Bellum Regiis

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.

Reception

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."