Against the World

Against the World
Studio album by
Winds of Plague
ReleasedApril 19, 2011
Genre
Length38:37
LabelCentury Media
ProducerMatt Hyde
Winds of Plague chronology
The Great Stone War
(2009) 		Against the World
(2011) 		Resistance
(2013)
Singles from Against the World
  1. "Refined in the Fire"
    Released: March 1, 2011[1]
  2. "California"
    Released: July 5, 2011[2]

Against the World is the third studio album by American deathcore band Winds of Plague. It was released on April 19, 2011 through Century Media Records. Against the World features guest appearances from members of Hatebreed, Terror, For Today, Stray from the Path, and retired professional wrestler The Ultimate Warrior (who performs a spoken-word track entitled "The Warrior Code"). The album is described in a press release as "the heaviest-hitting record of the band's already heralded career." "Refined in the Fire" and "California" have been released as singles, and music videos have been released for "Drop the Match", "California", and "Refined in the Fire", breaking the band's prior pattern of having no more than one video released per album. An unreleased song, a cover of The Cranberries song "Zombie", was released with the iTunes Store EP for "California". Against the World charted at number 60 on the Billboard 200, making it Winds of Plague's highest charting album.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic [3]
MetalSucks[4]
The New Review [5]
Revolver [6]

Track listing

Against the World track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Raise the Dead"1:31
2."One for the Butcher"4:29
3."Drop the Match"3:34
4."Built for War" (featuring Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed)3:41
5."Refined in the Fire" (featuring Mattie Montgomery of For Today)3:07
6."The Warrior Code" (featuring The Ultimate Warrior)1:30
7."Against the World"4:02
8."Monsters" (featuring Drew York of Stray from the Path)3:47
9."Most Hated"3:40
10."Only Song We're Allowed to Play in Church Venues"1:52
11."California" (featuring Martin Stewart of Terror and John Mishima)3:29
12."Strength to Dominate"3:55
Total length:38:37
B-side from California EP
No.TitleLength
1."Zombie" (The Cranberries cover)4:40
FYE Edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."The Impaler" (live) 
2."One Body too Many" (live) 
3."Chest and Horns" (live) 
4."Decimate the Weak" (live) 
5."Angels of Debauchery" (live) 
6."Refined in the Fire" (live) 
7."Brotherhood" (live) 
8."Reloaded" (live) 

Personnel

Winds of Plague
  • Jonathan "Johnny Plague" Cooke-Hayden – vocals
  • Nick Eash – lead guitar
  • Nick Piunno – rhythm guitar
  • Andrew Glover – bass, engineering
  • Art Cruz – drums, percussion
  • Alana Potocnik – keyboards
Additional musicians
Additional personnel
  • Matt Hyde – production, engineering
  • Sid Garcia and Chris Rakestraw – engineering
  • Brian Lawlor and Ryan Kelly – orchestral arrangements
  • Pär Olofsson – artwork
  • Daniel McBride – layout

Charts

Chart performance for Against the World
Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[7] 60
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] 6
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[9] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[10] 13

References

  1. ^ "Winds Of Plague Refined in the Fire (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Winds Of Plague California (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  3. ^ Freeman, Phil (2011-04-18). "Against the World – Winds of Plague". AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  4. ^ Boozeman, Phil (October 6, 2017). "MetalSucks Review". MetalSucks. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Luke Amos (2011-04-19). "Winds of Plague – Against the World « The NewReview". Thenewreview.net. Archived from the original on 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  6. ^ "Review: Winds of Plague – Against the World – Revolver Magazine". Revolver. 2011-04-19. Archived from the original on 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  7. ^ "Winds of Plague - Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 1, 2016. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "Independent Albums Chart". Billboard. May 7, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "Hard Rock Albums Chart". Billboard. May 7, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
  10. ^ "Top Rock Albums Chart". Billboard. May 7, 2011. Retrieved May 15, 2021.