HATEBREED Frontman Explains Show Cancellations
January 18, 2010Connecticut hardcore/metal masters HATEBREED will miss the first three shows of "The Black Procession" tour with MACHINE HEAD and BLEEDING THROUGH due to the fact that the band's frontman, Jamey Jasta, has been taken ill. The affected shows (Stuttgart, Offenbach and Hamburg) will be made up around HATEBREED's April 23 headlining appearance at the Groezrock festival in in Meerhout, Belgium.
Commented Jasta: "I feel terrible to have to miss these first three shows but I need this time to heal up to make sure I will be 100%."
Affected dates:
Jan. 23 - Stuttgart, GER @ Schleyerhalle
Jan. 25 - Wiesbaden, GER @ Schlachthof
Jan. 26 - Hamburg, GER @ Grosse Freiheit
The new self-titled album from HATEBREED sold 15,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to land at position No. 37 on The Billboard 200 chart.
HATEBREED's last collection of new material, "Supremacy", opened with around 27,000 copies back in September 2006 to land at No. 31. This number was roughly in line with the first-week tally registered by its predecessor, "Rise Of Brutality", which shifted more than 32,000 copies back in November 2003 to debut at No. 30.
HATEBREED's covers album, entitled "For The Lions", sold around 10,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release back in May 2009 to debut at position No. 58 on The Billboard 200 chart.
"Hatebreed" was released in North America on September 29 via E1 Music (formerly KOCH Records). The effort was made available on CD, digital download, vinyl and special edition with a bonus 65-minute DVD.
"Hatebreed" was issued on Roadrunner in all other territories.
HardTimes.ca conducted interviews with Jasta on December 17, 2009 when HATEBREED played Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Watch the chat below.
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