Here's clip two of four we're premiering from Hatebreed's new DVD "Live Dominance," which comes out September 2. "This is Now" was originally featured on the band's bruising 2003 album The Rise of Brutality. The video will receive its on-air premiere on "Headbangers Ball" on Saturday.
"This Is Now" was our set opener for the last bunch of tours on the Supremacy album cycle," adds frontman Jamey Jasta. "It's one of our favorite songs to play and the words are still very much a mantra for our everyday lives. It's crazy to think that this October will mark five years since the song first came out. Time really flies, which is why it’s important to appreciate the moment and that is what the song is about.
“This Is Now” always gets the crowd moving and singing, so it was only natural that we start off the Detroit show with it and try and set the pace for an action packed night. We also wanted the start of the DVD to really pack a punch. Every now and then I will go back and listen to the song and watch the video we shot and I am proud that we did something with a positive message; I get amped like I did when we first recorded it."
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We've got the exclusive premiere of Hatebreed's new video for "Live For This" from the band's upcoming live DVD "Live Dominance," which comes out September 2. The clip will debut on "Headbangers Ball" on Saturday and each week for the next month we'll post additional videos from the DVD. Now, live through frontman Jamey Jasta's comments about the video -- or just click more to watch the thing:
"Live For This" has been one of our set closer's since the day Rise Of Brutality came out. It's a great song for us to perform because its not your typical Hatebreed song. When we wrote it we wanted it to be an anthem, a song everyone could sing, not just metal-heads or hardcore kids but anyone who's ever done something in their life that they put 110 percent of themselves into. We wanted it to be a song we could play for forever, and the words still mean the same now as they did then, which is a beautiful thing.
Months, after the song was released, Major League Baseball made "Live For This" their "motto" or "slogan" and we hoped that they would use the song (since we're all big baseball fans) but they never did. Maybe someone from MLB will read this and help us out! (haha)
Even though we are a crossover band (hardcore crossed with metal), we've always had a metal influence in our sound but "Live For This" was a track we felt was the real hardcore anthem on the album. Lyrically, it sums up why we make music and have sacrificed everything to do what we do. Keep in mind this was written back in late 2002/early 2003 when a lot of bands started to become heavily influenced by bands like Iron Maiden and At The Gates so we wanted to stay on track with our sound and message and not let the current trends affect us. (Not that there's anything wrong with either of those bands) we just wanted a more Cro-Mags/Leeway/NYHC kind of feel on that song. Our late manager, Steve Richards, loved the song and we were nominated for a Grammy for Best Metal Performance for the track, so needless to say it’s a very special track for us.
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