The Divinity of Purpose

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The Divinity of Purpose
The Divinity of Purpose.jpg
Album artwork by Eliran Kantor
Studio album by
Hatebreed
ReleasedJanuary 29, 2013
Genre Metalcore
Length37:00
Label Razor & Tie (North America)
Nuclear Blast (Europe)
Producer Hatebreed, Zeuss, Josh Wilbur
Hatebreed chronology
Hatebreed
(2009)		The Divinity of Purpose
(2013)		 The Concrete Confessional
(2016)
Singles from The Divinity of Purpose
  1. "Put It to the Torch"
    Released: November 19, 2012
  2. "Honor Never Dies"
    Released: January 23, 2013

The Divinity of Purpose is the sixth studio album by American metalcore band Hatebreed. [1] The album was released in North America on January 29, 2013, through Razor & Tie and in Europe on January 25, 2013, through Nuclear Blast Records. [2] The album was co-produced by Hatebreed, Zeuss and Josh Wilbur. [3] According to band frontman Jamey Jasta, the album will be "all pit, no shit." [4] On November 12, 2012, the group debuted a track from the album titled "Put It to the Torch" on YouTube. [5]

Contents

The Divinity of Purpose debuted at a career high No. 20 position on the Billboard 200 with over 17,400 copies sold in its first week. It has sold 55,000 copies in the US as of April 2016. [6]

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 75/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
CraveOnline Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Peek from the PitStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5 [12]

The aggregate review site Metacritic assigned an average score of 75 to the album based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [7]

In a positive review by AllMusic's James Christopher Monger, the reviewer characterized the record as "Meatier and more hardcore-centric than their last offering". [9] Chad Bower of About.com commented positively on the album's quality of content as well stating "Jamey Jasta and company blaze through the 12 tracks on The Divinity of Purpose in under 40 minutes, with nary an ounce of filler". [8]

In another positive review on Metalholic, Sairaj R. Kamath called the album, "one loud, charged-up, headstrong message of positive reinforcement, with such songs like "Own Your World," "Nothing Scars Me" and others having enough gusto to cure worldwide depression". [13]

In a mixed review of the album on CraveOnline, Iann Robinson commented on the albums repetition, stating "there is little variation from song to song but the intensity and drive help save Hatebreed from falling into parody like so many of their peers". [10]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jamey Jasta; all music is composed by Hatebreed

No.TitleLength
1."Put It to the Torch"2:12
2."Honor Never Dies"3:12
3."Own Your World"3:39
4."The Language"3:14
5."Before the Fight Ends You"3:17
6."Indivisible"2:56
7."Dead Man Breathing"3:19
8."The Divinity of Purpose"3:39
9."Nothing Scars Me"3:08
10."Bitter Truth"2:40
11."Boundless (Time to Murder It)"3:21
12."Idolized and Vilified"2:23
Total length:37:00

Personnel

Hatebreed
Production

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [14] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [15] 38
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [16] 84
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [17] 86
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista) [18] 43
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [19] 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [20] 40
UK Albums (OCC) [21] 144
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [22] 19
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [23] 12
US Billboard 200 [24] 20
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [25] 5
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [26] 1
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [27] 6
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [28] 6

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