Hatebreed Destroy Everything at their Hometown Show at Toad's Place

Yesterday was a chaotic day full of thunder storms, extreme humidity, and plenty of chaos! As soon as we arrived to Toad's Place the crowd was already warmed up for the mayhem that was about to ensue. Next thing you know the lights go out and Connecticut's number one band in history, took over center stage after 5 months of not performing live. Everyone went bezzerk when Hatebreed kicked off their set with their violent anthem "Everyone Bleeds Now", out of their self-titled album. The crowd didn't stop moving from the second that drummer Matt Byrne played the intro beat all the way until the band finished their set with "I Will Be Heard" out of their Perseverance record. The record that cut Hatebreed's path into International stardom, here is what Jamey Jasta had to say about this:

"Coming in 2012 we are going to be celebrating the tenth year anniversary of this album and the time has fucking flown by. But that record changed all of our lives man, it took us all over the world!"

Last night Hatebreed's fans got their money's worth and left drenched from the extreme heat at Toad's Place. The show went on without any major incidents thanks to Jasta's constant reminders to the crowd:

"Listen up real quick! When you come over the barricade, make sure you respect the security guys. You respect them, and they will respect you. Alright? We got nothing but love for Toad's Place and the whole staff! So lets keep it cool all fucking night!"


This message sums up what Hatebreed has always been about: unity, respect and human love! Last night was very emotional for everyone who attended the show and paid tribute to Mario Comesanas (Sirius XM Liquid Metal and Revolver Magazine), who passed away earlier this week from an aggressive form of leukemia. Hatebreed dedicated the entire set to him:

"We want to dedicate this entire show to our good friend Mario from Liquid Metal who passed away earlier this week at the young age of 30," commented Jamey Jasta.

So what did the fans think about the show?

"YOU GUYS FUCKING KILLED IT LAST NIGHT!! ALL OF US WERE THERE FOR YOU!! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING TO CT!!" - Zadak Webby Brooks

"Great show last night @ Toad's !!!! Always great to see my favorite band play live!!" - Heather Voss

"You guys destroyed Toad's Last night. it was my first Hatebreed show. You guys are one of my favorite bands I had a fucked up week and seeing Hatebreed made it so much better. I hope to see you all again soon." - William Petroccio

"Great show as always last night! You guys sounded better than ever. We can always count on you to bring it when you come home to CT!" - James Kyer

At the end of the show we had to chance to chat with Hatebreed's drummer Matt Byrne about the future of the band. HE told us that the band has already recorded some song ideas on tape and should have a new record out in 2012. They are also planning a US tour that will probably happen in the fall. Exciting times for Hatebreed and their fans, who are as diehard as they come!

Here are some EXCLUSIVE live videos from the show:














Related links:
Hatebreed's Official Site
Toad's Place

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Hatebreed Returns Home for a one-off Show at Toad's Place

The state of Connecticut is waiting with anticipation for the return of the mighty Hatebreed to New Haven's legendary venue "Toad's Place". The show will take place tomorrow Friday June 17, 2011, and the band will be joined by The Acacia Strain, Lionheart and Bound For Pain.

Every time that Hatebreed performs there, the place erupts into one huge mosh pit that usually leaves plenty of casualties behind: broken bones, blood on the floor... you name it! Last time we saw them perform live at "Toad's Place" was for the CD Release show for their covers album titled "For the Lions", and it was one of the best Hatebreed performances that we have ever seen. Hatebreed is fully loaded with songs that touch the soul and crush your bones, the question really is if Connecticut is ready for Hatebreed?

What makes this show really special is that it is a one-off show, and possibly their only East Coast show of the year. Right after they destroy "Toad's Place", Hatebreed will play the Montebello Metal Fest in Canada. Then they will embark on yet another European Tour which will kick off on June 24 in Switzerland (Sonisphere Festival) and will conclude on September 3 in Barcelona, Spain.

"Hatebreed always have the biggest circle pits I have ever seen to this day! Love them! Best band ever... in Hardcore! And they have been able to tell everyone to shut the f&*k up! Nobody is exempt from a beat-down and I learned that from Hatebreed!" - Shawn Crahan (Clown from Slipknot)

HATEBREED TOUR DATES:
6/17 - New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
6/18 - Montebello, Quebec - Montebello Marina
6/24 - Switzerland, - Sonisphere Festival
6/25 - Sardinea, Italy - Santu Juanne
6/26 - Novo Gorizia, Slovenia - Mostovna
6/27 - Budapest, Hungry - Durer Kert
6/28 - Warsaw, Poland - Proxima
6/30 - Hengelo, Netherlands - Metropol
7/1 - Sulingen, Germany - Reload Festival
7/2 - Roitzschjora, Germany - With Full Force
7/3 - Bucarest, Romania - Metal Fest
8/5 - Tinley Park, IL - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
8/6 - Clarkston, MI - DTE Energy Music Theatre
8/7 - Noblesville, IN - Verizon Wireless Music Center
8/20 - Dinkelsbühl, Germany - Summer Breeze
8/21 - Theix, France - Motocultor Festival
8/22 - Haarlem, Netherlands - Patronaat
8/23 - Copenhagen, Denmark - The Rock
8/24 - Bochum, Germany - Matrix
8/26 - Charleville Meziere, France - Cabaret Vert
8/27 - La Souterraine, France - Espace de l’Ecluse
8/28 - Villava, Spain - Sala Totem
8/30 - A Coruna, Spain - Sala Ola Green
8/31 - Lisbon, Portgual - Cine-Teatro Corroios
9/1 - Granada, Spain - Sala El Tren
9/2 - Madrid, Spain - Sala Heiniken
9/3 - Barcelona, Spain - Sala Razzmatazz



Related links:
Hatebreed's Official Site
Toad's Place

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Mastodon, BTBAM, Baroness concert review!

On Thursday (4-22-2010) Mastodon / Between the buried and me and Baroness stopped at The Webster in Hartford, CT which I attended. This had been my first show in CT in god knows how long. The last show I probably saw was 100 Demons in some dive bar somewhere maybe 6-7 years ago. (For a good reason)

I arrived in the middle of Baroness’s set. They seemed to be having a good time and rocking out hard, although the crowd seemed to be falling asleep. Nothing compared to the crowds of under 100 I witnessed growing up in CT @ various Hard Core/Metal shows in the mid-late 90’s where people would literally lose their fucking minds. (Those were the days)

Blake Richardson and Brann Dailor are two of my favorite drummers and I haven’t seen either Mastodon or BTBAM yet, so I had been looking forward to this show for quite some time. BTBAM starts up Fossil Genera - A Feed From Cloud Mountain from their latest album The Great Misdirect and I immediately whip out the iPhone to record footage and the douche fuck security guard taps me on the shoulder after about 10 seconds telling me I can’t record video. This aggravated the fucking testicles off me for the remainder of the show. BTBAM’s set was unfortunately short, but they snuck in a few jams from Alaska and Silent Circus. If you have never seen this band I highly recommend it, they are just as amazing live as they sound on their album. I look forward to seeing them headline sometime soon.


Then around 10pm Mastodon comes on and fires up Oblivion. Throughout this first song and the remainder of the entire Crack The Skye album which they played in its entirety, the guitarist Brent was having a meltdown over his microphone which was constantly feeding back and his guitar rig didn’t seem to be loud enough and I doubt was functioning properly. After they took a break post Crack the Skye, which was a tad shaky due to Brent’s anger, they came back in full force. Following a bunch of stuff off Remission/Leviathan/Blood Mountain, which proceeded to melt what was left of my face into the ground, it was all over.

Aside from the technical difficulties and short set of BTBAM I’d say it was a pretty rad show. All the bands came pretty hard (what she said) and did their thing. The one thing that did bother me that has nothing to do with the bands are the spoiled shithead, fuck face un cultured brat CT kids who come out to these shows and act like total fools. Throughout BTBAM’s set I was standing next to some dude who was playing a video game on his iPhone the entire time. I honestly wanted to shove him into the pit for being a tool shed. You are spending $50 to come see a show. Watch the fucking bands douchebag. I can understand tweeting/texting/updating sites/posting pictures and telling your friends how sick the show is, etc. But come on seriously, you are in the presence of amazing musical talent to be consumed by a stupid video game. Maybe BTBAM isn’t your style. That’s totally fine. You still paid good money to come to a show. Watch the god damn bands. Show some respect. You know how brutal it is to live on the fucking road for months at a time and sweat your balls off in front of a room full of people every night to pay your bills? No, you don’t.

Secondly, the venue had a designated bar area way in the back which you COULD NOT GO BEYOND WITH DRINKS. I don’t remember the last time I went to a show and wasn’t allowed anywhere near the stage with a beverage…Absolutely ridiculous. You give out wristbands for a reason.

Conclusion : Mastodon, Between the buried and Me and Baroness are mega talented, nipple igniting beasts of bands and deserve your full, undivided attention. They also deserve to have their fans be able to get shit hammered in front of the stage.

I really have to stop drinking when I write these.

Related links:
Mastodon Official Site
Mastodon on MySpace
Mastodon on Twitter

By: Chris Denman


Photo Credit - BrianSharks

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