Rachael Lynn Gabriela Kozak-Salmi (born May 26, 1976), better known by her stage name Hecate, is an American-Austrian experimental industrial and breakcore musician currently based in Vienna.

Mixing hardcore electronica with elements of heavy metal, her solo releases include the 2006 album Brew Hideous, described by Exclaim!

The label was put to rest in 2001, with Hecate stating that although she will always encourage female talent in the genre: "you can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink".

[5] After a period of absence from her Hecate persona, she returned once again in 2017 with two collaborations: 'Absolution' with Instinct Primal[6] and 'Final Planet 666' with Der Blutharsch and the Infinite Hand of the Leading Path.

The press release for the LP describes it as "eleven channels on a journey through the female psyche experienced through the eyes and ears of Hecate".

The ninth track features Rachael/Hecate reading the opening paragraph of de Sade's prolific 1795 story 'Philosophy in the Bedroom' (La philosophie dans le Boudoir).

The depth and structure to the tracks is awesome, you think you can recognise sounds, but then they blend and bleed into another forever transforming and mutating, changing the very essence of the tunes.

"[12] Returning closer to her roots in 2005, Hecate released a limited special mini LP Wholesale Massacre of All Identifiable Replicas on clear 12" vinyl.

Delving heavily into themes of drug abuse and twisted love, William S. Burroughs' 'Naked Lunch' was cited as a loose inspiration alongside her own nights of heavy excess.

Centred around the real-life persecution of accused witches – and their subsequent torture and execution – the album's track listing appears carefully ordered to tell a story.

From the ritualistic antics of a witches' coven ('Coven In Heat') to their eventual punishment ('Trial By Ordeal'), 'Brew Hideous' is "A journey into the heart of darkness and a bewildering sustained release of menace" according to Terrorizer's Jonathan Selzer.

[14] Brew Hideous - The Remixes was released in 2011 via Ad Noiseam and featured contributions from White Darkness, Amboss, Vile Enginez and Slutmachine.

Eerily the tour coincided with the death of Pope John Paul II, further fuelling the spirit of the occult and anti-organised religion often found within Zhark releases.

[17] According to her official website, Hecate has "invaded": US, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Ukraine, Russia, United Kingdom, Japan, Sweden, Germany, Austria, France, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Spain, Latvia and Finland.

In the official Rachael Kozak blog, she states that "this four minute piece might be the ultimate soundtrack to a space vampire invasion upon a sweat drenched dancefloor".

[20] Serving as both a showroom and a creative space, the studio is furnished with many of Hecate's own artworks including paintings, customised furniture and handmade glass mirror mosaics.

The studio aims to encourage fellow like-minded artists to explore and push their outer limits within the realms of original art, libertinage, the occult, fetishism and horror.

The studio space is both an art installation and an experiment in interior design, soon to be displayed through forthcoming music video and film projects.

The team of Pentagram Lab, consisting of Hecate's own hand-picked collaborators, seek to specialise in the creation of unique handmade fetish tools and accessories.

Largely inspired by Medieval-age torture and inquisition, their creations are predominantly fashioned from reclaimed vintage leather, steel, copper and raw wood sourced directly from the mountains.