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Update Tuesday morning, May 16th, 2023: Since I wrote this post on our Facebook page we have actually just reached $9200 of the $10000 goal! Now keep reading.

Haters!

It’s time for another massive and incredibly well-spoken rant, courtesy of Your King. The reason is simple; there’s a ton to report and we’re getting closer and closer, week by week, to the $10000 budget that we need to be able to finalize our 15th album.

So, sit back, crack open a cold one, read everything and then make sure to spread the word to your friends and/or enemies on Facebook or whatever platform you spend your precious time on. This last stretch quite possibly need all the help it can get, ok?

Here we go; a thorough heads-up on all kinds of stuff regarding the 15th album, the 7th TPH Donation Experiment and quite possibly some other awesome news.

 

THE TPH DONATION EXPERIMENT

As I have said before, this 7th version of the Experiment sure is on its way to be the longest running and hardest one to complete yet, but I’m not surprised considering the state of the world. With that in mind, though, the fact that we have come this far is humbling. Even if it’s very stressful to deal with, it looks like you’ll make it possible once again for me to financially summon my fave musicians and create yet another TPH milestone.

But, we’re not there just yet…

If you follow our Instagram page you know that we just reached $8700, which is absolutely fantastic! I thought I might as well update with every $100 level accomplished from now on to keep you all in the loop. But those “small” updates will just be posted on our Instagram. When we reach $9000 and $10000, you’ll know about it over at our Facebook thing, and quite possibly here at the official website, just like you’re accustomed to by now.

Here is the link to all the info you could ever need when it comes to The 7th TPH DONATION EXPERIMENT if you feel like helping out.

Shove that one down the throat of your buddies and tell them they are lesser humans/prime synthesizers if they don’t support the cause. That should do it, goddamnit!

 

RECORDING PROGRESS AND SOME OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

– You already know that Mr. Sandström finished up his vocals a while back, right? If you don’t know, now you know.

Ms. Asp has delivered incredible demos for all of the tunes and are now beginning the massive work of putting down The Real Thing. She has guaranteed she will have everything delivered to me before June is over.

– Drummer phenom Dirk Verbeuren will wrap up all of his magic and have it delivered to me before June is done as well. Still absolutely crazy that Dirk finds the time to do TPH again in the midst of his duties with Megadeth. I am forever thankful, Dirk!

– Lead guitarist extraordinaire Lasse Johansson (of Candlemass fame, duh!) has once again visited me inside The Dungeon, and while he did that he also managed to put down a buuuuunch (close to 20!) of insane solos. As always it’s mind blowing to record this gentleman over my music. He absolutely crushed it, as he always does. Thank you, Lasse! I’m beyond honored.

– Regarding artwork and so on… Seiya Ogino of Ogino Design has also promised to deliver this in June. Seiya has never disappointed me in the past with the work he’s done for TPH, so I really look forward to see what he puts together with the album title in mind (said title and artwork will of course be revealed as soon as possible after reaching the budget).

– My final work with details and whatnot within the songs is saved for the mix, but my work as a whole is done since way back. And I have never, ever, spent this much time with anything I have created as far as guitars, bass, orchestras and whatever else go. And believe you me; it shows.

 

MIXING THIS ALBUM TOGETHER WITH THE MIGHTY DAN SWANÖ OF UNISOUND

I have spoken to Dan about starting to mix in July. I suspect this will be quite the process, coz it always is considering the amount of work a TPH mix demands.

BUT!

All of this of course depends on if we reach the $10000 target in time or not… In the event of that not happening, everything will simply have to be pushed forward when it comes to the mix and mastering. This is out of my hands obviously, hence why any help with spreading the word about The Experiment is truly appreciated. But if everything goes well, I hope we can finalize this 15th album during July and August (Dan also needs his well deserved summer vacation, you know) and have it released to all of you who have helped us making this as soon as humanly possible when it’s completed.

But as said, it all depends on the budget being reached in time or not. We’ll see what happens and I’ll keep you informed as always.

Either way, I am so looking forward to start this journey with Dan once again whenever it’s time, coz this is the part where my musical vision truly is perfected. And it’s glorious to work with Mr. Swanö.

 

AND NOW TO SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT

I have told you numerous times that I live for this shit; creating music in general and TPH in particular. So…

Welcome ABSURDEITY!

So what is this about then?

Well, during the course of working with this new TPH album (which takes more time than any sane person would ever freely invest) I decided to do this new thing called… yes, ABSURDEITY.

It’s death metal.

Actually, it’s quite some fantastic death metal with some thrashier stuff thrown in here and there for good measure. Becoz Exodus and Slayer are awesome. But most of all, it’s death metal. My eternal love for bands like Bolt Thrower is not a secret, now is it?

ABSURDEITY is simply my outlet for creating 1-5 minute tracks that blast, kill and thrash all over the goddamn place. Initially I didn’t even think about releasing it in any shape, way or form. I just need it to get some music out of my system, you know, and have something fantastic to listen to whenever nothing else impresses me. Which happens all too often in today’s music climate.
At one point (I might have been amazingly drunk) I thought about doing vocals for it myself, which wouldn’t have been my best idea ever considering I can’t really do vocals properly. But it wouldn’t have mattered coz, as mentioned, I didn’t create it for it to be heard by anyone but myself (and poor Mrs. K, whether she approved or not).

I did these 11 tracks (some 30-35 furious minutes of playing time) with the plan of having it being considered an “album” for me personally. Nothing more, nothing less.

Then it dawned on me…

Since Mr. Sandström had wrapped up his vocals for TPH, maybe it would seem like a great idea to him to sing some more on… hmm, let’s see… 11 tracks?! Without any pay whatsoever. Yeah, that seemed reasonable.

So I asked him.

I said, “- We share 50/50 of the 5 dollars we’ll get through, like, Bandcamp, coz with you on there it will sound as I want it to sound, and then I can let other people hear it!”

He said yes.

And here we are.

A week or 2 ago he spent a few hours putting down vocals for 3 of the tracks. And this absolutely shreds, people! There’s 8 left to do before I’ll hand this thing out to you all through some digital service of sorts.

Note: ABSURDEITY is not a band. It has no members. Except for… eh… me, I guess.

Mr. Sandström does vocals for this one, for which I couldn’t be happier since he’s the best out there. But if he doesn’t feel like earning another $2.5 with the next album (of which I have already written half, by the way), somebody else will have to do the grunts. Maybe YOU? I’ll deal with that when/if the time comes. But if I get to decide, Mr. Sandström is my only choice. I always write with him in mind vocal wise anyway, haha…

I am mixing this myself. It will have programmed drums (thanx, Toontrack!) and it will not have Andy Sneap qualities to said mix. But it’ll sound fine and you will dig it, unless your fave band is Pet Shop Boys.

Considering TPH is such a mammoth of a “job” to me when it comes to creating everything, ABSURDEITY is a musical place where I can just… play and slay. It’s ferocious. It’s groovy. It sounds absolutely killer.

Trust me.

Told ya… I live for this.

 

FINAL WORDS FOR THIS UPDATE

At this point there’s nothing more to say. All relevant info up to this point is in this post. Now, all of you… keep your fingers crossed we reach the budget rather sooner than later and that everyone completes their stuff as promised without any hiccups along the way, so the plans I have made will work out.

Coz I can’t wait to let you hear this 15th album.

I am so satisfied with what it’s becoming even at this stage; an absolute behemoth.

Thanx for the invaluable support you show me, time and time again.

Be well, my friends.

/ Your King

// Lord K Philipson, May 16th, 2023 | Filed in News, The Project Hate | Comment now »

 

A call to… whatever the fuck.

All rise! Your King is speaking!

The reason for this update is simple; you all need to be informed where we are at with the recording of our 15th planned album, but more importantly; what the status of The 7th TPH DONATION EXPERIMENT is. Coz, you know, I can’t finish this goddamn beast of a platter until I reach the $10000 budget so everyone helping me out can be paid in full for their services.

I know, I know… You hear this shit all the time. Lucky bastards.

But anyways, it’s clear that this round of the Experiment might just be the longest and hardest one yet. I’m not completely surprised considering the state of the world, but I am worried this might take way longer than I initially feared.

We just passed $7300 of the $10000 target.

This means we’re roughly $2700 short of being home free. So, if you ever planned to help us out but haven’t done so yet… Well, please do. The faster we get to $10000, the faster I can wrap everything up and start planning the mix and release.

The pace we’re at right now is pretty much one 200 SEK ($20) donation a week. If that keeps up we’ll reach the goal in ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE WEEKS!

Goddamnit. That would be the longest between 2 TPH albums ever to put it mildly. Let’s hope it doesn’t get to that, but if that’s the way shit goes down… well. So be it. At this point I just have to bide my time, haha…

Let me tell you one thing though; the fact that we have reached $7300 is actually downright insane. Why? Becoz “only” 163 of you Haters have actually donated to make this happen (together with a couple of physical digipak sales of “Spewing” and some $100 from Bandcamp since the 7th Experiment was launched back in January). Completely batshit crazy. And, as always, I can NEVER thank you enough.

So, spread the word wherever you see fit, ok? All the info as for how to support The 7th Donation Experiment is found by clicking this link.

That’s what’s up. This DIY thing is overrated. Trust me.

Let’s move over to the recording process and some other things that comes with it:

I initially planned to start mixing by the end of April, which is right now, but since I noticed quite some time ago that the budget certainly wasn’t going to be reached by this time I now hope for us to be able to start mixing when May has passed, earliest. In the meantime, this is where we are at:

– All my work is done since some time back. Guitars, bass, electronics, orchestras, bla bla bla… Done. Finished. Perfected. Sounds glorious. And then some.

– All of Jörgen Sandström’s grunts are completed, as previously reported. He, of course, absolutely destroys any and all competition.

Ellinor Asp’s vocals have been demoed for all songs but 1 and she is putting down her “real” vocals during May. The demos alone sound insane as always, so I know the end result will be absolutely beyond spectacular.

Dirk Verbeuren had put down 4 songs (out of 6) a month or so ago when I last spoke to him, so I expect his stuff to arrive any day now if nothing in his insanely busy schedule delays his progress.

Lasse Johansson will record his solos for all tracks shortly.

– The album art and so on is under construction, once again made by the extremely talented Seiya Ogino of Ogino Design.

– All 6 song titles (total playing time close to 80 minutes) have been revealed on Facebook and Instagram. But here they are in case you hate social media:

1. FÖRDÄRV
2. SWINE GOD APPARITION
3. THE EMBODIMENT OF THE GROTESQUE
4. REVEL IN GLORIFIED DEMISE
5. TO SEE THE LIGHT IN HIS EYES GO OUT
6. AND THIS TOO SHALL PASS

And of course, whenever we reach $10000, album art and title will be yours to feast upon.

There you go. Now you know exactly where we are at in this quest of trying to complete the 15th album in our discography.

Once again, massive thanx to you 163 who have raised $7300! You are downright fucken amaze-balls! We’ll talk again when there’s something of value to report.

Be well. Be safe. Belial.

// Lord K Philipson, April 25th, 2023 | Filed in News, The Project Hate | Comment now »

 

Lots of things are happening!

You know that we fired up the 7th TPH Donation Experiment a few months back in a quest to raise funds once again for a new album. If you wanna help us out with a donation you’ll find all the information you need in this link right here as for how to do so. I strongly advice you to keep an eye on our social media pages (Instagram and Facebook respectively), simply becoz that’s where continuous updates on everything regarding the recording as well as the donation process happen. This, our official website, is primarily used for “bigger” updates, ok? So, bookmark the mentioned social media stuff to stay informed about the activities in the Hate Camp.

With that said, I strongly recommend you enter our Facebook page right away coz there’s a lot of info posted as of late that is of absolute relevance.

Until next time, be safe!

// Lord K Philipson, March 19th, 2023 | Filed in News, The Project Hate | Comment now »

 

THE TPH DONATION EXPERIMENT 7 IS NOW LAUNCHED!

Haters,

All rise, Your King is back!

Last time we talked was on October 3rd last year.  It’s been a while, dammit. How are you guys doing? Awesome, I hope.

So, why the absence, you ask… I’ve been busy, obviously. Busy enjoying life with the missus, busy working the day job, busy being amazing, busy bla bla bla. And on top of all this, I’ve been extremely fucken busy working on the planned next TPH album; the 15th platter in our rich discography. Number FIFTEEN, people! It’s fucken insane when you think about it. But here we are.

So, let’s try and make this one a reality now, yes?

You know what this means; the 7th installment of THE TPH DONATION EXPERIMENT is now up and running!

If you wanna help reach the $10000 monetary goal needed to pay everyone involved for their efforts and bring this next recording to life, here’s all the info you need: 

– Donating 150 SEK will give you the following digital versions when the album is completed: CD MIX (MP3), CD MIX (FLAC), HDR MASTER 44,1 24 BIT (FLAC), HDR MASTER (INSTRUMENTAL FLAC). Links to the downloads will be e-mailed to you upon release.

– You can of course donate more if you feel like it. Every goddamn cent pushes us further and faster towards the goal.

– Donations are preferably made through PayPal to theprojecthate@gmail.com. Please make a note saying ”HAIL TPH!” with the payment. Or you could just say something else. Also, I will ALWAYS confirm your donation within 24 hours of receiving it, so if you don’t hear from me within that time frame, well… then something fucked up. Simply e-mail me at theprojecthate@gmail.com, ok? If my fellow Swedes prefer another paying method, you holler at me through the same email address.

– I will, as always, update you through social media with every $1000 level reached, and if it so happens that we do not reach the target… Well, then the world will fucken explode. It’ll be real simple; this Experiment will run until we’re there. Be it 2 months, be it 6, be it a year. It doesn’t matter, this album needs to be heard.

It’s a real pain in the asshole to get everyone’s schedule to align when it comes to TPH, that’s for sure. But here’s where we are right now as far as the process is going:

– I have completed all of my guitars and bass just as I have all the electronics and orchestral work. You know I always mention that quite some work has gone into this with each and every album? Well, I took it all to another level this time around. I couldn’t be happier with what I have composed. I truly am a genius of gigantic proportions. Boom!

– Chief Grunter Jörgen Sandström’s put down everything but 1 track when it comes to his vocals. And it’s not like I need to tell you that it sounds spectacular as always. But it sounds spectacular as always.

– Female wonder Ellinor Asp will start tracking her demos as we speak, and the plan is for her to finalize her work come March/April. I can’t wait for her lunacy to grace the material and bring it to levels I didn’t think was possible.

Amon Amarth’s Johan Hegg, this beautiful fucken fella, did some fantastic guest vocals for one of the tracks a while ago. I had these parts that I actually specifically wrote for him in one of the tracks without even knowing if he’d wanna do a guest spot again. But naturally he came over and nailed it and then some!

– Lead guitarist Lasse Johansson of Candlemass fame has once again agreed to enter The Dungeon and record his magic for all the tunes. He’ll be over as soon as possible and I couldn’t be happier about it.

– Drummer extraordinaire Dirk Verbeuren will start tracking the drums this coming week and the plan is for him to be done with everything by the end of April. In case you don’t know, he’s kinda occupied with some other band touring the world at all times. The fact that he even manages to squeeze in time for a project like TPH once again… it fucken blows my mind.

– Album 15 will have 6 tracks and the running time will be very close to 80 minutes.

– This recording will, as always, be mixed and mastered by myself and legend/superhero Dan Swanö of Unisound fame.

– The title for this 15th beast has been decided upon since quite some time back actually and I will reveal it further down the road.

– Killer artist Seiya Ogino of Ogino Design will once again handle the artwork and packaging, just like he did for our last album.

Looking at the names above, it blows my mind the kind of people I get to work with when it comes to TPH.

My plan is to have everything ready for mix come the summer months. I can’t be any more specific coz maybe someone’s computer implodes, World War III breaks out or whatever and the recording process will be a bit delayed, but now you at least know the plan. I will keep you updated at all times when there’s something of significance to report so you’re in the loop, ok? Also, our social media platforms will be updated with every reached $1000 level, so keep an eye on those pages.

So, that’s where we are at, Haters! Could you please be so kind and make The 7th TPH DONATION EXPERIMENT a success sooner rather than later so I don’t have to deal with the goddamn stress for too long, haha… I never, ever, take any of this for granted. You know this by now. But I am more hesitant than ever that this will be a success considering the state of the world. If we do not get to the goal (despite what I said earlier) I will, as promised with every Experiment, give the donations to our local cat shelter.

But if we eventually reach the monetary target I can guarantee you that your reward for supporting my work with TPH will show in the end result.

Spread the word, and I thank you so much for your invaluable support.

As I have said before; You are all TPH.

/ Your King

// Lord K Philipson, January 15th, 2023 | Filed in News, The Project Hate | Comment now »

 

Spewing links into the eyes of deities!

You can buy and/or listen to “Spewing Venom into the Eyes of Deities” over at these locations;

Directly from me by clicking here! This will give you the following formats: CD MIX MP3, CD MIX FLAC, FULL DYNAMIC MIX FLAC, FULL DYNAMIC MIX INSTRUMENTAL and DIGITAL BOOKLET/ARTWORK.

All for a measly 150 SEK through PayPal to the projecthate@gmail.com. This is obviously the best way to support my shit. No middle hands.

Or you can get it on Bandcamp! That was a link. Click it. 80 SEK will give you WAV versions of the songs and that’s that.

You fancy Spotify, huh? “Spewing” is now available there (as well as on a myriad of other streaming services) so here’s the link to make it easy for ya, you cheap bastard.

Oh, YouTube? Sure, I got your sorry ass covered.

If you feel like buying the actual physical digipak, there are a handful of copies left. Just go here for ordering information.

If you only have one single click left in your life, use it to start this gem:

You’re welcome.

// Lord K Philipson, October 3rd, 2022 | Filed in Artwork, Merch, Music, News, The Project Hate | Comment now »