Review : HATEBREED – “For The Lions”

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May 162009
 

Hatebreed - For The Lions

Hatebreed – “For The Lions”
released May 5, 2009 on E1 Music

One of metallic hardcore’s fiercest champions give their voice and music in tribute to those that helped push them there.  Many tracks feature bands with high crossover appeal, like Hatebreed themselves, but what I found most exciting was their treatment of metal tracks, particularly the strong melodies of Metallica’s “Escape” and the metal band they have shown the closest allegiance to since their inception: Slayer, which appropriately ignites the album.  They even take you to the taproot, covering The Misfits’ “Hatebreeders,” from which they adopted their name. 

FCC:  4, 6, 7, 9, 11, 14 
Try  1, 3, 4, 5, 13, 17

01. SLAYER - Ghosts of War 
02. CRO-MAGS - It’s The Limit
03. SUICIDAL TENDENCIES - Suicidal Maniac 
04. SEPULTURA - Refuse/Resist
05. METALLICA - Escape 
06. BAD BRAINS - Supertouch/Shitfit
07. MISFITS - Hatebreeders 
08. D.R.I. - Evil Minds
09. MADBALL - Set It Off 
10. SICK OF IT ALL - Shut Me Out
11. BLACK FLAG - Thirsty 
12. NEGATIVE APPROACH - Sick Of Talk
13. CROWBAR - All I Had I Gave 
14. MERAUDER - Life Is Pain
15. AGNOSTIC FRONT - Your Mistake 
16. JUDGE - Hear Me
17. OBITUARY - I’m In Pain 
18. SUBZERO - Boxed In

Rating: ★★★½☆ 

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  • Brad

    I still wish I could play that Misfits cover.

  • http://mindovermetal.org Matt Longo

    Well you can, as long as you play the disclaimer before or after. The only other safe ways to rely on are:

    1) community standards, or
    2) the 10p-6a ‘safe harbor’.

   
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