It Hates You

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It Hates You
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 13, 2009
RecordedVarious times throughout 2008
StudioWarrior Sound, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Genre Hard rock, stoner rock, alternative rock, psychedelic rock, sludge metal
Length57:13
Label
Producer
  • He Is Legend
  • Mitchell Marlow
  • Al Jacob
He Is Legend chronology
Suck Out the Poison
(2006)
It Hates You
(2009)
Heavy Fruit
(2014)

It Hates You is the third full-length studio album by American rock band He Is Legend, released July 13, 2009, in Europe and July 21, 2009, in the United States. It is their first album released via Tragic Hero Records.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Dicephalous"4:04
2."Party Time!"4:12
3."Everyone I Know Has Fangs"3:25
4."The Primarily Blues"3:52
5."Cult of She"3:26
6."Stranger Danger"7:31
7."Don't Touch That Dial"4:14
8."Decisions, Decisions, Decisions"4:50
9."Future's Bright, Man"3:45
10."China White III"5:30
11."That's Nasty"5:34
12."Mean Shadows"6:50
Total length:57:13

Miscellaneous

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Blabbermouth.net 7/10 [2]
MetalSucks Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Rock Sound 8/10 [4]
ThePRPStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [5]

It Hates You received generally favorable reviews from critics. The album peaked at number 126 on the Billboard 200 and number 4 on the Heatseekers chart. [6]

Personnel

He Is Legend

Additional musicians

Production

Illustration and design

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References

  1. It Hates You at AllMusic
  2. Blabbermouth.net review
  3. MetalSucks review
  4. Kerswell, Ronnie (July 27, 2009). "He Is Legend – 'It Hates You' – Reviews". Rock Sound. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  5. ThePRP review
  6. "He Is Legend Music News & Info". Billboard.com. Retrieved February 25, 2012.