Florida hard rock quintet Wage War has officially announced their fourth full-length album, Manic, set to release October 1 via Fearless Records. Today, the band also shared their new single, “Circle the Drain,” one of the most anthemic songs in their catalog to date.
They have this to say about the new track:
“‘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.”
Drummer Stephen Kluesener also weighs in on the band’s new album: “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 (guitar and clean vocals) pulls back the curtain even more, 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.”
Manic is now available for pre-order. You can also catch Wage War on the road this summer with Beartooth and Dragged Under.
Wage War 2021 tour dates
8/26 — Fargo, ND — Fargo Brewing Company
8/27 — Minneapolis, MN — Fillmore
8/28 — Kansas City, MO — Truman
8/29 — Denver, CO — Summit
8/31 — Oklahoma City, OK — Diamond Ballroom
9/1 — Dallas, TX — House of Blues
9/3 — San Antonio, TX — Vibes Event Center
9/4 — Houston, TX — House of Blues
9/7 — Fort Lauderdale, FL — Revolution
9/8 — St. Petersburg, FL — Jannus Landing
9/9 — Atlanta, GA — Masquerade
9/11 — Appomattox, VA — Blue Ridge Rock Festival
9/12 — Mansfield, OH — Inkcarceration Festival
9/13 — Philadelphia, PA — Fillmore
9/15 — New York, NY — Terminal 5
9/17 — Worcester, MA — Palladium
9/18 — Baltimore, MD — Sound Stage
9/19 — New Haven, CT — Toad’s Place
9/20 — Pittsburgh, PA — Stage AE
9/22 — Chicago, IL — House of Blues
9/24 — Detroit, MI — St. Andrews Hall
9/25 — Grand Rapids, MI — 20 Monroe Live
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