Bellum Regiis

Bellum Regiis
Studio album by
Hate
Released2 May 2025 (2025-05-02)
Length46:12
LabelMetal Blade
Hate chronology
Rugia
(2021)		 Bellum Regiis
(2025)

Bellum Regiis is the thirteenth studio album by Polish blackened death metal band Hate. It was released on 2 May 2025, by Metal Blade Records.

Background

Preceded by Rugia in 2021, Bellum Regiis consists of nine songs ranging between four to six minutes each, except "Rite of Triglav", which has a runtime of one minute and thirty-six seconds. The album's total runtime is approximately forty-six minutes.

ATF Sinner explained in an interview with Metaltalk:

"lyrically a more humanity-focused and personal album than Rugia. The Bellum Regiis songs are a timely aural and visual exploration of a struggle for power and everything that comes with it."

The albums main theme focuses on the concept of struggle for power, along with concepts of nature, humanity, and mythology. The name Bellum Regiis translated means "A War of Royalty" or "A War of Kings".

Recording & Composition

ATF Sinner came up with the main ideas and arrangements of the songs, and then worked with drummer Daniel "Nari-Sil" Rutkowski to complete the main forms. After that, bassist Tomasz "Tiermes" Sadlak, and lead guitarist Domin helped in the final writing process. Recording of the album took place in Stockholm, Sweden at Ghost Ward studio, and other parts were recorded in Poland. Producer and sound engineer, David Castillo, oversaw the production. Vocalist, Eliza Sacharczuk, provided backing vocals. Michał Staczkun provided the orchestrations, and background sounds. The artwork was created by Daniel Rusiłowicz whom has worked with the band since the 2010 album Erebos.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth8.5/10
Distorted SoundStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
Metal HammerStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
New NoiseStarStarStarStar

Edwin McFee of Metal Hammer rated the album seven out of ten and remarked, "A thrilling, sometimes chilling listen, Bellum Regiis reaffirms Hate's status as extreme metal royalty." Distorted Sound, also rating the album seven out of ten, noted, "Arguably some tracks could be streamlined but the overall product, particularly towards the latter stages, is as devastating as ever." Blabbermouth assigned the album a rating of 8.5 out of ten, describing it as one of Hate's "finest records to date." New Noise Magazine gave the album four stars and described its production as "massive as well, dense yet impeccably balanced, giving everything plenty of room to breathe and spread out evenly in order to create a truly imposing wall of sound."

Track listing

Bellum Regiis track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Bellum Regiis"6:43
2."Iphigenia"6:01
3."The Vanguard"6:00
4."A Ghost of Lost Delight"6:33
5."Rite of Triglav"1:36
6."Perun Rising"5:15
7."Alfa Inferi Goddess of War"4:30
8."Prophet of Arkhen"4:41
9."Ageless Harp of Devilry"4:53
Total length:46:12

Charts

Chart performance for Bellum Regiis
Chart (2025) Peak
position
French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) 76
Polish Albums (ZPAV)41

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 McHugh, Dan (3 May 2025). "ALBUM REVIEW: Bellum Regiis – Hate". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 McFee, Andy (June 2025). "Bellum Regiis – Hate". Metal Hammer. p. 92.
  3. ↑ Abyss, Jools Green-From The (1 May 2025). "Hate / The Myth-Infused Fury Of Bellum Regiis". Retrieved 19 October 2026.
  4. ↑ Abyss, Jools Green-From The (1 May 2025). "Hate / The Myth-Infused Fury Of Bellum Regiis". Retrieved 19 October 2026.
  5. ↑ Bratu, Daria (21 May 2025). "INTERVIEW: Adam of Hate Talks Composition, Continuity, and Cultural Layers". Din Intunerec. Retrieved 19 October 2026.
  6. 1 2 Lawson, Dom (30 April 2025). "Bellum Regiis". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  7. 1 2 Weigand, Tom (30 April 2025). "Album Review: Hate – Bellum Regiis". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Top 100 Rock & Metal Albums du semaine 23, 2025" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  9. ↑ "OLiS - oficjalna lista sprzedaży - albumy" (in Polish). OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Note: Change the date to 02.05.2025–08.05.2025 under "zmień zakres od–do:". Retrieved 15 May 2025.