Hatebreed is working on their first album since Weight Of The False Self in 2020, though they're not sure what direction they'll go in for a label.
According to Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta in an interview with Bloodstock TV's Oran O'Beirne: "We're actually free agents right now. So we're talking to everybody, seeing what the options are. And I've been doing my own label… So people said, 'Stop producing all these records and do your own damn record.' It's time, yeah."
When asked if Hatebreed actually has any new material ready to go, Jasta said there's some stuff in the works. He's also got an idea of who he wants to produce it, but of course nothing is set in stone just yet.
"I have songs, and I have lyrics, and I thought about who would produce this record. Obviously, we always love Zeuss and go with Zeuss, but we're open. You know, we're saying we're, like, we're open to everything, but we're attached to nothing.
"So if Rick Rubin came out of the woodwork and said, 'Hey, you wanna do something?' people would say, 'Well, that's a pretty lofty goal.' But it's been done before — a little band from nowhere ends up getting a second wind in their career. And we've seen it with so many great bands that — not that we even had too much of a valley on the last one, but it did come out during a worldwide pandemic.
"So it's always peaks and valleys. And right now we're just headed towards the next peak."
Hatebreed is headed out on the road to celebrate their 30th anniversary this September and October across North America. To make matters even heavier, Hatebreed will be joined by Carcass, Harms Way, and Crypta throughout the trek. Get your tickets here.
9/26 Portland, ME State Theatre
9/27 Boston, MA House of Blues
9/28 New York, NY Terminal 5
9/29 Montreal, QC Mtelus
9/30 Toronto, ON Rebel
10/2 Cleveland, OH Agora Theatre
10/3 Royal Oak, MI Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/7 Cincinnati, OH Bogart´s
10/8 McKees Rocks, PA Roxian Theatre
10/10 Sauget, IL Pop´s
10/11 Oklahoma City, OK Diamond Ballroom
10/12 San Antonio, TX Vibes Event Center
10/14 Phoenix, AZ The Van Buren
10/15 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern
10/16 Riverside, CA Riverside Municipal Auditorium
10/18 Portland, OR Roseland Theater
10/19 Vancouver, BC Vogue Theatre
10/20 Seattle, WA Showbox Sodo
10/22 Salt Lake City, UT The Complex
10/23 Denver, CO Fillmore Auditorium
10/24 Kansas City, MO Uptown Theater
10/25 Nashville, TN Marathon Music Works
10/26 Greensboro, NC Piedmont Hall
10/27 Norfolk, VA The Norva
