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The Concrete Confessional
The Concrete Confessional
Studio album by Hatebreed
Released	May 13, 2016
Genre	Hardcore Punk Metalcore; Crossover Thrash;
Length	33:28
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Chris "Zeuss" Harris
Hatebreed chronology
Singles from The Concrete Confessional
	"A.D."; Released: April 8, 2016;

The Concrete Confessional is the seventh studio album by American metalcore band Hatebreed. It was released on May 13, 2016,^[1] via Nuclear Blast and was produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris.^[2]

Background

On March 23, 2016, a trailer was uploaded to the Nuclear Blast YouTube channel, detailing Hatebreed's upcoming album by revealing its cover art, track listing and release date. The trailer features several snippets of three songs from the album, these being "A.D.", "Looking Down the Barrel of Today" and "The Apex Within". The trailer also includes details of the band's upcoming tours across Europe and North America, in support of the album.^[3] An official lyric video for the first single from the album, "A.D", was released on April 8, 2016.^[4]

Writing and recording

According to an article published by Loudwire, the album "deals heavily with topics such as social injustice, police brutality, drug abuse and self-positivity through positive mental attitude."

On the lyrical themes surrounding the opening track "A.D.", lead vocalist Jamey Jasta stated that the song "was a way that I could voice my frustration about the loss of opportunities available to the average guy. With the government and big business drowning in corruption and greed, the average person is being squeezed, so achieving the American dream is becoming less and less real. We all need to pay closer attention to what our elected leaders are doing. Start locally, in your own community, make your representatives accountable."^[5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	72/100^[6]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[7]
Exclaim!	5/10^[8]
The Guardian	^[9]
Sputnikmusic	4/5^[10]

The Concrete Confessional received mostly positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 72/100 based on four reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jamey Jasta; all music is composed by Hatebreed. Entire album mixed by Josh Wilbur

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A.D."	2:50
2.	"Looking Down the Barrel of Today"	2:41
3.	"Seven Enemies"	2:05
4.	"In the Walls"	2:10
5.	"From Grace We've Fallen"	2:41
6.	"Us Against Us"	2:04
7.	"Something's Off"	3:49
8.	"Remember When"	2:40
9.	"Slaughtered in Their Dreams"	2:16
10.	"The Apex Within"	2:29
11.	"Walking the Knife"	2:36
12.	"Dissonance"	2:12
13.	"Serve Your Masters"	2:55
Total length:		33:28

Credits

Jamey Jasta - lead vocals
Wayne Lozinak - lead guitar, backing vocals
Frank Novinec - rhythm guitar
Chris Beattie - bass
Matt Byrne - drums

Additional musicians

Charlie Bellmore - additional backing vocals
Chris Taylor - additional backing vocals
Nick Bellmore - additional backing vocals

Production

Zeuss - producer, engineering, mastering
Josh Wilbur - mixing
Nick Bellmore - engineering
Marcelo Vasco - artwork, layout, design
Jeremy Saffer - photography

Charts

Chart (2016)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[11]	33
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[12]	23
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[13]	22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)^[14]	37
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[15]	43
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)^[16]	92
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)^[17]	43
French Albums (SNEP)^[18]	138
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[19]	17
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[20]	20
UK Albums (OCC)^[21]	78
US Billboard 200^[22]	25