An institution can be relied on. Its foundations don't shake due to the winds of change or tides of trends - no matter how volatile, omnipresent, or tenuous. With steadfast determination, drive, and dedication, Hatebreed cement themselves as one of heavy music's strongest institutions on their seventh full-length offering and very first for Nuclear Blast worldwide, 2016's 'The Concrete Confessional.'

Since 1994, the Connecticut quintet - Jamey Jasta (vocals), Chris Beattie (bass), Wayne Lozinak (guitars), Frank Novinec (guitars), and Matthew Byrne (drums) - has risen to the ranks of hardcore and heavy metal elite with a Grammy Award nomination, main stage slots on festivals, and countless fans worldwide.

2013's 'The Divinity Of Purpose«' earned their highest entry on the Billboard Top 200, bowing at #17 with impressive first-week sales in excess of 17,000. When it came time to return to the studio after two years on the road, Jasta and his cohorts clung to the bedrock on which their legacy stands firm.

Now, 'The Concrete Confessional' fits right into the bold, bloody, and beating heart of the Hatebreed institution.