War of Angels

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War of Angels
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 5, 2011
Genre Hard rock, alternative metal, post-grunge
Length37:05
Label eOne Music
Producer Johnny K
Pop Evil chronology
Lipstick on the Mirror
(2008)
War of Angels
(2011)
Onyx
(2013)
Singles from War of Angels
  1. "Last Man Standing"
    Released: October 25, 2010
  2. "Monster You Made"
    Released: May 2011
  3. "Boss's Daughter"
    Released: January 10, 2012
  4. "Purple"
    Released: September 11, 2012
Professional ratings
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War of Angels is the second studio album by rock band Pop Evil. The first single, "Last Man Standing", was released in September 2010. Their second song, "Save the World" was made available for download on their Facebook page on December 20, 2010. "Last Man Standing" is currently inside the Top 20 of the Active Rock Chart. On February 1, 2011, the band announced that the album would be delayed from its original February 8, 2011 date. [3] "Monster You Made", the second single from the album, was released via the online music service iTunes on June 7, 2011. The music video for "Boss's Daughter", released on May 25, 2012, featured Mötley Crüe guitarist Mick Mars, who co-wrote the song with the band.

Contents

The album has since been released on July 5, 2011 via E1 Music. [4] The iTunes-exclusive Deluxe Edition features two bonus tracks not available on other releases. [5]

Track listing

The official track listing was released on the band's YouTube page on February 1, 2011. [6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Last Man Standing"Leigh Kakaty, Anthony Greve, Dylan Allison, Matthew DiRito3:23
2."Epitaph"Kakaty, Greve, DiRito, Chuck Alkazian, David Bassett3:32
3."Broken & Betrayed"Kakaty, Dave Garcia3:38
4."Monster You Made"Kakaty, Bassett3:41
5."Let It Go"Kakaty, Bassett4:10
6."Boss's Daughter" (featuring Mick Mars)Kakaty, Bassett, Greve, Mick Mars 3:25
7."Daisy Chain"Kakaty, Garcia, Steve Aiello 3:34
8."Purple"Kakaty, Bassett, Greve, Alkazian4:04
9."Black & Blue"Kakaty, Bassett, Greve, Allison3:38
10."Next Life"Kakaty, Greve, Skid Mills 4:00
Bonus Tracks (iTunes Deluxe Edition)
No.TitleLength
11."Good With The Bad"3:53
12."Last Man Standing" (Manic Motor City Mayhem Remix)3:34
13."Monster You Made" (Acoustic Remix)3:54
14."Unstoppable"3:11

Internet exclusives

No.TitleLength
1."Save the World" (Available on Facebook)3:03

Charts

Album

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [7] 43
US Independent Albums [8] 6
US Rock Albums [9] 8

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positions
US
Alt.

[10]
US
Heri. Rock

[11]
US
Main. Rock

[12]
US
Rock

[13]
"Last Man Standing"20103525726
"Monster You Made"201111622
"Boss's Daughter"20129828
"Purple"18
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Personnel

Pop Evil

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