Formed in 1994

Hatebreed was formed in 1994 in and around New Haven, Connecticut . The founding members consisted of Jamey Jasta the frontman, Chris Beattie on bass, Dave Russo on drums along with Larry Dwyer Jr. and Wayne Lozinak as the guitarists. This five piece began by recording a three-song demo and selling it to locals in 1995 and those songs would eventually be released on a split 7-inch with New York’s Neglect in the same year. They followed that with the highly acclaimed EP Under the Knife scheduled to come out on Big Wheel Recreation in 1995 but then self-released in 1996, and they went out on tour around the east coast/midwest supporting UKHC band Voorhees . That same year saw the departures of Larry Dwyer Jr. and Dave Russo. The following year with an almost entirely new lineup the band released their debut album Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire on Victory Records , then the home of some of the biggest bands in American hardcore. The album helped the band achieve underground success, selling 158,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan , and holds the record for Victory Record’s best selling debut album. The album is also viewed as a classic in both the hardcore and metalcore genres.