Hightower And Jones conducted an interview with vocalist Jamey Jasta of Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED on December 10, 2009 when the band played the House Of Blues in Chicago, Illinois. Watch the chat in four parts below.

The new self-titled album from HATEBREED sold 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 37 on The Billboard 200 chart.

HATEBREED’s last collection of new material, “Supremacy”, opened with around 27,000 copies back in September 2006 to land at No. 31. This number was roughly in line with the first-week tally registered by its predecessor, “Rise Of Brutality”, which shifted more than 32,000 copies back in November 2003 to debut at No. 30.

HATEBREED’s covers album, entitled “For The Lions”, sold around 10,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release back in May 2009 to debut at position No. 58 on The Billboard 200 chart.

“Hatebreed” was released in North America on September 29 via E1 Music (formerly KOCH Records). The effort was made available on CD, digital download, vinyl and special edition with a bonus 65-minute DVD.

“Hatebreed” was issued on Roadrunner in all other territories.

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Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta Holds Nothing Back in Exclusive Noisecreep Interview. He talks about the self-titling of their newest album, saying “It’s a definitive record for us” and also mentions how some of the band’s stylistic changes have gotten fans talking. “‘Every Lasting Scar’ has that Agnostic Front, Sick of it All, almost Ignite-type chorus, and the vocals are more melodic. But for the rest of the record, I went super hard, vocally,” Jasta also said. “With ‘In Ashes You Shall Reap,’ it got people talking. At this point, we’re damned if we do, damned if we don’t. It’s literally two lines in the song and it caused a stir, but people are going nuts over it.”

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