Disobey

Disobey
Disobey
Studio album by Bad Wolves
Released	May 11, 2018
Recorded	2017
Studio	Hideout (Las Vegas); Sparrow Sound Studios (Los Angeles); Purple Skull Studios (Stockholm, Sweden); Audiohammer Studios (Orlando, Florida);
Genre	Groove metal; djent; alternative metal; hard rock;
Length	49:14
Label	Eleven Seven
Producer	John Boecklin; Tommy Vext; Mark Lewis; Wzrdbld; Philip Naslund (co.);
Bad Wolves chronology
Singles from Disobey
	"Toast to the Ghost"; Released: November 2, 2017; "Zombie"; Released: January 18, 2018; "Hear Me Now"; Released: April 20, 2018; "Remember When"; Released: June 21, 2018;

Disobey is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band Bad Wolves. The album peaked at number 23 on the US Billboard 200 chart.

The first single, "Toast to the Ghost", was released on November 2, 2017. They are also known for "Zombie", a cover of the 1994 song originally performed by The Cranberries, which was released on January 18, 2018 as the second single. The third single, "Hear Me Now", was released on April 20, 2018. The fourth and final single, "Remember When" was released on June 21, 2018.

Music videos have also been released for "Learn to Live" and "No Masters".

Promotion

On April 17, 2018, the band announced a co-headlining U.S. tour with From Ashes to New in June, beginning at The Annex in Madison, Wisconsin and finishing in Oklahoma City's Diamond Ballroom.^[5] On August 14, they were announced on select October shows as a supporting act on Three Days Grace's fall European tour supporting their sixth album Outsider, starting at Portsmouth's Pyramids Centre and concluding in Warsaw's Progresja.^[6] On October 2, lead singer Tommy Vext was hospitalized during a show in Nottingham after suffering from "a severe viral bronchial infection" that he further explained on his Instagram page.^[7] Vext reached out to fellow Eleven Seven label mates As Lions and Bang Bang Romeo to take his band's place on the tour while he recovered.^[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth.net	8/10^[9]
New Noise Magazine	^[1]

Jay H. Gorania of Blabbermouth.net praised the band's musicianship for creating various sounds that aren't retreads of their former respective acts, giving note of their use of simplistic musical conventions to create an approachable yet hard-hitting record, concluding that, "[T]here has been a massive void on the contemporary side of heavy music in recent times. Bad Wolves is poised to move in for the kill."^[9] Nicholas Senior of New Noise Magazine said that despite the album's lengthy runtime, he lauded the band for crafting melodic groove metal tracks that don't dilute their sound to be accessible for mainstream rock radio, concluding that "Disobey, despite some startlingly political lyrics, have the hooks and riffs that should appeal to rock and metal fans aplenty."^[1]

Chart performance

Disobey debuted and peaked at number 23 on the Billboard 200 the week of May 26, 2018,^[10] before dropping sixty-eight spots to number 91 the week of June 2 and leaving the next week.^[11] The album debuted at number 9 in Australia before dropping to number 35 the next week and leaving the chart completely.^[12] It did not fare as well in Switzerland, Austria and the UK, entering at numbers 24, 39 and 51 for one week.^[12]

Track listing

Standard edition
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Officer Down"	3:29
2.	"Learn to Live"	3:40
3.	"No Masters"	3:53
4.	"Zombie" (The Cranberries cover)	4:15
5.	"Run for Your Life"	3:32
6.	"Remember When"	3:29
7.	"Better the Devil"	3:02
8.	"Jesus Slaves"	3:39
9.	"Hear Me Now" (featuring DIAMANTE)	3:39
10.	"Truth or Dare"	3:33
11.	"The Conversation"	3:38
12.	"Shape Shifter"	3:50
13.	"Toast to the Ghost"	5:30
Total length:		49:14

Vinyl-only bonus tracks^[13]
No.	Title	Length
14.	"I Swear"	3:31
15.	"Pacifico"	3:46
16.	"Blood 'N' Bone"	4:05
Total length:		60:36

B-sides
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Zombie" (acoustic)	4:19
15.	"Hear Me Now" (featuring DIAMANTE; acoustic)	3:43
16.	"Remember When" (acoustic)	3:29
17.	"Truth or Dare" (acoustic)	3:31

Note

The acoustic version of "Truth or Dare" is available only to members of the band's Patreon page.

Personnel

Adapted credits from the liner notes of Disobey.^[14]

Bad Wolves

Tommy Vext – lead vocals
Doc Coyle – lead guitar, backing vocals
Chris Cain – rhythm guitar
Kyle Konkiel – bass guitar, backing vocals
John Boecklin – drums

Additional musicians

DIAMANTE – guest vocals on "Hear Me Now"
Philip Naslund – additional instrumentation ("Zombie", "Hear Me Now")
Max Karon – additional guitars

Production

Kane Churko – mixing, mastering ("Zombie", "Remember When")
Joseph McQueen – mixing ("No Masters", "Hear Me Now"), vocal engineering and mixing
Kristoffer Folin – additional vocal recording
Mark Lewis – drum engineering and producing
Matt Brown – drum technician
James Thatcher – drum technician
John Douglas – mix assisting

Artwork

Zoltan Bathory – cover art
Trevor Niemann – package design
Stephen Steelman – photography

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[15]	9
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[16]	39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)^[17]	126
Canadian Albums (Billboard)^[18]	23
French Albums (SNEP)^[19]	141
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[20]	55
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ)^[21]	9
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[22]	51
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[23]	24
US Billboard 200^[24]	23
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[25]	4

Year-end charts

Chart (2018)	Position
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[26]	71

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada)^[27]	Gold	40,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Album Review: Bad Wolves - Disobey". New Noise Magazine. May 7, 2018. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2018. There are a fair number of groups trying to make melodic groove/djent, but few do it as easily and memorably as Bad Wolves.
^ "Bad Wolves: Disobey | Reviews". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved 2023-07-19.
^ Kaufman, Gil (January 19, 2018). "Bad Wolves Release 'Zombie' Cover, Promise Proceeds to Late Cranberries Singer Dolores O'Riordan's Children: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2018.
^ Munro, Scott (June 21, 2018). "Bad Wolves share powerful video for new single Remember When". loudersound. Retrieved February 20, 2019.
^ Hartmann, Graham (April 17, 2018). "Bad Wolves + From Ashes to New Announce U.S. Co-Headlining Tour". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
^ "Bad Wolves Support for Fall 2018 Euro Tour". www.threedaysgrace.com. August 14, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
^ Casteel, Beth (October 4, 2018). "Bad Wolves vocalist recovering after being rushed to the hospital". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
^ "Bad Wolves Tommy Vext Hospitalized in UK, Show Goes on With Labelmates As Lions and Bang Bang Romeo". Eleven Seven Music. October 5, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
^ ^a ^b Gorania, Jay H. "CD Reviews - Disobey Bad Wolves". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved July 31, 2018.
^ "Billboard 200: May 26, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
^ "Billboard 200: June 2, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Disobey by Bad Wolves". aCharts.co. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
^ "Bad Wolves – Disobey (2018, Red, Vinyl)". Discogs. 2018.
^ Disobey (booklet). Bad Wolves. Eleven Seven. 2018. ESM-303-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Australiancharts.com – Bad Wolves – Disobey". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Bad Wolves – Disobey" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
^ "Ultratop.be – Bad Wolves – Disobey" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
^ "Canadian Albums: May 26, 2018". Retrieved May 23, 2018.
^ "Lescharts.com – Bad Wolves – Disobey". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Bad Wolves – Disobey" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart > Heatseeker Albums". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Bad Wolves – Disobey". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2018.
^ "Billboard 200: May 26, 2018". Retrieved May 23, 2018.
^ "Rock Albums: May 26, 2018". Retrieved May 23, 2018.
^ "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
^ "Canadian album certifications – Bad Wolves – Disobey". Music Canada. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

[newnoise-1] "Album Review: Bad Wolves - Disobey". New Noise Magazine. May 7, 2018. Archived from the original on September 19, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2018. There are a fair number of groups trying to make melodic groove/djent, but few do it as easily and memorably as Bad Wolves.

[2] "Bad Wolves: Disobey | Reviews". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved 2023-07-19.

[3] Kaufman, Gil (January 19, 2018). "Bad Wolves Release 'Zombie' Cover, Promise Proceeds to Late Cranberries Singer Dolores O'Riordan's Children: Listen". Billboard. Retrieved August 4, 2018.

[4] Munro, Scott (June 21, 2018). "Bad Wolves share powerful video for new single Remember When". loudersound. Retrieved February 20, 2019.

[5] Hartmann, Graham (April 17, 2018). "Bad Wolves + From Ashes to New Announce U.S. Co-Headlining Tour". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. Retrieved December 25, 2018.

[6] "Bad Wolves Support for Fall 2018 Euro Tour". www.threedaysgrace.com. August 14, 2018. Retrieved December 25, 2018.

[7] Casteel, Beth (October 4, 2018). "Bad Wolves vocalist recovering after being rushed to the hospital". Alternative Press. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

[8] "Bad Wolves Tommy Vext Hospitalized in UK, Show Goes on With Labelmates As Lions and Bang Bang Romeo". Eleven Seven Music. October 5, 2018. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

[blabbermouth-9] Gorania, Jay H. "CD Reviews - Disobey Bad Wolves". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved July 31, 2018.

[10] "Billboard 200: May 26, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

[11] "Billboard 200: June 2, 2018". Billboard. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

[AC-12] "Disobey by Bad Wolves". aCharts.co. Retrieved January 1, 2019.

[13] "Bad Wolves – Disobey (2018, Red, Vinyl)". Discogs. 2018.

[14] Disobey (booklet). Bad Wolves. Eleven Seven. 2018. ESM-303-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[ac_Australia_Bad_Wolves-15] "Australiancharts.com – Bad Wolves – Disobey". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

[ac_Austria_Bad_Wolves-16] "Austriancharts.at – Bad Wolves – Disobey" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

[ac_Flanders_Bad_Wolves-17] "Ultratop.be – Bad Wolves – Disobey" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

[18] "Canadian Albums: May 26, 2018". Retrieved May 23, 2018.

[ac_France_Bad_Wolves-19] "Lescharts.com – Bad Wolves – Disobey". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

[ac_Germany4_Bad_Wolves-20] "Offiziellecharts.de – Bad Wolves – Disobey" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

[21] "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart > Heatseeker Albums". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 23, 2018.

[ac_Scotland_-22] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

[ac_Switzerland_Bad_Wolves-23] "Swisscharts.com – Bad Wolves – Disobey". Hung Medien. Retrieved September 9, 2018.

[24] "Billboard 200: May 26, 2018". Retrieved May 23, 2018.

[25] "Rock Albums: May 26, 2018". Retrieved May 23, 2018.

[26] "Top Rock Albums – Year-End 2018". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2020.

[CanadaBad_WolvesDisobeyalbumCertRef-27] "Canadian album certifications – Bad Wolves – Disobey". Music Canada. Retrieved December 5, 2023.

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