Disobey

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Disobey
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Studio album by
Bad Wolves
ReleasedMay 11, 2018 (2018-05-11)
Recorded2017
Studio
Genre
Length49:14
Label Eleven 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]

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.

Contents

The first single, "Toast to the Ghost", was released on November 2, 2017. They are 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.net 8/10 [9]
New Noise Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [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 Magazine 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 did not fare as well in Switzerland, Austria and the UK, entering at numbers 24, 39 and 51 for one week. [12]

Track listing

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" (featuring DIAMANTE)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
Vinyl-only bonus tracks [13]
No.TitleLength
14."I Swear"3:31
15."Pacifico"3:46
16."Blood 'N' Bone"4:05
Total length:60:36
B-sides
No.TitleLength
14."Zombie" (acoustic)4:19
15."Hear Me Now" (featuring DIAMANTE; acoustic)3:43
16."Remember When" (acoustic)3:29
17."Truth or Dare" (acoustic)3:31
Note

The acoustic version of "Truth or Dare" is available only to members of the band's Patreon page.

Personnel

Adapted credits from the liner notes of Disobey. [14]

Bad Wolves
Additional musicians
Production
Artwork

Charts

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [27] Gold40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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