Hated
Hated
(Worcester, MA)
If you’re looking for a ride full of energy, determination and heavy metal, lend your ears to Worcester’s tightest metal and hardcore band, Hated.
As of February 2008, Hated now consists of the original string arrangement of Russ and Criss alongside Josh Sherman, ex-front man of local favorites, Officer Down, and New York native, Mike Petracca. The pack is more musically dominant than ever before with Josh’s trademark vocals and Jesse’s intricate drumming style.
With creative intro’s and an “anything can happen” attitude, Hated’s set is solid, dominating and entertaining with songs like “Find Yourself”, a testament to hardcore and “Own” which brings blistering attacks and in your face vocals. It is easy to feel the energy and passion of the group with the melodic sounds of “Noose” and the EP title, “Behind the Mask”. Within their set you can often find a performance of the new acoustically written song, “Rise Above”, which exemplifies their musical flavor. The newly written songs, “Bitter”, “Trials”, and “Unstable” showcases the growth and variety of talent in Hated. It utilizes sweat-pouring rhythm sections and catchy melodic vocals to produce that heavy groove that is sure to make anyone move.
No matter how much Hated’s music may grow and evolve, Russ, Criss, Josh and Jesse continue to follow their musical goals to not only continue to gain fans, but always to play hard, heavy and with passion.