HATE ETERNAL haben in Eric Hersemann den zweiten Gitarristen gefunden. Frontmann Erik Rutan gab folgendes Statement: „Eric is an amazing guitarist who has worked extremely hard crafting his skills and is learning to perfection the HATE ETERNAL songs, old and new. To hear the music live with the second guitar, as it was written and performed in the studio, is amazing. This will be the first time ever in the history of the band we have played live as a four-piece. Such a powerful way to start touring for the release of our new album, „I, Monarch“. We are now complete and look forward to the future with Eric in the fold.“