Long-in-the-tooth Italian tech-death alchemists Hateful have a rich history that goes back to 1997. However, the trio of members, drummer Marcello Malagoli, guitarist Massimo Vessani and bassist/guitarist/vocalist Daniele Lupidi, have also bred familiarity and a common musical language with one another by playing in a variety of bands and projects together over the years. But Hateful is where their hearts, laser-sighted focus, steely intent, extra-nimble fingers and prodigious skill finds a collective home. With a sound that hails from the school of Suffocation, Deeds of Flesh, Gorguts and Immolation, the band’s latest and third album, the Transcending Obscurity-released Set Forever On Me, is one where destructive ball-peen hammers collide with large science journals and extra-large music ...
