The Wolf Bites Back | |
Type: | studio |
Artist: | Orange Goblin |
Cover: | OrangeGoblin TheWolf.jpg |
Studio: | Orgone Studios |
Genre: | Heavy metal, stoner metal, blues rock |
Length: | 40:30 |
Label: | Candlelight |
Producer: | Jaime "Gomez" Arellano |
Prev Title: | Back from the Abyss |
Prev Year: | 2014 |
Next Title: | Science, Not Fiction |
Next Year: | 2024 |
The Wolf Bites Back is the ninth studio album by heavy metal band Orange Goblin. It was released on 15 June 2018 by Candlelight Records.[1] The album was produced by Jaime "Gomez" Arellano, who is best known for producing recent albums by Ghost and Paradise Lost,[2] and was recorded at Orgone Studios in Bedfordshire, England.[3] Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell makes a guest appearance.[4]
The album was preceded by the single "Sons of Salem".[5] Singer Ben Ward explained that the album was constructed with live concerts in mind: "There was definitely a concerted effort to make sure all the songs could work in a live environment which gives the album a more raw, stripped-back feel — something that I feel has been lacking from good rock and metal in recent years."[6] The album includes experimentation with doom metal, groove metal, and blues rock.[7] One reviewer said of the album: "The best thing about [the album] though, is that for all its differences, it still sounds like Orange Goblin, still sounds like the band they always were, and the progression is entirely natural."[8]