Hate Storm Annihilation was started in 2012 by Guitarist/Vocalist Craig Schmuhl and Drummer Konstantin Dermendjiev as an Extreme Metal project. Pushing tempos to the next level with blistering blast beats, intense riffage and guttural vocals. HSA has performed around the Midwest opening for such acts as Cannibal Corpse, Morbid Angel, Hate Eternal, Deicide and many others. In 2013 HSA embarked on their first European Tour supporting Bloodsoaked and then returning to Europe to support Six Feet Under on their "Xmas in Hell" tour. In 2014 HSA released their debut full length album "Storm of Flames". "Storm of Flames" received massive amounts of recognitiion throught the underground metal scene and even landing a couple spots in Decibel Magazine. Also in 2014 HSA embarked on their first ever North American tour in support of Master on their "Witch Hunt" tour and then again tour North America with Master and Solstice in 2015 as part of the "Decimate the States" tour. In 2016, Craig Schmuh (Guitarist/Vocalist) would then be accepted into Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts to study Jazz Guitar Performance/Composition. There he would meet fellow Berklee student, Spencer Metela, who would become the Bassist for HSA. In 2017 HSA announced their new full length album "Following The Path To Eternal Fire". A 7 track, hour plus long Death Metal/Prog Fusion album consisting of a wide range of influences from Death Metal, 70's Progressive Rock and even Movie scores. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.