Jamey Jasta (born James Shanahan on August 7, 1978) is the vocalist of Hatebreed. Jasta is a very active proponent of the hardcore punk and metalcore movements. In addition to fronting Hatebreed, Jasta owns and runs the record label Stillborn Records and hosts Headbanger's Ball on MTV2, however, in recent months the show has soley focused on music videos, and jasta has not been seen hosting the show for quite some time. August 7 is the 219th day of the year (220th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... Metalcore (also known as hardcore metal) is a fusion genre, mixing elements of metal and hardcore punk. ... Stillborn Records is a hardcore-based record label. ... Original logo of The Ball. ...

Former Works

Jamey was also in a band before Hatebreed, called Jasta 14 (where he got the name "Jasta"). Before Jasta 14, Jamey was in a band called Dreadnaught. He penned songs such as, "Satan in My Butt" and "Funky Schwa". As the aforementioned tracks demonstrate, his lyrical influences have not always been of the "tough guy" variety.^{[citation needed]}

Other Appearances

Jasta appeared on the Napalm Death album The Code Is Red...Long Live the Code as a guest singer on two tracks, "Sold Short" and "Instruments of Persuasion." Other appearances include "Spit My Rage" from the Terror album One with the Underdogs, "Human Cause" by Sepultura on their Nation album, "Peace" by Agnostic Front, "Hard to Impress" by Catch 22, "Domination" by Biohazard on the album Uncivilization, "Push It to the Limit" by death rapper Necro, "Battle Lines" by E-Town Concrete from their album The Renaissance, and on Ill Niño's track "Turns to Grey" on their One Nation Underground album. Recently Hatebreed have signed with Roadrunner Records, and released their latest album, Supremacy in 2006. Jamey also helped produce the debut record of his good friend Jay Reason's band, The Distance. Napalm Death is a grindcore/death metal band formed in the village of Meriden near Birmingham, England in 1982 by Nicholas Bullen and Miles Ratledge. ... The Code Is Red. ... Terror, formed in 2000, is a hardcore punk and metalcore band from Los Angeles, California. ... Sepultura is a Brazilian Thrash Metal band. ... Nation was the eighth LP by Brazilian thrash metal band Sepultura released in 2001 (2001 in music) through Roadrunner Records. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Catch 22 is a third-wave ska band from East Brunswick, New Jersey. ... Biohazard was a band originally based out of Brooklyn, New York. ... Killa C album cover Horrorcore (also known as Murder Rap, Acid Rap and Wicked Shit) is a sub-genre of hip hop music that evolved from pioneers such as Kool Keith, Insane Poetry, Ganxsta NIP, Esham, The Flatlinerz, KGP, Brotha Lynch Hung and The Gravediggaz. ... Ron Braunstein (born 1976) known better by his stage name, Necro, is an indie death rap, hardcore hip hop rapper from Brooklyn, New York known in the hip hop community for his exceptionally explicit lyrics. ... E.Town Concrete is a rapcore band from Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA. They formed in 1995 and shortly thereafter released Time 2 Shine, their first full-length album, in 1999 on the Resurrection A.D. label. ... Ill Niñois a six-piece Latin American Nu metal Metalcore. ... One Nation Underground is the third album released by Ill Niño – and final studio album released through Roadrunner Records. ... Roadrunner Records is a major record label that concentrates on metal bands. ... Supremacy is the fifth album from a hardcore band Hatebreed and their first with record label Roadrunner Records. ...

External link

• Jamey Jasta at the Internet Movie Database