We the People (Adrenaline Mob album)

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We the People
Adrenaline Mob - We the People.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 2, 2017 (2017-06-02)
Genre Heavy metal, alternative metal, hard rock
Length58:13
Label Century Media
Adrenaline Mob chronology
Men of Honor
(2014)
We the People
(2017)

We the People is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Adrenaline Mob. It was released on June 2, 2017 by Century Media, and was followed by a tour. According to lead vocalist Russell Allen, the album takes a political stance. He also stated that he was inspired by the previous American election season. [1]

Contents

It is the band's only album with bass guitarist David Zablidowsky (or simply David Z or Dave Z), as he would die in a traffic accident while touring with them later that year. Former band drummer A. J. Pero, who died in 2015, is featured on a cover of the Billy Idol song "Rebel Yell" (new drummer Jordan Cannata performs on all the other tracks). This makes We the People the final work of both Pero and Zablidowsky. [2] [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike Orlando & Russell Allen unless otherwise noted

No.TitleLength
1."King of the Ring"4:21
2."We the People"4:14
3."The Killer's Inside"5:53
4."Bleeding Hands"4:53
5."Chasing Dragons"4:09
6."Til the Head Explodes"4:32
7."What You're Made Of"3:30
8."Raise 'Em Up"5:06
9."Ignorance & Greed"5:22
10."Blind Leading the Blind"4:13
11."Violent State of Mind"5:06
12."Lords of Thunder" (Music by Allen)6:00
13."Rebel Yell" (Bonus track; Billy Idol cover; written by Idol and Steve Stevens)5:07
Total length:58:13

Personnel

Adrenaline Mob

Charts

Chart (2017)Peak
position
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100) [4] 138
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) [5] 86
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [6] 78

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