It’s 1st October today and guess what?! Florida hard rock quintet WAGE WAR — Briton Bond [lead vocals], Cody Quistad [rhythm guitar, clean vocals], Seth Blake [lead guitar], Chris Gaylord [bass], and Stephen Kluesener [drums] — release their fourth and brand-new album ‘Manic’ TODAY!
They spoke to us about the upcoming album, “after a long wait, and endless hours of work, we could not be more ecstatic to announce our new album Manic. 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.“
Their first single of the record ‘Circle the Drain’, “is 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.” Listen the ‘Circle The Drain’ HERE.
The new album on a whole has been long awaited by fans and industry alike. The drummer, Steve Kluesner comments,
"’Manic’encompasses everything we’ve gone through as musicians in the last year-and-a-half. 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."
Cody Quistad adds saying, "’Mania’ is 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 10 years 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."
Judge for yourselves- I believe Wage War’s new album is a continuation of 2019’s ‘Pressure’, which landed on Loudwire’s ’50 Best Metal Albums of 2019’. With this new collection they will reach new heights and we are looking to seeing them live again real soon.
‘Manic’ is out now on Fearless Records and can be ordered here.
Happy Release Day!
MANIC TRACK LISTING:
Relapse
Teeth
Manic
High Horse
Circle the Drain
Godspeed
Death Roll
Slow Burn
Never Said Goodbye
True Colors
