INTERVIEW WITH DIVINE HATRED

Words on new record, bands origin and their new video 'Family of knives'.

How does your background shape your identity as a band ? 

Sheffield used to have a very broken and fractures hardcore scene but since around 2022 it has started to come together a lot better wit the help of Busybodies and MLVLTD putting on shows. A lot of our early years were focused on playing in Leeds and Manchester where touring bands and local shows would usually stop at but Sheffield is now being taken seriously again by UKHC which is great to see. 

How was filming the video and how did you pick Family of Knives to be the song featured on your latest?

The process was very smooth. We spoke to Richy Unsworth about our vision and he instantly got it and clicked with it and even put forward some great ideas. The song is a lot more structured and melodic compared to the rest of the album and the lyrics are more mental health based which gave us a lot of room to experiment with visuals and not make it feel like theres too much going on. 

How important is the narrative throughout your songs, you guys have some heavy hitting lyrics, is this by design ?

We try and keep the lyrics as heavy and visceral as the music. Liam can write in rehearsals on the spot as well as at home in his spare time. He'll send me what he's working on and we'll combine our ideas together. This then gets changed again on the day of recording for further tweaking. If its not political based its mental health based, as these are the two things that we all collectively have on our minds a lot.

Whats next for Divine Hatred, full length?

We release our debut LP 'Infections of a pathogenic message' via AAK and Guillotine on the 29th September. We have 9 tracks coming out with 3 features from our favourite bands. Currently in talks with sorting vinyls via a US based label which (fingers crossed) will be announced soon. We started writing for the album a few months after our EP 'Moral Event Horizon' , its all written, recorded , mixed and mastered in house. DIY.