There are several bands called Dead Weight:

1) Dead Weight are a hardcore band from St Albans, Hertfordshire, melding familiar sounds of UK hardcore with metallic riffs. Forming late 2010, they have since released two EP's and played countless shows up and down the country. October saw Dead Weight release 'The Cut Loose EP' refining and honing the bands sound.

http://www.facebook.com/deadweight

2) Seattle based hardcore band with Chris Williams of Champion on vocals. They released demo tape The Age of I 2010.
http://deadweightnw.bandcamp.com/

3) Heavy hardcore from florida in vain of all hell breaks loose

4) Hardcore band from Connecticut similar to Hatebreed, Madball, etc. Formerly a punk band called the Surrogates, they play a blend of hardcore/metal. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.