Disobey

Disobey is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Bad Wolves. The album peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

Disobey
Studio album by
Bad Wolves
ReleasedMay 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Recorded2017
Studio
  • Hideout (Las Vegas)
  • Sparrow Sound Studios (Los Angeles)
  • Purple Skull Studios (Stockholm, Sweden)
  • Audiohammer Studios (Orlando, Florida)
Genre
Length49:14
LabelEleven Seven
Producer
Bad Wolves chronology
Disobey
(2018)		 N.A.T.I.O.N.
(2019)
Singles from Disobey
  1. "Toast to the Ghost"
    Released: November 2, 2017
  2. "Zombie"
    Released: January 18, 2018
  3. "Hear Me Now"
    Released: April 20, 2018
  4. "Remember When"
    Released: June 21, 2018[4]

The first single, "Toast to the Ghost", was released on November 2, 2017. They're also known for "Zombie", a cover of the 1994 song originally performed by The Cranberries, which was released on January 18, 2018 as the second single. The third single, "Hear Me Now", was released on April 20, 2018. The fourth and final single, "Remember When" was released on June 21, 2018.

Music videos have also been released for "Learn to Live" and "No Masters".

Promotion

On April 17, 2018, the band announced a co-headlining U.S. tour with From Ashes to New in June, beginning at The Annex in Madison, Wisconsin and finishing in Oklahoma City's Diamond Ballroom.[5] On August 14, they were announced on select October shows as a supporting act on Three Days Grace's fall European tour supporting their sixth album Outsider, starting at Portsmouth's Pyramids Centre and concluding in Warsaw's Progresja.[6] On October 2, lead singer Tommy Vext was hospitalized during a show in Nottingham after suffering from "a severe viral bronchial infection" that he further explained on his Instagram page.[7] Vext reached out to fellow Eleven Seven label mates As Lions and Bang Bang Romeo to take his band's place on the tour while he recovered.[8]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net8/10[9]
New Noise[1]

Jay H. Gorania of Blabbermouth.net praised the band's musicianship for creating various sounds that aren't retreads of their former respective acts, giving note of their use of simplistic musical conventions to create an approachable yet hard-hitting record, concluding that, "[T]here has been a massive void on the contemporary side of heavy music in recent times. Bad Wolves is poised to move in for the kill."[9] Nicholas Senior of New Noise said that despite the album's lengthy runtime, he lauded the band for crafting melodic groove metal tracks that don't dilute their sound to be accessible for mainstream rock radio, concluding that "Disobey, despite some startlingly political lyrics, have the hooks and riffs that should appeal to rock and metal fans aplenty."[1]

Chart performance

Disobey debuted and peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200 the week of May 26, 2018,[10] before dropping sixty-eight spots to number 91 the week of June 2 and leaving the next week.[11] The album debuted at number 9 in Australia before dropping to number 35 the next week and leaving the chart completely.[12] It fared less better in Switzerland, Austria and the UK, entering at numbers 24, 39 and 51 for one week.[12]

Track listing
Disobey – Standard edition
No.TitleLength
1."Officer Down"3:29
2."Learn to Live"3:40
3."No Masters"3:53
4."Zombie" (The Cranberries cover)4:15
5."Run for Your Life"3:32
6."Remember When"3:29
7."Better the Devil"3:02
8."Jesus Slaves"3:39
9."Hear Me Now"3:39
10."Truth or Dare"3:33
11."The Conversation"3:38
12."Shape Shifter"3:50
13."Toast to the Ghost"5:30
Total length:49:14
Disobey – Vinyl Only Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
14."I Swear"3:31
15."Blood 'N' Bone"4:05
16."Pacifico"3:46
Total length:60:36
Disobey – B-Sides
No.TitleLength
14."Hear Me Now [Feat. DIAMANTE]"3:39
15."Zombie (Acoustic)"4:19
16."Hear Me Now [Feat. Diamante] (Acoustic)"3:43
17."Remember When (Acoustic)"3:29
18."Truth Or Dare (Acoustic)"3:31

*The Acoustic Version of Truth Or Dare is available only to members of the bands Patreon page

Personnel

Adapted credits from the liner notes of Disobey.[13]

Bad Wolves
  • Tommy Vext – lead vocals
  • Doc Coyle – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Chris Cain – rhythm guitar
  • Kyle Konkiel – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • John Boecklin – drums
Additional musicians
  • Philip Naslund – additional instrumentation ("Zombie", "Hear Me Now")
  • Max Karon – additional guitars
  • Diamante – guest vocals on "Hear Me Now"
Production
  • Kane Churko – mixing, mastering ("Zombie", "Remember When")
  • Joseph McQueen – mixing ("No Masters", "Hear Me Now"), vocal engineering and mixing
  • Kristoffer Folin – additional vocal recording
  • Mark Lewis – drum engineering and producing
  • Matt Brown – drum technician
  • James Thatcher – drum technician
  • John Douglas – mix assisting
Artwork
  • Zoltan Bathory – cover art
  • Trevor Niemann – package design
  • Stephen Steelman – photography

Charts
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References
  1. Senior, Nicholas (May 7, 2018). "Album Review: Bad Wolves - Disobey". New Noise. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  2. Monger, James Christopher. "Bad Wolves". AllMusic. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
  3. "Bad Wolves Release 'Zombie' Cover, Promise Proceeds to Late Cranberries Singer Dolores O'Riordan's Children: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  4. Munro, Scott. "Bad Wolves share powerful video for new single Remember When". loudersound. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  5. Hartmann, Graham (April 17, 2018). "Bad Wolves + From Ashes to New Announce U.S. Co-Headlining Tour". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  6. "Bad Wolves Support for Fall 2018 Euro Tour". www.threedaysgrace.com. August 14, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  7. Casteel, Beth (October 4, 2018). "Bad Wolves vocalist recovering after being rushed to the hospital". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  8. "Bad Wolves Tommy Vext Hospitalized in UK, Show Goes on With Labelmates As Lions and Bang Bang Romeo". Eleven Seven Music. October 5, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  9. Gorania, Jay H. "CD Reviews - Disobey Bad Wolves". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
  10. "Billboard 200: May 26, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  11. "Billboard 200: June 2, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
  12. "Disobey by Bad Wolves". aCharts.co. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
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