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praised the album saying, "Overall, this album is solid, it showcases what Wage War are all about and the progression from their prior albums. Whilst there is nothing new and ground-breaking, it's an impressive showing from the Florida based Quintet and one I'll be listening to after finishing this
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On August 6, the band officially released the single "High Horse" along with its music video. On August 25, almost three weeks after the release of "High Horse", the band unveiled the second single "Circle the Drain". At the same time, the band revealed the album itself, the album cover, the track
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gave the album the score 7.5/10, writing: "In my opinion, this isn't Wage War's finest work. It definitely has its moments and had me on the edge of my seat in some songs but there are a few too many skip-worthy tracks that unfortunately dull the shine that
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that they were working on new material for their upcoming record. Along with the announcement, the band also teased a song and wrote: "Making the most of quarantine. #ww4"
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features "songs for the new fans and also the old, but then there's some brand new stuff that I feel like I've never heard bands do before."
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had the potential to offer. However, I do encourage everyone to give it a chance and to come up with their own conclusion."
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represents a new step forward and when it hits home it absolutely slays. Get ready to Wage War once more."
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gave the album 4 out of 5 and stated: "It's not a perfect album, and it won't please every fan, but
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list, and release date. To promote the album, the band also announced that they will support
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was also recorded during the Manic sessions and was also released on The Stripped Sessions.
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On April 8, 2020, while on their downtime during the period of self-isolation caused by
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in March 2022. On September 14, the band released the third single "Teeth".
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Cody Quistad – rhythm guitar, clean vocals, production, engineering
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The album received generally positive reviews from critics.
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scored the album 8 out of 10 and said: "This release,
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The album was released on October 1, 2021, through 1392:"The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 11 October 2021". 1566: 1520: 490: 482: 205: 156: 125: 113: 97: 71: 63: 48: 35: 21: 942:"Wage War Working On Fourth Album, Tease New Song" 1251: 1249: 1150:"NEWS: I Prevail postpone UK tour to March 2022!" 326:During an interview, Cody Quistad revealed that 1427:"Wage War Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)" 1411:"Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40" 994:"Wage War Return With New Single 'High Horse'" 1457: 654:Briton Bond – lead vocals, additional guitars 8: 679:– production, engineering, mixing, mastering 374: 694:Jeff Dunne – engineering, mixing, mastering 1464: 1450: 1442: 702: 337: 27: 18: 1398:Australian Recording Industry Association 782: 780: 778: 657:Seth Blake – lead guitar, backing vocals 473: 319:'s rescheduled European tour along with 838:Jablonski, Mikey (September 28, 2021). 774: 615: 271:is the fourth studio album by American 1309: 1307: 1072:"Wage War announce new album 'Manic'" 616: 343: 7: 1256:Sheldon, Izzy (September 30, 2021). 1227:Aarons, Ricky (September 28, 2021). 787:Travers, Paul (September 30, 2021). 663:Chris Gaylord – bass, backing vocals 1286:"Wage War // Manic // Album Review" 471:; all music is composed by Wage War 14: 1316:"Wage War – Manic (Album Review)" 1314:Rice, Adam (September 27, 2021). 815:Peters, Kris (October 13, 2021). 376: 16:2021 studio album by Wage War 1258:"ALBUM REVIEW: Manic – Wage War" 840:"Album Review: Wage War - Manic" 817:"Wage War Go Manic On New Album" 789:"Album review: Wage War – Manic" 395: 390: 385: 380: 375: 1435:. 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Index


Studio album
Wage War
Genre
Metalcore
hard rock
post-hardcore
Label
Fearless
Producer
Drew Fulk
Andrew Wade
Jeremy McKinnon
Wage War
Pressure
Stigma
Singles
metalcore
Wage War
Fearless Records
Drew Fulk
Andrew Wade
Jeremy McKinnon
COVID-19 pandemic
Twitter
I Prevail
Dream State
Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Wage War

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