Hatebreed - The Divinity of Purpose REVIEW

       "All pit, no shit" is how Hatebreed frontman Jamey Jasta described the band's 2013 release The Divinity of Purpose a few months ago. Riding the success of 2009's self-titled album, the seminal metallic hardcore group has returned with the gut-wrenching, straight-up pissed brand of mosh they've been known for for years.
        With no punches pulled, 'Put it to the Torch' leads the album's audible assault with a mixture of groovy riffs, blast beats, and Jasta's signature yell. In keeping with true Hatebreed fashion, the entire album clocks in at about 25 minutes, with few songs lasting longer than three minutes.

         In many ways, it's the shortness of Hatebreed's songs that makes this album so goddamn fun. Simply put, there isn't enough time for things to drag, and the band goes apeshit with riffage, sucking you in and holding your ears hostage none too gently.
          Put simply, The Divinity of Purpose is an album that will pis you off. As I jammed The Divinity of Purpose in my tiny apartment, the urge to get up and disrespect my surroundings was almost too much to bear. Lyrically, even though the album continues Hatebreed's penchant for upbeat, positive lyrics, busies itself with the rejection of the mainstream, calling on the listener to 'Own their world' (from the eponymous song), or else they'll 'damn themself' (from 'The Language'). And if Jasta's angry words don't get to you, the instrumentals will. Breakdowns aren't your typical open-chord  4/4 slog, but expect to hear alternate picking, and variations on riffs with extra fury.
           There really isn't much else to say. The Divinity of Purpose is exactly what you'd expect from a Hatebreed album, but that's not to say it isn't one hell of a ride from start to finish. If you don't find yourself nodding along to the grooves of 'Indivisible', you need to get your ears checked.