Hatred Surge was the 5th demo tape by the group Napalm Death.The demo was released in 1985 by the group who sold copies of the demo on cassette at their concerts. The tape was also traded and copied extensively on the 'underground' tape-trading scene across the globe: it has since been released in bootleg form on CD and 7" vinyl. The tape was originally issued with a live mixing board recording (from a concert at The Mermaid venue in Birmingham, England) as the B-Side. The sound of the demo represents a precursor to the work for which the group became well-known globally at a later date. The sound combines the energy and imprecise edge of Punk-influenced hardcore (as played by groups such as Discharge, Disorder, Chaos UK, Rattus, Kaaos and The Wretched) with the slower chord-progressions of mid-1980s Heavy Metal Thrash (as played by groups such as Venom, Hellhammer, Metallica, Voivod and Bathory), along with an influence from Post-Punk m

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