> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.thisdayinmetal.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # You Wanna See Me Fail, You Won't Get Your Chance: An Interview with Jamey Jasta (Hatebreed) - URL: https://www.thisdayinmetal.com/you-wanna-see-me-fail-you-wont-get-your-chance-an-interview-with-jamey-jasta-hatebreed/ - Published: 2025-01-18T12:53:38.000Z - Updated: 2025-01-18T12:53:38.000Z - Author: Ed Hackimer Failure has never really been an option for **Jamey Jasta.** He started out in the music business in his early teens during the mid-1990s and he has yet to look back. When interviewed about his initial impressions of meeting **Jamey** as a teenager, **Brian Fair** of **Shadows Fall** had this to say: > **Jamey** was the hardest working man in hardcore. He saw a possibility of making a career out of this long before anyone else I knew did. But he knew that meant multitasking and having a million irons in the fire. He booked shows, he had a zine, he started a small record label, he had a band. We were all like, who is this kid running the Connecticut hardcore scene? Now over thirty years later, not much about that description has changed, though the scope of his influence has increased exponentially. The hustle and drive that he showed as a teenager in that Northeast scene has continued, but on a much broader stage. He’s toured the world with **Hatebreed** with every metal act you can name, hosted **MTV’s Headbanger’s Ball** and interviewed metal royalty from **Dio** to **Lemmy** to **Iron Maiden,** recorded over 700 episodes of his podcast **The Jasta Show**, produced and distributed records for **Dee Snider** and countless others, and resurrected the **Milwaukee Metalfest.** **Jasta** has been an ambassador for metal and the metal community, while championing and showcasing up-and-coming bands as much as he’s paid tribute to the legends of the genre with the countless shows he’s organized and the collaborations he’s created. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/e2/dbe2ac7e-62ef-4b13-917a-63221a045127/content/images/2025/01/470877551_611397918108849_9044556989152199329_n.jpg) The stacked lineup for Milwaukee Metalfest 2025. [Milwaukee Metalfest 2025 Ticket Info](https://therave.com/metalfest?ref=thisdayinmetal.com) I had a chance to speak with **Jamey** about his wide spectrum of achievements in so many facets of music, including: - **Hatebreed** celebrating its 30th anniversary as a band, releasing a Bay-area thrash-inspired solo album called *…and Jasta for All*, and the story behind resurrecting **Milwaukee Metalfest.** - the writing process of the new **Hatebreed** record, touring plans for 2025, the upcoming **Thrash Thursday** shows in the leadup to **Milwaukee Metalfest**, and updates on the **March Metal Meltdown** and **March Metal Matinee.** - how he overcomes writer’s block, a special gift he received from **Testament**, how he came to produce albums for **Many Eyes** and **Dee Snider,** and his dedication to discovering new music. - his dream guests for **The Jasta Show**, interview opportunities that he’s turned down, an unfortunate experience with **Tool’s** *Fear Inoculum,* and reflections on what’s made him so successful in the music business. You can view the entire interview **HERE:** For as much as **Jamey’s** achieved in over three decades in the music business, it seems like the journey is far from over. When speaking with him about his accomplishments, it feels as though with each new goal achieved, there are two or three more ideas that are spawned from their completion. The overarching theme is that each of these tasks is undertaken with integrity to advance metal, hardcore, and any other genre he engages with in order to promote and elevate those bands to give them that same chance he was looking for back in his early teens. With a work ethic like few others in the metal world, **Jasta** has proven to be perhaps the most prolific man in metal today. **Jamey** may have declared it to the world best himself on the opening track of *Perseverance –* “You wanna see me fail? You’ll never get your chance.” ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/db/e2/dbe2ac7e-62ef-4b13-917a-63221a045127/content/images/2025/01/Screen-Shot-2025-01-17-at-9.41.56-PM.png) Bobby Blitz from Overkill has already been announced as a special guest for the January 30th show. [Thrash Thursday Ticket Info](https://www.martyrstore.net/product/jasta-s-thrash-thursday-tickets-jan-30th-feb-20th?ref=thisdayinmetal.com) --- Follow **Jamey** on his social media accounts, [martyrstore.net](https://www.martyrstore.net/?ref=thisdayinmetal.com), and [JameyJasta.com ](https://www.jameyjasta.com/?ref=thisdayinmetal.com)for information on all of the various projects he's involved with and much more! (video credit: [Diego Coguox](https://www.youtube.com/@boshxc?ref=thisdayinmetal.com) on YouTube)