N.A.T.I.O.N. by Bad Wolves

N.A.T.I.O.N., Bad Wolves' second album, came out through Eleven Seven Music on October 25, 2019, barely two years after the Los Angeles heavy metal band got together, and it backs up the cover of the Cranberries' "Zombie" that first made their name with a set of groove-heavy alternative metal of their own. Tommy Vext's voice swings between a roar and a big melodic hook, while Doc Coyle's guitar, Kyle Konkiel's bass and John Boecklin's drums keep it tight and punishing.

"Learn to Walk Again", "Sober" and "Killing Me Slowly" went out as singles, and the last two joined the band's run of songs to top Billboard's Mainstream Rock chart. That November they took the album on the road, opening Five Finger Death Punch's arena tour alongside Fire from the Gods and Three Days Grace, and Loudwire counted it among 2019's 50 best rock albums. It turned out to be Vext's last record with the band; he left in January 2021.

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