Of Mice & Men - Defy (2018)

Of Mice & Men - Defy (2018)

Tracklist front / back album covers

1. "Defy"   3:41

2. "Instincts"   4:20

3. "Back to Me"   3:18

4. "Sunflower"   3:40

5. "Unbreakable"   4:09

6. "Vertigo"   4:14

7. "Money" (Pink Floyd cover)   3:55

8. "How Will You Live"   3:41

9. "On the Inside"   3:14

10. "Warzone"   3:13

11. "Forever YDG'N"   3:55

12. "If We Were Ghosts"   4:12

Total length:   45:31

Of Mice & Men Band Members / Musicians

Aaron Pauley – lead vocals, bass

Alan Ashby – rhythm guitar, backing vocals

Phil Manansala – lead guitar, backing vocals

Valentino Arteaga – drums, percussion, backing vocals on "Unbreakable"

Howard Benson – production, recording

Mike Plotnikoff – co-production, engineering

Hatsukazu Inagaki – engineering

Zach Darf, Trevor Dietrich and Nik Karpen – assistant engineering

Chris Lord-Alge – mixing

Adam Chagnon – additional engineering

Ted Jensen and Chris Athens – mastering

Paul DeCarli – editing

Marc VanGool – guitar technician

Jon Nicholson – drum technician

Charles Tsuei – assisting

Stevie Aiello – composition on "Back to Me" and "How Will You Live"

Roger Waters – composition on "Money"

Scott Stephens – composition on "On the Inside"

Lindsey Byrnes – band photography

Kevin Moore – art direction, design

Laurie Belotti – art direction, design assisting

Defy is the 5th studio album by American rock band Of Mice & Men. It was released on January 19, 2018, through Rise Records. The album was produced by Howard Benson and is the follow-up to the group's fourth album, Cold World (2016). This is the first album to feature Aaron Pauley as the sole lead vocalist following the departure of Austin Carlile, who left the band in late 2016 due to health issues. It sold 9,400 copies in the US in its first week.