Hatebreed
is a Grammy Award-nominated hardcore band from Bridgeport and New Haven, Connecticut. The band was founded in November 1994 by Jamey Jasta, Dave Russo, Larry Dwyer, and Chris Beattie. The current lineup is Jamey Jasta (lead vocals), Frank "III Gun" Novinec (guitar), Chris Beattie (bass guitar), Wayne Lozinak (lead guitar), and Matt Byrne (drums). Hatebreed's sound can be classified as metallic hardcore-era metalcore, taking influences from death metal [1] and groove metal. Their sound also has influenced modern metalcore bands.
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History
Hatebreed was formed in 1994 in
Bridgeport,
Waterbury and
New Haven, Connecticut. They began by recording a three song demo and selling it to locals. Those three songs would eventually be released on a split
seven inch with
New York's Neglect in 1995. They followed that up with the highly acclaimed
EP Under the Knife
in 1996, and the following year released
Satisfaction is the Death of Desire
on
Victory Records, then the home of some of the biggest bands in
metalcore.
Satisfaction
sold more copies than any other debut in the history of the record company.
A constant touring schedule pushed them beyond the boundaries of the
hardcore punk scene, and tours with national
metal bands such as
Slayer,
Deftones,
Entombed and
Napalm Death brought them to the attention of many non-hardcore/metalcore fans. These influences were apparent on the band's next two releases, 2002's
Perseverance
, and especially 2003's
The Rise of Brutality
.
After the release of
The Rise of Brutality
, the band took part in the 2004
Unholy Alliance tour in
Europe with
Slayer,
Slipknot and
Mastodon. In June, 2006, Hatebreed went on an extensive European tour which included a performance at the
Download Festival in Donnington, UK. Immediately following this European tour, they played the main stage at
Ozzfest 2006 alongside
DragonForce,
Lacuna Coil,
Avenged Sevenfold,
Disturbed, and co-headliners
System of a Down.
The band's latest album,
Supremacy
was released in August, 2006, their first through
Roadrunner Records, featuring new guitarist Frank Novinec (who had previously spent time playing with
Ringworm,
Terror, and
Integrity). Jasta described it as an "all-out onslaught of completely adrenaline-charged, in-your-face brutality"
[2].
Hatebreed still maintains tight connections to the hardcore community, evidenced by the lineup for the their 10 year anniversary show at
Toad's Place on November 25 and November 26, 2005 in New Haven: Neglect, One 4 One, Irate, and reunions by
All Out War and Skarhead.
On September 13, 2006, former guitarist Lou "Boulder" Richards committed suicide at the age of 35. Richards played on 1997's ''Satisfaction Is The Death Of Desire'' and 2002's ''Perseverance'' before leaving the band later that year. Jasta issued the following statement regarding Richards' passing:
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| As many of you may have heard, and we were sorry to learn, our former guitar player Lou "Boulder" Richards passed away yesterday. It is very unfortunate that he could not see any other way to conquer his demons. We hope he has finally found some peace. Our hearts go out to Vera and his family and friends.
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Hatebreed headlined the second stage on the 2007
Ozzfest tour.
Jamey Jasta confirmed that Hatebreed is working on a new album in an interview shown during the Headbanger's Ball.
Hatebreed will release a concert DVD titled "Live Dominance" on September 2, 2008, and the next Hatebreed album will be a cover album. Artists covered will include
Metallica,
D.R.I.,
Crowbar, and the
Cro-Mags.
[3]
Hatebreed appeared at
Wacken Open Air festival in 2008 alongside
Iron Maiden,
Children of Bodom, and
Avantasia.
In April 2008, Hatebreed signed a worldwide deal with
Koch Records for the release of their live DVD, a live album, and a cover album entitled "For The Lions" releasing May 5th.
February 9th, 2009 Guitarist Sean Martin quit the band. Jamey Jasta said the following, "I speak on behalf of all of us and we support Sean's decision to leave and want him to be happy and successful at everything he does. There are no bad feelings at all and you'll probably see him hanging on stage at some of our local shows. We're family and he will be missed but Hatebreed will forge on."
Sean Martin added, "After 10 years, I've decided to leave Hatebreed. This in no way reflects my personal relationship with Jamey, Chris, Matt and Frank; they're four of my closest friends and I'll always love them with all my heart. I want to thank all of the fans as well as the guys in the band and crew, past and present, for giving me some of the best times of my life."
Hatebreed's next studio album will be released September 29, 2009.
[4]
On July 30th, Hatebreed returned to their home state of Connecticut, to film a video for the first single off their new album.
Members
;Current members
- Jamey Jasta – vocals (1994-present)
- Chris Beattie – bass guitar (1994-present)
- Wayne Lozinak – guitar (1994–1996, 2009-present)
- Matt Byrne – drums (2000-present)
- Frank Novinec – guitar (2005-present)
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;Former members
- Larry Dwyer, Jr. – guitar (1994–1996)
- Dave Russo – drums (1994–1996)
- Matt McIntosh – guitar (1996–1999)
- Jamie "Pushbutton" Muckinhaupt – drums (1997–1999)
- Lou "Boulder" Richards (deceased) – guitar (1997–2002)
- Sean Martin – guitar (2000–2009)
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Discography
;Studio albums
- Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire
(1997)
- Perseverance
(2002)
- The Rise of Brutality
(2003)
- Supremacy
(2006)
- For the Lions
(2009)
- Hatebreed
(2009) [5]
;EPs
- Split 7" w/ Neglect (1995)
- Under the Knife
(1996)
- Split 7" w/ Integrity (1997)
;Other songs
- "Condemned Until Rebirth" from Freddy vs. Jason Soundtrack
- "Bound to Violence" from The Punisher Soundtrack
- "Ratpack" (Sick Of It All cover) from Our Impact Will Be Felt
- "New Hate Rising" from Masters of Horror Volume 2
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