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Released | February 25, 2022 | |||
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Length | 53:08 | |||
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The Death of Peace of Mind is the third studio album by American metalcore band Bad Omens, released on February 25, 2022, through Sumerian Records. The band produced the album themselves, while mixing and mastering was done by Zakk Cervini. [8] The album cover was shot by photographer Oswaldo Cepeda.
On February 26, 2023, Bad Omens released a cappella versions of every track to commemorate the album's first anniversary.
The band made use of synths and electronic elements to produce a different sound to their previous albums, with Charlie Hill of Ghost Cult Magazine describing the closing track on the album, "Miracle", saying: "With dense, glitchy synths and bass taking the front seat, Sebastian follows with screaming vocals as the whole song distorts to a thunderous breakdown climax." [4] Reviewer Simon K. said on Sputnik Music: "the production is punchy and has a dystopian cyberpunk-ish feel to it." [2]
On November 10, 2021, Bad Omens released the song "The Death of Peace of Mind", and announced their third studio album of the same name would be released on February 25, 2022.
"Making the record changed us as songwriters and musicians. In many ways, I feel like it set me free as an artist because every decision made in the writing process was for myself, with no fear for anyone else's expectations of what our third album should sound like. Be it our fans or our record label."
— Noah Sebastian (vocalist), to Rock Sound [9]
Prior to release, the initial creation of "Somebody Else" and "The Death of Peace of Mind" were both uploaded onto YouTube by Sebastian, having live-streamed the former, and creating the other without instruments as a "quarantine sample challenge". The album spawned three radio singles: "Like a Villain", "Just Pretend", [5] and "The Death of Peace of Mind" (which was released to radio in 2023). [10] Other songs released digitally prior to album release were "What Do You Want from Me?", "Artificial Suicide", and "The Grey".
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Source | Rating |
Distorted Sound Magazine | 7/10 [11] |
Ghost Cult Magazine | 8/10 [4] |
Kerrang! | 3/5 [12] |
Rock'N'Load Mag | 8/10 [13] |
Sputnikmusic | 4.0/5 [2] |
Wall of Sound | 7.5/10 [1] |
The album received generally positive reviews, with Paul Brown of Wall of Sound saying that "Bad Omens have more than proved themselves and their worth with The Death of Peace of Mind." [1] Dan Stapleton of Rock'N'Load Magazine applauded the band and the album, saying "Bad Omens have created a phenomenal album here that is fresh enough to stand out against the rest of their genre while still being familiar enough to be easily accessible." [13]
All tracks are written and produced by Noah Sebastian and Joakim Karlsson, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Concrete Jungle" | 3:40 | ||
2. | "Nowhere to Go" | 4:06 | ||
3. | "Take Me First" |
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| 3:19 |
4. | "The Death of Peace of Mind" | 4:01 | ||
5. | "What It Cost" | 1:43 | ||
6. | "Like a Villain" | 3:30 | ||
7. | "Bad Decisions" | 4:21 | ||
8. | "Just Pretend" | 3:24 | ||
9. | "The Grey" | 4:06 | ||
10. | "Who Are You?" |
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| 3:37 |
11. | "Somebody Else." | 3:56 | ||
12. | "IDWT$" | 3:22 | ||
13. | "What Do You Want from Me?" |
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| 2:55 |
14. | "Artificial Suicide" |
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| 3:15 |
15. | "Miracle" | 3:45 | ||
Total length: | 53:08 |
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