Finding God Before God Finds Me

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Finding God Before God Finds Me
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 2, 2019
Genre Alternative metal, [1] metalcore [1]
Length42:09
Label Sumerian
Producer
  • Joakim Karlsson
  • Noah Sebastian
Bad Omens chronology
Bad Omens
(2016)
Finding God Before God Finds Me
(2019)
The Death of Peace of Mind
(2022)
Singles from Finding God Before God Finds Me
  1. "Careful What You Wish For"
    Released: September 19, 2018
  2. "Burning Out"
    Released: June 18, 2019
  3. "Said & Done"
    Released: July 9, 2019
  4. "Never Know"
    Released: December 17, 2019
  5. "Limits"
    Released: January 17, 2020

Finding God Before God Finds Me is the second studio album by American metalcore band Bad Omens, released on August 2, 2019 through Sumerian Records. The album was self-produced. It was the group's first release as a quartet following the departure of bassist Vincent Riquier in July 2018. [2]

Contents

Release

On September 19, 2018, the band released the first single off the album, "Careful What You Wish For", followed by the album's announcement on June 17, 2019. [3] The second single "Burning Out" was released the following day, followed by "Said & Done" on July 9 and the album itself on August 2.

On January 17, 2020, the album was re-released in a deluxe edition with the addition of the singles "Never Know" and "Limits" (the first of which was released as a single on December 17, 2019) and a cover of "Come Undone" by Duran Duran. [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Kingdom of Cards"4:21
2."Running in Circles"3:58
3."Careful What You Wish For"4:32
4."The Hell I Overcame"3:34
5."Dethrone"3:29
6."Blood"3:50
7."Mercy"5:17
8."Said & Done"3:24
9."Burning Out"4:25
10."If I'm There"5:21
Total length:42:09
Deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
11."Never Know"3:33
12."Limits"3:27
13."Come Undone" (Duran Duran cover)4:21
Total length:53:36

Personnel

Bad Omens

Charts

Chart performance for Finding God Before God Finds Me
ChartPeak

position

US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [5] 7
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [6] 4
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [7] 12
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [8] 21

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