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Jamey Jasta, (born James Shanahan on August 7, 1978), is vocalist for hardcore band Hatebreed. Jasta is a very active proponent of the hardcore movement. As well as fronting Hatebreed Jasta also owns and runs the record label Stillborn Records and hosts 'Headbanger's Ball' on MTV2.

The themes usually covered in Hatebreed's songs are self improvement, discipline, brotherhood and revenge.

Contents 1 Criticism 2 Former Works 3 Other Appearances 4 External link

Some of those in the underground circles believe Jasta and Hatebreed have "sold out", so to speak, for a number of reasons, the most prevalent being Jasta's association with MTV and the band's major label status. Many fans feel that the popular and corporate world is anathema in hardcore punk doctrine, often quoting the famous sound sample of Warzone's Ray Barbieri: "In our minds, and in our hearts, we feel that hardcore music should stay out of big business, and stay in the streets where it belongs..."

Many other fans point out, however, that Jasta's support of underground and semi-underground hardcore and metal bands through his Stillborn label allows fans to discover obscure bands and hopefully become dedicated to their local music scenes.

Jamey Jasta is a major supporter of unsigned bands, he has currently started managing bands including, Split Fifty. The Distance and others.

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. Jasta is not without a sense of humor.^{[citation needed]}

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.

• Jamey Jasta at the Internet Movie Database

Asesino
Dino Cazares | Tony Campos | Emilio Marquez
Former Members: Raymond Herrera
Guest Members: Andreas Kisser | Jamey Jasta
Discography
Albums: Corridos de Muerte | Cristo Satánico