Orchestra of Wolves

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Orchestra of Wolves
Gallows - Orchestra of Wolves cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released25 September 2006 (original), 10 July 2007 (re-release)
Genre Hardcore punk, melodic hardcore
Length35:04
Label In at the Deep End
Producer Banks
Gallows chronology
Orchestra of Wolves
(2006)
Gallows / November Coming Fire
(2007)
Alternative cover
Gallows - Orchestra of Wolves re-release cover.jpg
Cover of the Epitaph Records re-release version (July 2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
BBC Online Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Dotmusic (7/10) [3]
Drowned in Sound (9/10) [4]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg
Metal Hammer (7/10) Issue 158
NME (9/10) [6]
Playlouder Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]

Orchestra of Wolves is the debut album by English hardcore punk band Gallows. It was produced by Banks of fellow Hertfordshire band Haunts and released by In at the Deep End Records on 25 September 2006. A limited edition was re-issued in the United Kingdom in June 2007 with a bonus disc featuring live session tracks, two new songs and two covers. It was also re-issued in North America by Epitaph Records on July 10, 2007, with four bonus tracks ("Sick of Feeling Sick", "Black Heart Queen", "Nervous Breakdown", and "Staring at the Rude Bois"). [8]

Contents

Before the recording of this album began, guitarist Paul Laventure left the band. As a result, the album was recorded as a four-piece with Laurent Barnard, the band's main songwriter, recording all of the guitar parts himself. [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Gallows (Laurent Barnard, Lee Barratt, Frank Carter, and Stuart Gili-Ross).

  1. "Kill the Rhythm" 2:40
  2. "Come Friendly Bombs" 3:32
  3. "Abandon Ship" 3:12
  4. "In the Belly of a Shark" 2:42
  5. "Six Years" 4:06
  6. "Rolling with the Punches" 3:36
  7. "Last Fight for the Living Dead" 1:00
  8. "Just Because You Sleep Next to Me Doesn't Mean You're Safe" 3:04
  9. "Will Someone Shoot That Fucking Snake" 2:28
  10. "Stay Cold" 3:07
  11. "I Promise This Won't Hurt" 1:48
  12. "Orchestra of Wolves" 4:43

UK re-issue bonus disc

  1. "Abandon Ship" (BBC Punk session - 5 April 2007)
  2. "Rolling with the Punches" (BBC Punk session - 5 April 2007)
  3. "Will Someone Shoot That Fucking Snake" (BBC Punk session - 5 April 2007)
  4. "Six Years" (BBC Punk session - 5 April 2007)
  5. "Just Because You Sleep Next to Me" (BBC Rock session - 28 December 2006)
  6. "In the Belly of a Shark" (BBC Rock session - 28 December 2006)
  7. "Sick of Feeling Sick" (originally featured on Gallows / November Coming Fire split EP) [10]
  8. "Black Heart Queen" (Previously unreleased)
  9. "Nervous Breakdown" (Black Flag cover) / "Staring at the Rude Bois" (The Ruts cover featuring Lethal Bizzle) (Hidden Track, 12:06 into the track)

Certifications

Certifications for Orchestra of Wolves
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [11] Silver60,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Personnel

Gallows

Additional contributors

References

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/album/r934221
  2. comment by matira   Jun 9, 2007 (9 June 2007). "collective - gallows 'orchestra of wolves' album review". BBC. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. "Yahoo! UK & Ireland omg! - Celebrity Gossip | News | Photos | Videos". Uk.launch.yahoo.com. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  4. "Drowned in Sound - Reviews - Albums - Gallows - Orchestra of Wolves". Archived from the original on 6 June 2007. Retrieved 24 June 2007.
  5. Michael Hann (7 June 2007). "CD: Gallows, Orchestra of Wolves | Music | The Guardian". London: Music.guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  6. "NME Album Reviews - Gallows". Nme.Com. 13 June 2007. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  7. "Playlouder MSP Music Service". Playlouder.com. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
  8. Epitaph Records: Gallows - Orchestra of Wolves Archived 2008-02-05 at the Wayback Machine
  9. "Tumblr". 19 January 2015.
  10. https://www.discogs.com/master/445326-Gallows-November-Coming-Fire-Gallows-November-Coming-Fire
  11. "British album certifications – Gallows Valentine – Orchestra of Wolves". British Phonographic Industry. 4 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.