Hatebreed – The Divinity Of Purpose (New Album 2013)
The Divinity of Purpose is the sixth studio album from American hardcore band Hatebreed. It is set to be released in North America on January 29, 2013 through Razor & Tie and in Europe on January 25, 2013 through Nuclear Blast Records. The album was co-produced by Hatebreed, Zeuss and Josh Wilbur. According to band frontman Jamey Jasta, the album will be “all pit, no shit.” On November 12, 2012 the group debuted a track from the album titled "Put It To The Torch" on YouTube.
Hatebreed // The Divinity of Purpose
Rating: 3.5/5.0 — More gang shouts of encouragement!
Label: Razor & Tie [US] | Nuclear Blast [EU]
Websites: hatebreed.com | myspace
Release Date: EU: 2013.01.25 NA: 01.29.2013
Rating: 3.5/5.0 — More gang shouts of encouragement!
Label: Razor & Tie [US] | Nuclear Blast [EU]
Websites: hatebreed.com | myspace
Release Date: EU: 2013.01.25 NA: 01.29.2013
The soundtrack to your motivational posters is back to beat your lazy ass down and gang-shout in your ears, telling you to stop procrastinating and get that damn term paper done!
Yes, that was definitely written just to grab your attention. If you are in college and currently reading this even though you have a term paper due before midnight, stop reading this right now. Hatebreed’s motivational anthems only work when the deadline is still at least a few days away! Just like prayers. You certainly don’t pray for something and expect it to turn up in a few hours’ time, do you? (Unless it starts with “n”, ends with “g”, and contains “o”, “t”, “h”, “i” and “n” in between.)
Anyway, it might seem like Jamey Jasta is back with seemingly more introspective lyrics—just look at the damn title! Who would’ve thought both “divinity” and “purpose” would appear in the same line in a Hatebreed album title?!?!—and they tell the story of a man torn between the ‘light’ and ‘dark’ side. It is cliché, but hey, it’s a nice change of style for a band that has mostly dealt with lyrical themes of self-empowerment and the triumph of one’s will over personal demons. This is the first album on which we see frontman Jamey Jasta approach his lyrics in a more metaphorical way than before.
However, Jasta’s lyrics are still very direct and don’t sound as philosophically sophisticated as the album title might suggest. (“Honor Never Dies” opens with this simple line: “Sometimes, standing for what you believe, means standing alone!”; “Nothing Scars Me” is an anthem chocked full of: “Nothing! Scars Me. Nothing! Scars Me. Nothing! Scars Me. NOTHING FUCKING SCARS ME!!!”). But who listens to Hatebreed for profound lyrical ideas in the first place? The heavy, bassy grooves and uplifting gang shouts have always been the main attractions. Hatebreed fans live for such moments as the catchy series of riffs heard in the introductions of “Own Your World” and “Dead Man Breathing”, and the heart-stopping breakdowns heard towards the end of “Boundless (Time To Murder It)”.
The Western-classical-art-influenced album cover is painted by Eliran Kantor (the same guy who painted the
There is no reason for Hatebreed fans to hate this latest gang shout fest. Play it at underground bars and shake up the place with good-spirited rowdiness and synchronized headbanging. To the stubborn, procrastinating college kid who has read up until here, not even Jasta’s shouts of encouragement can save your grade point average now. Go listen to some Shining and entertain some suicidal thoughts [the staff of AMG does not support or advocate suicide, nor do we support blowing your GPA -- Steel Druhm].
Track listing
All lyrics written by Jamey Jasta, all music composed by Hatebreed.No. | Title | Length | |
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1. | "Put It To the Torch" | 2:12 | |
2. | "Honor Never Dies" | 3:12 | |
3. | "Own Your World" | 3:39 | |
4. | "The Language" | 3:14 | |
5. | "Before the Fight Ends You" | 3:17 | |
6. | "Indivisible" | 2:56 | |
7. | "Dead Man Breathing" | 3:19 | |
8. | "The Divinity of Purpose" | 3:39 | |
9. | "Nothing Scars Me" | 3:08 | |
10. | "Bitter Truth" | 2:40 | |
11. | "Boundless (Time to Murder It)" | 3:21 | |
12. | "Idolized and Vilified" | 2:23 | |
Total length: | 38:00 |
Personnel
Hatebreed- Jamey Jasta– vocals
- Chris Beattie – bass
- Wayne Lozinak – guitar
- Matt Byrne – drums
- Frank Novinec – guitar
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