Against the World

Against the World is the third studio album by American deathcore band Winds of Plague. It was released on April 19, 2011 through Century Media Records. Against the World features guest appearances from members of Hatebreed, Terror, For Today, Stray from the Path, and retired professional wrestler The Ultimate Warrior (who performs a spoken-word track entitled "The Warrior Code"). The album is described in a press release as "the heaviest-hitting record of the band's already heralded career." "Refined in the Fire" and "California" have been released as singles, and music videos have been released for "Drop the Match", "California", and "Refined in the Fire", breaking the band's prior pattern of having no more than one video released per album. An unreleased song, a cover of The Cranberries song "Zombie", was released with the iTunes Store EP for "California". Against the World charted at number 60 on the Billboard 200, making it Winds of Plague's highest charting album.

Personnel

 * Winds of Plague
 * Jonathan "Johnny Plague" Cooke-Hayden – vocals
 * Nick Eash – lead guitar
 * Nick Piunno – rhythm guitar
 * Andrew Glover – bass, engineering
 * Art Cruz – drums, percussion
 * Alana Potocnik – keyboards


 * Additional musicians
 * Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed – guest vocals on track 4
 * Mattie Montgomery of For Today – guest vocals on track 5
 * The Ultimate Warrior – guest vocals on track 6
 * Drew York of Stray from the Path – guest vocals on track 8
 * Martin Stewart of Terror – guest vocals on track 11
 * John Mishima – guest vocals on track 11


 * Additional personnel
 * Matt Hyde – production, engineering
 * Sid Garcia and Chris Rakestraw – engineering
 * Brian Lawlor and Ryan Kelly – orchestral arrangements
 * Pär Olofsson – artwork
 * Daniel McBride – layout