Bellum Regiis
| Bellum Regiis | ||||
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| Released | 2 May 2025 | |||
| Length | 46:12 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
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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.[1][2]
Background
[edit]Preceded by Rugia in 2021, Bellum Regiis consists of nine songs ranging between four to six minutes each, except "A Ghost of Lost Delight", which has a runtime of one minute and thirty-six seconds. The album's total runtime is approximately fourty-six minutes.[1][2]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth | 8.5/10[3] |
| Distorted Sound |   [1] |
| Metal Hammer | [2] |
| New Noise | [4] |
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."[2] 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."[1] Blabbermouth assigned the album a rating of 8.5 out of ten, describing it as one of Hate's "finest records to date."[3] 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."[4]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Chart (2025) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Polish Albums (ZPAV)[5] | 41 |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d McHugh, Dan (3 May 2025). "ALBUM REVIEW: Bellum Regiis – Hate". Distorted Sound. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ a b c d McFee, Andy (June 2025). "Bellum Regiis – Hate". Metal Hammer. p. 92.
- ^ a b Lawson, Dom (30 April 2025). "Bellum Regiis". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ a b Weigand, Tom (30 April 2025). "Album Review: Hate – Bellum Regiis". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 14 May 2025.
- ^ "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.