''Defy'' is the fifth studio album by American

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band Of Mice & Men. It was released on January 19, 2018, through Rise Records. The album was produced by

Howard Benson Howard Benson is an American music producer and multi-instrumentalist. He was nominated for the Producer of the Year Grammy Award in 2007 and 2008. Early life and education Benson was born and raised in a middle-class family in greater Philadel ...

and is the follow-up to the group's fourth album, '' Cold World'' (2016). This is the first album to feature

Aaron Pauley Aaron Charles Pauley (born August 4, 1988) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician born in Vacaville, California. He is most prominently known as the lead vocalist and bassist for the American rock band Of Mice & Men and the lead vocal ...

as the sole lead vocalist following the departure of

Austin Carlile Austin Robert Carlile (born September 27, 1987) is an American musician and baseball coach from Pensacola, Florida. He achieved prominence as formerly the lead vocalist of Attack Attack! and Of Mice & Men. After leaving Of Mice & Men, he bega ...

, who left the band in late 2016 due to health issues. It sold 9,400 copies in the US in its first week.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. Of Mice & Men *

– lead vocals, bass * Alan Ashby – rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Phil Manansala – lead guitar, backing vocals * Valentino Arteaga – drums, percussion, backing vocals on "Unbreakable" Additional personnel *

– production, recording * Mike Plotnikoff – co-production, engineering * Hatsukazu Inagaki – engineering * Zach Darf, Trevor Dietrich and Nik Karpen – assistant engineering *

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– mixing * Adam Chagnon – additional engineering *

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and Chris Athens – mastering * Paul DeCarli – editing * Marc VanGool – guitar technician * Jon Nicholson – drum technician * Charles Tsuei – assisting * Stevie Aiello – composition on "Back to Me" and "How Will You Live" *

Roger Waters George Roger Waters (born 6 September 1943) is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. In 1965, he co-founded the progressive rock band Pink Floyd. Waters initially served as the bassist, but following the departure of singer-so ...

– composition on "

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" * Scott Stephens – composition on "On the Inside" * Lindsey Byrnes – band photography * Kevin Moore – art direction, design * Laurie Belotti – art direction, design assisting

Charts

References

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