Decimate the Weak

Decimate the Weak is the debut studio album by American deathcore band Winds of Plague. Released February 5, 2008, the album is the first by Winds of Plague to be released through major label Century Media,^[1] and is the last to include drummer Jeff Tenney and keyboardist Matt Feinman. A music video for "The Impaler" was released.

Decimate the Weak
Studio album by Winds of Plague
Released	February 5, 2008
Genre	Deathcore symphonic metal
Length	36:50
Label	Century Media
Producer	Daniel Castleman
Winds of Plague chronology
A Cold Day in Hell (2005) Decimate the Weak (2008) The Great Stone War (2009)

Promotion and release

The album features the songs "A Cold Day in Hell", "Anthems of Apocalypse", "Legions" and "One Body Too Many", all of which were originally available on their debut album, A Cold Day in Hell, but were re-recorded for Decimate the Weak.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[2]
AllMusic	[1]
Lambgoat	[3]

Commercial performance

Decimate the Weak peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart^[4] and sold more than 3,600 copies its first week.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"A Cold Day in Hell"	1:14
2.	"Anthems of Apocalypse"	5:46
3.	"The Impaler"	3:01
4.	"Decimate the Weak" (featuring Sal Lococo of Sworn Enemy)	3:38
5.	"Origins and Endings"	4:30
6.	"Angels of Debauchery" (featuring John Cairoli)	4:32
7.	"Reloaded" (featuring John Mishima)	2:28
8.	"Unbreakable"	4:16
9.	"One Body Too Many"	3:35
10.	"Legions"	3:49
Total length:		36:50

All tracks are written by Winds of Plague.

Personnel

Winds of Plague

• Jonathan "Johnny Plague" Cooke-Hayden – vocals
• Nick Eash – lead guitar
• Nick Piunno – rhythm guitar
• Andrew Glover – bass
• Jeff Tenney – drums, percussion
• Matt Feinman – keyboards

Additional musicians

• Sal Lococo of Sworn Enemy – guest vocals on track 4
• John Cairoli – guest vocals on track 6
• John Mishima – guest vocals on track 7

Additional personnel

• Daniel Castleman – production, engineering, recording
• Tue Madsen – mixing, mastering