Hatred, the band that has released "The Offering", has been fighting for recognition since 1993. After some lineup changes it seems that they have found the way to do it. They are entering this winter to record the new album. We talked to Joe Jablonski, guitarist from the band to know about their plans and dreams.

What happened between the release of "Suffer" and "The Offering"?

The songs on the "Suffer" cd were written with our old drummer Carl Short
and actually we released it on tape in 93'. We recorded the songs again with
David in drums and released it on cd. David is a faster drummer than Carl was and much more aggressive. That explains some of the difference between Suffer and The Offering. "The Offering" is a lot faster overall. This is really where we wanted to be with our songs for awhile, but Carl didn't really want to play fast stuff. That was one of the main reasons he didn't work out.

Are you recording the follow up to "The Offering"? How is it going to be like?
Yeah, we are planning on going into the studio this summer. We have 2 songs
finished, a couple more started that we have been working on and ideas for
quite a few more. I think the next cd will probably be similar to "The
Offering" at least in regards to having some different types of songs.

Trust No One is actually the 2nd song we have done with clean vocals. The
other was "Pulling The Reigns" on our Daze of Darkness demo. I'm sure that we
will have more songs like this. We aren't planning on changing our style or
anything, but once in a while we'll have stuff with clean vocals. Personally
I like the harsher stuff, but we all have to compromise sometimes.

How would you describe a Hatred concert?
Aggressive, I like to think that our shows have a lot of energy. We have a
new drummer-Ben Scarbrough and I think that he'll keep up the energy level
live that David had.

I'm happy with Suffer. It was the 2nd time we recorded those songs so I
think that we worked out most of the problems. Daze of Darkness was kind of
rushed. "Evil could have been a lot tighter, we really didn't have the song
down. Also on Daze we ended up keeping the scratch tracks for the leads
instead of adding the leads in after. We listened to people, who said they
sounded fine, when they could have been done much better. After the fact Tim
really wasn't happy with It. You live and learn. We are planning on recording
'Evil' again and putting it on our next cd.

Are you satisfied with the way "The Offering"came out?Would you have
changed something?
Overall, yeah I'm satisfied. Things could have been a little tighter. Maybe
a little cleaner, but we didn't spend a tons of money on the recording. Thats
probably what I would change if I could. More time in the studio to get
things tighter and maybe beef up some of the guitar rythms more.

Which is the equipment that the band uses live and in studio?
I use Ibanez and have a Gibson Les Paul, an Ampeg head and a Marshall cab.
Tim uses a Mesa Boogie cab, and plays a ESP and Hamer. Julio plays a Warrior
bass and uses a Harke cab with a mesa-boogie head. Ben , our new drummer
plays a Pearl kit.

Is Hatred having some propositions from record labels to release its
music or do you prefer to work independently?
Demolition Records released "The Offering" outside the U.S., and as of now
is planning on releasing our next cd in the same territories and possibly the
United States as well. If you want more info on the label you can check out
demolitionrecords.com.

How has your music evolved with the change of drummers when David entered
the band?

Our stuff got faster, this was what we were looking for originally, and
with David we got it. Now we are entering a new chapter with Ben on Drums. He
is an aggressive drummer and so far things have been working out well.

Do you think your music can be appreciated by broader audiences and that
maybe a better distribution could lead to that?

Good distribution always helps, it makes your stuff available. It doesn't
always sell it though. Word of mouth is the biggest seller. When I hear about
a band from someone I know and someone who has similar tastes in music to
mine, I'll buy the cd they recommend. Most of the time I like it. This works
with zines and websites as well. When I see a good review for a band in a mag
I trust, I'll probably check out the music. The underground works on word of
mouth and with grass roots effort.

Which are the bands and musicians that you consider influential for your
music?

Definately 80's metal and thrash. Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Overkill,
Manowar, Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Metal Church, Testament, Helloween.
Really tons of bands, some older stuff like KISS, AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Black
Sabbath, and newer stuff like Malevolent Creation, Napalm Death, Devastation,
Carcass, Defleshed, Entombed, Gorguts-there really are too many bands to name
that have had influence on us.

Interviewed by Federico Marongiu

Suffer - demo (1993)

Daze Of Darkness - demo (1994)

The Offering - CD (1999)

Tim Clayborne - guitar, vocals

Julio Castillo - bass

Joe Jablonski - guitar

Ben Scarbrough - drums