Welcome Home (Hellyeah album)


Welcome Home is the sixth studio album by the American heavy metal band Hellyeah. It was released on September 27, 2019. It is the last Hellyeah studio album to feature drummer and founding member Vinnie Paul before his death on June 22, 2018.

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.
On May 13, the band announced Stone Sour drummer Roy Mayorga as the new tour drummer for Hellyeah, while also announcing "Welcome Home" as the title of their next album, with a new release date of September 27, 2019.
On May 17, a music video for the second single and title track "Welcome Home" was released.
On June 28, the third single of Welcome Home, "Oh My God" was released with a music video.
On August 8, 2019, 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". Kerrang! scored the album 4/5, calling it "a wonderful time, and a fitting farewell to an irreplaceable metal hero".

Track listing

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

Personnel