Connecticut bruisers, Hatebreed have made a career creating music that makes you feel like you’re being repeatedly punched in the guts. Eight albums in and, as new offering Weight of the False Self pummels into opener “Instinctive (Slaughterlust),” it’s clearly going to be business as usual for Jasta and Co. There is no time to ponder if the quintet have mixed things up as the opener finds the hardcore heavyweights kicking off this latest assault in their own familiar, uncompromising way. Delivered with savage ferocity, the opening track is packed with Hatebreed’s signature meaty, mosh-packed sound. Brutish choruses stand toe-to-toe alongside frontman Jamey Jasta’s unwavering lyrical determination as the likes of “Set It Right (Start With Yourself)” hurtle along at a frantic pace. Continui...
