I Hate Records

I Hate Records is a Swedish independent record label founded in 2000 by Peter Lidén and Ola Blomkvist. Both founders had previously been active as music journalists and fanzine writers in the Swedish metal scene, and they brought complementary specialisations to the label: Lidén handled the acquisition of thrash, death and black metal acts, while Blomkvist focused on the various subgenres of doom metal. Blomkvist stated that the motivation for starting the label was to give a voice to those who truly deserved to be heard through the cacophony of polished and commercial rubbish, and he accordingly described the label's catalogue as pure underground. The label's first release was the vinyl EP Hellucination by Sargatanas Reign, a death metal band oriented towards Morbid Angel. In the following years, I Hate Records became a popular label in the doom metal spectrum through releases by groups such as Jex Thoth, Pagan Altar, Abysmal Grief, SubRosa, Lord Vicar and Evoken. In thrash and extreme metal, the label established itself with releases by groups such as Nifelheim, Mayhemic Truth, Vulcano, Space Eater and Minotaur. In 2008, Blomkvist ended his involvement in I Hate Records for professional, financial and family reasons. Since then, Lidén has run the label alone. Until Blomkvist's departure, a planned release had to convince both label operators. Because Lidén and Blomkvist brought different areas of interest to the company, each group was discussed in advance with the intention of convincing the other. As a result of this ongoing exchange, Blomkvist sees a high degree of quality. The label only concludes contracts for the release of albums. The production of smaller releases takes place without contracts by mutual agreement. The label considers trust and honesty important in cooperation. For example, Blomkvist and Lidén informed the groups under contract in advance about the label's financial limits.

I Hate Records was founded in 2000 by Peter Lidén and Ola Blomkvist. Both had previously been active as music journalists and fanzine writers in the Swedish metal scene, and they brought their respective specialisations to the label's direction. Lidén was responsible for acquiring groups from thrash, death and black metal, while Blomkvist sought out artists from the various subgenres of doom metal. Blomkvist stated that the reason for initiating the label was that he and Lidén wanted to give a voice to those who truly deserved to be heard through the cacophony of polished and commercial rubbish. Accordingly, he described the label's catalogue as pure underground. The first release was the vinyl EP Hellucination by Sargatanas Reign, a death metal band oriented towards Morbid Angel. In the following years, the label became a popular label in the doom metal spectrum through releases by groups such as Jex Thoth, Pagan Altar, Abysmal Grief, SubRosa, Lord Vicar and Evoken. In thrash and extreme metal, the label established itself with releases by groups such as Nifelheim, Mayhemic Truth, Vulcano, Space Eater and Minotaur. In 2008, Blomkvist ended his involvement in I Hate Records for professional, financial and family reasons. Since then, Lidén has run the label alone. Business policy: Until Blomkvist's departure, a planned release had to convince both label operators. Because Lidén and Blomkvist brought different areas of interest to the company, each group was discussed in advance with the intention of convincing the other. As a result of this ongoing exchange, Blomkvist sees a high degree of quality. The label only concludes contracts for the release of albums. The production of smaller releases takes place without contracts by mutual agreement. The label considers trust and honesty important in cooperation. For example, Blomkvist and Lidén informed the groups under contract in advance about the label's financial limits.

• 2008

  Ola Blomkvist ends his involvement in I Hate Records; Peter Lidén continues alone.

• 2000

  I Hate Records founded by Peter Lidén and Ola Blomkvist.

• 2000

  First release: vinyl EP Hellucination by Sargatanas Reign.

Underground metal label focusing on doom, thrash, death and black metal.

Product categories. Vinyl records · CDs · Music releases

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