Jamey Jasta
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | James Shanahan |
| Origin | West Haven, Connecticut United States  |
| Genre(s) | Hardcore punk, metalcore, sludgecore, groove metal, nu metal |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1991–Present |
| Associated acts | Hatebreed, Icepick, Kingdom of Sorrow, Jasta 14 |
Jamey Jasta (born James Shanahan on August 7, 1978)[citation needed] is an American musician from West Haven, Connecticut, best known as the lead vocalist of the hardcore band Hatebreed.
[edit] History
Jasta's first band, Jasta 14 (where he picked up the moniker), formed in 1991 and eventually broke up in 1996.
Jasta's current band, Hatebreed, released their breakthrough album Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire on November 11, 1997. Hatebreed remains a prominent hardcore band today, releasing their most recent record, Supremacy, on August 29, 2006.
Along with Hatebreed, Jasta is the frontman of the side projects Kingdom of Sorrow and Icepick.
In 2003, Jasta became the full-time host of Headbanger's Ball on MTV2. However, in recent months, the show has solely focused on music videos, and Jasta has not appeared for quite some time.
Jasta also owns Stillborn Records, a hardcore and metal-based record label from West Haven.
[edit] Guest appearances
- Napalm Death - "Sold Short"
- Napalm Death - "Instruments of Persuasion"
- Terror - "Spit My Rage"
- Sepultura - "Human Cause"
- Agnostic Front - "Peace"
- Catch 22 - "Hard to Impress"
- Biohazard - "Domination"
- Necro - "Push It to the Limit"
- E.Town Concrete - "Battle Lines"
- Special Teamz - "Gun In My Hand"
- Ill Niño - "Turns to Grey"
- Devil Inside - "Closer To Hell"
- Buried Alive - "To Live And Die With"
- 25 Ta Life - "Bullet for Every Enemy"
- E-Town.Concrete - "Battle Lines"
- Straight Line Stitch - "Taste of Ashes"
- Necro - "Push it to the Limit"
