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on October 25, 2019. It is supported by the singles "Learn to Walk Again", "

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". Bad Wolves promoted the album as a support act on

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in November 2019. It is the last album to feature vocalist

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'' named it one of the 50 best rock albums of 2019.

Background

The band stated that the album features a more "focused" sound than their debut, 2018's ''

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called the record "diverse", saying that "There's stuff that's probably heavier, as or more heavy than the last record... And then there's some really catchy, kind of more mainstream stuff to cover that end of it, and a lot of stuff in the middle."

Track listing

Credits

- lead vocals, producer *Doc Coyle - lead guitar, backing vocals *Chris Cain - rhythm guitar *Kyle Konkiel - bass guitar, backing vocals *John Boeklin - drums, producer Production * Joseph McQueen - producer, engineering, mixing , mastering Additional musicians *

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- additional guitars *Emma Zander - additional backing vocals *Mark Lewis - percussion

Charts

References

2019 albums Bad Wolves albums Eleven Seven Label Group albums {{2010s-album-stub