HATEBREED

Hatebreed is an American hardcore punk band from Connecticut. The band was founded in November 1994 in Bridgeport, Waterbury and New Haven. They began by recording a three song demo and selling it to locals. Those three songs would eventually be released on a split seven inch with New York's Neglect in 1995. They followed that up with the highly acclaimed EPUnder the Knife in 1996, and went out on tour around the east coast/midwest with the UKHC band Voorhees. The following year they releasedSatisfaction is the Death of Desire on Victory Records, then the home of some of the biggest bands in metalcore. Satisfaction sold more copies than any other debut in the history of the record company.

Tours with national metal bands such as Slayer, Deftones, Entombed and Napalm Death influenced their music and brought them to the attention of many non-hardcore/metalcore fans. These influences were apparent on the band's next two releases, 2002's Perseverance, and especially 2003's The Rise of Brutality.

Members

Current members Jamey Jasta– vocals (since 1994) Chris Beattie – bass guitar (since 1994) Wayne Lozinak – guitar (1994–1996, since 2009) Matt Byrne – drums (since 2000) Frank Novinec – guitar (since 2005)

Former members Larry Dwyer, Jr. – guitar (1994–1996) Dave Russo – drums (1994–1996) Michael Ryan - guitar (1995) Matt McIntosh – guitar (1996–1999) Jamie "Pushbutton" Muckinhaupt – drums (1997–1999) Lou "Boulder" Richards (deceased) – guitar (1997–2002) Rigg Ross - drums (1999–2000) Nick "Nickel P" Pappantonio - drums (2000) Sean Martin – guitar (2000–2009)