The New Haven, CT-based Hatebreed got together in 1993 for the purpose of creating the "a to basics" hardcore band with heavy, metallic guitars, screaming vocals, and 30-second songs. Consisting of Jamey Jasta (vocals), Lou "Boulder" Richards (guitar), Chris Beattie (bass), Sean Martin (guitar), and Rigg Ross (drums), Hatebreed had the chance to play throughout the East Coast while sharing the stage with the likes of Entombed, the Deftones, Slayer, and Napalm Death. By 1997, Victory Records released the quintets' debut full-length entitled Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire. — Mike DaRonco

Rap Core, Nu Metal