Back 2 Base X

Back 2 Base X
Studio album by (hed) p.e.
Released	June 6, 2006
Genre	Nu metal, rap metal, punk rock
Length	45:50
Label	Suburban Noize
Producer	Jahred Gomes, Kevin Zinger, Brad Xavier
(hed) p.e. chronology
Only in Amerika (2004) Back 2 Base X (2006) Insomnia (2007)
Singles from Back 2 Base X
"Get Ready" Released: 2006 "Beware Do We Go" Released: July 18, 2006

Back 2 Base X (written as B∆CK 2 B∆SE X) is the fifth studio album by American rock band Hed PE. Released on June 6, 2006, it is the band's first release on Suburban Noize.

Back 2 Base X was influenced by classic punk bands such as the Sex Pistols and the Clash,^[1] and was intended as a return to the basics of rock music, and did not rely as heavily on studio enhancement as previous releases.^[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
411Mania	(9/10)[3]
Allmusic	[4]
Melodic.net	[5]
Metal Underground	[6]
musicOMH	[7]

Back 2 Base X peaked at #12 on the Top Independent Albums chart, #154 on the Top Internet Albums Chart and at #154 on the Billboard 200.^[8]

Allmusic's Rob Theakston wrote that "Back 2 Base X suffers from the same problems as Amerika: it tries to be conceptual in thought à la Tool and vicious in its political commentary à la Fugazi or System of a Down, but somehow falls short by sounding like an angry stoner on a soapbox. It won't win any new fans, but existing fans of (hed) pe's work won't be turning their backs away from the band in anger anytime soon, either."^[4]