HATEBREED: Jamey Jasta's Interview With Full Metal Jackie!

In anticipation of the release of HATEBREED's NEW album 'The Divinity Of Purpose', Jamey Jasta joined Full Metal Jackie this past weekend for a very in depth interview that took place during Jackie's weekly radio show. Before we share with you a few excerpts of the interview, don't forget that HATEBREED's 'The Divinity Of Purpose' will be available on January 23, 2013 via Razor & Tie in North America/Canada and on January 25, 2013 via Nuclear Blast in Europe and various additional international territories.


  Full Metal Jackie: Jamey, you’re very much a student and fan of the evolution of Metal. What have you noticed that you like about the direction metal has taken since the last two Hatebreed albums were released in 2009 and how did that come into play while making this new album?

Jamey Jasta: I just like that there’s been more unity kind of how it was back when we started. I think it’s really important that metal and hardcore and punk should be inclusionary and it shouldn’t exclude people – it doesn’t matter, your religion, your race, how much money your parent make or how much money you make at your job. It really should be about bringing people together and that’s how it was when we started.

We toured in 1998 with Entombed and in 1999 we toured with Motorhead and Dropkick Murphy’s and in 2000 we toured with Sepultura and bands like Soulfly and Danzig. We always try to bring different music scenes together. I think through the last five or six years as the Myspace fans exploded and as the internet and YouTube got really big I think it’s been more exclusionary. Certain bands only stick together and certain fans only want to see certain types of bands – especially the kind of more scenester bands.

They all stick together and stay together and that’s fine but the fans in the last two, three years – since we’ve done the world tour with Machine Head and since we did a lot of Metal festivals in Europe and different festivals in the states like Mayhem Fest, which was a really nice eclectic bill – I think it started to change back to how it was in the late ‘90s where we would play with Six Feet Under or we would play with Anthrax, we’d play with Cannibal Corpse which we brought that back in 2009.

We had us and Cannibal Corpse and Unearth on the same bill but now we’re taking out Shadows Fall and Dying Fetus again. We hadn’t taken out Shadows Fall since ’03 or ’04 we took out Dying Fetus in ’09 with Chimara and that was great. I just really want to promote unity and make sure that just because there’s some haters on the Internet that only want to see death metal bands with death metal bands or punk bands with punk bands, we shouldn’t listen to them, they’re trying tor divide us and we don’t want that. We want unity and abundance is key, we want the shows to be bigger and better.

FMJ: Hatebreed’s lineup has been extremely stable over the last four years, what have Chris [Beattie], Matt [Byrne], Wayne [Lozinak] and Frank [Novinec] brought to ‘The Divinty of Purpose’ that makes it classic Hatebreed?

JJ: I just think having the good studio environment and having the good environment on the road has made it easier for everybody to be creative and just do better. When you feel better you do better, and luckily we’ve been on an upswing. And there’s been a resurgence with the band and we have been able to do a little bit less touring and have a little less of a grinding schedule which I think has made everybody happy and more focused on the creative process and on the performance.

When Wayne came in and did this record and when he did the last record, too, it was a very good working environment and he picked up all the material very quickly and his performances were spot on. He works great with Zeuss and Josh [Wilbur] and all the great ideas Chris brought the table in the pre-production process and all my riffs that I brought to the table he picked up on very quickly. The same thing goes for Matt and Frank, just touring everybody gets along great and it’s just been a really good working environment.
At the end of the day a lot of fans might not understand that it is a job, it is our career, touring, recording, being a fulltime musician and just like a regular job it can be a little bit of a grind. We’ve tried to keep it from becoming that and the last couple years has been really good for that, just being a good work environment and having fun.

Read the rest of the interview HERE!




'The Divinity Of Purpose', will be the band’s 6th official album to date, and the follow up to HATEBREED’s self-titled album and also their covers album, 'For The Lions' (both released in 2009). Track Listing HERE

Don't forget that HATEBREED will be touring with Shadows Fall, Dying Fetus, and The Contortionist. VIP meet n’ greet packages and pre-sale tickets will be available Thursday, November 29th (tomorrow) at 10 AM PST at http://www.hatebreed.com/vip

Here is the complete list of tour dates:

Jan 26 - Flint, MI - Machine Shop
Jan 27 - Joilet, IL - Mojoes
Jan 28 - Omaha, NE - Sokol Auditorium
Jan 30 - Grand Junction, CO - Mesa Theater

Jan 31 - Flagstaff, AZ - Orpheum Theater
Feb 1 - Los Angeles, CA - Roxy
Feb 2 –Chico, CA–Senator Theater
Feb 3 - Reno, NV - Knitting Factory
Feb 5 - Colorado Springs, CO - Black Sheep
Feb 6 - Wichita, KS - Cotillion
Feb 7 - Sauget, IL - Pop's
Feb 8 - Lexington, KY - Busters
Feb 9 - Nashville, TN - Marathon Music Works
Feb 11 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Revolution
Feb 12 - Jacksonville, FL - Freebird Live
Feb 13 - Jacksonville, NC - Hooligans
Feb 14 - West Springfield, VA - Empire
Feb 15 - Allentown, PA - Crocodile Rock
Feb 16 - Syracuse, NY - Westcott Theater
Feb 17 - Amityville, NY - Revolution

'The Divinity Of Purpose' was co-produced by HATEBREED, Chris "Zeuss" Harris (SUICIDE SILENCE, ALL THAT REMAINS, SHADOWS FALL) and Josh Wilbur (LAMB OF GOD, AVENGED SEVENFOLD), with Wilbur also handling mixing duties. The cover artwork was created and illustrated by Eliran Kantor (TESTAMENT, ATHEIST, SIGH, ANACRUSIS, GWAR) and can be seen below.



Listen to the NEW HATEBREED single HERE!
                   
Related links:

Hatebreed.com

Hatebreed on Facebook

Hatebreed on Twitter

DEFTONES To Release Different Versions Of 'Koi No Yokan' On Vinyl!

This just in: The DEFTONES have announced that they will be releasing several different vinyl editions of their brand NEW album "Koi No Yokan", on January 22. The four configurations are:

- A standard retail version pressed on 140-gram black vinyl (3,000 units)
- A direct-to-consumer version on 180-gram black vinyl with foil-stamped numbered jackets (1,000 units)
- An international edition pressed on 180-gram vinyl
- An exclusive edition sold through Hot Topic retailers pressed on 140-gram clear-colored vinyl (1,500 units).

As previously announced, the DEFTONES are hitting the road this March in support of 'Koi No Yokan' (one of the best records of 2012). It has been announced that PERIPHERY will serve as direct support during the entire tour. Here is the complete itinerary:

- 3/1: Toronto, CA at Kool Haus
- 3/3: Montreal, CA at Metropolis

- 3/4: Rochester, NY at Main Street Armory
- 3/5: Boston, MA at House of Blues
- 3/6: Huntington, NY at Paramount Theatre
- 3/9: New York, NY at Terminal 5
- 3/10: Montclair, NJ at Wellmont Theatre
- 3/12: Stroudsburg, PA at The Sherman Theatre
- 3/13: Norfolk, VA at The Norva
- 3/15: Charlotte, NC at Fillmore Charlotte
- 3/16: Myrtle Beach, SC at House of Blues
- 3/17: Atlanta, GA at The Tabernacle
- 3/19: Miami, FL at Fillmore Miami Beach
- 3/21: St. Petersburg, FL at Jannus Live!
- 3/22: Orlando, FL at Hard Rock Live
- 3/23: Mobile, AL at Soul Kitchen
- 3/25: Baton Rouge, LA at The Varsity Theatre
- 3/26: Corpus Christi, TX at Concrete Street Amphitheater
- 3/27: Pharr, TX Pharr at Entertainment Center
- 3/29: Austin, TX ACL at Live at the Moody Theater
- 3/30: Houston, TX at Bayou Music Center

Related links:
Deftones Official Site
Periphery on Facebook

QUEEN: Full Details For "Live At Wembley Stadium" 2DVD 25th Anniversary Edition!

According to Bravewords, on March 12th, Eagle Rock Entertainment will issue the 2DVD and Digital Video release of "QUEEN - Live At Wembley Stadium". A NEW edition of the 25th Anniversary DVD of Queen’s legendary 1986 concerts, the 2 disc set comes with previously unreleased footage and brand NEW bonus features.

Over one remarkable summer weekend, on Friday, July 11th and Saturday, July 12th 1986, Queen performed two sell-out shows at Wembley, concerts which have been widely acknowledged as two of the most incredible Rock events ever staged. Now, both the Friday and Saturday night concerts can be seen in their entirety on the Anniversary edition DVD, highlighting that no two Queen shows were ever the same. The driving rain of the Friday night show presented its own challenges but failed to dampen the mood or the music, presenting Freddie Mercury with some perfect opportunities to amuse the crowd. The sun shone on Saturday, making it a magical summer’s evening, as the band showcased everything that made Queen brilliant live.

“The Wembley concerts in 1986 were the pinnacle for us” says Brian May. “We were at our height band-wise, and Freddie had developed this phenomenal way of dealing with stadium audiences. Being back home in London playing two sell-out nights was such a big, big occasion for us. None of us realized that this would be almost the last time we played together…”

The DVD footage has been restored for the Anniversary edition and the sound has also been remastered with a brand NEW stereo mix and 5.1 sound. Extras on the DVD include The Magic Tour, a short feature containing brand new interviews with Brian May and Roger Taylor filmed in 2011. They reflect back on what was to be their final tour with their familiar intelligence, honesty and brilliant wit and humor. They explain in depth how they would approach planning their concerts and they also reflect on the poignancy of the shows which were to become among the last few performances with Freddie.

Queen’s 1986 Magic Tour had been their most successful to date. Regenerated and reinvigorated by their triumph at Live Aid almost exactly a year earlier, the band were on a 26-date tour of the UK and Europe and after a month out of the country returned home to London to play two defining concerts at the ‘place of champions’, Wembley Stadium. These were to be Queen’s biggest stage, their biggest lighting rig, the biggest screen that not only Queen had performed with, but also that Wembley Stadium had ever seen. For director Gavin Taylor, filming it involved the unprecedented use of no less than 15 cameras and a helicopter to capture the aerial shots. For Freddie it was the start of one very long party. Friends were flown in from New York and ferried from his London home to Wembley in special coaches. It was one of the proudest days of his life.

The Saturday show saw a previous wet day turn into one of the sunniest of the year. “It was a perfect day,” says director Taylor. And the Wembley roar went up as Brian, Roger, John and Freddie arrived on stage to the synthesized opening chords on One Vision.

“Wembley Stadium was such a special place,” says Roger. “Having played it as part of Live Aid and to come back and play it again was such a blast.”

It’s perhaps no surprise that Queen’s hit musical, "We Will Rock You", sees the show’s heroes end up at Wembley Stadium, ‘the place of living rock’ for the storming finale where the roots of Rock are rediscovered and the rebellious bohemians find their way to recreating the music of the Mighty Queen.

Towards the end of Queen’s performance on the DVD, Freddie Mercury addresses the audience: “There’ve been some rumors we’re splitting. They’re talking through their *****,” Freddie says. “We’ll be together forever.”

“And in a way,” says Brian, “I guess we were. We might not have been a touring band much longer, but we were together as a band right until the end.”

“I don’t think anyone expected the Magic tour to be the band’s last dates; things had gone so well and we were already planning the next one,” says Gerry Stickells, Queen’s tour manager. “There was no sense of anything coming to an end”.

But as things turned out, Queen only ever played 2 further UK concerts, in Manchester on July 16 and that final concert at Knebworth on August 9.

But if ever a reminder was needed of why Queen earned themselves the mantle of best stadium rock group in history, then you only have to turn to this DVD to see Queen live, uncut, and at their ferocious, majestic, best.

Content:

Disc One - Live At Wembley Stadium, Saturday, July 12th, 1986:

'One Vision'
'Tie Your Mother Down'
'In The Lap Of The Gods... Revisited'
'Seven Seas Of Rhye'
'Tear It Up'
'A Kind Of Magic'
'Under Pressure'
'Another One Bites The Dust'
'Who Wants To Live Forever'
'I Want To Break Free'
'Impromptu'
'Brighton Rock Solo'
'Now I’m Here'
'Love Of My Life'
'Is This The World We Created'
'(You’re So Square) Baby I Don’t Care'
'Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart)'
'Tutti Frutti'
'Gimme Some Lovin’' *
'Bohemian Rhapsody'
'Hammer To Fall'
'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'
'Big Spender' *
'Radio Ga Ga'
'We Will Rock You'
'Friends Will Be Friends'
'We Are The Champions'
'God Save The Queen'

* Saturday, July 12th, 1986 concert only

Disc Two - Live At Wembley Stadium, Friday, July 11th, 1986

Bonus Features:
- The Magic Tour - approx 12min feature containing new interview filmed with Brian and Roger in 2011.
- The Wembley Weekend - approx 25min feature where Brian and Roger describe what went into these legendary concerts filmed in 2003.
- Rehearsal - Secretly filmed footage from the bands rehearsal for the Magic Tour.



Related links:
Queen's official site

PROTEST THE HERO Redefine "Do It Yourself" With Record Breaking Indiegogo Campaign!

When Canada's PROTEST THE HERO decided to go "Do It Yourself" (DIY) and raise the funds for their NEW record themselves via the crowd-funding website IndieGoGo, little did they know that would redefine DIY. The fundraising campaign reached its goal in less than 24 hours, and the campaign completion date still has 24 days to go.

The band recently fulfilled their contracts with record labels, which is why they turned to the crowd to fund their fourth full-length album. Within hours of launching, the band smashed through it’s $125,000 goal and is on its way to doubling that total (so far they have raised $227,470) — with the help of incredible, exclusive perks that have appeal to fans and haters alike!

The bands incentive: offering many 'perks' on the site that are only available during this time period and are exclusive to the campaign. They plan to go into the studio in March to record their fourth studio album. For information on the PROTEST THE HERO IndieGoGo project, go to www.Indiegogo.com/protestthehero.

Congrats to Protest The Hero and we hope many unsigned bands get inspired by this awesome DIY story!





Related links:
Protest The Hero on MySpace 
Protest The Hero on Facebook
Protest The Hero on Twitter

The NFL Explains Why They Don't Book Heavy Music Bands To Perform At The Super Bowl

As we all know the National Football League, the advertisers, and the television networks, started playing it safe after the Janet Jackson "wardrobe malfunction". We believe that they are playing it too safe, and as a result are booking the same type of acts over and over again.

Apparently, MEGADETH applied for the Super Bowl Halftime Show, and were rejected. According to NFL Committee spokesman Sal Mozzarella:

“With the exception of Aerosmith, Pearl Jam, and maybe Metallica, the NFL has never considered using a Heavy Metal band to play at our events. We are a family-friendly form of entertainment, thus we could not in good conscience support a form of music that has been inextricably linked to everything from devil worship to drug abuse. With all due respect to Megadeth, they simply don’t have the fanbase, the mass appeal, the creativity, or the artistic component of groups like Black Eyed Peas and Madonna that have made recent halftime events very successful. We don’t want to cast a dark shadow over our product with music of this nature. Right now, we are leaning toward Kid Rock, Taylor Swift, Jay-Z, and possibly our Sunday Night Football showstopper Faith Hill. That is the kind of music people generally associate with football.”

What we find pretty ironic is that they are constantly cranking up Heavy Music at every single NFL football game, but they still insist in booking the same type of artists because as mentioned above "is the kind of music people generally associate with football". Bullshit!

We know that there are many other bands that would kick ass at the Super Bowl Half Time show, and we encourage you to send us your picks to info@hornsuprocks.com! Or simply leave a comment below! \m/

HERE are our picks! 

Related links:
National Footbal League