Hatebreed

Supremacy

(Roadrunner)

When you first hear the guttural bellow and staccato guitar that opens Hatebreed's latest release, Supremacy, there is no mistaking which Connecticut-based metal and hardcore hybrid you're listening to. Since the band has been smacking fans with pretty much the same sonic sledgehammer for the past decade, you already know what it sounds like — which is exactly why you'll want to hear it.

If one thing has changed, though, it's that vocalist Jamey Jasta has dialed his sage-like words of aggro-motivation up to new levels. If inspiration through angst has a face, it's Jasta's mug — and he's looking to lead listeners down a rage-filled path to righteousness. Lyrical passages include calls to "become empowered," "decimate what plagues us" and "never waver, never falter," all set to a belligerent musical backdrop and a Herculean bottom-end that even manages to groove on tracks with names like "Destroy Everything."

One can only assume that if more kids listened to Hatebreed, society would likely stand a better chance of producing fewer high-school dropouts, unemployed hippies and douchebag politicians. Where was this album 20 years ago when we couldn't get Tipper Gore to shut up about heavy metal music and its alleged diminishing societal returns?


Out Now:
Supremacy


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