Wake Up the Wicked
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.
Critical reception
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".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".
Track listing
Personnel
Powerwolf- Attila Dorn – vocals
- Charles Greywolf – bass, guitar
- Matthew Greywolf – guitar, vocal recording, layout
- Falk Maria Schlegel – keyboards
- Roel [van Helden] – drums
- 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 – choir
- Peter Sallai – additional booklet illustrations
- Ingo Spörl – layout
- Joost van den Broek – production, mixing (recorded music)|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