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By 1993 he had brought in guitars and dropped the all synthesizer approach of the earlier band.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHate Dept.'s debut album in 1994, Meat your Maker, appeared in Rolling Stone's Top 10 alternative albums while Seibold was nominated 'Best New Talent' by Keyboard Magazine. Omnipresent, the second release by the group, again entered charts in Rolling Stone and Alternative Press. Hate Dept. had a brief period of commercial success after the release of the third album Technical Difficulties. The only single, Release It, earned radio airplay in 50 North American markets.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeibold joined Pigface in 2001, touring and recording with Martin Atkins in several projects. During this time, Hate Dept. released their fourth album Ditch in 2003. Although the band has publicly announced the release of the fifth studio album, A New Ghost, little more than random, unavailable songs have surfaced.\u003c/p\u003e","musicPath":"/music/Hate+Dept+","playStationPath":"/stations/116113500/play","stationId":116113500,"bioPath":"/music/Hate+Dept+/_full_bio","similars":[{"musicPath":"/music/Noise+Unit","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7b6/7b6767c1ccce676d4a4c8bb07b004092_md.jpg","artistName":"Noise Unit","artistId":7612,"station_id":113715327},{"musicPath":"/music/Orgy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4e1/4e1fee632f0385a38b5397efe3716dcd_md.jpg","artistName":"Orgy","artistId":10200,"station_id":113267574},{"musicPath":"/music/Doubting+Thomas","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f2a/f2adab516f8aa15ad4ca091410caf7f2_md.jpg","artistName":"Doubting Thomas","artistId":1022,"station_id":114680488},{"musicPath":"/music/Snake+River+Conspiracy","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/76e/76e5fb806832fdb8a74e934295741d76_md.jpg","artistName":"Snake River Conspiracy","artistId":12850,"station_id":113622449},{"musicPath":"/music/Suicide+Commando","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/4e7/4e75d195a3e588ad8f1e4353534d557e_md.jpg","artistName":"Suicide Commando","artistId":6309,"station_id":113458707},{"musicPath":"/music/Grendel","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/b26/b2693b30a34fcb22fddd3cb9baea3339_md.jpg","artistName":"Grendel","artistId":92689,"station_id":274276159},{"musicPath":"/music/Penal+Colony","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/8dd/8dd9e3b1c637f819d34fa8bc51104137_md.jpg","artistName":"Penal Colony","artistId":7613,"station_id":125560655},{"musicPath":"/music/1000+Homo+DJs","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/887/887f5c99c695cb6e5ad2566dfdc33488_md.jpg","artistName":"1000 Homo DJs","artistId":1829,"station_id":260775417},{"musicPath":"/music/Hocico","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/e6a/e6a3d28d55a5853fda16bd3aec5a5715_md.jpg","artistName":"Hocico","artistId":911,"station_id":113264768},{"musicPath":"/music/Pailhead","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7ae/7aec0c58581589f721ce46eac145550f_md.jpg","artistName":"Pailhead","artistId":119709,"station_id":283329264},{"musicPath":"/music/Foetus","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/9dc/9dc578e994520440cd6aa64de061ad86_md.jpg","artistName":"Foetus","artistId":6049,"station_id":113324132},{"musicPath":"/music/Filter","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/aab/aabd0ca70709ff0524fe830d2f5738e1_md.jpg","artistName":"Filter","artistId":2166,"station_id":113287552},{"musicPath":"/music/Acumen+Nation","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/463/463b5a89175085a7cbc22675136a438e_md.jpg","artistName":"Acumen Nation","artistId":137524,"station_id":286730437},{"musicPath":"/music/Hanzel+und+Gretyl","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/ab1/ab122180401b160b9289829fe3e30852_md.jpg","artistName":"Hanzel und Gretyl","artistId":79402,"station_id":267382610},{"musicPath":"/music/Out+Out","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/f04/f04118bca344b854291f38c4a3971179_md.jpg","artistName":"Out Out","artistId":1191,"station_id":113397434},{"musicPath":"/music/Final+Cut","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/d1e/d1e92bf431d28c44e2b398698e94dc15_md.jpg","artistName":"Final Cut","artistId":408484,"station_id":399020617},{"musicPath":"/music/Aesthetic+Perfection","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/3eb/3eb27ed14e059322870daf38b8c8e258_md.jpg","artistName":"Aesthetic Perfection","artistId":82216,"station_id":268619385},{"musicPath":"/music/Pop+Will+Eat+Itself","artistDefaultImage":"https://artist99.cdn107.com/7b4/7b4166f32aa22a9ce07031ee28a6593e_md.jpg","artistName":"Pop Will Eat Itself","artistId":2000,"station_id":113959914}]}