- Jamey Jasta
Infobox musical artist
Name = Jamey Jasta
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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = James Shanahan
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Origin =West Haven ,Connecticut United States flagicon|USA
Instrument =Vocals ,guitar
Genre =Hardcore punk
Occupation =Singer ,Musician
Years_active = 1991–Present
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Associated_acts =Hatebreed , Icepick,Kingdom of Sorrow , Jasta 14
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Notable_instruments =Jamey Jasta (born James Shanahan;
August 7 ,1978 )Fact|date=February 2008 is an American musician fromWest Haven ,Connecticut , best known as the leadvocalist of the hardcore bandHatebreed .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 albumSatisfaction 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 " onMTV2 . However, in recent months, the show has solely focused onmusic 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.He also presented the Metal Hammer golden god awards in 2007.
Guest appearances
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25 Ta Life - "Bullet For My Enemies"
*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 Gray"
*Devil Inside - "Closer To Hell"
*Buried Alive - "To Live And Die With"
*25 Ta Life - "Bullet for Every Enemy"
*Straight Line Stitch - "Taste of Ashes"
*DJ Khaled -I'm So Hood (Remix)
*Candiria - "Work in Progress"External links
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* [http://www.lambgoat.com/features/interviews/hatebreed.aspx Jamey Jasta interview]
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