{"id":12900,"date":"2026-07-21T20:48:45","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12900"},"modified":"2026-07-21T20:48:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T15:48:45","slug":"hatebreed-announce-new-album-unleash-kill-count-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12900","title":{"rendered":"Hatebreed Announce New Album, Unleash &#8220;Kill Count Increase&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-id=\"1612833\" data-title=\"Hatebreed Announce New Album Fatal Paradox, Unleash \u201cKill Count Increase\u201d: Stream\" data-url=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/07\/hatebreed-fatal-paradox-kill-count-increase\/\" data-page=\"1\" data-pages=\"1\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/artist\/hatebreed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hatebreed<\/a> have announced <em>Fatal Paradox<\/em>, their first new album in six years. Ahead of its November 6th release, the band has unleashed the first single, \u201cKill Count Increase.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKill Count Increase\u201d is in all ways classic Hatebreed in the best possible way. The line between thrash and hardcore in what they do is razor thin. The drums rage like a D-beat Brann Dailor with wild fills aplenty providing plenty of feral energy, the guitars sit somewhere between early thrash and the kind of metallic hardcore pioneered by Converge and Coalesce.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/vivid-seats.pxf.io\/c\/1882189\/952533\/12730?subId1=hatebreed%2Afatal-paradox-button&amp;subId2=&amp;subId3=&amp;sharedid=&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.vividseats.com%2Fhatebreed-tickets%2Fperformer%2F3764\" class=\"button button-ticket\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Get Hatebreed Tickets Here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Frontman Jamey Jasta, meanwhile, continues to show why he\u2019s one of the best vocalists hardcore has ever seen, delivering a performance that showcases the politically charged lyrics with full clarity but still delivered with the kind of bellowing force of someone screaming at the top of their lungs.<\/p>\n<p>Related Video<\/p>\n<p>Jasta said of the track, \u201c\u2018Kill Count Increase\u2019 is the lead track on <em>Fatal Paradox<\/em> and a perfect way of summing up our first album in six years from the start. It\u2019s straightforward, in-your-face Hatebreed. Fast. Hard. It gets down to business and comes up for air two-and-a-half minutes later. The room and everyone in it gets wrecked and comes back wanting more.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hatebreed are currently finishing up the <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/03\/2026-summer-slaughter-tour-lineup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Summer Slaughter tour<\/a>, where they are this year\u2019s headliner alongside bands like Incantation and Devourment. The band then has a long run of dates taking them from August into October in North America including a show supporting Slayer on their Minnesota date for the <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/04\/slayer-shows-40th-anniversary-reign-in-blood\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">40th anniversary of <em>Reign in Blood<\/em><\/a>, as well as a date <a href=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/2026\/06\/turnstile-fall-2026-north-american-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">supporting Turnstile<\/a> on their tour. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vividseats.com\/hatebreed-tickets\/performer\/3764\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Get tickets for Hatebreed\u2019s upcoming shows here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the video for \u201cKill Count Increase\u201d and see the artwork and tracklist for <em>Fatal Paradox<\/em> below.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Hatebreed - Kill Count Increase - Official Music Video\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/A1xcFqhfVYk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Fatal Paradox\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><strong>Artwork:<br \/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5e2dc30a-df99-a4e6-cb4d-90c696cd8775.jpg?quality=80&amp;w=1024&amp;fit=1031%2C580&amp;strip=\" alt=\"Hatebreed Fatal Paradox album art\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-1612841\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5e2dc30a-df99-a4e6-cb4d-90c696cd8775.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5e2dc30a-df99-a4e6-cb4d-90c696cd8775.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5e2dc30a-df99-a4e6-cb4d-90c696cd8775.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5e2dc30a-df99-a4e6-cb4d-90c696cd8775.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5e2dc30a-df99-a4e6-cb4d-90c696cd8775.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5e2dc30a-df99-a4e6-cb4d-90c696cd8775.jpg?resize=350,350 350w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5e2dc30a-df99-a4e6-cb4d-90c696cd8775.jpg?resize=356,356 356w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5e2dc30a-df99-a4e6-cb4d-90c696cd8775.jpg?resize=208,208 208w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5e2dc30a-df99-a4e6-cb4d-90c696cd8775.jpg?resize=79,79 79w, https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/5e2dc30a-df99-a4e6-cb4d-90c696cd8775.jpg?resize=96,96 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Fatal Paradox\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><strong>Tracklist:<\/strong><br \/>Kill Count Increase<br \/>The Carrion Choir<br \/>Decisions Become Destinies<br \/>Total Invincible<br \/>Fatal Paradox<br \/>Still A Threat<br \/>Sacrifice Season\u201d (Feat. John Tardy)<br \/>Truth Is A Lion<br \/>Make The Demons Obey<br \/>None Left To Save<br \/>Poison Planet<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hatebreed 2026 Tour Dates:<\/strong><br \/>07\/21 \u2013 St. Louis, MO @ Pop\u2019s Nightclub ^<br \/>07\/22 \u2013 Fort Wayne, IN @ Piere\u2019s Entertainment Center ^<br \/>07\/23 \u2013 Toronto, ON @ Phoenix Concert Theatre ^<br \/>07\/24 \u2013 Buffalo, NY @ Town Ballroom ^<br \/>08\/19 \u2014 Mack\u2019s Creek, MO @ Gathering of the Juggalos<br \/>08\/20 \u2014 Albuquerque, NM @ El Rey<br \/>08\/21 \u2014 Tucson, AZ @ Rialto Theatre<br \/>08\/22 \u2014 Las Vegas, NV @ House of Blues<br \/>08\/23 \u2014 Anaheim, CA @ House of Blues<br \/>08\/24 \u2014 Sacramento, CA @ Ace of Spades<br \/>08\/25 \u2014 Boise, ID @ Treefort Music Hall<br \/>08\/26 \u2014 Spokane, WA @ Knitting Factory<br \/>08\/28 \u2014 Edmonton, AB @ Pawn Shop Live<br \/>08\/29 \u2014 Calgary, AB @ The Arrowhead<br \/>08\/30 \u2014 Regina, SK @ Casino Regina Show Lounge<br \/>08\/31 \u2014 Winnipeg, MB @ Burton Cummings Theatre<br \/>09\/02 \u2014 Sioux Falls, SD @ The District<br \/>09\/03 \u2014 Kansas City, MO @ Warehouse on Broadway<br \/>09\/04 \u2014 Shakopee, MN @ Mystic Lake Amphitheater (Supporting Slayer)<br \/>09\/05 \u2014 Davenport, IA @ Capitol Theatre<br \/>09\/06 \u2014 Milwaukee, WI @ The Rave<br \/>09\/08 \u2014 Pittsburgh, PA @ Roxian Theatre<br \/>09\/09 \u2014 Silver Spring, MD @ The Fillmore<br \/>09\/10 \u2014 Albany, NY @ Empire Live<br \/>09\/11 \u2014 Quebec, QC @ Envol et Macadam<br \/>09\/12 \u2014 Ottawa, ON @ The Bronson<br \/>09\/13 \u2014 Norwalk, CT @ District Music Hall<br \/>09\/19 \u2014 Pinellas Park, FL @ England Brothers Park (Supporting Turnstile)<br \/>10\/10 \u2014 Birmingham, AL @ Furnace Fest<\/p>\n<p>^ = Summer Slaughter date<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\t!function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s){if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n\t\tn.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;\n\t\tn.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=1;\n\t\tt.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window,\n\t\tdocument,'script','https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n\t\tfbq('init', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('set','agent','tmgoogletagmanager', '1753966171496536');\n\t\tfbq('track', \"PageView\");\n\t<\/script><script defer crossorigin=\"anonymous\" src=\"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js#xfbml=1&#038;version=v7.0&#038;appId=434175690014\" nonce=\"6gwmbCtM\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hatebreed have announced Fatal Paradox, their first new album in six years. Ahead of its November 6th release, the band has unleashed the first single, \u201cKill Count Increase.\u201d \u201cKill Count Increase\u201d is in all ways classic Hatebreed in the best possible way. The line between thrash and hardcore in what they do is razor thin&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":12901,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/consequence.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/620f6846-1ac3-7b92-296b-89bc1aeecf44.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-newsweek-trending"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12900"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12900\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12901"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12900"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12900"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}