Weight of the False Self

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Weight of the False Self
Hatebreed WOTFS cover.jpg
Studio album by
Hatebreed
ReleasedNovember 27, 2020 (2020-11-27) [1]
StudioDexters Lab Recording (Milford, Connecticut
Genre
Length34:46
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Zeuss
Hatebreed chronology
The Concrete Confessional
(2016)		Weight of the False Self
(2020)

Weight of the False Self is the eighth studio album by American metalcore band Hatebreed. The album was released on November 27, 2020, [1] through Nuclear Blast. [2] It is the last to feature founding bass player Chris Beattie.

Contents

Jamey Jasta has stated The Weight of the False Self is the metaphorical weight that is carried by every individual. “Seen or unseen, everyone is carrying a burden. The music we love helps us bear the weight.” [3]

Background

In an interview the band’s guitarist Wayne Lozinak stated “ “There’s so much negativity we want to bring something positive something to make fans say ‘this song got me through tough times.’” [4]

In another interview Jamey Jasta stated “I want to just sound like a maniac on this we just kept doing, changing the tone, leaning towards heavier stuff.” [5]

The album was recorded prior to the COVID-19 pandemic however Jasta added “If people don’t know that it was recorded prior, they might think it’s a reflection of the times … there are positive songs some pessimistic.” [5] The group had good chemistry with the producer Zeuss Jasta stated “He knows what sounds good he’ll tell us ‘ehh you got to change that’ “we always trust him to be honest.’” [4]

Critical reception

Max Heilman of Metal Injection stated that "Just by listening to the single 'Instinctive (Slaughterlust)', it's at least clear that Hatebreed hasn't forgotten how to be Hatebreed.” He gave it a 7/10. [6]

Regarding the work, Dom Lawson of Blabbermouth.net gave it a 9/10 and said that "This is their strongest album in over a decade and the perfect antidote to looming grey skies." [7]

Writing for Kerrang! , Olly Thomas noted "a certain predictability" in the album and gave it 3 out of 5 stars. [8]

Tim Bolitho-Jones of Distorted Sound Magazine gave the album a 8/10 stating “ Weight Of The False Self is brutally heavy, remarkably optimistic and a bit like having a therapist roar self-improvement tips at you for thirty five minutes. And it’s all down to shouting. Shout, shout and shout again.” [9]

Exclaim! gave the record a 7/10 stating “listeners have been searching far and wide for positive music to uplift them. Who knew that a band called Hatebreed would be the ones to deliver.” [10]

Track listing

Weight of the False Self track listing [1]
No.TitleLength
1."Instinctive (Slaughterlust)"2:52
2."Let Them All Rot"2:45
3."Set It Right (Start with Yourself)"2:45
4."Weight of the False Self"2:43
5."Cling to Life"3:07
6."A Stroke of Red"3:16
7."Dig Your Way Out"2:15
8."This I Earned"3:05
9."Wings of the Vulture"2:41
10."The Herd Will Scatter"3:06
11."From Gold to Gray"2:53
12."Invoking Dominance"3:18
Total length:34:46

Personnel

Hatebreed

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2020)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11] 49
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [12] 36
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ) [13] 34

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Weight of the False Self by Hatebreed on Apple Music". Apple Music . November 27, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ "HATEBREED To Release 'Weight Of The False Self' Album In November". Blabbermouth . September 10, 2020. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  3. ↑ Walton, Kirstine (November 25, 2020). "Weight of the False Self by Hatebreed". Loud Hailer Magazine. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Bennett, Macie (November 25, 2020). "Hatebreed Talks Perpetual Perseverance and Life as a Touring Band". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Erickson, Anne (November 10, 2020). "Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta talks new album, adjusting to the pandemic, podcasting, and more". Consequence. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  6. ↑ Heilman, Max (November 27, 2020). "Album Review: HATEBREED Weight Of The False Self". Metal Injection. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  7. ↑ Lawson, Dom. "CD Reviews – Weight Of The False Self Hatebreed". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved December 24, 2020.
  8. ↑ Thomas, Olly (November 23, 2020). "Album Review: Hatebreed – Weight Of The False Self". Kerrang!. Retrieved December 23, 2020.
  9. ↑ Bolitho-Jones, Tim (November 24, 2020). "ALBUM REVIEW: Weight Of The False Self - Hatebreed". Distorted Sound Magazine. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Hatebreed Are Surprisingly Uplifting on 'Weight of the False Self' │ Exclaim!". Hatebreed Are Surprisingly Uplifting on 'Weight of the False Self' │ Exclaim!. Retrieved October 13, 2025.
  11. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Hatebreed – Weight of the False Self" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  12. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Hatebreed – Weight of the False Self" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 21, 2020.
  13. ↑ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2020. 49. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved November 30, 2021.


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