| The Concrete Confessional | ||||
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| Released | May 13, 2016 | |||
| Genre | Metalcore | |||
| Length | 33:28 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Chris "Zeuss" Harris | |||
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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]
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]
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]
| Aggregate scores | |
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| 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]
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 | |
Additional musicians
Production
| 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 |
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