Shock by Tesla, album cover

Album

Shock

Released8 March 2019

LabelUMe

Popularity31.4

rock hard rock heavy metal

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Shock is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band Tesla, released on 8 March 2019 through UMe. It was recorded at J Street Recorders, with Phil Collen producing and co-writing, which gives the record an interesting outside perspective on the band's hard rock sound.

It arrived five years after Simplicity (2014) and sits between that record and Homage, the band's later studio album. For anyone who followed Tesla from the days of Mechanical Resonance and Psychotic Supper, it is a chance to hear the band's later work shaped by a fellow rock musician in the producer's chair.

Shock: tracklist, credits and charts

12 tracks · 44:12

Tracklist

1You Won’t Take Me AlivePhil Collen and Frank Hannon3:34
2Taste LikePhil Collen and Brian Wheat3:12
3We Can Rule the WorldPhil Collen and Brian Wheat4:15
4ShockCollen, Rude, Wheat3:37
5Love Is a FirePhil Collen and Frank Hannon3:31
6California Summer SongPhil Collen and Frank Hannon2:58
7Forever Loving YouCollen, Hannon, Keith3:42
8The MissionPhil Collen and Dave Rude4:03
9Tied to the TracksCollen, Hannon, Rude3:29
10AfterlifeCollen, Rude, Wheat4:39
11I Want EverythingCollen, Keith, Wheat3:25
12Comfort ZoneCollen, Rude, Wheat3:49

Produced by: Phil Collen
Recorded at: J Street Recorders
Mixed by: Ronan McHugh
Engineered by: Jack O’Donnell, Patrick Olguin, Brian Wheat
Mastered by: Marco A. Ramírez
Artwork: Tom Jermann
Photography: Ross Halfin
Label: UMe
Length: 44:12

Line-up

Phil Collen · guitar, vocals
Frank Hannon · guitar, vocals, mandolin
Troy Luccketta · percussion, drums (drum set)
Dave Rude · guitar, vocals
Brian Wheat · bass guitar, vocals, piano
Jeff Keith · lead vocals, vocals

Peak chart positions

Chart	Peak
US Billboard 200 · 2019	21
Scottish Albums · 2019	34
Swiss Albums · 2019	34
German Albums · 2019	69

From MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Only what the sources record is shown.

31.4

Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)

185

ListenBrainz listeners

9.3k

Wikipedia views, last 12 months

1.2k

Deezer fans (all editions)

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Releases and pressings

How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz

Source	Date	Note
MusicBrainz	8 March 2019
Wikipedia infobox	8 March 2019
Wikidata	2019
Deezer	8 March 2019
US release	8 March 2019	earliest US date
UK / Europe release	8 March 2019	earliest UK or European date

8 editions

Date	Country	Label	Barcode	Kind
8 March 2019	US	UMe	602577019371	original
8 March 2019	XE	UMe	602577019401	original
8 March 2019	XE	UMe	602577019371	original
8 March 2019	XW	UMe	0602577143724	original
8 March 2019	XW	UMe	0602577143731	original
8 March 2019	US	UMe	602577019425	original
8 March 2019	US	UMe	602577019401	original
8 March 2019	US	UMe	602577361494	original

Cover art sources

coverartarchive · upscaled: minor: best source 1424x1406, upscaled to 1500 (x1.07)

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deezer	1200×1200	upscaled
fanarttv	1000×1000	upscaled