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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| Name = Reckless & Relentless
| name = Reckless & Relentless
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Asking Alexandria]]
| artist = [[Asking Alexandria]]
| Cover = AA Reckless & Relentless.jpg
| cover = AA Reckless & Relentless.jpg
| alt =
| Released = 5 April 2011<ref name="sumerianrecords">[http://sumerianrecords.com/artists.php?band=1047/ "Asking Alexandria Biography"]</ref>
| released = 5 April 2011<ref name="sumerianrecords">{{Cite web|url=http://sumerianrecords.com/artists.php?band=1047/|title="Asking Alexandria Biography"|website=Sumerianrecords.com|access-date=26 March 2022}}</ref>
| Recorded = June–September 2010, at The Foundation Recording Studios, [[Connersville]], [[Indiana]]
| recorded = June–September 2010
| Genre = {{flatlist|
| venue =
| studio = Foundation Recording Studios, [[Connersville, Indiana]], U.S.
| genre =
* [[Metalcore]]
* [[Metalcore]]
* [[electronicore]]
* [[screamo]]<ref name=amg>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r2177956|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref><ref name=altpress>{{cite web|last1=Freeman|first1=Phil|title=Asking Alexandria - Reckless & Relentless|url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/asking_alexandria_-_reckless_relentless/|website=Alternative Press|accessdate=16 April 2015|date=11 April 2011}}</ref>
* [[post-hardcore]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.altpress.com/reviews/asking_alexandria_-_reckless_relentless/|title=Asking Alexandria – Reckless & Relentless|website=AltPress.com|access-date=August 11, 2020|date=April 11, 2011}}</ref>
* [[electronicore]]<ref name="altpress" />
| length = 42:25
| label = [[Sumerian Records|Sumerian]]
| producer = [[Joey Sturgis]]
| prev_title = [[Life Gone Wild]]
| prev_year = 2010
| next_title = [[Stepped Up and Scratched]]
| next_year = 2011
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Reckless & Relentless
| type = studio
| single1 = Morte et Dabo
| single1date = 15 February 2011
| single2 = Breathless
| single2date = 18 February 2011
| single3 = Someone, Somewhere
| single3date = 2011
| single4 = Closure
| single4date = 5 July 2011
| single5 = To the Stage
| single5date = 12 July 2011
| single6 = Reckless & Relentless
| single6date = 15 July 2012
}}
}}
| Length = 42:25
| Label = [[Sumerian Records|Sumerian]]
| Producer = Joey Sturgis
| Last album = ''[[Life Gone Wild]]''<br>(2010)
| This album = '''''Reckless & Relentless'''''<br>(2011)
| Next album = ''[[Stepped Up and Scratched]]''<br>(2011)
| Misc = {{Singles
| Name = Reckless & Relentless
| Type = studio
| single 1 = Morte et Dabo
| single 1 date = 15 February 2011
| single 2 = Breathless
| single 2 date = 18 February 2011
| single 3 = Someone, Somewhere
| single 3 date = 2011
| single 4 = Closure
| single 4 date = 5 July 2011
| single 5 = To the Stage
| single 5 date = 12 July 2011
| single 6 = Reckless & Relentless
| single 6 date = 15 July 2012
}}
| <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
}}
}}


'''''Reckless & Relentless''''' is the second, legitimately third, studio album by English [[metalcore]] band [[Asking Alexandria]]. It was released on 5 April 2011 through [[Sumerian Records]]. Announced on 22 December 2009, recording for the album began in June 2010 at the Foundation Recording Studios in [[Connersville]], [[Indiana]] and ended in the fall of that year. The songs "Welcome," "Reckless & Relentless," "To The Stage," "Dear Insanity," and "A Lesson Never Learned" make up the short film ''Through Sin + Self-Destruction'', which features the band's "party hard" lifestyle.
'''''Reckless & Relentless''''' is the second studio album by English [[Rock music|rock]] band [[Asking Alexandria]]. It was released on 5 April 2011 through [[Sumerian Records]] and was produced by [[Joey Sturgis]]. Announced on 22 December 2009, recording for the album began in June 2010 at the Foundation Recording Studios in [[Connersville, Indiana|Connersville]], Indiana and ended in the fall of that year. The songs "Welcome", "Reckless & Relentless", "To the Stage", "Dear Insanity", and "A Lesson Never Learned" make up the short film ''Through Sin + Self-Destruction'', which features the band's "party hard" lifestyle.


==Background and promotion==
==Musical style==
''Reckless & Relentless'' was recorded during the summer and autumn of 2010 at the Foundation Recording Studios in [[Connersville, Indiana]]. The first official confirmation of the sophomore full-length was on 22 December 2009, wherein Asking Alexandria announced that they were to start the works on a second album in January. They informed that they were to be streaming parts of the writing process through a webcam feed via the service [[Stickam]]. It was also announced that they will be entering the studio on 1 September 2010, again with producer [[Joey Sturgis]], who produced the band's debut album ''[[Stand Up and Scream]]''. The band later announced that they were scheduled to begin recording on 22 June 2010. Asking Alexandria confirmed through an interview with Shred News that the album would be released on 5 April featuring 12 tracks.<ref name="shrednews">{{cite web|url=http://www.shrednews.com/asking- |title=alexandria-interview/ "Shred News interview with Asking Alexandria" |website=Shrednews.com |date=12 March 2010 |access-date=10 January 2013}}</ref> However, the original album was supposed to contain 13 tracks and 3 bonus [[iTunes]] tracks. This didn't make it because they didn't wish to delay the album release date. In the same interview, the band informed that a title was not yet established. One song, "Breathless" was played live to promote the album, and was released with their ''[[Life Gone Wild]]'' EP.
Musically, ''Reckless & Relentless'' is a [[metalcore]] album that includes a little less elements of [[Eurodance|euro-trance]] than ''[[Stand Up and Scream]]'' and has influences of old-school [[rock music|rock]].<ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/reckless-amp-relentless-mw0002115891 |title= Reckless & Relentless – Asking Alexandria |publisher=[[Allmusic]] |accessdate=12/8/2012}}</ref> It also has influences of [[deathcore]] as displayed on the song Morte Et Dabo. It debuted at number 9 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard 200|200]], selling more than 31,000 copies in its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2011/04/adele-re-takes-top-album-spot-jennifer-hudson-drops-from-top-10/1 |title=Adele re-takes top album spot; Jennifer Hudson drops from Top 10 |publisher=Content.usatoday.com |date=13 April 2011 |accessdate=10 January 2013}}</ref>


During an interview with Fallen Blue, Danny Worsnop said of the album cover, "We wanted something shocking, so we had the famous porn actress, [[Belladonna (actress)|Belladonna]], just sitting in The Dirty Room." Danny further discussed, "Someone, Somewhere", a song off the new album as the first one "that I wrote the lyrics using my emotions as a backdrop."<ref name="fallenblue">{{cite web |url=http://fallenblue.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=180:fallen-blue-chills-asking-alexandria-after-setting-the-stage-ablaze-&catid=41:artiststories&Itemid=59 |title=Fallen Blue interview with Asking Alexandria |website=Fallenblue.org |access-date=10 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130112163450/http://fallenblue.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=180:fallen-blue-chills-asking-alexandria-after-setting-the-stage-ablaze-&catid=41:artiststories&Itemid=59 |archivedate=12 January 2013 }}</ref>
==Background and release==
''Reckless & Relentless'' was recorded during the summer and autumn of 2010 at the Foundation Recording Studios in [[Connersville]], [[Indiana]]. The first official confirmation of the sophomore full-length was on 22 December 2009, wherein Asking Alexandria announced that they were to start the works on a second album in January. They informed that they were to be streaming parts of the writing process through a webcam feed via the service [[Stickam]]. It was also announced that they will be entering the studio on 1 September 2010, again with producer [[Joey Sturgis]], who produced the band's debut album ''[[Stand Up and Scream]]''. The band later announced that they were scheduled to begin recording on 22 June 2010. Asking Alexandria confirmed through an interview with Shred News that the album would be released on 5 April featuring 12 tracks.<ref name="shrednews">{{cite web|url=http://www.shrednews.com/asking- |title=alexandria-interview/ "Shred News interview with Asking Alexandria" |publisher=Shrednews.com |date=12 March 2010 |accessdate=10 January 2013}}</ref> However, the original album was supposed to contain 13 tracks and 3 bonus [[iTunes]] tracks. This didn't make it because they didn't wish to delay the album release date. In the same interview, the band informed that a title was not yet established. One song, "Breathless" was played live to promote the album, and was released with their ''[[Life Gone Wild]]'' EP.


The first official single from the album entitled "Morte et Dabo" was released on 15 February 2011, as announced beforehand by the band. Pre-orders for ''Reckless & Relentless'' were made available on 3 March 2011. A music video for "Closure" was released 5 July 2011 and a music video for "To the Stage" was released on 12 July 2011.
During an interview with Fallen Blue, Danny Worsnop said of the album cover, "We wanted something shocking, so we had the famous porn actress, [[Belladonna (actress)|Belladonna]], just sitting in The Dirty Room." Danny further discussed, "Someone, Somewhere", a song off the new album as the first one "that I wrote the lyrics to using my emotions as a backdrop."<ref name="fallenblue">{{cite web|url=http://fallenblue.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=180:fallen-blue-chills-asking-alexandria-after-setting-the-stage-ablaze-&catid=41:artiststories&Itemid=59 |title=Fallen Blue interview with Asking Alexandria |publisher=Fallenblue.org |date= |accessdate=10 January 2013}}</ref>


==Composition==
The first official single from the album entitled "Morte et Dabo" was released on 15 February 2011, as announced beforehand by the band. Pre-orders for ''Reckless & Relentless'' were made available on 3 March 2011. A music video for "Closure" was released 5 July 2011 and a music video for "To the Stage" was released on 12 July 2011. The music video for "Closure" featured musicians including [Neeraj khajuria] and [[Jake Pitts]].
===Style===
Musically, ''Reckless & Relentless'' is primarily a [[metalcore]] album that includes only a few elements of [[Eurodance|euro-trance]] compared to ''[[Stand Up and Scream]]'' and also has influences of classic rock and [[heavy metal music|metal]].<ref name="allmusic1">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/reckless-amp-relentless-mw0002115891 |title= Reckless & Relentless – Asking Alexandria |website=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=12 August 2012}}</ref> It also has influences of [[deathcore]] as displayed on the song "Morte et Dabo". It debuted at number 9 on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard 200|200]], selling more than 31,000 copies in its first week.<ref name="USA Today">{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2011/04/adele-re-takes-top-album-spot-jennifer-hudson-drops-from-top-10/1 |title=Adele re-takes top album spot; Jennifer Hudson drops from Top 10 |work=USA Today |date=13 April 2011 |access-date=10 January 2013}}</ref>


== Reception ==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="amg"/>
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name=amg>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r2177956|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
| rev2 = ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]''
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|author="The Match" |url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/asking_alexandria_-_reckless_relentless/ |title=Alternative Press |publisher=Altpress.com |date= |accessdate=10 January 2013}}</ref>
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|author=The Match |url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/asking_alexandria_-_reckless_relentless/ |title=Alternative Press |website=[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]] |access-date=10 January 2013}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Mind Equals Blown]]''
| rev3 = ''Mind Equals Blown''
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|10}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Dylan|title=Asking Alexandria Reckless and Relentless|url=http://mindequalsblown.net/reviews/asking-alexandria-reckless-and-relentless|work=Mind Equals Blown|accessdate=11 May 2014}}</ref>
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|10}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Powell|first=Dylan|title=Asking Alexandria Reckless and Relentless|url=http://mindequalsblown.net/reviews/asking-alexandria-reckless-and-relentless|work=Mindequalsblown.net|access-date=11 May 2014}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]''
| rev4 = ''[[Revolver (magazine)|Revolver]]''
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/albumreviews/review-asking-alexandria-reckless-relentless.html |title=Revolver Magazine review |publisher=Revolvermag.com |date=8 April 2011 |accessdate=10 January 2013}}</ref>
| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/albumreviews/review-asking-alexandria-reckless-relentless.html |title=Revolver Magazine review |website=Revolvermag.com |date=8 April 2011 |access-date=10 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140512221444/http://www.revolvermag.com/reviews/albumreviews/review-asking-alexandria-reckless-relentless.html |archivedate=12 May 2014 }}</ref>
| rev5 = [[Rocksound]]
| rev5 = ''[[Rock Sound]]''
| rev5Score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Faye Lewis |url=http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/asking-alexandria-reckless-and-relentless |title=Rocksound review |publisher=Rocksound.tv |date= |accessdate=10 January 2013}}</ref>
| rev5Score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref>{{cite web|author=Faye Lewis |url=http://www.rocksound.tv/reviews/article/asking-alexandria-reckless-and-relentless |title=Rocksound review |website=Rocksound.tv |access-date=10 January 2013}}</ref>
| rev6 = [[Ultimate Guitar]]
| rev6 = [[Ultimate Guitar]]
| rev6Score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/asking_alexandria/reckless_and_relentless/index.html |title=Ultimate Guitar review |publisher=Ultimate-guitar.com |date= |accessdate=10 January 2013}}</ref>
| rev6Score = {{Rating|8|10}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/asking_alexandria/reckless_and_relentless/index.html |title=Ultimate Guitar review |website=Ultimate-guitar.com |access-date=10 January 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013065354/http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/asking_alexandria/reckless_and_relentless/index.html |archivedate=13 October 2012 }}</ref>
}}
}}


''Reckless & Relentless'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. Phil Freeman from [[AllMusic]] gave the album a positive review, saying, "What separates Asking Alexandria from most of their peers is an awareness of classic rock & roll dynamics – some of the riffs they write are straightforward updates of Guns N' Roses or Skid Row (two of whose songs they covered on their Life Gone Wild EP), and they're as interested in getting listeners singing along as moshing."<ref>{{cite web|last=Freeman |first=Phil |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/reckless-relentless-mw0002115891 |title=Reckless & Relentless – Asking Alexandria : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=5 April 2011 |access-date=10 January 2013}}</ref> ''[[Alternative Press (magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' also gave the album a positive review, saying, "Asking Alexandria haven't radically changed their sound, but there's enough evolution on Reckless & Relentless to convince any listener that they're more than metalcore also-rans or one-trick ponies".
=== Critical response ===
''Reckless & Relentless'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. Phil Freeman from [[Allmusic]] gave the album a positive review, saying, "What separates Asking Alexandria from most of their peers is an awareness of classic rock & roll dynamics – some of the riffs they write are straightforward updates of Guns N' Roses or Skid Row (two of whose songs they covered on their Life Gone Wild EP), and they're as interested in getting listeners singing along as moshing."<ref>{{cite web|last=Freeman |first=Phil |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/reckless-relentless-mw0002115891 |title=Reckless & Relentless – Asking Alexandria : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date=5 April 2011 |accessdate=10 January 2013}}</ref> ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' also gave the album a positive review, saying, "Asking Alexandria haven't radically changed their sound, but there's enough evolution on Reckless & Relentless to convince any listener that they're more than metalcore also-rans or one-trick ponies".<ref>Asking Alexandria haven’t radically changed their sound, but there's enough evolution on Reckless & Relentless to convince any listener that they’re more than metalcore also-rans or one-trick ponies</ref>


=== Commercial performance ===
==Commercial performance==
''Reckless & Relentless'' debuted at number 9 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling more than 31,000 copies within its first week.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content.usatoday.com/communities/idolchatter/post/2011/04/adele-re-takes-top-album-spot-jennifer-hudson-drops-from-top-10/1#.UA45mrTLySo |title=Adele re-takes top album spot; Jennifer Hudson drops from Top 10 |publisher=Content.usatoday.com |date=13 April 2011 |accessdate=10 January 2013}}</ref> It spent 7 weeks on the chart whilst also debuting within the top 5 of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Rock Albums]], [[Hard Rock Albums]] and [[Independent Albums]] charts.<ref name="billboard.com"/> It also peaked at number 30 and 98 in Australia and the United Kingdom.<ref name="australian-charts1">{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Asking+Alexandria&titel=Reckless+%26+Relentless&cat=a |title=Asking Alexandria – Reckless & Relentless |publisher=australian-charts.com |date=24 April 2011 |accessdate=10 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="zobbel1">http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/110416cluk.txt</ref>''Reckless & Relentless ''has sold over 161,000 copies in the U.S alone.
''Reckless & Relentless'' debuted at number 9 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], selling more than 31,000 copies within its first week.<ref name="USA Today"/> It spent 7 weeks on the chart whilst also debuting within the top 5 of the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Rock Albums]], [[Hard Rock Albums]] and [[Independent Albums]] charts. It also peaked at number 30 and 98 in Australia and the United Kingdom.<ref name="australian-charts1">{{cite web|author=Steffen Hung |url=http://australian-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Asking+Alexandria&titel=Reckless+%26+Relentless&cat=a |title=Asking Alexandria – Reckless & Relentless |website=Australian-charts.com |date=24 April 2011 |access-date=10 January 2013}}</ref><ref name="zobbel1">{{cite web|url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/110416cluk.txt|format=TXT|title=UK Chart Log|website=Zobbel.de|access-date=26 March 2022}}</ref> ''Reckless & Relentless ''has sold over 161,000 copies in the U.S. alone.


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| all_writing = [[Danny Worsnop]], [[Ben Bruce]] and James Cassells, except where noted. All credits according to [[American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers|ASCAP]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ascap.com/repertory#ace/performer/ASKING%20ALEXANDRIA|title=Asking Alexandria – Reckless & Relentless Songwriting Credits|publisher=[[ASCAP]]|access-date=8 July 2019}}</ref>
| title1 = Welcome
| title1 = Welcome
| length1 = 1:49
| length1 = 1:49
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| title3 = Closure
| title3 = Closure
| length3 = 3:58
| length3 = 3:58
| writer3 = Worsnop, Bruce, Cassells, Sam Bettley, Cameron Liddell
| title4 = A Lesson Never Learned
| title4 = A Lesson Never Learned
| length4 = 3:54
| length4 = 3:54
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| length6 = 1:03
| length6 = 1:03
| title7 = Someone, Somewhere
| title7 = Someone, Somewhere
| length7 = 3:37
| length7 = 3:36
| title8 = Breathless
| title8 = Breathless
| length8 = 4:10
| length8 = 4:09
| title9 = The Match
| title9 = The Match
| length9 = 4:15
| length9 = 4:15
| writing9 = Worsnop, Bruce, Cassells, Bettley, Liddell
| title10 = Another Bottle Down
| title10 = Another Bottle Down
| length10 = 3:34
| length10 = 3:34
| title11 = Reckless & Relentless
| title11 = Reckless & Relentless
| length11 = 4:08
| length11 = 4:08
| writer11 = Worsnop, Bruce, Cassells, Bettley, Liddell
| title12 = Morte et Dabo
| title12 = Morte et Dabo
| length12 = 5:15
| length12 = 5:14
| writer12 = Worsnop, Bruce, Cassells, Bettley, Liddell
| total_length = 42:25
| total_length = 42:25
}}
}}
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = Best Buy bonus tracks
| headline = Best Buy bonus tracks
| collapsed = yes
| title13 = When Everyday's the Weekend
| title13 = When Everyday's the Weekend
| note13 = [[Big Chocolate (musician)|Big Chocolate]] remix
| note13 = Big Chocolate remix
| length13 = 3:51
| length13 = 3:51
| title14 = Nobody Don't Dance No More
| title14 = Nobody Don't Dance No More
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| total_length = 62:52
| total_length = 62:52
}}
}}
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = Hot Topic bonus tracks
| headline = Hot Topic bonus tracks
| title13 = [[Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)]]
| collapsed = yes
| title13 = Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)
| note13 = [[Borgore]]'s Die Bitch remix
| note13 = [[Borgore]]'s Die Bitch remix
| length13 = 4:12
| length13 = 4:12
| title14 = A Candlelit Dinner with Inamorta
| title14 = A Candlelit Dinner with Inamorta
| note14 = [[Run DMT]] remix
| note14 = Run DMT remix
| length14 = 4:14
| length14 = 4:14
| title15 = A Prophecy
| title15 = A Prophecy
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| total_length = 54:06
| total_length = 54:06
}}
}}
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = Japanese bonus track
| headline = Japanese bonus track
| title13 = [[Right Now (Na Na Na)#Asking Alexandria cover|Right Now (Na Na Na)]]
| collapsed = yes
| title13 = [[Right Now (Na Na Na)#Asking Alexandria version|Right Now (Na Na Na)]]
| note13 = [[Akon]] cover
| note13 = [[Akon]] cover
| length13 = 4:20
| length13 = 4:20
| total_length = 46:45
| total_length = 46:45
}}
}}

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!align="left"|Charts
!align="left"|Peak<br>position
|-
| [[ARIA Charts|Australian Albums Chart]] ([[ARIA Charts]])<ref name="australian-charts1"/> || style="text-align:center;"|30
|-
| [[UK Albums Chart]]<ref name="zobbel1"/> || style="text-align:center;"|98
|-
| US ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' [[Billboard 200|200]]<ref name="billboard.com">{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=asking alexandria|chart=all}}</ref> || style="text-align:center;"|9
|-
| US [[Rock Albums]] (''Billboard'')<ref name="billboard.com"/> || style="text-align:center;"|4
|-
| US [[Hard Rock Albums]] (''Billboard'')<ref name="billboard.com"/> || style="text-align:center;"|2
|}


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
Credits for ''Reckless & Relentless'' adapted from [[Allmusic]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Reckless & Relentless – Asking Alexandria|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/reckless-relentless-r2177956/credits|publisher=[[Allmusic]]|accessdate=17 April 2011}}</ref>
Credits for ''Reckless & Relentless'' adapted from [[AllMusic]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Reckless & Relentless – Asking Alexandria|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/reckless-relentless-r2177956/credits|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=17 April 2011}}</ref>
{{col-begin}}
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
;Asking Alexandria
;Asking Alexandria
*[[Danny Worsnop]] – [[vocals]]
* [[Danny Worsnop]] – lead vocals, keyboards, programming
*[[Ben Bruce (musician)|Ben Bruce]] – [[guitar]], vocals
* [[Ben Bruce]] – lead guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, programming, co-lead vocals on track 4
*Cameron Liddell – [[guitar]]
* Cameron Liddell – rhythm guitar
*Sam Bettley – [[bass guitar]]
* Sam Bettley – bass
*James Cassells – [[Drum kit|drums]]
* James Cassells – drums


;Additional musicians
;Additional musicians
*James Murray – Spoken vocals and lyrics on "Dedication"
* James Murray<ref>The lead singer of [[Dubai]]-based Asking Alexandria</ref> – composition, spoken words on "Dedication"


{{col-2}}
{{col-2}}
;Additional personnel
;Production
*[[Sound recording and reproduction|Produced]], [[Audio engineering|engineered]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixed]], mastered by [[Joey Sturgis]]
* [[Joey Sturgis]] – [[Sound recording and reproduction|production]], [[Audio engineer|engineering]], [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]], mastering
* Nick Sampson – engineering, editing
*Additional engineering and editing by Nick Sampson
* Shawn Keith and Nick Walters – [[Artists and repertoire|A&R]]
*Recorded at the Foundation Recording Studios
* Daniel Wagner – logo
*Photography by Paul Harries
*Logo by Daniel Wagner
* Daniel McBride – layout
* Paul Harries – photography
*Layout by Daniel McBride
* George Vallee – publicity
*[[Artists and repertoire|A&R]] by Shawn Keith and Nick Walters
*Publicity by George Vallee
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==Miscellaneous==
==Trivia==
*New Zealand hard rock trio [[Like a Storm]] reference "A Lesson Never Learned" in their 2014 release "Wish You Hell"
* New Zealand hard rock trio [[Like a Storm]] reference "A Lesson Never Learned" in their 2014 release "Wish You Hell".

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Chart (2011)
! Peak<br />position
|-
| Australian Albums ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]])<ref name="australian-charts1"/> || style="text-align:center;"|30
|-
| [[UK Albums Chart]] ([[Official Charts Company|OCC]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/albums-chart/20110410/7502/|title=Official Albums Chart Top 100|website=[[Official Charts Company]]|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|98
|-
{{album chart|UKRock|7|date=20110410|artist=Asking Alexandria|access-date=18 April 2021}}
|-
| US [[Billboard 200]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/asking-alexandria/chart-history/tlp/|title=Asking Alexandria Chart History (Billboard 200)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref>
|style="text-align:center;"|9
|-
| US [[Top Rock Albums]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>{{cite magazine|url= https://www.billboard.com/artist/asking-alexandria/chart-history/rck/
|title=Asking Alexandria Chart History (Top Rock Albums)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|4
|-
| US [[Hard Rock Albums]] ([[Billboard (magazine)|''Billboard'']])<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/asking-alexandria/chart-history/mtl/|title=Asking Alexandria Chart History (Hard Rock Albums)|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|access-date=25 February 2021}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|2
|}


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 17:44, 24 December 2024

Not to be confused with Relentless Reckless Forever.

Reckless & Relentless
Studio album by
Asking Alexandria
Released5 April 2011[1]
RecordedJune–September 2010
StudioFoundation Recording Studios, Connersville, Indiana, U.S.
Genre
Length42:25
LabelSumerian
ProducerJoey Sturgis
Asking Alexandria chronology
Life Gone Wild
(2010) 		Reckless & Relentless
(2011) 		Stepped Up and Scratched
(2011)
Singles from Reckless & Relentless
  1. "Morte et Dabo"
    Released: 15 February 2011
  2. "Breathless"
    Released: 18 February 2011
  3. "Someone, Somewhere"
    Released: 2011
  4. "Closure"
    Released: 5 July 2011
  5. "To the Stage"
    Released: 12 July 2011
  6. "Reckless & Relentless"
    Released: 15 July 2012

Reckless & Relentless is the second studio album by English rock band Asking Alexandria. It was released on 5 April 2011 through Sumerian Records and was produced by Joey Sturgis. Announced on 22 December 2009, recording for the album began in June 2010 at the Foundation Recording Studios in Connersville, Indiana and ended in the fall of that year. The songs "Welcome", "Reckless & Relentless", "To the Stage", "Dear Insanity", and "A Lesson Never Learned" make up the short film Through Sin + Self-Destruction, which features the band's "party hard" lifestyle.

Background and promotion

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Reckless & Relentless was recorded during the summer and autumn of 2010 at the Foundation Recording Studios in Connersville, Indiana. The first official confirmation of the sophomore full-length was on 22 December 2009, wherein Asking Alexandria announced that they were to start the works on a second album in January. They informed that they were to be streaming parts of the writing process through a webcam feed via the service Stickam. It was also announced that they will be entering the studio on 1 September 2010, again with producer Joey Sturgis, who produced the band's debut album Stand Up and Scream. The band later announced that they were scheduled to begin recording on 22 June 2010. Asking Alexandria confirmed through an interview with Shred News that the album would be released on 5 April featuring 12 tracks.[3] However, the original album was supposed to contain 13 tracks and 3 bonus iTunes tracks. This didn't make it because they didn't wish to delay the album release date. In the same interview, the band informed that a title was not yet established. One song, "Breathless" was played live to promote the album, and was released with their Life Gone Wild EP.

During an interview with Fallen Blue, Danny Worsnop said of the album cover, "We wanted something shocking, so we had the famous porn actress, Belladonna, just sitting in The Dirty Room." Danny further discussed, "Someone, Somewhere", a song off the new album as the first one "that I wrote the lyrics using my emotions as a backdrop."[4]

The first official single from the album entitled "Morte et Dabo" was released on 15 February 2011, as announced beforehand by the band. Pre-orders for Reckless & Relentless were made available on 3 March 2011. A music video for "Closure" was released 5 July 2011 and a music video for "To the Stage" was released on 12 July 2011.

Composition

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Style

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Musically, Reckless & Relentless is primarily a metalcore album that includes only a few elements of euro-trance compared to Stand Up and Scream and also has influences of classic rock and metal.[5] It also has influences of deathcore as displayed on the song "Morte et Dabo". It debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200, selling more than 31,000 copies in its first week.[6]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Alternative Press[8]
Mind Equals Blown[9]
Revolver[10]
Rock Sound[11]
Ultimate Guitar[12]

Reckless & Relentless received generally positive reviews from music critics. Phil Freeman from AllMusic gave the album a positive review, saying, "What separates Asking Alexandria from most of their peers is an awareness of classic rock & roll dynamics – some of the riffs they write are straightforward updates of Guns N' Roses or Skid Row (two of whose songs they covered on their Life Gone Wild EP), and they're as interested in getting listeners singing along as moshing."[13] Alternative Press also gave the album a positive review, saying, "Asking Alexandria haven't radically changed their sound, but there's enough evolution on Reckless & Relentless to convince any listener that they're more than metalcore also-rans or one-trick ponies".

Commercial performance

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Reckless & Relentless debuted at number 9 on the Billboard 200, selling more than 31,000 copies within its first week.[6] It spent 7 weeks on the chart whilst also debuting within the top 5 of the Billboard Rock Albums, Hard Rock Albums and Independent Albums charts. It also peaked at number 30 and 98 in Australia and the United Kingdom.[14][15] Reckless & Relentless has sold over 161,000 copies in the U.S. alone.

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Danny Worsnop, Ben Bruce and James Cassells, except where noted. All credits according to ASCAP[16]

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Welcome" 1:49
2."Dear Insanity" 3:09
3."Closure"Worsnop, Bruce, Cassells, Sam Bettley, Cameron Liddell3:58
4."A Lesson Never Learned" 3:54
5."To the Stage" 3:30
6."Dedication" 1:03
7."Someone, Somewhere" 3:36
8."Breathless" 4:09
9."The Match" 4:15
10."Another Bottle Down" 3:34
11."Reckless & Relentless"Worsnop, Bruce, Cassells, Bettley, Liddell4:08
12."Morte et Dabo"Worsnop, Bruce, Cassells, Bettley, Liddell5:14
Total length:42:25
Best Buy bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."When Everyday's the Weekend" (Big Chocolate remix)3:51
14."Nobody Don't Dance No More" (Noah D remix)3:49
15."If You Can't Ride Two Horses at Once... You Should Get Out of the Circus" (Noah D remix)3:53
16."I Was Once, Possibly, Maybe, Perhaps a Cowboy King" (Robotsonics remix)5:31
17."A Prophecy" (Big Chocolate remix)4:26
Total length:62:52
Hot Topic bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Final Episode (Let's Change the Channel)" (Borgore's Die Bitch remix)4:12
14."A Candlelit Dinner with Inamorta" (Run DMT remix)4:14
15."A Prophecy" (Big Chocolate Electro remix)4:17
Total length:54:06
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Right Now (Na Na Na)" (Akon cover)4:20
Total length:46:45

Personnel

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Credits for Reckless & Relentless adapted from AllMusic.[17]

Trivia

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  • New Zealand hard rock trio Like a Storm reference "A Lesson Never Learned" in their 2014 release "Wish You Hell".

Charts

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Chart (2011) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[14] 30
UK Albums Chart (OCC)[19] 98
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[20] 7
US Billboard 200 (Billboard)[21] 9
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] 4
US Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[23] 2

References

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  1. ^ ""Asking Alexandria Biography"". Sumerianrecords.com. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  2. ^ "Asking Alexandria – Reckless & Relentless". AltPress.com. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ "alexandria-interview/ "Shred News interview with Asking Alexandria"". Shrednews.com. 12 March 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  4. ^ "Fallen Blue interview with Asking Alexandria". Fallenblue.org. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  5. ^ "Reckless & Relentless – Asking Alexandria". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  6. ^ a b "Adele re-takes top album spot; Jennifer Hudson drops from Top 10". USA Today. 13 April 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  7. ^ AllMusic review
  8. ^ The Match. "Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  9. ^ Powell, Dylan. "Asking Alexandria Reckless and Relentless". Mindequalsblown.net. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Revolver Magazine review". Revolvermag.com. 8 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  11. ^ Faye Lewis. "Rocksound review". Rocksound.tv. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  12. ^ "Ultimate Guitar review". Ultimate-guitar.com. Archived from the original on 13 October 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  13. ^ Freeman, Phil (5 April 2011). "Reckless & Relentless – Asking Alexandria : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  14. ^ a b Steffen Hung (24 April 2011). "Asking Alexandria – Reckless & Relentless". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 10 January 2013.
  15. ^ "UK Chart Log" (TXT). Zobbel.de. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Asking Alexandria – Reckless & Relentless Songwriting Credits". ASCAP. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  17. ^ "Reckless & Relentless – Asking Alexandria". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
  18. ^ The lead singer of Dubai-based Asking Alexandria
  19. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  20. ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Asking Alexandria Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  22. ^ "Asking Alexandria Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  23. ^ "Asking Alexandria Chart History (Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
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