Onyx (Pop Evil album)

Onyx
Studio album by Pop Evil
Released	May 14, 2013
Genre	Hard rock, alternative metal
Length	44:27
Label	eOne Music
Producer	Johnny K
Pop Evil chronology
War of Angels (2011) Onyx (2013) Up (2015)
Singles from Onyx
"Trenches" Released: February 28, 2013 "Deal With The Devil" Released: August 20, 2013 "Behind Closed Doors" Released: December 23, 2013 "Torn to Pieces" Released: March 7, 2014 "Beautiful" Released: October 28, 2014

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Melodic.net	[1]

Onyx is a rock opera and the third studio album by Pop Evil. It was released on May 14, 2013. The first single, "Trenches", was released February 28, 2013.^[2] The album was available for streaming a day before its official release date. It was produced by Johnny K, mixed by Jay Ruston, and mastered by Paul Logus. Additional vocal production was performed by Dave Bassett. Additional programming was done by Bassett and Matt Doughtery.

The album debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 39, No. 9 on the Independent Albums chart,^[3] with 10,000 copies sold in its first week. It has sold 122,000 copies in the United States as of July 2015.^[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Goodbye My Friend"	Leigh Kakaty & Nick Fuelling	3:51
2.	"Deal with the Devil"	Leigh Kakaty & Dave Bassett	3:21
3.	"Trenches"	Leigh Kakaty & Dave Bassett	3:37
4.	"Torn to Pieces"	Leigh Kakaty & Dave Bassett	3:16
5.	"Divide"	Leigh Kakaty, Davey Grahs, Johnny K, Shaun Michael Lichtenstein	4:17
6.	"Beautiful"	Leigh Kakaty, Davey Grahs, Johnny K, Shaun Michael Lichtenstein	3:23
7.	"Silence & Scars"	Leigh Kakaty & Dave Bassett	3:31
8.	"Sick Sense"	Leigh Kakaty, Matthew DiRito, Christine Connolly, Scott Stevens	3:23
9.	"Fly Away"	Leigh Kakaty, Johnny K	3:26
10.	"Behind Closed Doors"	Leigh Kakaty, Nick Fuelling, Dave Bassett	4:17
11.	"Welcome to Reality"	Leigh Kakaty, Davey Grahs, Shaun Michael Lichtenstein, Johnny K	3:42
12.	"Flawed"	Leigh Kakaty, Johnny K	4:24
Total length:			44:27

Charts

Album

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[5]	39
US Independent Albums[6]	9
US Rock Albums[7]	3

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions
		US Heri. Rock [8]	US Main. Rock [9]	CAN Active Rock[10]
"Trenches"	2013	1	1	19
"Deal With the Devil"	2013	7	1	-
"Torn to Pieces"	2014	-	1	-
"Beautiful"	2015	-	13	-

Band

• Leigh Kakaty – lead vocals
• Nick Fuelling – lead and rhythm guitar
• Dave Grahs – rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals
• Matt DiRito – bass, backing vocals
• Josh Marunde – drums

References

1. Melodic Net Review
2. "Pop Evil Unleash New Single 'Trenches' Off Upcoming Album 'Onyx'". Loudwire. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
3. "Pop Evil Reveal Chart Positions, Tour Date with Drowning Pool". Rock Revolt Magazine.
4. "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on July 24, 2015.
5. "Pop Evil – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
6. "Pop Evil – Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
7. "Pop Evil – Chart History: Rock Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
8. "Pop Evil – Chart History: Heritage Rock". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved May 18, 2013.
9. "Pop Evil – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved February 28, 2013.
10. "AMERICA'S MUSIC CHARTS -- 1 0 . 2 8 . 1 4 -- powered by MEDIABASE". Retrieved 28 October 2014.

External links

• Pop Evil track listing. underthegunreview.net.