Hatebreed have released ‘Fatal Paradox’, the title track from their forthcoming ninth studio album, and there’s not much interest here in easing anyone gently into what comes next.
‘Fatal Paradox’ arrives ahead of the album of the same name, which lands November 6th via BLKIIBLK. Clocking in under three minutes, the new track finds the Connecticut hardcore veterans doing what they’ve spent three decades refining: locking metallic weight, blunt-force grooves and a breakdown together without wasting a second.
It follows previously released single ‘Kill Count Increase’, which saw Hatebreed reunite with longtime collaborator Zeuss, whose production history also includes Rob Zombie, Shadows Fall and Accept.
Hatebreed ‘Fatal Paradox’ visualizer
Hatebreed Aren’t Rewriting Their Own Rulebook
At this stage, Hatebreed have little reason to chase whatever hardcore happens to be doing in 2026.
From ‘Under The Knife’ and ‘Satisfaction Is The Death Of Desire’ through ‘Perseverance’ and ‘The Rise of Brutality’, the band helped establish a crossover between hardcore and metal that countless bands have subsequently dragged through basements, clubs and festival stages.
‘Fatal Paradox’ sounds less like an attempt to reinvent that foundation and more like Hatebreed tightening the screws on it.
The record will feature 11 tracks, including ‘The Carrion Choir’, ‘Total Invincible’, ‘Truth Is A Lion’ and ‘Make The Demons Obey’. Obituary vocalist John Tardy also appears on ‘Sacrifice Season’.
The album follows 2020’s ‘Weight of the False Self’, ending a six year gap between Hatebreed full-lengths.
Hatebreed ‘Fatal Paradox’ track list
- Kill Count Increase
- The Carrion Choir
- Decisions Become Destinies
- Total Invincible
- Fatal Paradox
- Still A Threat
- Sacrifice Season (feat. John Tardy)
- Truth Is A Lion
- Make The Demons Obey
- None Left To Save
- Poison Planet (COC Cover)
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Hatebreed are currently on the road across North America, with dates stretching into September before appearances at Furnace Fest and other shows later in the year.
Nearly 30 years removed from ‘Satisfaction Is The Death Of Desire’, there’s something stubbornly effective about Hatebreed refusing to sand down the edges. Hardcore has mutated repeatedly around them, but ‘Fatal Paradox’ suggests the band remain perfectly comfortable occupying the particularly nasty corner they helped build.
‘Fatal Paradox’ arrives November 6th via BLKIIBLK.
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