Wake the Dead

This article is about the music album. For the comic book, see Steve Niles. For the song, see Blessthefall.

Wake the Dead
Studio album by Comeback Kid
Released	February 22, 2005
Recorded	October 8–21, 2004
Studio	Blasting Room (Ft. Collins, Colorado)
Genre	Hardcore punk
Length	25:46
Label	Smallman (Canada) Victory (Rest of World)
Producer	Bill Stevenson
Comeback Kid chronology
Turn It Around (2003) Wake the Dead (2005) Broadcasting... (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Jam!	[2]

Wake the Dead is the second studio album by the Canadian hardcore punk band Comeback Kid. It was released on February 22, 2005. Bill Stevenson recorded it over 13 days at the Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado. The album's main hit, the title track "Wake The Dead", was used on the soundtrack of the video games Burnout Revenge and Burnout Legends . The album peaked at number 16 on Top Heatseekers and number 27 on Top Independent Albums.^{[ where? ]} It was the final album with Scott Wade on vocals, with Andrew Neufeld taking over on the later releases. The title track is one of their most beloved songs amongst the fans. In 2025 the band re-recorded it for the album's 20th anniversary, with Neufeld commenting "The song lands as the biggest moment in every single set that we've played — from Asia through South America to Europe, Africa, and North America." ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"False Idols Fall"	2:38
2.	"My Other Side"	2:18
3.	"Wake the Dead"	3:17
4.	"The Trouble I Love"	1:52
5.	"Talk Is Cheap"	1:54
6.	"Partners in Crime"	2:22
7.	"Our Distance"	1:52
8.	"Bright Lights Keep Shining"	2:21
9.	"Falling Apart"	2:22
10.	"Losing Patience"	2:16
11.	"Final Goodbye"	2:34
Total length:		25:46

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Wake the Dead. ^[4]

Comeback Kid

• Scott Wade – lead vocals
• Jeremy Hiebert – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Andrew Neufeld – rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Kevin Call – bass guitar
• Kyle Profeta – drums

Other contributors

• Russ Rankin – additional vocals on "Our Distance"
• Bill Stevenson – production, engineering
• Jason Livermore – production, engineering
• Alan Douches – mastering
• Jeremy Wabiszczewicz – layout, art
• Luke Friesen & others - additional vocals on "Wake the Dead"

References

1. Anderson, Rick. Wake the Dead at AllMusic
2. Darryl Sterdan (18 February 2005). "Comeback Kid releases intense debut". Winnipeg Sun. Archived from the original on 19 February 2005 – via Jam!.
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20250210151536/https://killthemusic.net/blog/comeback-kid-share-video-for-re-recorded-version-of-wake-the-dead.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. Wake the Dead (booklet). Smallman. 2005. SMR 026.