Wake Up the Wicked
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| Released | 26 July 2024 | |||
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| Length | 37:01 | |||
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| Label | Napalm | |||
| Producer | Joost van den Broek | |||
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Wake Up the Wicked is the tenth studio album by German heavy metal band Powerwolf. It was released on 26 July 2024 via Napalm Records.[1]
Critical reception
[edit]Blabbermouth.net described the work as "an album full of instantly memorable heavy metal anthems, all ornately dressed in the quasi-religious trappings and orchestral extravagance that have become such important trademarks".[2]
Alec Chillingworth of Louder Sound states that "swimming in the Sabaton/Manowar moat rather than their Maiden/Priest paddle-pool of yore, Bless 'Em With The Blade rips Wake Up The Wicked open by reducing Deicide's career to one line: 'Tear up the Bible'" and "It's bubonically catchy heavy metal built for outdoor stages, choirs squeezing through honking organs, tearaway leads and frontman Attila Dorn's überhensch operatics".[3]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Matthew Greywolf.
- "Bless 'Em with the Blade" – 2:47
- "Sinners of the Seven Seas" – 3:00
- "Kyrie Klitorem" – 3:03
- "Heretic Hunters" – 3:27
- "1589" – 4:04
- "Viva Vulgata" – 3:08
- "Wake Up the Wicked" – 3:39
- "Joan of Arc" – 3:20
- "Thunderpriest" – 3:21
- "We Don't Wanna Be No Saints" – 3:15
- "Vargamor" – 3:57
Personnel
[edit]Powerwolf
- Attila Dorn – vocals
- Charles Greywolf – bass, guitar
- Matthew Greywolf – guitar, vocal recording, layout
- Falk Maria Schlegel – keyboards
- Roel van Helden – drums
Additional contributors
- Rodney Blaze – male backing vocals
- John "Jaycee" Cuijpers – male backing vocals
- Zsofia Dankova – artwork, illustrations
- Jens De Vos – additional booklet photography
- Jos Driessen – engineering, choir engineering
- Jasper Erkens – shout choir
- Nick Hurkmans – children's choir conductor
- Coen Janssen – shout choir
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Jan Willem Ketelaers – male backing vocals
- Pa'dam Chamber Choir[a] – choir
- Peter Sallai – additional booklet illustrations
- Ingo Spörl – layout
- Joost van den Broek – production, mixing, choir recording, choir arrangement, choir scoring, shout choir, additional programming, orchestration
- Johan van Stratum – shout choir
- VD Pictures – photography
- Volgspot Class 2 – children's choir
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[4] | 1 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 26 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 75 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 56 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] | 1 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[9] | 28 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[10] | 4 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[11] | 14 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[12] | 5 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[13] | 4 |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Powerwolf to Release New Studio Album, Wake Up the Wicked, In July". Blabbermouth.net. 4 April 2024.
- ^ Lawson, Dom (23 July 2024). "Wake Up The Wicked". Blabbermouth.net.
- ^ Chillingworth, Alec (22 July 2024). ""This is Sabaton for shaggers." New Powerwolf album Wake Up The Wicked is epic, catchy and brilliantly daft – like all the best power metal should be". Louder Sound.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Powerwolf – Wake Up the Wicked" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Powerwolf – Wake Up the Wicked" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Powerwolf – Wake Up the Wicked" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Powerwolf – Wake Up the Wicked" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Powerwolf – Wake Up the Wicked" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Powerwolf – Wake Up the Wicked". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 August 2024.