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Hatebreed started out by producing a three-song demo and selling it to local people in Bridgeport and New Haven, Connecticut, U.S., and was eventually released in 1995 on a split seven inch with fellow band New York’s Neglect. Consisting of Jamey Jasta on vocals, Lou Richards on guitar, Chris Beattie on bass, Sean Martin on guitar and Rigg Ross on drums, the band self-released the critically acclaimed EP “Under the Knife” in 1996 which has been re-released by all of Hatebreed’s subsequent labels.
The band’s aim was to identify what was important about hardcore music; the thrashing guitars, the screamed vocals, the huge, heavy drums and make that the soul of their sound. The band’s 1997 release “Satisfaction is the Death of Desire” did exactly that, released on then the most reliable hardcore label Victory Records, the album was the highest selling album the label had ever witnessed.
The influence of touring with mainstream metal bands Deftones, Entombed and Slayer was evident on Hatebreed’s following two albums “Perseverance” released in 2002 and 2003’s “The Rise of Brutality”. 2004 saw the band join Slayer, Slipknot and Mastodon on the Unholy Alliance tour of Europe and introduced the band to a wider audience. In 2004 the Hatebreed was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance, ultimately losing out to Motörhead.
Prior to the band’s 2006 full-length album “Supremacy” released on Roadrunner Records, Hatebreed performed at Download Festival in Donnington, UK, and Ozzfest with the likes of Disturbed and Avenged Sevenfold.
Guitarist Frank Novinec was added to the line-up in 2006 as well as Wayne Lozinak in 2008 and both played on the covers album “For the Lions” which dropped in May 2009 as well as the band’s self-titled album in September 2009. “The Divinity of Purpose” Hatebreed’s sixth studio album was released on January 25, 2013 and was another in long line of successes for the band, who have sold over 1.1 million records worldwide.
After meeting at summer camp Daryl Palumbo and Justin Beck played their first show as Glassjaw in 1994. The band was strongly Influenced by their membership in other bands, including Beck’s Jewish straight-edged metalcore band Sons of Abraham, and Palumbo’s straight-edged XbustedX. Whilst playing the local hardcore scene, Glassjaw’s line-up changed frequently. Earlier releases included the EP “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang” in 1997, and 2000’s debut album “”Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence”.
The album showed off Glassjaw’s powerful and aggressive guttural vocals - dealing with uncomfortable topics such as Palumbo’s Crohn’s disease - and has often been cited as a milestone in post-hardcore. Its follow-up “Worship and Tribute” released by Warner Bros. Records in 2002 was engineered and mixed by Mike Fraser and was a more mature album, with influences as far reaching as Anthrax and The Cure.
With Palumbo experiencing a relapse with his Crohn’s disease as well as performing with his new group Head Automatica, Glassjaw went on a indeterminable hiatus, in which time band members Todd Weinstock, Dave Allen and Larry Gorman were all fired from the band. A couple of years later in 2005 with Manuel Carrero returning on bass after five years, and Durijah Lang filling in on guitar, Glassjaw played three shows at Farmingdale, New York’s The Downtown.
In 2007 the band played a one-off show at the Carling Academy Brixton, in London, England and a warm-up show at the Camden Barfly a day earlier, proving Glassjaw still has life in them. Following headline shows in Southern California, U.S. and a bunch of headline slots at festivals including Saints & Sinners, the band began releasing snippets of their new material.
After a series of teasing single releases including “(You Think You’re) John F*cking Lennon” and “All Good Junkies Go To Heaven” Glassjaw announced the upmcoming release of an EP and LP. The singles were later revealed to feature on the EP “One Color Green (The Singles)” released on 1/11/11. “One Color Green (The Singles)” has been followed up by the “Coloring Book” EP and Glassjaw continue to tour extensively.
The group currently consist of five members: lead vocalist Hernan "Eddie" Hermida, guitarists Chris Garza and Mark Heylmun, bassist Dan Kenny and drummer Alex Lopez. Many of the members were already working on separate projects at the time of formation, but these were eventually dropped as they chose to focus on Suicide Silence, realising the enormous potential of the band.
Indeed, the band has enjoyed success, gaining the praise of many musical heavy weights and receiving favourable reviews. In 2009 they were awarded the Revolver Golden God award. The have been compared to and associated with a number of great artists throughout their reign, some of which include All Shall Perish, Light This City, Animosity and The Funeral Pyre.
In 2008 they signed with Century Media and released their debut full length album ‘The Cleansing’. It sold 7250 copies in its first week alone and became the most successful selling debut album the record label had ever produced. The success of their album led to a world tour which culminated in the band gaining a large fan base worldwide. Their second album, ‘No Time to Bleed’ was even more successful than the first and sold double the amount of copies in its first week than their debut.
Some of the bands biggest hits include ‘You Only Live Once’, ‘No Pity for a Coward’, ‘Disengage’ and ‘Wake up’.
Vision of Disorder has been a band for over twenty years. They take to the stage tonight in front of a rowdy horde of punters, with their distorted riffs, complex drumbeats and steam train sized sound that always leaves this audience wanting more.
They were signed to Roadrunner Records in 1996, and released two studio albums under their name, but unfortunately their relationship with this label didn’t last, and they found themselves on Go Kart Records, all the while, maintaining their loyal following.
Tonight, with their uber-heavy sound, they take to the stage and trawl through songs such as “Set to Fail” and “Element”, which are some of their biggest tracks to date. The participation is fantastic, with people screaming along with fists in the air, enjoying this dark and obscure, riff heavy music. Vocalist, Tim Williams has got a terrifying scream on him, perfect for the genre of music, he even puts the microphone in various audience members faces for them to sing parts of the songs.
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I saw Hatebreed live in concert, after never hearing or seeing anything about them, at a show with a friend of mine. They play heavier metal songs, which I am usually not a fan of, but this band turned me around on my thinking.
They had great beats and guitar riffs. Their songs have a faster beat than I’m used to. The lead singer spoke to the crowd a lot throughout the show and encouraged audience participation. I think this added to my enjoyment of the show, the lead singer never let up and kept the audience as part of the show for the entire show, it was great.
They opened with This Is Now, and played quite a few of their songs, such as A Call for Blood, To The Threshold, Empty Promises and Destroy Everything. They played for just over an hour and didn’t take any breaks during their set. The audience was really in to the show and there was moshing and dancing throughout the show. They played on a large stage that had a lot of lighting but they didn’t use it much.
I wasn’t a fan of the band before the show, but I definitely am now.
What can be said about Glassjaw that hasn’t been said already? One of the most influential hardcore bands for their role in innovating and perfecting the post-hardcore sound that began to hit its stride in the early 2000’s.
The band is spot on live, ripping through their music note for note as effortlessly as anything I’ve seen. Daryl Palumbo, one of two founding members that remain in Glassjaw, is as good a live singer as there is in the post-hardcore world. From his soaring high pitched vocals, to his eccentric dance moves during the band’s extended instrumental sections, Palumbo is an absolute joy to watch on stage.
I most recently saw Glassjaw at Reading in 2011, and I initially had a fear that perhaps the stage, and the moment, might be too big for them to handle but that initial fear was put to rest very quickly as soon as their trademark sound started bursting through those speakers. I don’t know if the other audience members shared my same fear, but if they did, their fears were certainly destroyed as well. In a crowd of tens of thousands, you would be hard pressed to find a single member of that audience that wasn’t in absolute awe of Glassjaw’s combined musicianship and showmanship.
Suicide Silence has been killing it since 2002. Suicide Silence have had to deal with the loss of their vocalist Mitch Lucker who passed away in a tragic motorbike accident which devastated the fans including me. I took the loss of Mitch really hard, it was like a part of me died with him. He was and still is my saving grace a long with many inspiring people. A lot of people thought that this was the end of Suicide Silence but they managed to rise from the blow. They produced a kick ass record with their new vocalist Eddie Hermida. The new record 'You Can't Stop Us' blew my mind, it was beyond phenomenal. Suicide Silence has probably one of the best relationships with us fans. We've stuck together through thick and thin. They have given us hope when we had none, they have shown us the way when all was lost. Words cannot describe the love I have for this band, I can never repay what they have done for me. Suicide Silence has become a part of who I am. Suicide Silence speak and connect to their fans in more ways than one.
Suicide Silence can announce a show, the same day that it is and fans would go out of their way to be there. Previous vocalist Mitch Lucker lived by the motto, "You only live once so go fucking nuts right?" and has passed that down to the fans. Everyone eventually loves Suicide Silence, no matter their opinion in the start. Their music is like a drug and I just can't get enough. Mitch Lucker was also famous for his signature move, The Lucker Stomp.
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