Grammy Award-nominated and still as determined as ever, HATEBREED has never been more essential and influential than today. With millions of albums sold and Spotify numbers that rival timeless “classics,” this hardcore band from Bridgeport, CT, has been shaping the sound of heavy music for three decades. In a world where the hardcore scene they helped create has never been bigger, Hatebreed is in full swing. Produced by their longtime collaborator Zeuss (Rob Zombie, Queensryche), HATEBREED’s ninth album and first release on BLKIIBLK Records, Fatal Paradox, marks the return of singer Jamey Jasta and his crew after six years away. This album is packed with powerful, hard-hitting anthems. It opens with “Kill Count Increase,” a track as virulent and merciless as iconic songs like “Looking Down the Barrel of Today,” then follows with tracks such as “Decisions Become Destinies” and “Total Invincible.” Fatal Paradox is HATEBREED sounding at their best. Even after nearly 35 years of career, they are fiercer than ever, igniting festival stages such as Hellfest in France, Wacken in Germany, and numerous Danny Wimmer Presents festivals in the United States. In 2026, Hatebreed is not only an icon of hardcore and extreme music, they remain a force in their own right.