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Hatebreed: Supremacy
These Connecticut crunchers have long been blending massive hardcore attitude with even more massive metal riffs. Along with the fact they tour extensively, *Hatebreed *have amassed an impressive fanbase over their decade-long career.
Jamey Jasta, frontman of the Grammy-nominated bruisers, reckons that his band is the equivalent of your grotty local pub. He reckons that you’d be annoyed if they became the musical equivalent of a trendy wine bar. It’s fair, and true, enough: there isn’t a ridiculously overblown slampit-inducing metalcore breakdown to be found in Supremacy.
Their magnificent 2003 opus, The Rise Of Brutality, set the bar very high for both themselves and their peers. Following Jasta’s aforementioned philosophy, the band has tinkered only ever so slightly for this release.
The utterly devastating riffs are still right there, eating away at you with an overwhelming animosity, and have been enhanced by former Terror axeman, Frank Novinec. Jasta knows his limits as a vocalist and thankfully refuses to try singing at all. His screams are both appreciated and appropriate for all 36 minutes of this monstrous record.
One of those truly blood-curdling screams opens up the album with ‘Defeatist’, a masterclass in the incitement of violence with rapid-fire drums gunning down all in the path of this hardcore tyrant. ‘Destroy Everything’, however, causes some early concerns as it appears that the song has little else but a chorus.
Luckily, this is the only song on the album to follow such a worrying trend. The enormous, stomping _‘Immortal Enemies’ _showcases those gang choruses beautifully, while _‘Never Let It Die’ _has some thriving syncopations coursing through the song’s underbelly.
Hatebreed haven't quite matched their own exceptionally high standards, but whichever way you listen to _Supremacy _you will agree that this is a band that knows exactly how to be top of the hardcore tree. And they’re not coming down from there any time soon.
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oh god....
This band are terrible. They have repeated the EXACT same formula for every album they have made. Their generic, cliched, lumpen hardcore was once a bit of a novelty because of its straighforward approach but has now become an embarrasment. They are like the oasis of hardcore, rehashing their own music and watering it down evey time. Granted the production on this is huge but what does that matter when the actual songs are so dull and insipid.
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I cant beleive this got a good review
They really are lowest common denominator hardcore. Besides the fact that Jamey Jasta is fast becoming the Fred Durst of knucklehead hardcore, all of the songs and lyrics are just devoid of any real sense or originality.
No doubt the guys in vest tops who beat people up at the front will love it. Repeated mentions of 'strength' and 'roots' and being 'edge for life'..jesus. Is this meant to be a joke review? If it is it doesn't come through. Hatebreed are so bad they bceome pure comedy! Ooooh, they're such tough men, I just want to pinch their bottom's.
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he wouldn't like that very much would he!
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Who knows!
He might love it which would lead to us becoming very close. Or he might instead instantly whip up a circle pit of such ferocity that I would be whisked away into the sky, landing hours somewhere near Moldova.
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that's not very likely to happen
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well raz likes it
must be total shit.
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I reviewed this album too...
...my opinions were slightly different
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Huh?
"Luckily, this is the only song on the album to follow such a worrying trend."
Trends generally contain more than one item.
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trend
also see: tangent, inclination
Get a fucking dictionary. Then fuck off.
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Satisfaction is the Death of Desire
Nuff said really.
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Is this like some new trend...
ass-grabbing on metalcore dudes? If so, count me out. I mean, hey, if it was one of those amazonian bass-player chix they always seem to have around, then that's something else. Probably cost me a hand. Might even be worth it. But some sweaty buncha outdated meatheads?
No fucking way.
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I wonder if I can buy an album that is as heavy as this, but with less of the the overt steakheadedness and more of the kind of technical nous, character, and strength of purpose that would render music like this largely redundant in this day and age?
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After consulting Amazon, it turns out Reign In Blood has been out for over a decade. Result.
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Oooh, touchy.
Maybe you could lend me yours.
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ok
so i'll review everything in comparison to reign in blood from now on
apologies
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touchy?
no. just pointing out you were wrong. and advising you on the best way of avoiding that in future.
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A noble endeavour, sir. Though I feel a wider reference range might be required. Better include Caluculating Infinity as well, if only for my own peace of mind.
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Thanks.
Truly, you are the gift that keeps on giving.
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