Hatebreed will release their new studio album The Divinity Of Purposeon January 29th 2013 in the United States/Canada and on January 25th in Europe. This is Hatebreed’s sixth album to date and first for new label partners Razor & Tie in North America and Nuclear Blast in Europe and various additional international territories.
The Divinity Of Purpose was co-produced by Hatebreed, Zeuss (Suicide Silence, All That Remains, Shadows Fall) and Josh Wilbur (Lamb of God, Avenged Sevenfold). Wilbur also handled mixing duties on the new record. This album is the follow up to Hatebreed’s self-titled album and also their covers album, For The Lions (both released in 2009).
In the video below, Hatebreed frontman Jamie “Jasta” Shanahan discusses the lyrics for the band’s forthcoming full length, entitled The Divinity of Purpose.
The new album cover artwork for The Divinity Of Purpose was created and illustrated by Eliran Kantor (Testament/Sodom). In the video below, frontman Jamey Jasta explains the concept behind the artwork.
Check out the first track off the album, "Put It To The Torch".