# True Self

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{{Infobox album
| name       = True Self
| type       = album
| artist     = [SOiL](/source/SOiL)
| cover      = TrueSelf.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = May 2, 2006
| recorded   = October–November 2005
| venue      =
| studio     = Bombshelter Studios [<small>(Los Angeles, CA)</small>](/source/Los_Angeles)<br />Glenwood Studios [<small>(Burbank, CA)</small>](/source/Burbank%2C_California)
| genre      = [Alternative metal](/source/Alternative_metal), [hard rock](/source/hard_rock)
| length     = 43:29
| label      = [DRT Entertainment](/source/DRT_Entertainment)
| producer   = [Ulrich Wild](/source/Ulrich_Wild)
| prev_title = [Redefine](/source/Redefine_(Soil_album))
| prev_year  = 2004
| next_title = [Picture Perfect](/source/Picture_Perfect_(Soil_album))
| next_year  = 2009
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r832392|pure_url=yes}} link]
| rev2 = ''[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles](/source/Brave_Words_%26_Bloody_Knuckles)''
| rev2score = 4/10<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Grusie |first=Allan |date=September 2006 |title=Hardwares: Brave Picks |magazine=[Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles](/source/Brave_Words_%26_Bloody_Knuckles) |page=61 |issue=98}}</ref>
| rev3 = [Metal.de](/source/Metal.de)
| rev3score = 5/10<ref>{{Cite web |last=David |date=May 7, 2006 |title=Soil - True Self Review • metal.de |url=https://www.metal.de/reviews/soil-true-self-6464/ |access-date=2024-02-28 |website=[metal.de](/source/metal.de)}}</ref>
}}
'''''True Self''''' is the fourth studio album by American rock band [SOiL](/source/Soil_(American_band)), first released in the U.S. on May 2, 2006. It is the band's first album with new vocalist A.J. Cavalier, former member of World in Pain and Diesel Machine, and their last album to feature rhythm guitarist Shaun Glass. The album was leaked onto [P2P](/source/Peer-to-peer_file_sharing) and [BitTorrent](/source/BitTorrent_(protocol)) sites on March 4, almost two months before its official release. The album sold 4,000 copies in the U.S. during its first week of release.

A music video was filmed for "Give It Up" and released shortly before the album.

In promotion of the album, Soil did a European/US tour with [Staind](/source/Staind), US tours with [Sevendust](/source/Sevendust), [10 Years](/source/10_Years_(band)) and [Godsmack](/source/Godsmack), as well as numerous UK and European festival and headline tours. Soil ended the cycle with their summer 2007 ''True Rock'' tour.<ref>Chris Harris and Jon Wiederhorn [https://web.archive.org/web/20071224092020/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1554818/20070315/meshuggah.jhtml Metal File: Dark Tranquillity, Meshuggah, Clutch & More News That Rules] MTV.com (March 16, 2007). Retrieved on June 4, 2009.</ref>

==Track listing==
All tracks were recorded at Bombshelter Studios in Los Angeles, California, except ''Give It Up'', ''Hear Me'', ''Until It's Over'' and ''Jaded'', which were recorded at Glenwood Studios, [Burbank, California](/source/Burbank%2C_California).

{{Track listing
| extra_column  = Guest vocals
| title1 = Fight for Life
| extra1 = 
| length1 = 4:10
| title2 = Give It Up
| extra2 = [Wayne Static](/source/Wayne_Static) of [Static-X](/source/Static-X)
| length2 = 3:00
| title3 = Pick Me Up
| extra3 = 
| length3 = 3:12
| title4 = The Last Chance
| extra4 = 
| length4 = 4:17
| title5 = True Self
| extra5 = 
| length5 = 3:18
| title6 = Hear Me
| extra6 = 
| length6 = 3:57
| title7 = Forever Dead
| extra7 = [Burton C. Bell](/source/Burton_C._Bell) of [Fear Factory](/source/Fear_Factory)
| length7 = 3:12
| title8 = Let Go
| extra8 = 
| length8 = 3:49
| title9 = Until It's Over
| extra9 = 
| length9 = 2:58
| title10 = Jaded
| extra10 = 
| length10 = 2:37
| title11 = Threw It Away
| extra11 = 
| length11 = 3:27
| title12 = One Last Song
| extra12 = 
| length12 = 5:28
|total_length = 43:25
}}

==Personnel==
===SOiL===
* [AJ Cavalier](/source/AJ_Cavalier) – lead vocals
* [Adam Zadel](/source/Adam_Zadel) – lead guitar, backing vocals
* [Shaun Glass](/source/Shaun_Glass) – rhythm guitar
* Tim King – bass guitar
* [Tom Schofield](/source/Tom_Schofield) – drums

=== Other ===
* [Wayne Static](/source/Wayne_Static) – guest vocals on "Give It Up"
* [Burton C. Bell](/source/Burton_C._Bell) – guest vocals on "Forever Dead"
* Stephen Jensen – art director, designer, photographer
* Shaun Nowotnik – assistant to Stephen Jensen
* Brian Vecchione – band photography
* [Ulrich Wild](/source/Ulrich_Wild) – producer, engineer, mixer
* [Ted Jensen](/source/Ted_Jensen) – mastering

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081209103209/http://www.mtv.com/videos/soil/84722/give-it-up.jhtml "Give It Up" music video]

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Category:2006 albums
Category:Soil (American band) albums
Category:DRT Entertainment albums
Category:Albums produced by Ulrich Wild

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