Hatebreed is an American metalcore band from Connecticut, formed in 1994. They have released 8 studio albums to date. Their musical style blends influences from hardcore punk and heavy metal. A prominent band within the hardcore scene, they have also been considered part of the metal scene.
Hatebreed was formed in 1994 in Bridgeport and New Haven. 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 scheduled to come out on Big Wheel Recreation in 1995 but then was self-released 1996, and went out on tour around the east coast/midwest with the UKHC band Voorhees. The following year they released Satisfaction is the Death of Desire on Victory Records, then the home of some of the biggest bands in American hardcore. Satisfaction sold more copies than any other debut in the history of the record company.
Hatebreed is the fifth studio album from American Metalcore band Hatebreed. The album was released on September 29, 2009. Frontman Jamey Jasta had this to say regarding the new album: "This is our fifth studio album and it's a monster! We've survived some pretty rough times and the music shows it. There was no reason to change the recipe that our fans know and love but we added a few brutal new ingredients and we're more than amped on the results. Violence is a given!" This is the first full-length, non-cover studio album that founding guitarist Wayne Lozinak appears on.
Hatebreed had previously announced that in addition to their cover album For the Lions, they would release their fifth studio album in 2009. On August 24, they premiered "In Ashes They Shall Reap" on their official MySpace. On August 27, they unveiled the artwork for the new album. On September 4, the music video for "In Ashes They Shall Reap" was released. Then on September 10 RoadRunner Records UK released track 13 off the new record entitled, "Merciless Tide" for a free download. As of September 21, the track Everyone Bleeds Now started streaming on their official MySpace.
Trapped within your own apathy
Spiraling into a cycle of loss
Beaten mind with a bruised reflection
It's addiction to failure of substances
That ties you to your selfish punishment
In your eyes it's cursed
No fix, no cure, tortured with imperfection
Your hatred is aimless
This is my hatred, this is my vow
Never to be broken
Cause you HATE yourself
And you HATE this world
And you HATE the fact
That you HATE every moment
Defeatist, you and I will never be the same!
I've taken this vow of hatred, TAKE THE VOW
A promise to myself to never be my own defeatist
This is my hatred, this is my vow
Never to be broken
Cause you HATE yourself
And you HATE this world
And you HATE the fact
That you HATE every moment
Defeatist, you and I will never be the same!
I take this vow
I take this vow of hatred