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| Released | 26 July 2024 | |||
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| Length | 37:01 | |||
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| Label | Napalm | |||
| Producer | Joost van den Broek | |||
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Wake Up the Wicked is the tenth studio album by German heavy metal band Powerwolf. It was released on 26 July 2024 via Napalm Records. [1]
Blabbermouth.net described the work as "an album full of instantly memorable heavy metal anthems, all ornately dressed in the quasi-religious trappings and orchestral extravagance that have become such important trademarks". [2]
Alec Chillingworth of Louder Sound states that "swimming in the Sabaton/Manowar moat rather than their Maiden/Priest paddle-pool of yore, Bless 'Em With The Blade rips Wake Up The Wicked open by reducing Deicide's career to one line: 'Tear up the Bible'" and "It's bubonically catchy heavy metal built for outdoor stages, choirs squeezing through honking organs, tearaway leads and frontman Attila Dorn's überhensch operatics". [3]
All tracks are written by Matthew Greywolf.
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| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [4] | 1 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [5] | 26 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [6] | 75 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [7] | 56 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] | 1 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] | 28 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] | 4 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC) [11] | 14 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [12] | 5 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [13] | 4 |
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