The Death of Peace of Mind

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The Death of Peace of Mind
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Studio album by
Bad Omens
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2022
Genre
Length53:08
Label Sumerian
Producer
  • Noah Sebastian
  • Joakim Karlsson
  • Erik Ron
  • Michael Taylor
  • Jesse Cash
Bad Omens chronology
Finding God Before God Finds Me
(2019)		The Death of Peace of Mind
(2022)		Concrete Jungle [The OST]
(2024)
Singles from The Death of Peace of Mind
  1. "The Death of Peace of Mind"
    Released: November 10, 2021
  2. "What Do You Want From Me?"
    Released: December 11, 2021
  3. "Artificial Suicide"
    Released: December 11, 2021
  4. "Like a Villain"
    Released: January 19, 2022
  5. "The Grey"
    Released: February 15, 2022 [5] [6]
  6. "Just Pretend"
    Released: August 23, 2022

The Death of Peace of Mind is the third studio album by American metal band Bad Omens, released on February 25, 2022, through Sumerian Records. The band produced the album themselves, while mixing and mastering was done by Zakk Cervini. [7] The album cover was shot by photographer Oswaldo Cepeda.

Contents

On February 26, 2023, Bad Omens released a cappella versions of every track to commemorate the album's first anniversary.

Musical style

The band made use of synths and electronic elements to produce a different sound to their previous albums, with Charlie Hill of Ghost Cult Magazine describing the closing track on the album, "Miracle", saying: "With dense, glitchy synths and bass taking the front seat, Sebastian follows with screaming vocals as the whole song distorts to a thunderous breakdown climax." [4] Reviewer Simon K. said on Sputnik Music: "the production is punchy and has a dystopian cyberpunk-ish feel to it." [2]

Release

On November 10, 2021, Bad Omens released the song "The Death of Peace of Mind", and announced their third studio album of the same name would be released on February 25, 2022.

"Making the record changed us as songwriters and musicians. In many ways, I feel like it set me free as an artist because every decision made in the writing process was for myself, with no fear for anyone else's expectations of what our third album should sound like. Be it our fans or our record label."

—  Noah Sebastian (vocalist), to Rock Sound [8]

Prior to release, the initial creation of "Somebody Else" and "The Death of Peace of Mind" were both uploaded onto YouTube by Sebastian, having live-streamed the former, and creating the other without instruments as a "quarantine sample challenge". The album spawned three radio singles: "Like a Villain", "Just Pretend", [5] and "The Death of Peace of Mind" (which was released to radio in 2023). [9] Other songs released digitally prior to album release were "What Do You Want from Me?", "Artificial Suicide", and "The Grey".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Distorted Sound Magazine7/10 [10]
Ghost Cult Magazine8/10 [4]
Kerrang! 3/5 [11]
Rock'N'Load Mag8/10 [12]
Sputnikmusic4.0/5 [2]
Wall of Sound7.5/10 [1]

The album received generally positive reviews, with Paul Brown of Wall of Sound saying that "Bad Omens have more than proved themselves and their worth with The Death of Peace of Mind." [1] Dan Stapleton of Rock'N'Load Magazine applauded the band and the album, saying "Bad Omens have created a phenomenal album here that is fresh enough to stand out against the rest of their genre while still being familiar enough to be easily accessible." [12]

The Death of Piece of Mind won the "Best Album" award at the Heavy Music Awards 2023. [13]

Track listing

All tracks are written and produced by Noah Sebastian and Joakim Karlsson, except where noted.

The Death of Peace of Mind track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Concrete Jungle"  3:40
2."Nowhere to Go"  4:06
3."Take Me First"
  • Ron
  • Sebastian
  • Karlsson
3:19
4."The Death of Peace of Mind"  4:01
5."What It Cost"  1:43
6."Like a Villain"  3:30
7."Bad Decisions"  4:21
8."Just Pretend"  3:24
9."The Grey"  4:06
10."Who Are You?"
  • Michael Taylor
  • Sebastian
  • Karlsson
  • Taylor
  • Sebastian
  • Karlsson
3:37
11."Somebody Else."  3:56
12."IDWT$"  3:22
13."What Do You Want from Me?"
  • Cash
  • Sebastian
  • Karlsson
2:55
14."Artificial Suicide"
  • Cash
  • Sebastian
  • Karlsson
  • Cash
  • Sebastian
  • Karlsson
3:15
15."Miracle"  3:45
Total length:53:08

Notes

Personnel

Bad Omens

Production [7]

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for "The Death of Peace of Mind"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [26] Silver60,000‡
United States (RIAA) [27] Gold500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

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