Hatebreed Returns With New Album After Six Year Gap
The metal band releases its ninth studio record, Fatal Paradox, on November 6, marking its first new material since 2020.
By Austin Reed ·
Hatebreed will release its ninth studio album, Fatal Paradox, on November 6, ending a six year silence that began with the band's 2020 record Weight of the False Self. The project serves as the group's first full length effort in half a decade and signals a fresh start for the Grammy nominated act under its new home, the BLKIIBLK label.
The band unveiled the video for the track “The Carrion Choir” this week as the latest preview of the project. Prior to this release, Hatebreed had already shared the title track and the single “Kill Count Increase,” which arrived in July as the lead single for the album.
Longtime collaborator Chris “Zeuss” Harris produced the record, which features eleven tracks in total. The lineup includes “Decisions Become Destinies,” “Total Invincible,” “Still A Threat,” and “Sacrifice Season.” The latter features a guest appearance from Obituary vocalist John Tardy. Other songs on the track list are “Truth Is A Lion,” “Make The Demons Obey,” “None Left To Save,” and a cover of Corrosion of Conformity’s “Poison Planet.”
The release follows the band's summer touring schedule, where they completed the Summer Slaughter Tour alongside Terror, Incantation, Gates To Hell, Torture, and Creeping Death. Hatebreed will shift its focus to Europe in November for a series of shows that includes dates with Life of Agony.
The new material represents a distinct shift for the group as it begins this new chapter with its current label. The album is now available for presave ahead of its official launch next week.
