[5/5] Even with the addition of legendary underground guitarist Frank "3 Gun" Novinec (ex-Terror, Integrity), it's hard to imagine Hatebreed's Supremacy not sounding exactly like the band always does. But with the recruitment of Novinec, the magnificent four gunslingers have added an uzi. The metalcore standard-bearers' combined experience (they're all elder statesmen at this point) and the presence of a second riffologist gives time for the band to empty, reload and regroup at will. In a subtle shift akin to Slayer's slight departure on Diabolus In Musica, the band lets go of the overly refined mecha-ggression that made The Rise Of Brutality underwhelming, while discovering elements of groove in serrated cuts like "Mind Over All." Hating negativity and crushing self-doubt, frontman Jamey Jasta is still the most positive pissed-off person on the planet. And when he sings "Destroy Everything," he's not just talking shit. (ROADRUNNER) D.X. Ferris
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