Chemical Warfare (Escape the Fate album)

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Chemical Warfare
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 16, 2021
Recorded2020
StudioFoxy Studios, Woodland Hills, California
Genre
Length37:59
LabelBetter Noise
Producer
Escape the Fate chronology
I Am Human
(2018)
Chemical Warfare
(2021)
Out of the Shadows
(2023)
Singles from Chemical Warfare
  1. "Walk On"
    Released: August 28, 2020[4]
  2. "Invincible"
    Released: October 16, 2020[5]
  3. "Not My Problem"
    Released: January 8, 2021[6]
  4. "Unbreakable"
    Released: March 5, 2021[7]
  5. "Lightning Strike"
    Released: April 16, 2021[8]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Heavy Mag6/10[2]
Kerrang!4/5[9]
Metal Injection2/10[3]
Wall of Sound6.5/10[1]

Chemical Warfare is the seventh studio album by American rock band Escape the Fate,[10] released on April 16, 2021.[9] The album was produced by the band's lead guitarist Kevin Gruft[11] and John Feldmann,[12] who also previously produced the band's albums This War Is Ours[13] and Ungrateful.[14] The album received mixed reviews.

Track listing[edit]

Chemical Warfare track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Lightning Strike"Craig Mabbitt, Kevin Gruft, John Feldmann, Travis Barker, Nick Anderson2:46
2."Invincible" (featuring Lindsey Stirling)Mabbitt, Gruft, Feldmann, Lindsey Stirling, Rachel West3:52
3."Unbreakable"Mabbitt, Gruft, Feldmann, Robert Ortiz3:02
4."Chemical Warfare"Mabbitt, Gruft, Feldmann, Matt McAndrew3:14
5."Erase You"Mabbitt, Gruft, Ortiz, Feldmann, John Clark2:28
6."Not My Problem" (featuring Travis Barker)Mabbitt, Gruft, Feldmann, Barker, West3:25
7."Burn the Bridges"Mabbitt, Gruft, Ortiz, Feldmann, Joe Kirkland3:40
8."Demons"Mabbitt, Gruft, Ortiz, Feldmann, Lil Aaron2:54
9."Hand Grenade"Mabbitt, Gruft, Feldmann, Barker2:40
10."Ashes (Broken World)"Mabbitt, Gruft, McAndrew3:05
11."My Gravity"Mabbitt, Gruft, Feldmann, Liv Marisco3:19
12."Walk On"Mabbitt, Gruft, Ortiz, Feldmann3:34
Total length:37:59
B-Sides[15]
No.TitleLength
13."Around the Sun" (featuring Brandon Saller)2:35
14."Shut Up and Listen"3:18
15."Over It"3:30
16."Not My Problem" (acoustic)2:27
17."Invincible" (acoustic; featuring Lindsey Stirling)2:59
Total length:52:48

Personnel[edit]

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for Escape the Fate
Chart (2021) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[17] 94

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b May, Tamara (April 14, 2021). "Album review: Escape the Fate – Chemical Warfare (Album Review)". Wall of Sound. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Scott, Luke (April 16, 2021). "Escape the Fate: Chemical Warfare". Heavy Mag. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Westbrook, Corinne (February 17, 2021). "Album Review: ESCAPE THE FATE Chemical Warfare". Metal Injection. Retrieved December 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "Five Things ETF Learned Recording Chemical Warfare During Covid-19 Pandemic". MetalInsider. April 6, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  5. ^ "Album Review: Escape the Fate - Chemical Warfare". Metal Injection. February 17, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  6. ^ "ETF Supersede the Scene & Assert Their Longevity with Chemical Warfare". Knotfest. Archived from the original on April 22, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  7. ^ "Escape the Fate Unleash New Album Chemical Warfare". Outburn. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  8. ^ "Escape the Fate Unleash New Album Chemical Warfare". Loudwire. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Chaudhry, Aliya (April 14, 2021). "Album review: Escape the Fate – Chemical Warfare". Kerrang!. Retrieved May 6, 2021.
  10. ^ "Escape the Fate Push Their Own Limits on Chemical Warfare". American Songwriter. April 7, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  11. ^ "Escape the Fate Unleash Explosive New Album Chemical Warfare". Amnplify. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  12. ^ "Escape the Fate Release New Album Chemical Warfare and Video for Lightning Strike". Music News. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  13. ^ "Escape the Fate – Chemical Warfare Album". Hysteria Mag. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  14. ^ "Escape the Fate's Craig Mabbitt on New Album Chemical Warfare". Rock Sound. Archived from the original on April 28, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  15. ^ "Escape The Fate – Chemical Warfare: B-Sides". Record Store Day. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
  16. ^ "Escape the Fate - Chemical Warfare". Discogs. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 16, 2021.
  17. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Escape the Fate – Chemical Warfare" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 23, 2021.