Welcome Home (Hellyeah album)
Studio album by Hellyeah
Welcome Home is the sixth and final studio album by American heavy metal band Hellyeah. It was released on September 27, 2019, and is the last album to feature drummer and founding member Vinnie Paul following his death on June 22, 2018. Welcome Home was also the last album Hellyeah released before going on hiatus in 2021.
History
On March 14, 2019, the band announced a new album would be released on June 28, and the song "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 single and title track "Welcome Home" was released.
On June 28, the music video for "Oh My God" was released.
On August 8, E7 Music made the song "Perfect" available on YouTube.
On September 13, the song, "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".
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