War of Angels | ||||
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Released | July 5, 2011 | |||
Genre | Hard rock, alternative metal, post-grunge | |||
Length | 37:05 | |||
Label | eOne Music | |||
Producer | Johnny K | |||
Pop Evil chronology | ||||
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Singles from War of Angels | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Melodic.net | [2] |
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.
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]
The official track listing was released on the band's YouTube page on February 1, 2011. [6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Last Man Standing" | Leigh Kakaty, Anthony Greve, Dylan Allison, Matthew DiRito | 3:23 |
2. | "Epitaph" | Kakaty, Greve, DiRito, Chuck Alkazian, David Bassett | 3:32 |
3. | "Broken & Betrayed" | Kakaty, Dave Garcia | 3:38 |
4. | "Monster You Made" | Kakaty, Bassett | 3:41 |
5. | "Let It Go" | Kakaty, Bassett | 4:10 |
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, Alkazian | 4:04 |
9. | "Black & Blue" | Kakaty, Bassett, Greve, Allison | 3:38 |
10. | "Next Life" | Kakaty, Greve, Skid Mills | 4:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Save the World" (Available on Facebook) | 3:03 |
Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [7] | 43 |
US Independent Albums [8] | 6 |
US Rock Albums [9] | 8 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |||
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US Alt. [10] | US Heri. Rock [11] | US Main. Rock [12] | US Rock [13] | ||
"Last Man Standing" | 2010 | 35 | 25 | 7 | 26 |
"Monster You Made" | 2011 | — | 11 | 6 | 22 |
"Boss's Daughter" | 2012 | — | 9 | 8 | 28 |
"Purple" | — | — | 18 | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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