Hatebreed has just announced that they will be releasing a new album: The Concrete Confessional on May 13th, followed by an extensive world tour. The album will be released via Nuclear Blast Entertainment everywhere.

This is Hatebreeds first album since their 2013 The Divinity of Purpose which earned slot #20 on Billboards top 200 albums of the year and #1 on the Hard Rock albums chart. It sold 17,000 copies its first week in the U.S. Though they haven’t released any albums since then, they have continued to perform including an appearance at South By So What!? in 2015.

The Concrete Confessional was recored in Connecticut and produced by Zuess, who has been working with the band for some time now. He has worked with other bands such as Rob Zombie, Suicide Silence and Whitechapel. The album was mixed by Josh Wilber who has worked with bands: Lamb of God and Megadeth. The artwork featured ( see below) was created by Marcelo Vasco who has worked with Slayer.

“I think da Vinci said it best when he said painting is poetry that is seen rather than felt, and poetry is painting that is felt rather than seen. Marcelo was able to capture a feeling that will accompany our musical and lyrical vision and he put together a striking piece that speaks volumes.” Vocalist Jaimie Jasta explained.

The songs featured on the album are the epitome of heavy metal as they don’t mess around when it comes to expression of sound. The lyrics are relevant to issues of today, not just in our culture but around the world. Some of the topics they cover include: the rise of terrorism, police brutality, moral decay, greed and betrayal, increased divisiveness, and the fading promise of the American Dream said the bands representatives.

Hatebreed released a tour trailer along with their announcements featuring three song clips from the new album and a list of all of the tour dates scrolling by.

Joining them on tour will be bands: Devildriver,  Devil You Know and Act Of Defiance. In celebration of the tour, Hatebreed will be featuring new fan gear such as vinyls, posters, a skull and maces journal, prayer candles, digital downloads and more, that can be found on their website.

Hatebreed 2016 tour dates:
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04/22 Oberfhausen, Germany Turbinenhalle
04/23 Leipzig, Germany Agra
04/24 Copenhagen, Denmark Amager Bio
04/25 Oslo, Norway Bla
04/26 Goteborg, Sweden Sticky Fingers
04/27 Stockholm, Sweden En Arena
04/29 Meerhout, Belgium Groezrock Festival
05/01 Amsterdam, Netherlands Melkweg
05/02 Manchester, UK Academy
05/03 London, UK 02 Forum Kentish Town
05/04 Paris, France Les Docks
05/05 Zurich, Switzerland X-Tra
05/06 Vienna, Austria Arena
05/07 Munich, Germany Zenith
05/13 Cleveland, OH The Odeon
05/14 Chicago, IL The Metro
05/15 Lincoln, NE Bourbon Theatre
05/16 Denver, CO The Summit Music Hall
05/17 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
05/19 San Francisco, CA Regency Center Grand Ballroom
05/20 Sacramento, CA Ace of Spades
05/21 Pomona, CA The Glass House
05/22 Los Angeles, CA Echoplex
05/23 Tempe, AZ The Marquee
05/25 Houston, TX Warehouse Live
05/26 New Orleans, LA Republic New Order
05/27 Dallas, TX Gas Monkey Bar & Grill
05/28 Pryor, OK Rocklahoma
05/29 San Antonio, TX River City Rockfest
05/31 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
06/01 Jacksonville, NC Hooligans Music Hall
06/02 Baltimore, MD Baltimore Sound Stage
06/03 Philadelphia, PA Underground Arts
06/04 Sayreville, NJ Starland Ballroom
06/05 Montreal, Canada Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre
06/06 Toronto, Canada The Opera House
06/07 Millvale, PA Mr. Small’s Theatre
06/08 Clifton Park, NY Upstate Concert Hall
06/09 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
06/10 Providence, RI Lupo’s Heartbreak Hotel
06/11 New Haven, CT Toad’s Place
06/16 Luxembourg, Luxembourg Den Atelier
06/17 Clisson, France Hellfest
07/02 Roitzschjora, Germany With Full Force Festival
07/07 Viveiro, Spain Resurrection Fest
07/09 Geiselwind, Germany Out & Loud Festival
07/15 Chicago, IL Chicago Open Air
08/26 Sulingen, Germany Reload Festival

The Concrete Confessional
01. A.D.
02. Looking Down The Barrel Of Today
03. Seven Enemies
04. In The Walls
05. From Grace We’ve Fallen
06. Us Against Us
07. Something’s Off
08. Remember When
09. Slaughtered In Their Dreams
10. The Apex Within
11. Walking The Knife
12. Dissonance
13. Serve Your Masters