Wake Up the Wicked
2024 studio album by Powerwolf
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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]
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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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Critical reception
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
All tracks are written by Matthew Greywolf.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Bless 'Em with the Blade" | 2:47 |
| 2. | "Sinners of the Seven Seas" | 3:00 |
| 3. | "Kyrie Klitorem" | 3:03 |
| 4. | "Heretic Hunters" | 3:27 |
| 5. | "1589" | 4:04 |
| 6. | "Viva Vulgata" | 3:08 |
| 7. | "Wake Up the Wicked" | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Joan of Arc" | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Thunderpriest" | 3:21 |
| 10. | "We Don't Wanna Be No Saints" | 3:15 |
| 11. | "Vargamor" | 3:57 |
| Total length: | 37:01 | |
Personnel
Powerwolf
- Attila Dorn â vocals
- Charles Greywolf â bass, guitar
- Matthew Greywolf â guitar, vocal recording, layout
- Falk Maria Schlegel â keyboards
- Roel van Helden â drums
Additional contributors
- Rodney Blaze â male backing vocals
- John "Jaycee" Cuijpers â male backing vocals
- Zsofia Dankova â artwork, illustrations
- Jens De Vos â additional booklet photography
- Jos Driessen â engineering, choir engineering
- Jasper Erkens â shout choir
- Nick Hurkmans â children's choir conductor
- Coen Janssen â shout choir
- Ted Jensen â mastering
- Jan Willem Ketelaers â male backing vocals
- Pa'dam Chamber Choir[a] â choir
- Peter Sallai â additional booklet illustrations
- Ingo Spörl â layout
- Joost van den Broek â production, mixing, choir recording, choir arrangement, choir scoring, shout choir, additional programming, orchestration
- Johan van Stratum â shout choir
- VD Pictures â photography
- Volgspot Class 2 â children's choir
Charts
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ã3 Austria)[4] | 1 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[5] | 26 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[6] | 75 |
| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[7] | 56 |
| French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP)[8] | 29 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] | 1 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] | 28 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] | 4 |
| UK Album Downloads (OCC)[12] | 14 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[13] | 5 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[14] | 4 |