Orchestra of Wolves is the debut album by English Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk

Hardcore punk is an underground music genre that originated in the late 1970s, following the mainstream success of punk rock. Hardcore is generally faster, thicker, and heavier than earlier punk rock. The origin of the term "hardcore punk" is uncertain. The Vancouver-based band D.O.A...

 band Gallows

Gallows (band)

Gallows are a hardcore punk band from Watford, England. The band was formed in 2005 after the disbandment of founding member Laurent Barnard's previous band, My Dad Joe. Gallows' debut album, Orchestra of Wolves, was distributed in the United States by Epitaph Records, and they were subsequently...

. Produced by Banks of fellow Hertfordshire band Haunts

Haunts (band)

Haunts was a British rock band based in north London. Described as 'Noirists', their musical style combined elements of punk, new wave, dance, prog rock, indie and Britpop. The band referred to themselves simply as 'new wave'...

, released by In at the Deep End Records on 25 September 2006. A limited edition was re-issued in the United Kingdom in June 2007 with a bonus disc featuring live session tracks, two new songs and two covers. It was also re-issued in North America by Epitaph Records on July 10, 2007, with four bonus tracks ("Sick of Feeling Sick", "Black Heart Queen", "Nervous Breakdown", and "Staring at the Rude Bois" (hidden)).

Before the recording of this album began, guitarist Paulo left the band. As a result Laurent Barnard, the main songwriter of Gallows, recorded all the guitars himself.

Track listing

1. "Kill the Rhythm" 2:40
2. "Come Friendly Bombs" 3:32
3. "Abandon Ship
   Abandon Ship
   "Abandon Ship" is the first single from Gallows' debut Orchestra of Wolves. It was released on 4 June 2007. It was released on CD and 2 different 7 inch records.-Digital version:#Abandon Ship#Abandon Ship #Abandon Ship...
   
   " 3:12
4. "In the Belly of a Shark
   In the Belly of a Shark
   "In the Belly of a Shark" is a song by hardcore punk band Gallows. The song is released as the second single from their debut album Orchestra of Wolves. It was released on two separate coloured 7"s, and on CD format as well...
   
   " 2:42
5. "Six Years"
6. "Rolling with the Punches"
7. "Last Fight for the Living Dead"
8. "Just Because You Sleep Next to Me Doesn't Mean You're Safe"
9. "Will Someone Shoot That Fucking Snake"
10. "Stay Cold"
11. "I Promise This Won't Hurt"
12. "Orchestra of Wolves"

UK re-issue bonus disc

1. "Abandon Ship" (BBC Punk session - 5 April 2007)
2. "Rolling with the Punches" (BBC Punk session - 5 April 2007)
3. "Will Someone Shoot That Fucking Snake" (BBC Punk session - 5 April 2007)
4. "Six Years" (BBC Punk session - 5 April 2007)
5. "Just Because You Sleep Next to Me" (BBC Rock session - 28 December 2006)
6. "In the Belly of a Shark" (BBC Rock session - 28 December 2006)
7. "Sick of Feeling Sick" (Previously unreleased)
8. "Black Heart Queen" (Previously unreleased)
9. "Nervous Breakdown" (Black Flag
   Black Flag (band)
   Black Flag was an American punk rock band formed in 1976 in Hermosa Beach, California. The band was established by Greg Ginn, the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes in the band...
   
    cover) / "Staring At The Rude Bois" (featuring Lethal Bizzle
   Lethal Bizzle
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   ) (Hidden Track, 12:06 into the track) (The Ruts
   The Ruts
   The Ruts were a reggae-influenced British punk rock band, notable for the 1979 Top 10 hit "Babylon's Burning", and an earlier single "In a Rut", which was not a hit but was much played and highly regarded by the UK BBC Radio 1 disc jockey, John Peel.-Career:...
   
    cover)

Personnel

• Frank Carter
  Frank Carter
  Frank Carter was a notorious sniper murderer in Omaha, Nebraska. Tried for two murders, Carter claimed to have murdered forty-three victims. He was known as the Omaha Sniper, Phantom Sniper, and the Sniper Bandit.-Crimes:...
  
   – lead vocals
  Lead vocalist
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• Laurent "Lags" Barnard – guitar
  Guitar
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  , backing vocals
  Backing vocalist
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  , keyboards
• Steph Carter – guitar
  Guitar
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  , backing vocals
• Stuart Gili-Ross – bass
  Bass guitar
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  , backing vocals
• Lee Barratt – drums
  Drum kit
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  , percussion