Bad Wolves “Zombie” Soars Onto Billboard Hot 100 As Highest New Entry, Pre-Order Debut Album ‘Disobey’ Out 5/11

BAD WOLVES
ZOMBIE” SOARS ON TO THE BILLBOARD HOT 100 THIS WEEK AS THE CHART’S HIGHEST NEW ENTRY
 
PRE-ORDER THE DEBUT ALBUM DISOBEY
OUT MAY 11TH ON ELEVEN SEVEN MUSIC
 
FT. “ZOMBIE,” THE BREAKTHROUGH SONG OF THE YEAR
#1 Spotify Viral Global, #1 iTunes (Overall, Rock, Metal)
 
ON TOUR WITH FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH SPRING / SUMMER 2018
 
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Bad Wolves "Zombie" Soars Onto Billboard Hot 100 As Highest New Entry, Pre-Order Debut Album 'Disobey' Out 5/11
 
“With its real-life timeliness, emotional delivery and surreal background story, the cover connected faster than anyone involved could have anticipated.” – Billboard
 
“Bad Wolves’ interpretation of “Zombie” is moody like the Cranberries’, though the instrumentation sounds clearer and more cutting.” – Rolling Stone
 
The audience has spoken: Bad Wolves’ “Zombie” is the breakthrough single of 2018.
 
The meteoric single enters the Billboard Hot 100 this week as the chart’s highest new entry at #54, capping off a whirlwind rise that has seen the track (released January 19th) receive mainstream US airplay from Howard Stern, KROQ and Z 100, go #1 on iTunes Overall (US), and #1 iTunes Rock, and Metal Globally.
 
Garnering 7.7 million streams to date, “Zombie” hit #1 on Spotify’s Global Viral Chartand is featured on Spotify’s Top Viral Chart in 48 Countries this week alone. “Zombie” is currently the top-selling rock release of 2018 and most-downloaded song of the week overall stateside. The video has amassed 33 Million views in just three weeks.
 
The track, a cover of The Cranberries seminal 1994 hit, appears on Bad Wolves’ forthcoming debut album Disobey, out May 11th on Eleven Seven Music. The album is available for pre-order today. Co-inciding with the pre-order launch of the album, the band is also offering fans a variety of new cd/merchandise bundles.The band is donating all of their single proceeds to Dolores O’Riordan’s three children. O’Riordan was slated to record vocals for Bad Wolves cover of the song on the day of her tragic passing.
 
Bad Wolves will tour extensively throughout the year including upcoming dates with Hollywood Undead, Five Finger Death Punch & Shinedown this spring, followed by a massive summer tour with Five Finger Death Punch, Breaking Benjamin and Nothing More. For more information and tickets, visit www.badwolvesnation.com. All dates are listed below. VIP packages are available HERE
 
Upcoming Shows:
 
Bad Wolves Festival Dates
April 20 – KUPD Radio Show – Tempe, AZ
April 21 – Las Rageous – Las Vegas, NV
April 27 – Welcome To Rockville at Metropolitan Park – Jacksonville, FL
April 28 – Fort Rock at Markham Park – Ft. Lauderdale, FL
May 5 – Carolina Rebellion at Charlotte Manor – Concord, NC
June 1 – Deadwood Mountain Grand Hotel – Deadwood, SD
June 2 – Kansas City Rockfest – Kansas City, MO
July 12 – Rock USA Festival – Oshkosh, WI
 
Bad Wolves with Hollywood Undead
Mon April 23 – The Cotillion – Wichita, KS
Tue April 24 – House of Blues – Dallas, TX
Wed. April 25 – House of Blues – New Orleans, LA
Wed May 2 – The Aztec Theater – San Antonio, TX
Thurs May 3 – House Of Blues – Houston, TX
 
Supporting Five Finger Death Punch + Shinedown
* FFDP and Bad Wolves Only
 
May 6 – Bridgestone Arena – Nashville, TN
May 8 – Rupp Arena – Lexington, KY
May 10 – BOK Center – Tulsa, OK
May 11 – Westfair Amphitheatre – Council Bluffs, IA
May 12 – Eagles Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI *
May 14 – Salem Civic Center – Salem, VA
May 16 – Legacy Arena – Birmingham, AL
May 17 – Ford Center – Evansville, IN
May 18 – Mark of the Quad – Moline, IL
May 20 – Alerus Center – Grand Forks, ND
May 30 – Casper Events Center – Casper, WY *
 
 
With Five Finger Death Punch, Breaking Benjamin + Nothing More
* – 5FDP & Bad Wolves only / ** – 5FDP, Breaking Benjamin & Bad Wolves only
 
July 16 – White River Amphitheater – Seattle, WA **
July 18 – Spokane Arena – Spokane, WA **
July 20 – Taco Bell Arena – Boise, ID
July 21 – Usana Amphitheatre – Salt Lake City, UT
July 24 – Shoreline Amphitheater – San Francisco, CA
July 25 – Mattress Firm Arena – San Diego, CA
July 27 – Five Point Amphitheater – Irvine, CA
July 29 – Isleta Amphitheatre – Albuquerque, NM **
Aug 1 – Austin 360 Amphitheater – Austin, TX
Aug 3 – Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion – Houston, TX **
Aug 4 – Starplex Pavilion – Dallas, TX
Aug 6 – Snowden Grove Amphitheatre – Southaven, MS
Aug 7 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – St. Louis, MO
Aug 9 – Heritage Park Amphitheater – Simpsonville, SC
Aug 11 – MidFlorida Amphitheater – Tampa, FL
Aug 12 – Verizon Amphitheater – Atlanta, GA
Aug 14 – Keybank Pavilion – Pittsburgh, PA
Aug 15 – BB&T Pavilion – Camden, NJ
Aug 17 – Montage Mountain – Scranton, PA
Aug 18 – Xfinity Center – Boston, MA
Aug 20 – Budweiser Stage – Toronto, ON
Aug 22 – Lakeview Amphitheater – Syracuse, NY **
Aug 24 – Jiffy Lube Live – Bristow, VA
Aug 25 – PNC Bank Arts Center – Homdel, NJ **
Aug 28 – Riverbend Music Center – Cincinnati, OH
Aug 29 – Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre – Chicago, IL
Aug 31 – Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center – Indianapolis, IN **
Sept 1 – DTE Energy Music Theater – Detroit, MI
Sept 3 – Darien Lakes Amphitheater – Darien Lakes, NY
Sept 6 – Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater – Wantagh, NY **
Sept 7 – The Xfinity Theater – Hartford, CT
Sept 9 – Blossom Music Center – Cleveland, OH **
Bad Wolves "Zombie" Soars Onto Billboard Hot 100 As Highest New Entry, Pre-Order Debut Album 'Disobey' Out 5/11
 
BAD WOLVES pictured above, left-to-right: Doc Coyle, Kyle Konkiel, Tommy Vext, Chris Cain, John Boecklin
 
Consisting of vocalist Tommy Vext (ex-Divine Heresy), drummer John Boecklin (ex-DevilDriver), guitarist Doc Coyle (Vagus Nerve, ex-God Forbid), guitarist Chris Cain (Bury Your Dead), and bassistKyle Konkiel(ex-In This Moment), BAD WOLVES burst onto the scene this year with their stratospheric cover of The Cranberries’ seminal single’ “Zombie.” Released in honor of Dolores O’Riordan, who was scheduled to record guest vocals on the song the day she passed away. “Zombie” has gone viral globally, garnering the attention of Howard Stern at radio and mainstream media across the world while racking up millions of streams and video views across platforms. It currently sits atop rock and metal charts around the world and is the #1 selling rock song of 2018 to date.  The Los Angeles-based five-piece will release the debut album Disobey, featuring “Zombie,” May 11th, 2018. 
 
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