''New World Orphans'' is the seventh

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by American punk rock band

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. Released on January 13, 2009, it is the band's fourth album on Suburban Noize.

Music and lyrics

''New World Orphans'' was influenced by

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and

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. The album's sound fuses heavy metal, hip hop and punk rock; it also includes elements of

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and

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. The album's lyrics derive from the 9/11 Truth movement, criticism of

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, the existence of

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, the economy and the

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Background

had been working on the album since before the release of '' The D.I.Y. Guys'' with front man

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notifying it through various MySpace posts. Three studio recorded tracks rumored to be on ''New World Orphans'', "War on the Middle Class", "Ordo (ab Chao)", and "Bloodfire", were released via the live CD/

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combo set, ''The D.I.Y. Guys'' on July 8, 2008. The tracks were rough versions of what would later appear on the album. On November 4, 2008 the band released the

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for "Ordo (ab Chao)" via the band's MySpace. The video showed a different mix than that of the version released on ''The D.I.Y. Guys'', including new instrumentation such as a

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during the verses. On November 25, 2008, ''New World Orphans'' second

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, "Renegade", premiered online on the band's official

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account. A video for the song was produced, and premiered on December 20. It was directed by Philip Carrer and Chad Archibald and produced by Lee Hartney of

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for Guelph's premiere film production studio Black Fawn Film alongside film collective Bleeding Apple. Drummer Chris Hendrich appears in the "Renegade" music video with the band. On November 19, 2008 the official track listing and album artwork were revealed. The album was released in three different color variations of the cover: black, red and white. Each version features exclusive tracks corresponding to their version color. The artwork and final track listing were officially posted via the album's official promotional website. ''New World Orphans'' also features guest collaborations including

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and The Dirtball, and

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. As with all post

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albums, ''New World Orphans'' was produced by Jared Gomes.

Reception

''New World Orphans'' debuted at 72 on the ''Billboard'' 200, their first inside 100 since '' Blackout''. The album also peaked no. 5 on the Top Internet albums as well as no. 4 on the Top Independent albums.

Track listing

Personnel

;(Hed) Planet Earth * Jahred Gomes - vocals, melodica *

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- guitar * DJ Product © 1969 - turntables, melodica, vocals * Mawk (Mark Young) - bass * Tiny Bubz - drums, percussion * Jeremiah «Trauma» Stratton - drums, percussion on "Here and Now" ;Production * Produced by Jahred Gomes, Brad Xavier & Kevin Zinger *Management by Kevin Zinger & Ivory Daniel (The Regime) *Art direction by Casey Quintal & Hed PE *Design by Casey Quintal *Pyramid by

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2009 albums Hed PE albums Suburban Noize Records albums