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Bad Wolves - Biography


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Biography

Bad Wolves consists of vocalist Tommy Vext (ex-Divine Heresy), drummer John Boecklin (ex-Devil Driver), guitarist Doc Coyle (Vagus Nerve, ex-God Forbid), guitarist Chris Cain (Bury Your Dead) and bassist Kyle Konkiel (ex-In This Moment).

They released their debut album, Disobey (May 2018), via Better Noise Music, which reached #22 on the Billboard Top 200, #2 on the Hard Rock Chart, #4 on Rock, and #8 on the Top Current Albums Chart. Their global breakout single, "Zombie," is certified Platinum in the U.S. and Sweden, double Platinum in Canada, Gold in Australia and IMPALA Diamond in Europe.

The track has topped-charts worldwide, including the U.S. iTunes Overall and Rock charts, Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs chart, Spotify's Global Viral 50 chart, while also reigning atop the Active Rock radio chart for three straight weeks. The album yielded the follow-up tracks "Hear Me Now," featuring Diamante, and the soaring ballad "Remember When," which both reached #1 at Active Rock Radio. The official music video for "Zombie," a tribute to the late singer Dolores O'Riordan of The Cranberries and an homage to the original, has garnered over 255 million views across platforms.
On June 19th, 2018, Bad Wolves presented a $250,000 check to Dolores O'Riordan's four children, with a continued promise to donate all of their royalties from the song to them.

In 2019, they continued that momentum with their sophomore album, N.A.T.I.O.N. which came in at #1 upon its release on the Top Hard Rock, Current Hard Rock and Billboard Hard Rock charts.

The single "Killing Me Slowly" recently hit #1 to make 4 consecutive #1 songs at Active Rock Radio.

Source: Official website