Pop Evil (album)

Pop Evil
Studio album by Pop Evil
Released	February 16, 2018 (2018-02-16)
Recorded	Sound Emporium (Nashville, Tennessee) Sphere Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	Hard rock, alternative rock
Length	44:16
Label	eOne Music
Producer	Kato Khandwala
Pop Evil chronology
Up (2015) Pop Evil (2018) Versatile (2021)
Singles from Pop Evil
"Waking Lions" Released: October 30, 2017 "A Crime to Remember" Released: May 15, 2018 [1] "Be Legendary" Released: October 23, 2018

Pop Evil is the fifth studio album by American rock band Pop Evil, released on February 16, 2018. ^[2] It is the band's first album to feature Hayley Cramer on drums.

The album received mixed reviews. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Waking Lions"	Leigh Kakaty, Drew Fulk, Josh Strock	3:52
2.	"Colors Bleed"	Kakaty, Kato Khandwala, Nick Fuelling, Dave Grahs, Matt DiRito, Hayley Cramer	3:45
3.	"Ex Machina"	Kakaty, Fulk, Strock	4:10
4.	"Art of War"	Kakaty, Khandwala, Fuelling, Grahs, DiRito, Cramer	3:42
5.	"Be Legendary"	Kakaty, Khandwala, Dave Bassett	3:23
6.	"Nothing But Thieves"	Kakaty, Fuelling, Grahs, DiRito, Cramer	6:02
7.	"A Crime to Remember"	Kakaty, Bassett	3:23
8.	"God's Dam"	Kakaty, Khandwala, Fuelling, Grahs, DiRito, Cramer	4:38
9.	"When We Were Young"	Kakaty, Bassett	4:24
10.	"Birds of Prey"	Kakaty, Fuelling, Grahs, DiRito, Cramer, Shaun Lichtenstein	3:12
11.	"Rewind"	Kakaty, Khandwala, Bassett	3:51
Total length:			44:16

Personnel

Pop Evil

• Leigh Kakaty – lead vocals
• Nick Fuelling – guitar, backing vocals
• Dave Grahs – guitar, backing vocals
• Matt DiRito – bass, backing vocals
• Hayley Cramer – drums

Additional contributors

• Kato Khandwala – production, mixing, engineering
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• Dave Bassett – additional production on "When We Were Young" and "Be Legendary"
• Matt Dougherty – programming, digital editing
• George Adrian – digital editing
• Mike Stankiewicz – engineering assistance
• George Adrian – engineering assistance
• Clay Patrick McBride – photography
• Mike Cortada – artwork, illustrations
• Paul Grosso – design

Charts

Album

Chart (2018)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [6]	63
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [7]	3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [8]	5

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
		US Main. Rock [9]	US Rock [10]
"Waking Lions"	2017	1	24
"A Crime to Remember"	2018	7	—
"Be Legendary"		2	39

References

1. "Pop Evil Aims for Change With 'A Crime to Remember' Video". Billboard .
2. "Pop Evil Announce New Self-Titled Album, Release 'Waking Lions'". Loudwire. October 30, 2017.
3. Ray Van Horn, Jr. (November 17, 2012). "POP EVIL". Blabbermouth.net.
4. Chad Childers (February 16, 2018). "Pop Evil Define Their Aggressive Bite With Self-Titled Release". Loudwire.
5. "Album Review: Pop Evil - Pop Evil". Moshville. February 19, 2018.
6. "Pop Evil Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
7. "Pop Evil Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
8. "Pop Evil Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
9. "Pop Evil Chart History". Billboard.
10. "Pop Evil Chart History". Billboard.