Hatebreed - Perseverance

It's hard to judge Hatebreed from any perspective. A fan would find some reason to toss Perseverance into his "sold-out" pile, while new listeners would find Hatebreed to be fairly uninteresting musically, but chocked with life-changing lyrics. Either way, they has always been, and will always be a "hardcore" band. Hatebreed's albums do nothing more than give listeners something to bang to in between Hatebreed shows. Each song passes meaning, and gives a presentation. This album is no different than expected. Although the production is somewhat muddled, Hatebreed remains just as hard and heavy as they've always been. "Proven" begins a thick and consistent 15 tracks of unforgiveness spitting the "fight for what you believe in" perspective. Modern metalheads may find Perseverance to remain a little shallow, as do I. There is nothing you haven't heard before, either by Hatebreed, or ten other hardcore bands with the same motivation and tour power. Fans of ingenuity and tangents will only spin this one a few times through before putting it away, such as I did. But those in search of a message, and latch on to lyrics instead of the beat as the backbone of an album, will find refuge in Hatebreed's newest endeavor. [www.hatebreed.com]