Surviving the Law
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Surviving the Law
| type = studio
| artist = Nazareth
| cover =Surviving the Law.jpg
| alt =
| released = 15 April 2022
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Sub Station (Rosyth, Scotland)
| genre = *Hard rock
| length =
| label = Frontiers
| producer = Yann Rouiller
| prev_title = Tattooed on My Brain
| prev_year = 2018
}}
Surviving the Law is the 25th studio album by Scottish hard rock band Nazareth. It was released on 15 April 2022 by Frontiers Records and produced by Yann Rouiller who also worked with Nazareth on their previous albums, Tattooed on My Brain (2018), The Newz (2008) and Rock 'n' Roll Telephone (2014).{{cite web|url=https://loudwire.com/2022-hard-rock-metal-album-release-calendar/ |title=2022 Hard Rock & Metal Album Release Calendar |date=26 August 2022 |website=Loudwire.com |access-date=30 August 2022}} It is the second Nazareth album to feature vocalist Carl Sentance. Original singer Dan McCafferty had given his blessings to Nazareth's new singer and left the band in 2014 citing health issues.{{cite web |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/nazareth-announces-new-album-surviving-the-law |title= NAZARETH Announces New Album 'Surviving The Law' |date=12 February 2022 |website=Blabbermouth.net |access-date=30 August 2022}} McCafferty died on 08 November 2022.
Reception
{{Music ratings
|rev2=Total Spill Rating
|rev2score = (7/10){{cite web
|first=Aaron
|last=Badgley
|author-link=Aaron Badgley
|url=https://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-nazareth-surviving-the-law/
|title=SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: NAZARETH – SURVIVING THE LAW
|date=15 April 2022
|website=The Spill Magazine
|access-date=1 September 2022}}
}}
Aaron Badgley of The Spill Magazine compares this to Tattooed on My Brain, their prior album. "Surviving the Law has a rougher edge. Here the band is much less polished" and he continues, "It is heavy metal, and at times they are dipping their toes in grunge."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Strange Days
| writer1 = Lee Agnew
| length1 = 3:23
| title2 = You Gotta Pass It Around
| writer2 = Jimmy Murrison
| length2 = 3:22
| title3 = Runaway
| writer3 = Carl Sentance
| length3 = 3:36
| title4 = Better Leave It Out
| writer4 = Jimmy Murrison
| length4 = 3:34
| title5 = Mind Bomb
| writer5 = Lee Agnew
| length5 = 3:31
| title6 = Sweet Kiss
| writer6 = Jimmy Murrison
| length6 = 3:38
| title7 = Falling In Love
| writer7 = Carl Sentance
| length7 = 3:52
| title8 = Waiting For The World To End
| writer8 = Jimmy Murrison
| length8 = 2:50
| title9 = Let The Whisky Flow
| writer9 = Lee Agnew
| length9 = 3:52
| title10 = Sinner
| writer10 = Lee Agnew
| length10 = 2:03
| title11 = Ciggies & Booze
| writer11 = Jimmy Murrison
| length11 = 3:31
| title12 = Psycho Skies
| writer12 = Carl Sentance
| length12 = 3:32
| title13 = Love Breaks
| writer13 = Lee Agnew
| length13 = 3:16
| title14 = You Made Me
| writer14 = Pete Agnew
| length14 = 5:14
}}
Personnel
Nazareth
- Carl Sentance – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Pete Agnew – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Jimmy Murrison – guitars, backing vocals
- Lee Agnew – drums, percussion, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Ronnie Leahy – Organ on "You Made Me"
- Suzy Cargill – Djembe on "Let the Whisky Flow"Surviving the Law CD liner notes. Frontiers Records. 2022.
Charts
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| scope="col"| Chart (2022)
! scope="col"| Peak |
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| {{album chart|Austria|68|artist=Nazareth|album=Surviving the Law|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 June 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Scotland|45|date=20220422|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 June 2023}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|10|artist=Nazareth|album=Surviving the Law|rowheader=true|accessdate=10 June 2023}} |
| {{album chart|UKIndependent|28|date=20220422|rowheader=true|access-date=10 June 2023}} |
| {{album chart|UKRock|7|date=20220422|rowheader=true|access-date=10 June 2023}} |