did not click right. These problems only escalated throughout the tour until one night in Buffalo NY, where he decided to hit the stage beyond reasonably drunk, and embarrassed us beyond belief to a packed house, leaving five people in the club to watch Havok after our set. Afterwards he quit and flew home that same night, leaving us across the country without a vocalist. More...
Hatchet Searching For New Singer And Bassist
Bay Area based thrash band Hatchet has posted the following message online regarding the hunt for new members:
"Hatchet is now actively seeking a new permanent vocalist and or bass player to re-complete our lineup. We are looking for talented, serious musicians, who can be 100% dedicated to our band.
"Vocalist needs to be confident in their ability to front our band as well as match the style and range of our previous singer. Bassist needs to have pro gear and confidence in playing our material. (Our main influences vocal and music wise are SLAYER, EXODUS and TESTAMENT). More...
Hatchet Parts Ways With Vocalist Marcus Kirchen
California thrashers, Hatchet, have issued the following update regarding their split with vocalist Marcus Kirchen:
"Due to Personal and Musical differences, We regret to inform you that vocalist Marcus Kirchen has parted ways with Hatchet. This is definitely hard news to break, and Marcus will be greatly missed by every single one of us. We wish him nothing but absolute success in his band "Crucial Cause" and any future endeavors musical or otherwise in his future. Hatchet WILL continue on full steam ahead with a new vocalist. We have absolutely no intention of slowing down or stepping away altogether, so rest assured you will see us very soon. We will soon be posting adds for a new vocalist, so if you or anyone you know of is possibly interested then stay tuned cause we will be holding auditions soon."
Heathen To Headline Thrasho De Mayo Festival
Bay Area thrashers Heathen have been confirmed as the headline act for the Thrasho De Mayo festival, scheduled to be held at The Knitting Factory Hollywood in Los Angeles on May 24th. Also scheduled to perform are Fueled By Fire, Torture, Merciless Death, Hatchet, Witchaven, Amored Assassin and more.
Hatchet Posts New Music Online For Streaming
Bay Area thrashers HATCHET have posted two songs, "Sealed Fate" and "Awaiting Evil," off their upcoming debut album "Awaiting Evil" on MySpace page.
Awaiting Evil is due for release on May 30th of (Germany/Austria/Switzerland/Italy) / May 26th of (rest of Europe) via Metal Blade Records.
The tracklisting for "Awaiting Evil" is as follows:
1. Darkening Skies
2. Frailty Of The Flesh
3. Sealed Fate
4. Frozen Hell
5. Attack Imminent
6. Morlocks Tomb
7. Storm The Gates
8. The Dead Will March
9. Awating Evil 05:46
Hatchet Sign With Metal Blade Records
Metal Blade Records has announced the signing of Bay Area thrashers HATCHET.
According to a press release, HATCHET is "an onslaught of five thrash metal fanatics from the San Francisco Bay Area; a starting point for infamous thrash bands like METALLICA, EXODUS, TESTAMENT, and VIO-LENCE, just to name a few. Formed by Julz on guitar and Slave behind the drum kit in January 2005, HATCHET was started as the two were fed up with the stale metal scene in their home town. Their desire to create music filled with substance and driving aggression would be enough to help revive a genre that had slowly began to fade away over the years in their hometown." More...
Selfmadegod Announces "Thrash Metal Warriors"
Selfmadegod Records out of Poland have announced the first ever compilation CD to be released by the label. Licensed from Hirax' own Black Devil Records, "Thrash Metal Warriors" is a groundbreaking thrash metal compilation with rare and unreleased tracks from eight worlwide bands. The disc includes both legendary acts such as Hirax (USA), Kat (Poland), Sabbat (Japan) as well as terrific entrants of the genre: Toxic Holocaust (USA), Slaver (Brazil), Strike Master (Mexico), Execution (USA), and Hatchet (USA). The disc contains approximately a half an hour of sincere, raw and to-the-point thrash.
The release date is scheduled for late September 2007.
The complete "Thrash Metal Warriors" tracklisting is as follows: More...