The Rise of Brutality

The Rise of Brutality is the third studio album by American metalcore band Hatebreed. It was released on October 28, 2003 by Universal Records.

Background
"This is Now" proved to be the album's first single, frequently being played on MTV2's Headbangers Ball, a program which vocalist Jamey Jasta often hosted. The song was also included on the first MTV2 Headbangers Ball compilation album that same year. A second single would be found in "Live for This," with its music video dedicated to a deceased friend of the band. The song "Another Day, Another Vendetta," greatly samples the song "Just Look Around," by Sick of it All, borrowing the first verse.

The first song, "Tear It Down" is an extended version of the song "Outro" from the previous album Perseverance. Their song "Live for This" was nominated for a Grammy award in 2005. The bonus track "Bound to Violence" appeared on The Punisher (2004 film) soundtrack.

Credits
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Hatebreed

 * Jamey Jasta – vocals
 * Sean Martin – guitar
 * Chris "The Xmas Bitch" Beattie – bass
 * Matt Byrne – drums

Production

 * Steve Richards – executive production
 * Zeuss – production, engineering
 * Rob Gil – recording assistant, digital editing
 * Phil Caivano – recording assistant, guitar tech
 * Michael "Sully da Bull" Sullivan – production coordination
 * Mike Fraser – mixing
 * Misha Rajaratnam – mixing assistant
 * George Marino – mastering

Artwork and design

 * Jamey Jasta – packaging concept
 * Devastation Media – layout, design
 * Jay Gelabert – packaging coordination

Studios

 * Planet-Z, Hadley, MA, U.S.– recording
 * Armoury Studios, Vancouver, BC, Canada – mixing
 * Sterling Sound, New York City, NY, U.S. – mastering