Wage War take it to the next level on “Who I Am,” announce new album

Wage War just announced the details about their third full-length album called Pressure and shared a new song from it.  

The album is set to drop August 30th. Along with the record, the band announced a headlining tour and dropped “Who I Am.” 

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“We’ve spent countless hours, days, and months over the first half of this year perfecting every detail of this album, and it’s been so hard to keep under wraps,” the band said in a press release. “We are glad it’s finally here. We pushed every boundary we could think of to make this record.

“Picking songs to release ahead of an album is always a difficult task but we chose ‘Who I Am’ to be the frontrunner. It’s ‘Wage War on 11.’ Lyrically, the song dives into the reality of the people who inevitably look down on you or talk down to the things you invest yourself in or who you try to be. We sometimes forget that we’re all human beings and we all feel and hurt.” 

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The band also said there are songs on the album about feeling a pressure to succeed and that are about mental health. 

“There are songs on the album that speak of not succumbing to pressure and being just another face in the crowd, but more so making a change in yourself and the world around you. Being in a band, making music, playing shows in one way or another all comes with a ‘Pressure,’ and how you deal with it is what determines who you are. This record is our response.”

You can listen to the first song and see the music video for “Who I Am” below along with the tracklisting.

 

Wage War tracklisting:

  1. “Who I Am” 
  2. “Prison” 
  3. “Grave” 
  4. “Ghost” 
  5. “Me Against Myself” 
  6. “Hurt” 
  7. “Low” 
  8. “The Line” 
  9. “Fury” 
  10. “Forget My Name”
  11. “Take the Fight”
  12. “Will We Ever Learn” 

As previously stated, the band is also hitting the road this fall. You can check out the full list of dates below and grab tickets here

Dates: 

07/20 – Mountain View, CA @ Warped Tour
08/11 – Horseheads, NY @ iMatter Fest*
09/07 – Worcester, MA @ Self Help Fest*

09/27 — Charlotte, N.C. @ The Underground
09/28 — Richmond, Va. @ Canal Club
09/30 — Indianapolis, Ind. @ The Citadel Music Hall

10/02 — Grand Rapids, Mich. @ Elevation
10/03 — Detroit, Mich. @ St. Andrews Hall
10/04 — Chicago, Ill. @ House of Blues
10/05 — Lakewood, Ohio @ Phantasy Nightclub
10/07 — Pittsburgh, Pa. @ Rex Theater
10/08 — New York, N.Y. @ Gramercy Theatre
10/10 — Baltimore, Md. @ Soundstage
10/11 — Philadelphia, Pa. @ Theatre of Living Arts
10/12 — Clifton Park, N.Y. @ Upstate Concert Hall
10/14 — Columbus, Ohio @ Skully’s Music-Diner

10/15 — Louisville, Ky. @ Mercury Ballroom
10/16 — St. Louis, Mo. @ Firebird
10/18 — Denver, Colo. @ Marquis Theatre
10/19 — Salt Lake City, Utah @ In The Venue
10/21 — Seattle, Wash. @ El Corazón
10/22 — Portland, Ore. @ Hawthorne Theatre
10/24 — Sacramento, Calif. @ Ace of Spades
10/25 — Pomona, Calif. @ The Glass House
10/26 — Mesa, Ariz. @ The Nile Theater
10/28 — Austin, Texas @ Come and Take It Live
10/29 — Dallas, Texas @ Trees
10/31 — Atlanta, Ga. @ The Masquerade
11/01 — Orlando, Fla. @ House of Blues
*festival date

More Wage War news

Earlier this year, after tweeting out a video of a man appearing to be asleep while behind the wheel of a Tesla, Wage War guitarist Seth Blake was under fire.

Blake’s fiancé allegedly took a video of a passing car while on the interstate. The video depicts a person nodding off, or being very relaxed. However, that said, the Tesla the driver that was inside was on Autopilot, a self-driving feature that comes in some models.

You can check out the video Blake’s fiancé took below.

However, it wasn’t long before the alleged driver of the vehicle caught wind of the semi-viral tweet.

“Hi Seth, I’m the driver of this vehicle,” Twitter user @billdower says. “No I’m not sleeping, I’m very relaxed. Driving on Autopilot can be very relaxing. At the last second of this video you can see my hand is on the bottom of the wheel and my head turns to look at a mirror. Please mind your own business.”

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However, Blake did not let the argument die after that. Blake then quoted the alleged driver’s tweet, honing in on his own safety. Additionally, Blake accuses the Twitter user of not being the man in the video.

Then, the alleged driver responded to Blake, accusing him of just trying to get Wage War more publicity.

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