Florida hard rockquintetWAGE WAR- Briton Bond [lead vocals], Cody Quistad [rhythm guitar, clean vocals], Seth Blake [lead guitar], Chris Gaylord [bass], and Stephen Kluesener [drums] - have officially announced their fourth full-lengthManic. The album is out 1st October onFearless Records. Pre-order the albumhere.
Theband have also shared their new singleCircle the Draintaken off the upcoming new album. Listen theCircle The DrainHERE.
Speaking about the new song the band said 'Circle the Drainis a song about learning from past mistakes and accepting responsibility in a world that needs change.It starts with us deciding to be a part of the solution.'
The band also spoke about the upcomingalbum saying'After a long wait, and endless hours of work,we could not be more ecstatic to announce our new albumManic.We've spent the entire last year working so hard to bring you the best Wage War yet, and we've never been more sure that we've accomplished that.'
The band previously shared the video for "High Horse."
OnManic, the band masterfully strikesa delicate and well-crafted balance of grooves, riffs, melodies, and electronic flourishes. After amassing nearly 300 million streams and receiving widespread acclaim fromBillboard,Loudwire,Modern Drummer,American Songwriter,Alternative Press, and more, the group delivered 11anthems meant to connect through turbulence.
"Manicencompasses everything we've gone through as musicians in the last year-and-a-half," says Kluesener. "The whole industry halted, and we technically lost our jobs. Our scene was among the first to leave and the last to come back. The album captures the whole period."
Quistad adds saying, "Maniais a wild emotion.The last year was all severe highs and lows. We had some victories, but we've also had so many low points. We've built this thing for the last 10years and put all of our chips into it. We've missed birthdays and funerals, but we've done some extraordinary things. Last year, we found ourselves wondering if it would ever come back. That's really what the album is about."
Ultimately,Manicis a triumph and a definitive artistic statementfor Wage War. It representsthe apex of an intense creative journey. They built a diehard audience withBlueprints[2015] andDeadweight[2017] and through incessant touring. 2019'sPressureexploded right out of the gate. "Low"piled on 24.9 million Spotify streams with "Who I Am"at 10.7 million Spotify streams and "Me Against Myself"at 8.4 million Spotify streams. Beyond bringing their total stream tally pasta-quarter-of-a-billion, it landed onLoudwire's "50 Best Metal Albums of 2019,"while Billboard praised the album's levity.American Songwritercalled attention to the evolution of the band's songwriting and sound, whileNew Noise Magazineawarded it4-out-of-5 stars.Elsewhere,Alternative Pressraved, "Wage War are unapologetically changing the game on all fronts onPressure."
MANICTRACK LISTING:
Relapse
Teeth
Manic
High Horse
Circle the Drain
Godspeed
Death Roll
Slow Burn
Never Said Goodbye
True Colors
If Tomorrow Never Comes
Wage Warreturn to the UK this March to supportI Prevailon their upcoming tour.
You can see the band at the following dates:
11th March - Guildhall Portsmouth
12th March - o2 Academy Leeds
13th March - o2 Academy Birmingham
15th March - Academy Dublin
16th March - o2 Victoria Warehouse Manchester
18th March - o2 Academy Liverpool
19th March - o2 Academy Glasgow
21st March - Rock City Nottingham
22nd March - o2 Academy Bristol
23rd March - o2 Academy Brixton
Tickets on sale now
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