Satisfaction Is the Death of Desire is the debut studio album by American metalcore band Hatebreed. It was released on November 11, 1997, through Victory Records. This was the band's breakthrough album, with the majority of critics praising it,[4][5][6] even calling it a "hardcore classic".[7][8] It lifted them out from the underground scene and thanks to this rise in fame they got a record deal with Universal Records.