General Article name: Concrete Confessional
Genre: Metal Product type: LP (Vinyl) Label: Nuclear Blast Number of tracks: 13 Tracklist LP - 1 1. Hatebreed - A.D. 2. Hatebreed - Looking Down the Barrel of Today 3. Hatebreed - Seven Enemies 4. Hatebreed - In the Walls 5. Hatebreed - From Grace We've Fallen 6. Hatebreed - Us Against Us 7. Hatebreed - Something's Off 8. Hatebreed - Remember When 9. Hatebreed - Slaughtered in Their Dreams 10. Hatebreed - Apex Within 11. Hatebreed - Walking the Knife 12. Hatebreed - Dissonance 13. Hatebreed - Serve Your Masters   Description Description

The seventh studio long player from the Connecticut-based collective, the Nuclear Blast-issued Concrete Confessional continues the band's longstanding tradition of fusing punishing metal riffs to foundations of unadulterated hardcore punk. Recorded with longtime producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris (Whitechapel, Rob Zombie), the 13-track onslaught will be supported by North American tour with Devildriver and Devil You Know. ~ James Christopher Monger

James Christopher Monger

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The stalwart, Connecticut-based punk-metal unit's first collection of new music in three years, Concrete Confessional picks right up where 2013's Divinity of Purpose left off. Muscular to the point of T-shirt ripping, and punishing enough to incite an arrest warrant, the 13-track set rarely innovates, but longtime fans shouldn't feel any buyer's remorse, as Hatebreed deliver the goods, as per usual. Frontman Jamey Jasta, ever the fevered, generalist authoritarian, delivers a full-on assault against all of the agreed-upon post-hardcore evils: the man, celebrity worship, drug addiction, death, insanity, police brutality, dystopia, and most importantly, not understanding his pain. Despite the near constant rancor, Jasta and company have always been keen promoters of self-improvement, and Concrete Confessional does nothing to tarnish that reputation. Jackhammer breakdowns, fevered, thrash-induced shout-alongs, and assorted calls to arms that every hardcore punk will see coming a mile away lead the incursion, but what separates the band from their myriad contemporaries is their ability to make such stale bread taste delicious. They are the crouton kings of post-hardcore, and standout cuts like "Looking Down the Barrel of Today," "Dissonance," "A.D.," and "From Grace We've Fallen," all of which could easily be plugged into any previous outing and not look suspicious, serve as proof of their master-chef status within the community. Concrete Confessional can be borderline silly in its saltiness, but it's the best kind of comfort food, even if it breaks your jaw. [Concrete Confessional was also released on LP.] ~ James Christopher Monger

James Christopher Monger

Contributors Artist: Hatebreed Record Label: Nuclear Blast