New World Orphans

New World Orphans
Studio album by Hed PE
Released	January 13, 2009 (2009-01-13)
Recorded	May – October 2008
Genre	Rock
Label	Suburban Noize Records
Producer	Jared Gomes
Hed PE chronology
Insomnia (2007) New World Orphans (2009) Truth Rising (2010) Singles from New World Orphans "Ordo (ab Chao)" Released: November 4, 2008 "Renegade" Released: December 20, 2008 "Here And Now" Released: April 22, 2009

New World Orphans is the seventh studio album, by American rock band Hed PE. Released on January 13, 2009, it is the band's fourth album on Suburban Noize Records.

Music

Hed PE's music is a fusion of styles ranging from hip hop, reggae and to punk rock, hardcore punk and heavy metal.^[1] New World Orphans was influenced by Suicidal Tendencies and Minor Threat.^[2]

Background

Hed PE had been working on the album since before the release of The D.I.Y. Guys with front man Jared Gomes 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/DVD 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 music video for "Ordo ab Chao" via the band's MySpace. The video showed a different mix than that of the version released on the The D.I.Y. Guys, including new instrumentation such as a melodica during the verses. On November 25, 2008, New World Orphans second single, "Renegade" premiered online on the band's official Facebook 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 Guelph's premiere film production studio Black Fawn Film alongside film collective Bleeding Apple.^[3]

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.^[4]

New World Orphans also features guest collaborations including Suburban Noize Records' Kottonmouth Kings and The Dirtball, and Strange Music's Tech N9ne.

As with all post Jive Records albums, it was produced by Jared Gomes.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[5]
Allmusic	[6]
Rock Sound	[7]
Static Multimedia	[8]

New World Orphans debuted at 72 on the Billboard 200, their first debut 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.^[9]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Hed PE. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"New World Intro"	1:01
2.	"Live or Die Free"	1:58
3.	"Bloodfire"	2:48
4.	"Ordo (ab Chao)"	2:42
5.	"Stay Ready" (featuring The Dirtball)	4:15
6.	"Family"	2:47
7.	"Stepping Stone"	3:14
8.	"Renegade"	3:29
9.	"Everything All the Time"	3:03
10.	"Mortgage Crisis Intro"	0:20
11.	"Middle Class Blues"	1:44
12.	"Flesh and Blood"	4:18
13.	"Nibiru Intro"	0:30
14.	"Planet X"	3:44
15.	"Higher Ground"" (featuring Kottonmouth Kings)	3:57
16.	"A Soldiers Intro"	0:12
17.	"Tow the Line"	3:59
18.	"Self Aware"	3:09
19.	"Lost History Intro"	0:23
20.	"This Love"	3:06

Bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
21.	"Work On This" (featuring Tech N9ne)	4:24
22.	"Babylon Fall"	3:30

Black
No.	Title	Length
23.	"Bucky Lasek"	1:32
24.	"Don't Fuck With Us"	2:09

White
No.	Title	Length
23.	"Cities On The Moon"	2:27
24.	"Hey Now"	2:51

Red
No.	Title	Length
25.	"Girlfriend"	4:30
26.	"Born 2 Ride" (featuring Big B)	3:24

Reissue
No.	Title	Length
21.	"Here and Now"	3:28

Personnel

• Jared Gomes - vocals, melodica
• Jaxon Benge - guitar
• DJ Product © 1969 - turntables, melodica
• Mawk - bass
• Tiny Bubz - drums, percussion
• Trauma - drums, percussion on "Here On Now"

References

1. ^ Sculley, Alan (August 28, 2008). "(Hed) p.e. wants (no) interference". Naperville, Illinois: The Wichita Eagle. http://www.kansas.com/entertainment/story/509949.html. Retrieved 2008-08-23. ^{[dead link]}
2. ^ Friedman, David (March 26, 2009). "Latest (hed) p.e. album has plenty of messages". The News-Times. 
3. ^ "Renegade new single and video". http://www.newworldorphans.com/. Retrieved 2008-12-01. 
4. ^ "New World Orphans tracklisting and artwork". http://www.newworldorphans.com/discography. Retrieved 2008-11-29. 
5. ^ About.com review
6. ^ Allmusic review
7. ^ Harrison, Shane (June 2009). "Hed PE – New World Orphans." Rock Sound (123): 83. ISSN 1465-0185.
8. ^ Static Multimedia review
9. ^ "NWO chart history". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Albums&model.vnuArtistId=187207&model.vnuAlbumId=1185812. Retrieved 2009-01-31.