Minutes to Midnight (Linkin Park album) come". "Herald Sun" writer Karen Tye gave it 3½ out of 4 stars and praised the band's new sound, asking, "Who knew being a plain old rock band could suit Linkin Park so well?". Despite commending the band for their ambition, "The Guardian"s Caroline Sullivan gave the album 3 out of 5 stars and perceived "their decision to stay roughly within the shrieky boundaries of their genre" as a weakness, while writing that "the sound still pivots on the interplay of walloping guitar chords and self-flagellating lyrics". Among those with a more negative view of the album was Stephen Thomas
Self Entitled he posted a message on his Twitter page saying that the band was back in the studio with Bill Stevenson, who produced "Wolves in Wolves' Clothing" and "Coaster". The recording process of "Self Entitled" was finished in two-and-a-half weeks and it was eventually announced that NOFX would release the album internationally on September 10, 2012 and in the United States on the following day. In an interview with Punknews.org in October 2012, Fat Mike said that they had recorded 18 songs, but only 12 made the album. The album was preceded by two singles which were released on 7" and