Metalcore titans HASTE THE DAY added a new chapter to their already epic book with last week’s release of their fifth full-length, Attack of the Wolf King. The album sold 5795 copies in its first week, bowing at #69 on the Billboard Top 200 – the band’s third album to debut in the Billboard Top 100, and second to chart higher than #70.
Early praise for Wolf King has been suitably impressive. Exclaim! called the album “Easily the band’s best work to date.” Alternative Press warned copycat acts to take note, saying, “This is how this shit is done.” Tastemaking site Absolute Punk exclaimed “With Attack of the Wolf King, HASTE THE DAY will silence the doubters.” In addition, numerous critics have hailed the album as one of the best releases of the year in its genre.
In addition, Attack of the Wolf King charted at #3 on the Christian Albums chart and spent its first day on the iTunes charts in the Top 20 between two of the year’s hottest releases, the Glee soundtrack and Ke$ha.
Further rounding out a stellar debut week for the band, the album is enjoying strong initial success at radio, with the record landing at #3 Most Added on the CMJ Loud Rock Charts.
With four prior full-length albums and more than a quarter million records sold, the challenge for HASTE THE DAY was to craft an album that not only fulfilled them creatively, but united a fanbase that was waiting for a definitive statement from the band’s new lineup. Attack of the Wolf King has accomplished both, ushering in a new era for the band while celebrating everything that has come before. Nine years into HASTE THE DAY’s existence, this album has a set a new bar for one of metalcore’s elite acts.
HASTE THE DAY recently wrapped a summer headlining tour in leading up to the release of Attack of the Wolf King, and will follow that up with a stint on the Vans Warped Tour from July 20 to August 15th.
Early Praise for Attack of the Wolf King:
“Attack of the Wolf King combines the passionate energy of early Haste the Day albums with fresh new talent to give us one of the best releases of the year… An album that is excellent from start to finish. (9/10)” -INDIE VISION MUSIC
“With Attack of the Wolf King, Haste The Day will silence the doubters, as this is the band’s best effort since When Everything Falls” -ABSOLUTE PUNK
“[Attack of the Wolf King] is a fantastically heavy, artistically strong record that wears it’s heart on it’s sleeve.” -HM
“[Haste the Day] may stir up the pit with their pummeling metalcore” -ALTERNATIVE PRESS
“Plenty of shred and screamworks, along with lots of melodic finesse” -ALTERNATIVE PRESS
“[Haste the Day] may stir up the pit with their pummeling metalcore” -NOISECREEP
“Haste The Day have discovered a way to take their stylistic elements that have been scattered across past releases and fuse them together on Attack of the Wolf King. This is easily their best effort to date.” -EXCLAIM!
“Attack of the Wolf King finds Haste the Day once again making beautiful music… Haste the Day has not been sitting idly by while the music industry passes them by. They have stepped out and declared, ‘this is who we are and we are here to stay. (4/5)” -THE NEW REVIEW
“Attack Of The Wolf King is really a new breath of fresh air for the band… One of the best albums of 2010!” -THE INTERLUDE
“Attack of the Wolf King is anything but stale… This is an album many would be proud of. (8/10)” – ROCK SOUND
“Haste The Day have returned to glory with Attack of the Wolf King… Most definitely worth your time (9/10)” -LEXINGTON MUSIC PRESS
“Precision cut machine gun beats and tight, Iron Maiden-inspired ‘guitarmonies'” -ALL MUSIC GUIDE
“The band’s definitive album” -HOUSTONPRESS
“The guitars are blazing, with interesting melodies and well executed choruses… [Stephen Keech’s vocals are] fuller, more diverse, and as ferocious as ever. (4/5)” – DECOY MUSIC
“Haste The Day has come a long way over the past nine years, and with Attack Of The Wolf King, they have once again proven that they can pull together a wonderful album” -SPUTNIK MUSIC
“Haste The Day knows what they’re doing and they do it well, creating some intensely melodic anthems with atmospheric tones that beg for repeated listens… [Haste The Day] has hit their stride and if they continue on this path, they’ll remain afloat once this sinking ship of a scene finally capsizes” -HEAVY BLOG IS HEAVY
“A rock solid effort that is a nice addition to their discography.” -HARDCORE SOUNDS
“Lead vocalist Stephen Keech’s demonic screams add to an atmosphere of a carefully controlled chaos” -REVIEW RINSE REPEAT
“The new lineup has injected new life into Haste the Day. The vocals are much more dynamic, the instrumentation (especially the guitars) is several levels above what it once was, and the song-writing structure has always been above-average… This is a band that’s making the music they truly love to make, and it shows” -OREGON MUSIC NEWS
“Haste The Day has always had their own unique sound and made it even better on this release” -ULTIMATE GUITAR
HASTE THE DAY on Vans Warped Tour 2010
July 20 Columbia MD @ Merriweather Post Pavillion
July 21 Virginia Beach VA @ Virginia Beach Amphitheater
July 22 Charlotte NC @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
July 23 St. Petersburg FL @ Vinoy Park
July 24 West Palm Beach FL @ Cruzan Amphitheater
July 25 Orlando FL @ Firestone Amphitheater
July 26 Atlanta GA @ Lakewood Amphitheater
July 28 Cincinnati OH @ Riverbend Music Center
July 29 Milwaukee WI @ Marcus Amphitheater
July 30 Detroit MI @ Comerica Park
July 31 Tinley Park IL @ First Midwest Bank Amphitheater
August 1 Shakopee MN @ Canterbury Park
August 2 Bonner Springs KS @ Sandstone Amphitheater
August 5 Edmonton Alberta @ Northlands Grounds
August 7 Salt Lake City UT @ Utah State Fairgrounds
August 8 Denver CO @ Invesco Field
August 10 Chula Vista CA @ Cricket Wireless Amphitheater
August 11 Pomona CA @ Pomona Fairplex
August 12 Wheatland CA @ Sleep Train Amphitheater
August 13 Nampa ID @ Idaho Center Amphitheater
August 14 George WA @ Gorge Amphitheater
August 15 Hillsboro OR Washington County Fairgrounds
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