Hatebreed

Hatebreed
Hatebreed live in 2016. From left to right: Frank Novinec, Chris Beattie, Jamey Jasta, Matt Byrne.
Background information
Origin	New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.
Genres	Metalcore, hardcore punk
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Victory Stillborn Universal Roadrunner Koch Razor & Tie Nuclear Blast
Associated acts	Icepick Kingdom of Sorrow Ringworm Death Threat Integrity Terror Blackened
Website	www.hatebreed.com
Members	Jamey Jasta Chris Beattie Wayne Lozinak Matt Byrne Frank Novinec
Past members	Larry Dwyer, Jr. Dave Russo Nick Papantoniou Matt McIntosh Lou Richards Jamie "Pushbutton" Muckinhaupt Rigg Ross Sean Martin

Hatebreed is an American metalcore band from Connecticut, formed in 1994. They have released 7 studio albums to date, most recently The Concrete Confessional on May 13, 2016. 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.

Tours with national heavy metal bands such as Slayer, Deftones, Entombed and Napalm Death influenced their music and brought them to the attention of many non-hardcore 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.