Studied, imitated, but never replicated, the Grammy-nominated hardcore legends Hatebreed have remained a fixture of the hardcore and metal scenes for the better part of three decades. After writing the playbook with their genre-defining releases “Under The Knife” (1996) and “Satisfaction is the Death of Desire” (1997), Hatebreed continued to carry the banner for metallic hardcore with albums like “Perseverance” (2002), “The Rise of Brutality” (2003), and “Supremacy” (2006) dominating charts globally.
In recent years, the band’s undisputed offensive continues with modern records “The Concrete Confessional” (2016) and “Weight of the False Self” (2020), remaining fixtures on charts globally. The band’s core values of self actualisation, perseverance, and honest living have carried them from backyard and basement shows to festival dominators, selling out shows consistently across the world, effectively practicing what they’ve preached.
Today, the band announces its long-awaited studio return with “Fatal Paradox”, arriving on November 6th, 2026, via new label BLKIIBLK.
Hatebreed also offer the first taste of new music with the video for “Kill Count Increase”. Watch it below.
Enlisting long-time collaborator Zeuss (Rob Zombie, Accept, Shadows Fall), “Kill Count Increase” is crossover excellence with accelerating speeds, crushing riffage, and frontman Jamey Jasta’s venomous bark inciting crimson flashes of carnage.
“‘Kill Count Increase’ is the lead track on ‘Fatal Paradox’ and a perfect way of summing up our first album in six years from the start”, Jasta states. “It’s straightforward, in-your-face Hatebreed. Fast. Hard. It gets down to business and comes up for air two-and-a-half minutes later. The room and everyone in it gets wrecked and comes back wanting more”.
Holding no punches, and taking no prisoners “Fatal Paradox” see the Connecticut-born juggernaut operating at full tilt, bludgeoning listeners with a barbarous blend of breakdowns, d-beats, and dogpiles. Whether it’s the thrash stylings of “Kill Count Increase” or “Total Invincible”, capital H hardcore excellence of “The Carrion Choir” and “Truth is a Lion”, rage remains the unifying spark to blow the keg in glorious flashes of violence.
Pre-order & pre-save “Fatal Paradox” here.
Tracklist:
1. Kill Count Increase
2. The Carrion Choir
3. Decisions Become Destinies
4. Total Invincible
5. Fatal Paradox
6. Still s Threat
7. Sacrifice Season (feat. John Tardy)
8. Truth is s Lion
9. Make the Demons Obey
10. None Left to Save
11. Poison Planet (COC cover)
Hatebreed will spend the summer doing what they do best – touring and bringing venues across North America to their knees. All upcoming dates are below. Get tickets here.
North American Tour Dates 2026:
7/21 — Sauget, IL — Pop’s Nightclub & Concert Venue
7/22 — Fort Wayne, IN — Century Music Hall
7/23 — Toronto, ON — Phoenix Concert Theatre
7/24 — Buffalo, NY — Town Ballroom
8/19 — Mack’s Creek, MO — Gathering of the Juggalos*
8/20 — Albuquerque, NM — El Rey
8/21 — Tucson, AZ — Rialto Theatre
8/22 — Las Vegas, NV — House of Blues
8/23 — Anaheim, CA — House of Blues
8/24 — Sacramento, CA — Ace of Spades
8/25 — Boise, ID — Treefort Music Hall
8/26 — Spokane, WA — Knitting Factory
8/28 — Edmonton, AB — Pawn Shop Live*
8/29 — Calgary, AB — The Arrowhead
8/30 — Regina, SK — Casino Regina Show Lounge
8/31 — Winnipeg, MB — Burton Cummings Theatre
9/2 — Sioux Falls, SD — The District
9/3 — Kansas City, MO — Warehouse on Broadway
9/4 — Shakopee, MN — Mystic Lake Amphitheater (Supporting Slayer)
9/5 — Davenport, IA — Capitol Theatre
9/6 — Milwaukee, WI — The Rave
9/8 — Pittsburgh, PA — Roxian Theatre
9/9 — Silver Spring, MD — The Fillmore
9/10 — Albany, NY — Empire Live
9/11 — Quebec, QC — Envol et Macadam*
9/12 — Ottawa, ON — The Bronson
9/13 — Norwalk, CT — District Music Hall
9/19 — Pinellas Park, FL — England Brothers Park (Supporting Turnstile)
10/10 — Birmingham, AL — Furnace Fest*
* (Festival Date)
Described by Forbes as “more relevant than ever in the metal and hardcore community”, the quintet remains one of the most definitive live acts in music today and recently celebrated a milestone with their track “Looking Down the Barrel of Today”, which is nearing 130 million global streams, making it their single biggest career streaming track of the modern era. To date, Hatebreed have sold over 1.5 million albums in North America alone.
Hatebreed’s most recent album, 2020’s “Weight of the False Self”, was praised as a “return to their hardcore roots” by Brooklyn Vegan. The album was deemed “one of their most aggressive to date” by Consequence and “pummelling” by Revolver, while Psychology Today called it “a blazing combination of extreme metal and hardcore punk”. Hatebreed remain one of the most vital bands in the hard rock scene.
Their signing with BLKIIBLK and forthcoming ninth studio album find the band harder than ever, stronger than ever.
Line-up:
Jamey Jasta — Vocals
Wayne Lozinak — Guitar
Frank Novinec — Guitar
Matt Byrne — Drums
Carl Schwartz — Bass
Weblinks:
www.hatebreed.com
www.facebook.com/hatebreed
