{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}} {{Infobox album | name = True Power | type = studio | artist = I Prevail | cover = I Prevail - True Power.png | alt = | released = August 19, 2022 | recorded = | studio = | genre = * Metalcore * nu metal | length = 44:27 | label = Fearless | producer = Tyler Smyth | prev_title = Trauma | prev_year = 2019 | next_title = Violent Nature | next_year = 2025 | misc = {{Singles | name = True Power | type = studio | single1 = Body Bag | single1date = June 17, 2022 | single2 = Bad Things | single2date = July 12, 2022 | single3 = Self-Destruction | single3date = August 19, 2022 | single4 = There's Fear in Letting Go | single4date = November 22, 2022 | single5 = Deep End | single5date = March 16, 2023 | single6 = Closure | single6date = November 4, 2023 }} }}
'''''True Power''''' is the third studio album by the American rock band I Prevail, released on August 19, 2022. The album was preceded by the singles "Body Bag" and "Bad Things". "Self-Destruction", "There's Fear in Letting Go", "Deep End" and "Closure" also later became singles. It was the final studio album to feature founding member and clean vocalist Brian Burkheiser before his departure from the band on May 15, 2025.
==Background and recording== The album was produced by Tyler Smyth, who also produced the band's previous album, ''Trauma''. In an interview with ''Wall of Sound'', guitarist Steve Menoian discussed the process of making the album: {{Blockquote|"[We] were...drawn to way more of, just like rock and roll vibes on this record and I think part of that was like bucking expectation, but it’s also part of just what we were drawn to at the time. So I feel like we wanted to always have this record...[keep] you guessing and not feeling like you could ever really predict what’s coming in a lot of spots. And I feel that just was kind of the natural songwriting evolution that we were drawn to [on] this record and yeah, I think it’s a cool blend of styles for what we were able to create."<ref name="Paul Brown">{{cite web|first=Paul|last=Brown|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2022/08/18/i-prevails-heavy-true-power-is-almost-unleashed/|title=Start Your Countdown Until You Bear Witness to I Prevail's Heavy True Power…|work=Wall of Sound|date=August 18, 2022|access-date=August 24, 2022}}</ref>}}
==Composition== ''True Power'' has been described as metalcore<ref name="Paul Brown"/><ref name="Hysteria Mag rev">{{cite web|first=Chanel|last=Issa|url=https://www.hysteriamag.com/prevail-true-power/|title=I Prevail True Power|work=Hysteria Mag|date=August 18, 2022|access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref> and nu metal,<ref name="Paul Brown"/> with elements of pop, trap, electronic, and grunge.<ref name="Hysteria Mag rev"/> Vocalists Brian Burkheiser and Eric Vanlerberghe both incorporate rap vocals on the album.<ref name="Wall of Sound rev">{{cite web|url=https://wallofsoundau.com/2022/08/14/i-prevail-true-power-album-review/|title=I Prevail – True Power (Album Review)|work=Wall of Sound|date=August 14, 2022|access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref>
==Release== On June 17, 2022, the band released the lead single "Body Bag".<ref name="Body Bag1">{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2022/06/16/news/i-prevail-to-release-new-album-true-power-in-august-debut-body-bag/|title=I Prevail To Release New Album "True Power" In August, Debut "Body Bag"|work=The PRP|date=June 17, 2022|access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Body Bag2">{{cite web|url=https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-i-prevails-super-heavy-new-song-body-bag|title=Hear I Prevail's Super Heavy New Song "Body Bag"|work=Revolver|date=June 17, 2022|access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref><ref name="Body Bag3">{{cite web|first=Martin|last=Kielty|url=https://www.loudersound.com/news/watch-i-prevails-body-bag-single-from-third-album-true-power|title=Watch I Prevail's Body Bag single from third album True Power|work=Metal Hammer|date=June 18, 2022|access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref> On July 12, 2022, the band released the second single "Bad Things".<ref name="Bad Things1">{{cite web|first=Jack|last=Rogers|url=https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/i-prevail-have-released-an-emotionally-massive-new-track-bad-things|title=I Prevail Have Released An Emotionally Massive New Track 'Bad Things'|work=Rock Sound|date=July 12, 2022|access-date=August 23, 2022|archive-date=July 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220715041513/https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/i-prevail-have-released-an-emotionally-massive-new-track-bad-things|url-status=dead}}</ref> On August 19, 2022, the band released a music video for the song "Self-Destruction".<ref>{{cite web|first=Jack|last=Rogers|url=https://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/i-prevail-reveal-dystopian-video-for-self-destruction|title=I Prevail Reveal Dystopian Video For 'Self-Destruction'|work=Rock Sound|date=August 19, 2022|access-date=August 23, 2022}}</ref> The album was released on August 19, 2022.<ref name="Body Bag1"/><ref name="Body Bag2"/><ref name="Body Bag3"/><ref name="Bad Things1"/> On November 22, 2022, the band released a music video for the song "There’s Fear In Letting Go".<ref>{{cite web|first=Jack|last=Rogers|url=https://rocksound.tv/news/watch-i-prevails-gravity-defying-video-for-theres-fear-in-letting-go|title=Watch I Prevail's Gravity-Defying Video For 'There's Fear In Letting Go'|work=Rock Sound|date=November 23, 2022|access-date=April 9, 2023}}</ref> On March 16, 2023, the band released a music video for the song "Deep End".<ref name="The PRP Deep End">{{cite web|url=https://www.theprp.com/2023/03/16/news/i-prevail-share-deep-end-music-video/|title=I Prevail Share "Deep End" Music Video|work=The PRP|date=March 16, 2023|access-date=April 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://heavymag.com.au/i-prevail-release-new-music-video-for-deep-end/|title=I Prevail Release New Music Video For "Deep End'|work=Heavy Mag|date=March 16, 2023|access-date=April 9, 2023}}</ref>
==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | rev1 = ''Kerrang!'' | rev1score = 4/5<ref name="Kerrang! rev">{{cite web|first=Paul|last=Travers|url=https://www.kerrang.com/album-review-i-prevail-true-power|title=Album review: I Prevail – True Power|work=Kerrang!|date=August 17, 2022|access-date=August 19, 2022}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Hysteria Mag'' | rev2score = 9/10<ref name="Hysteria Mag rev"/> | rev3 = ''The Spill Magazine'' | rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Spill Magazine rev">{{cite web|first=Melinda|last=Welsh|url=https://spillmagazine.com/spill-album-review-i-prevail-true-power/|title=Spill Album Review: I Prevail – True Power|work=The Spill Magazine|date=19 August 2022 |access-date=August 19, 2022}}</ref> | rev4 = ''Sputnikmusic'' | rev4score = {{Rating|2|5}}<ref name="Sputnikmusic rev">{{cite web|author=Jesper L.|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/85429/I-Prevail-True-Power/|title=I Prevail – True Power|website=Sputnikmusic|date=August 25, 2022|access-date=August 27, 2022}}</ref> | rev5 = ''Wall of Sound'' | rev5score = 8.5/10<ref name="Wall of Sound rev"/> }}
''True Power'' has received generally positive reviews from music critics. Paul Travers of ''Kerrang!'' complimented the album's dynamics and production stating, "I Prevail have expanded on the lighter moments from Trauma. But there’s always an explosion waiting to drop, and producing those jaw-dropping moments is one of the things they do so well."<ref name="Kerrang! rev"/> Chanel Issa of ''Hysteria Mag'' felt that "[the album] breathed new life into I Prevail’s sound, placing them in high contention for the coveted title of kings of the metalcore sandpit.<ref name="Hysteria Mag rev"/>
Melinda Welsh of ''The Spill Magazine'' praised unclean vocalist Eric Vanlerberghe for "[stepping out of his comfort zone...to deliver some softer-spoken rap style lyrics and clean vocals..." and called ''True Power'' "their most aggressive album yet."<ref name="Spill Magazine rev"/> In a less positive review of the album, Jesper L. of ''Sputnikmusic'' considered the album to be a "reminder that overblown production can’t hide lazy songwriting."<ref name="Sputnikmusic rev"/> ''Wall of Sound'' stated "I Prevail take everything they did on Trauma and dial it up to 11."<ref name="Wall of Sound rev"/> On November 2, 2022, their single 'Bad Things' have peaked number 1 on the Billboard Active Rock Radio Charts, the first time since 2020 with their hit single, Hurricane.
==Track listing== All songs written by Brian Burkheiser, Steve Menoian, Eric Vanlerberghe, Tyler Smyth and Jon Eberhard except where noted. {{Track listing | title1 = 0:00 | writer1 = {{hlist|Burkheiser|Menoian|Vanlerberghe|Smyth}} | length1 = 0:41 | title2 = There’s Fear in Letting Go | writer2 = {{hlist|Burkheiser|Menoian|Vanlerberghe|Smyth}} | length2 = 3:54 | title3 = Body Bag | length3 = 3:16 | title4 = Self-Destruction | length4 = 2:26 | title5 = Bad Things | length5 = 3:48 | title6 = Fake | length6 = 2:51 | title7 = Judgement Day | length7 = 2:46 | title8 = FWYTYK | length8 = 3:17 | title9 = Deep End | length9 = 3:26 | title10 = Long Live the King | length10 = 3:00 | title11 = Choke | length11 = 3:02 | title12 = The Negative | length12 = 2:20 | title13 = Closure | writer13 = {{hlist|Burkheiser|Menoian|Vanlerberghe|Smyth|Eberhard|Erik Ron}} | length13 = 3:09 | title14 = Visceral | length14 = 2:44 | title15 = Doomed | writer15 = {{hlist|Burkheiser|Menoian|Vanlerberghe|Smyth}} | length15 = 3:47 | total_length = 44:27 }}
{{Track listing | headline = Expanded Edition | title16 = Bad Things (Stripped) | length16 = 3:41 | title17 = There’s Fear in Letting Go (Stripped) | length17 = 3:02 | title18 = Deep End (Stripped) | length18 = 3:30 | title19 = Hate This Song (feat. All Time Low) | length19 = 2:56 | total_length = 57:44 }}
== Personnel == Credits retrieved from album's liner notes.
'''I Prevail''' * Brian Burkheiser – clean vocals, composer * Steve Menoian – lead guitar, bass, composer * Eric Vanlerberghe – unclean vocals, additional clean vocals, composer * Dylan Bowman – rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Gabe Helguera – drums
'''Additional Musicians''' * Bonnie McIntosh – piano on "Doomed"
'''Production''' * Tyler Smyth – production, engineering, mixing * Jon Eberhard – additional production * Joey Doherty – additional production contributions * Ted Jensen – mastering
'''Design''' * 23in – art direction, cover design * John Van Unen – digital illustration * Strange Practice – design
== Charts == {| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Chart performance for ''True Power'' ! scope="col"| Chart (2022) ! scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{album chart|Australia|5|artist=I Prevail|album=True Power|rowheader=true|access-date=August 26, 2022}} |- {{album chart|Austria|42|artist=I Prevail|album=True Power|rowheader=true|access-date=August 31, 2022}} |- ! scope="row"| Canadian Albums (''Billboard'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/canadian-albums/2022-09-03/|title=Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of September 3, 2022|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 30, 2022}}</ref> | 68 |- {{album chart|Germany|28|id=502340|artist=I Prevail|album=True Power|rowheader=true|access-date=August 26, 2022}} |- {{album chart|Scotland|84|date=20220826|rowheader=true|access-date=August 27, 2022}} |- {{album chart|Switzerland|50|artist=I Prevail|album=True Power|rowheader=true|access-date=August 28, 2022}} |- {{album chart|UK2|96|date=20220826|rowheader=true|access-date=August 26, 2022}} |- {{album chart|UKRock|3|date=20220826|rowheader=true|access-date=August 27, 2022}} |- ! scope="row"| US ''Billboard'' 200<ref>{{cite tweet|user=billboardcharts|number=1564329830576963587|title=Debuts on this week's #Billboard200 (2/2)...|date=August 29, 2022|access-date=August 30, 2022}}</ref> | 48 |}
===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2" scope="col" | Title ! scope="col"| Peak chart positions |- ! style="width:5em; font-size:90%;"| US Main. |- ! scope="row"| "Bad Things" | 1 |- ! scope="row"| "Deep End" | 4 |- ! scope="row"| "Closure" | 25 |- |}
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