The Death of Peace of Mind

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This article is about the album by Bad Omens. For the song by Bad Omens, see The Death of Peace of Mind (song).
The Death of Peace of Mind
File:TheDeathOfPeaceOfMind.jpg
Studio album by Bad Omens
Released February 25, 2022
Genre
Length 53:08
Label Sumerian
Producer
  • Noah Sebastian
  • Joakim Karlsson
  • Erik Ron
  • Michael Taylor
  • Jesse Cash
Bad Omens chronology
Finding God Before God Finds Me
(2019)		 The Death of Peace of Mind
(2022)		 Concrete Jungle [The OST]
(2024)
Singles from The Death of Peace of Mind

The Death of Peace of Mind is the third studio album by American rock band Bad Omens, released on February 25, 2022, through Sumerian Records. The band produced the album themselves, while mixing and mastering was done by Zakk Cervini.[8] The album cover was shot by photographer Oswaldo Cepeda.

On February 26, 2023, Bad Omens released a cappella versions of every track to commemorate the album's first anniversary.

Musical style

The band made use of synths and electronic elements to produce a different sound to their previous albums, with Charlie Hill of Ghost Cult Magazine describing the closing track on the album, "Miracle", saying: "With dense, glitchy synths and bass taking the front seat, Sebastian follows with screaming vocals as the whole song distorts to a thunderous breakdown climax."[4] Reviewer Simon K. said on Sputnik Music: "the production is punchy and has a dystopian cyberpunk-ish feel to it."[2]

Release

On November 10, 2021, Bad Omens released the song "The Death of Peace of Mind", and announced their third studio album of the same name would be released on February 25, 2022.

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"Making the record changed us as songwriters and musicians. In many ways, I feel like it set me free as an artist because every decision made in the writing process was for myself, with no fear for anyone else's expectations of what our third album should sound like. Be it our fans or our record label."

— Noah Sebastian (vocalist), to Rock Sound[9]

Prior to release, the initial creation of "Somebody Else" and "The Death of Peace of Mind" were both uploaded onto YouTube by Sebastian, having live-streamed the former, and creating the other without instruments as a "quarantine sample challenge". The album spawned three radio singles: "Like a Villain", "Just Pretend",[5] and "The Death of Peace of Mind" (which was released to radio in 2023).[10] Other songs released digitally prior to album release were "What Do You Want from Me?", "Artificial Suicide", and "The Grey".

Reception

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The album received generally positive reviews, with Paul Brown of Wall of Sound saying that "Bad Omens have more than proved themselves and their worth with The Death of Peace of Mind."[1] Dan Stapleton of Rock'N'Load Magazine applauded the band and the album, saying "Bad Omens have created a phenomenal album here that is fresh enough to stand out against the rest of their genre while still being familiar enough to be easily accessible."[13]

The Death of Piece of Mind won the "Best Album" award at the Heavy Music Awards 2023.[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written and produced by Noah Sebastian and Joakim Karlsson, except where noted.

The Death of Peace of Mind track listing
No. Title Producer(s) Length
1. "Concrete Jungle"     3:40
2. "Nowhere to Go"     4:06
3. "Take Me First"  
  • Ron
  • Sebastian
  • Karlsson
 3:19
4. "The Death of Peace of Mind"     4:01
5. "What It Cost"     1:43
6. "Like a Villain"     3:30
7. "Bad Decisions"     4:21
8. "Just Pretend"     3:24
9. "The Grey"     4:06
10. "Who Are You?"  
  • Taylor
  • Sebastian
  • Karlsson
 3:37
11. "Somebody Else."     3:56
12. "IDWT$"     3:22
13. "What Do You Want from Me?"  
  • Cash
  • Sebastian
  • Karlsson
 2:55
14. "Artificial Suicide"  
  • Cash
  • Sebastian
  • Karlsson
 3:15
15. "Miracle"     3:45
Total length:
 53:08

Notes

  • "IDWT$" stands for "I Don't Want the Money"
  • "Who Are You?", "Somebody Else.", and "What Do You Want from Me?" are all stylized in sentence case.

Personnel

Bad Omens

  • Noah Sebastian – vocals, programming, production
  • Joakim Karlsson – guitar, programming, production
  • Nicholas Ruffilo – bass
  • Nick Folio – drums

Production[8]

  • Zakk Cervini – mixing, mastering
  • Sannkaed – lyrical assistant

Charts

References

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  16. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Bad Omens – The Death of Peace of Mind" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
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  19. ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
  20. ↑ "Illegal name entered Bad Omens/Bad+Omens/chart?f=324 Bad Omens – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Bad Omens.
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  23. ↑ "Illegal name entered Bad Omens/Bad+Omens/chart?f=326 Bad Omens – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Bad Omens.
  24. ↑ "Illegal name entered Bad Omens/Bad+Omens/chart?f=795 Bad Omens – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for Bad Omens.
  25. ↑ "Illegal name entered Bad Omens/Bad+Omens/chart?f=408 Bad Omens – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Bad Omens.
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