Hatebreed

In the organizer's words:

Relentless reliability is crucial for longevity in the music business - or any business for that matter. Giving up is not an option. No promise should go unfulfilled. If people can rely on you, they will believe in you and stay loyal to you until death. Since their inception in 1994, Grammy-nominated hardcore and metal veterans Hatebreed have consistently delivered with each subsequent album. Their sixth studio album and first on Nuclear Blast, "The Divinity of Purpose," proudly continues that tradition forged over nearly two decades of blood, tears and flames. It's everything fans have come to expect from the Connecticut quintet. Be prepared to relive their rekindled fire...

"The Divinity of Purpose" began to take shape in 2010. The band had rejoined their original guitarist Lozinak for the 2009 covers album "For the Lions" and their self-titled fifth effort that same year. During a two-year touring cycle, they expanded their global influence by performing to enthusiastic crowds in Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe and South America. They also laid waste to the US and Europe alongside bands like FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH and LAMB OF GOD, as well as twice at the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival. Nevertheless, they decided together to step it up a notch for their sixth album.

It was a long road to "The Divinity of Purpose". Along the way, the band sold over 1.1 million records worldwide. They received a Grammy nomination in the "Best Metal Performance" category for "Live for This" and performed several times at renowned festivals such as OZZfest, Download and Wacken Open Air. Among numerous chart successes, their first live DVD "Live Dominance" debuted at #1 on the Billboard DVD charts, while "HATEBREED" reached #4 on the Billboard indie charts.

Right now, HATEBREED's heart is beating harder than ever, but that's nothing new. "We keep that anger and frustration, but it's not aimless. There's a positive side to releasing that energy. It has a cyclical power. The fans who really dig it have created everything we have. We've done things we dreamed of as kids because of our hard work and because the fans have brought us to this global level. They give us the drive to make the biggest impact we can with our records."

It's another chapter in the legacy of HATEBREED.