Review
The Rise of Brutality
(Universal)
Release Date: 10/28/2003 12:00
Reviewed by Carly Carioli
Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta’s side gig hosting MTV2’s hive of heavitude hasn’t civilized him much: His band’s new disc crams twice the guttural riffage and glottal rage as your average Headbanger’s Ball episode in half the time. On Hatebreed’s first disc since slimming down to a four-piece, guitarist Sean Martin’s streamlined chainsaw-stutter riffs carve bitter anthems out of agony on standout tracks like the Slayer-meets-Biohazard scorcher “Another Day, Another Vendetta,” while Jasta plays the raving vigilante over a cavernous subway rumble. On the best songs, Jasta draws inspiration, instead of just blood, from his pain: “If you don’t live for something/You’ll die for nothing,” he barks on “Live for This.” Hatebreed were the biggest-selling band on indie Victory Records before inking with Universal for last year’s Perseverance, but don’t expect them to become Good Charlotte. Without a hint of melody to put wind in their sales, this is still a gang only Iann Robinson’s peeps could love.
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