POP EVIL

If rock is dead, then Pop Evil is definitive proof of the afterlife.

The blue-collar band with the massive anthems built a new rock n’ roll institution on a foundation of showmanship, raw relatability, and hard rock hooks, both forward-thinking and timeless. No matter the headline-grabbing declarations from legendary icons, lamenting the changing of the guard, the slow-burning success of Pop Evil demonstrates the hunger for hard-hitting honest music persisting worldwide. New songs like “Set Me Free,” “Inferno,” “Survivor,” and “Fire Inside” set the stage for the band’s next chapter, summoning the strength of their past with an ambitious vision for the future.

Versatile, the band’s sixth album, sounds exactly like the name suggests. Versatile distills the soaring melodies and driving riffs of Pop Evil’s past and introduces an ambitious exploration of the future.

With its rhythmic pulse and EDM flourishes, the success of “Work” at rock radio and on streaming playlists cemented the Pop Evil faithful’s willingness to honor the Michigan band’s journey. After “Work” broke into the Top 10, explosive third single “Breathe Again” became their next Top 5 hit.

Beyond the success story told by the charts, the 1 million units of “total activity” across their catalog, and the over 600 million streams of their songs on major platforms, Pop Evil’s greatest strength is the diverse group of people captivated by the band’s relatable storytelling and undeniable catchiness. These are fans earned, city by city, on tours with a modern rock playlist’s worth of genre titans. They are a staple act at major rock festivals and a consistent headliner in theaters and clubs worldwide.

The Versatile singles are simply the latest Mainstream Rock Top 10 songs, joining No. 1 hits “Waking Lions,” “Footsteps,” “Deal with the Devil,” “Trenches,” and “Torn to Pieces,” which was certified GOLD by the RIAA in 2020 for sales, downloads, and equivalent streams in excess of 500,000 copies. As tastemaker UK rock publication Kerrang! observed, “this lot could write radio hits in their sleep.”