Hatebreed

Hatebreed is an American hardcore band formed in 1994¹ in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and later based in New Haven, Connecticut. The band released its debut album Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire in 1997¹, which gave the band a cult following. The band signed to Universal Records and released Perseverance in 2002¹, which hit the Billboard 200. They have played a major role in the Connecticut hardcore scene. Their songs often feature motivational lyrics, powerful and "bruising" riffs, and an overall hardcore sound. Their song "Live for This" was nominated at the Grammy Awards in 2005 for Best Hardcore Performance. The group are also known for their live performances, and have gone through multiple line up changes but lead singer Jamey Jasta has remained a staple throughout the band's tenure. Their eighth and most recent album, Weight of the False Self, was released in 2020¹.

Hatebreed is an American hardcore band formed in 1994 in Bridgeport, Connecticut, and later based in New Haven, Connecticut. The band released its debut album Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire in 1997, which gave the band a cult following. The band signed to Universal Records and released Perseverance in 2002, which hit the Billboard 200. They have played a major role in the Connecticut hardcore scene. Their songs often feature motivational lyrics, powerful and "bruising" riffs, and an overall hardcore sound. Their song "Live for This" was nominated at the Grammy Awards in 2005 for Best Hardcore Performance. The group are also known for their live performances, and have gone through multiple line up changes but lead singer Jamey Jasta has remained a staple throughout the band's tenure. Their eighth and most recent album, Weight of the False Self, was released in 2020. ==Musical style and influences== Hatebreed's musical style has been described as metalcore and hardcore punk, They have blended influences from hardcore and punk rock, as well as heavy metal subgenres such as thrash metal and groove metal, alongside other bands in the 1990s metalcore scene (such as Earth Crisis, All Out War, Integrity and Converge). Jasta has also called Hatebreed "Celtic Frost hardcore". The band's style merges classic hardcore with beatdown and metalcore, while also overtly referencing metal bands like Slayer. In a 2015 Metal Hammer article, writer Stephen Hill stated "The difference between Hatebreed and many of their influences is that where a band like Madball were happy to co-exist with metal bands without feeling like they were part of the same scene, Hatebreed actively went out of their way to become the hardcore band metal fans listen to." According to Joe Davita of Loudwire, "lead singer Jamey Jasta's vocals lean on the beatdown grooves of the Connecticut band's music." He characterized Jasta's vocal deliver style as consisting of "deep, potent shouts." He also said Jasta's vocals "add an extra dimension to the quintet's aggro brand of metal." Jasta's lyrics focus on more positive and uplifting messages in a 2016 interview, he explained, "I write a lot of positive lyrics because there's always hope, no matter what you're going through", and added, "I want to be able to sing songs for the next 10 years that will always remind me that life's worth living." Lyrical themes explored by the band include hatred and sadness. Hatebreed's influences include metal and hardcore bands such as Agnostic Front, Carcass, Celtic Frost, the Cro-Mags, Earth Crisis, Entombed, Exodus, Integrity, Killing Time, Madball, Megadeth, Metal Church, Metallica, Obituary, Overkill, Pantera, Sepultura, Sheer Terror, Sick of It All, Slayer, Suicidal Tendencies and Testament. Hatebreed is also known for their live performances and active touring schedule, since the band's inception in 1994 they have played over 3,000 shows worldwide. File:Hatebreed With Full Force 2018 04.jpg|Jamey Jasta File:Hatebreed With Full Force 2018 07.jpg|Matt Byrne File:Hatebreed With Full Force 2018 03.jpg|Frank Novinec File:Hatebreed With Full Force 2018 05.jpg|Wayne Lozinak Current Jamey Jasta – lead vocals (1994–present) Matt Byrne – drums (2001–present) Frank Novinec – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (2006¹–present) Wayne Lozinak – lead guitar, backing vocals (1994–1996, 2009–present) Touring Matt Bachand – lead guitar (2025) ; bass (2025) Carl Schwartz – bass (2025–present) Former Larry Dwyer Jr. – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1994–1996) Dave Russo – drums (1994–1996) Nick "Nickel P" Papantoniou – drums (1996–1997) Matt McIntosh – lead guitar, backing vocals (1996–1999) Jamie "Pushbutton" Muckinhaupt – drums (1997–1999) Rigg Ross – drums (1999–2001) Lou Richards – rhythm guitar, backing vocals (1996–2002; died 2006) Sean Martin – lead guitar, backing vocals (1999–2009) ; rhythm guitar (2002–2006) Chris Beattie – bass (1994–2024) Timeline ==Discography== Studio albums Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire (1997) Perseverance (2002) The Rise of Brutality (2003) Supremacy (2006) Hatebreed (2009) The Divinity of Purpose (2013) The Concrete Confessional (2016) Weight of the False Self (2020) Fatal Paradox (2026) ==References== ===Further reading=== ==External links==

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