Welcome Home (Hellyeah album)

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Welcome Home
Hellyeah - Welcome Home.png
Studio album by
Hellyeah
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2019
RecordedMay–June 2018
StudioTouchwood Studios, Regina, Canada
Genre
Length36:26
LabelEleven Seven
ProducerKevin Churko
Hellyeah chronology
Unden!able
(2016) 		Welcome Home
(2019)
Singles from Welcome Home
  1. "333"
    Released: March 14, 2019
  2. "Welcome Home"
    Released: May 17, 2019
  3. "Oh My God"
    Released: June 28, 2019
  4. "Black Flag Army"
    Released: September 13, 2019
  5. "Skyy and Water"
    Released: September 27, 2019

Welcome Home is the sixth and most recent studio album by American heavy metal band Hellyeah.[3] It was released on September 27, 2019, and is the last album to feature drummer and founding member Vinnie Paul before his death on June 22, 2018. Welcome Home was also the last album Hellyeah released before going on hiatus in 2021.

History[]

On March 14, 2019, the band announced a new album would be released on June 28, and the lead single "333" was also released.[4]

On May 13, the band announced Stone Sour drummer Roy Mayorga as the new tour drummer for Hellyeah,[5] while also announcing "Welcome Home" as the title of their next album, with a new release date of September 27, 2019.[3]

On May 17, a music video for the second single and title track "Welcome Home" was released.[6]

On June 28, the third single of Welcome Home, "Oh My God" was released with a music video.[7]

On August 8, E7 Music made the song "Perfect" available on YouTube.

On September 13, the fourth single, "Black Flag Army" was released with a music video.

Critical reception[]

Wall of Sound scored the album 7/10 and stated: "With such a solid offering like Welcome Home, the next chapter of the band will be interesting to watch, and I'm sure Vinnie Paul's spirit will be behind them".[8] Kerrang! scored the album 4/5, calling it "a wonderful time, and a fitting farewell to an irreplaceable metal hero".[9] Loudwire named it one of the 50 best rock albums of 2019.[10]

Track listing[]

All songs written by Chad Gray, Christian Brady, Tom Maxwell, Kyle Sanders, Vinnie Paul and Kevin Churko.

No.TitleLength
1."333"3:16
2."Oh My God"4:12
3."Welcome Home"4:32
4."I'm the One"3:12
5."Black Flag Army"3:11
6."At Wick's End"3:58
7."Perfect"3:21
8."Bury You"3:17
9."Boy"3:09
10."Skyy and Water"3:26
11."Irreplaceable" (audio recording of Vinnie Paul)0:52
Total length:36:26

Personnel[]

Additional personnel[]

  • Kevin Churko – producing, recording, engineering, editing, mixing, mastering
  • Tristan Hardin – additional recording and editing
  • Khloe Churko – general assistance and studio management
  • Steffen Orozco – additional editing
  • Bob Varo – additional editing
  • Sterling Winfield – pre-production

Charts[]

Chart (2019) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 25
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 83
US Billboard 200[13] 57

References[]

  1. ^ "ROCKET REVIEW: HELLYEAH – 'Welcome Home' (CD)". themetalden.com. September 30, 2019. Archived from the original on November 13, 2019.
  2. ^ "Review: Hellyeah - Welcome Home | Sputnikmusic". Sputnikmusic.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "HELLYEAH To Release 'Welcome Home' Album In September". Blabbermouth.net. May 13, 2019.
  4. ^ Trapp, Philip. "Hellyeah Announce Release Date for Last Album With Vinnie Paul". Loudwire.
  5. ^ "HELLYEAH Officially Announce Stone Sour's Roy Mayorga As Their New Drummer". Theprp.com. May 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Munro, Scott. "Hellyeah release video for their brand new single Welcome Home". Metal Hammer.
  7. ^ Neilstein, Vince (2019-06-28 09:18). "Hellyeah release new song "Oh My God"". MetalSucks.
  8. ^ "HELLYEAH – Welcome Home (Album Review)". Wall of Sound. September 24, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  9. ^ "ALBUM REVIEW: HELLYEAH - WELCOME HOME". Kerrang!. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
  10. ^ "The 50 Best Rock Albums of 2019". Loudwire. Townsquare Media. December 5, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  11. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 5, 2019.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Hellyeah – Welcome Home". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  13. ^ "Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/3)". Billboard on Twitter. Retrieved October 8, 2019.
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