Against the World

Against the World is the third studio album by 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.

Against the World
Studio album by Winds of Plague
Released	April 19, 2011
Genre	Deathcore, symphonic metal, metalcore
Length	38:37
Label	Century Media Records
Producer	Matt Hyde
Winds of Plague chronology
The Great Stone War (2009) Against the World (2011) Resistance (2013)
Singles from Against the World
"Refined in the Fire" Released: March 1, 2011[1] "California" Released: July 5, 2011[2]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Sputnikmusic	[4]
Revolver Magazine	[5]
The New Review	[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
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

FYE Edition bonus disc

No.	Title	Length
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 – vocals
• Nick Eash – lead guitar
• Nick Piunno – rhythm guitar
• Andrew Glover – bass
• Art Cruz – drums, percussion
• Alana Potocnik- keyboard

References

1. "Winds Of Plague Refined in the Fire (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
2. "Winds Of Plague California (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
3. Freeman, Phil (2011-04-18). "Against the World – Winds of Plague". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
4. "Winds Of Plague – Against the World (album review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
5. "Review: Winds of Plague – Against the World – Revolver Magazine". Revolvermag.com. 2011-04-19. Archived from the original on 2011-08-08. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
6. 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.