BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:America/New_York X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VEVENT UID:423@jointherevolution.net DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230411T230000 DTSTAMP:20230407T231221Z URL:https://www.jointherevolution.net/concerts/wage-war-the-manic-tour/ SUMMARY:Wage War – The Manic Tour DESCRIPTION:The right amount of self-applied pressure causes growth.\n\nThr ough an unwavering dedication to progression\, Wage War sharpen their pate nted hybrid of heavy pit-starting technicality and hummable hypnotic melod ies with each subsequent evolution. Look no further than the aptly titled third full-length from the Florida quintet\, Pressure [Fearless Records]. The band—Briton Bond [lead vocals]\, Cody Quistad [rhythm guitar\, clean vocals]\, Seth Blake [lead guitar]\, Chris Gaylord [bass]\, and Stephen K luesener [drums]—drove themselves to fully realize their ambition by per sonally pushing harder than ever.\n\n“There’s always pressure to make a great album\, but we felt it even more so this time around\,” explains Cody. “We pushed ourselves to keep this thing moving and growing. The t heme was to be as catchy and as heavy as possible. We knew we had to do so mething people would notice. Ultimately\, we tried to deliver a benchmark that says\, ‘This is Wage War. This is what we can do.’”\n\nA whirlw ind four years set the foundation for such a statement. The group’s 2015 debut\, Blueprints\, yielded multiple fan favorites with “Alive” crac king 12 million Spotify streams and “The River” exceeding 8 million to date. Meanwhile\, 2017’s Deadweight established the boys as a rising fo rce. Totaling nearly 50 million cumulative streams in two years\, the sing le “Stitch” racked up 14 million streams on Spotify as Deadweight rece ived widespread praise from MetalInjection\, New Noise\, Metal Hammer\, an d Rock Sound who dubbed it\, “a relentless\, genre-evolving treat.” Me anwhile\, they toured alongside everyone from I Prevail and Of Mice &\; Men to Parkway Drive and A Day To Remember\, logging countless miles on t he road.\n\nIn order to approach their next evolution from a different ang le\, Wage War enlisted the talents of producer Drew Fulk (Motionless in Wh ite\, Lil Peep\, IDKHOW) and recorded in Los Angeles for the first time. T he locale fostered a spirit of evolution.\n\n“We were all out of our com fort zone\, which was really cool\,” Cody elaborates. “We couldn’t j ust go home after the day. We all lived in the same house. It was a great opportunity for us to reconnect. We’d go to shows together\, come back\, and write at 2am. Los Angeles is inspiring\, because there’s a youthful drive and passion. Everyone is there to chase a dream. It gives you a min dset. You talk about going to L.A. to make a record when you’re 13. It w as a bucket list thing for us.”\n\nAt the top of 2019\, they teased out the album with “Low.” Right out of the gate\, it leapt past 5 million Spotify streams. Meanwhile\, the first single “Who I Am” targets those people who only engage in discussions to spread negativity\, as it teeter s between a razor-sharp riff\, guttural screams\, and a sweeping clean ref rain\, “Don’t forget I’m human. I’ve got the open wounds to prove it. You don’t get to choose it. You don’t know who I am.”\n\nMeanwhi le\, “Take the Fight” hinges on a gnashing guitar fused to an aggressi ve pitched intonation by Briton\, standing out “as something we’ve nev er done before.” Cody adds\, “It’s a call-to-arms. We have dark song s\, but we want to share light in the underlying message. It encourages ev eryone to stop being ignorant and treat each other better.”\n\n \;\n \n“Grave” highlights Briton’s clean vocals for an entire track\, ano ther first\, as it dips in and out emotionally charged verses and into an arena-size gang chant punctuated by call-and-response.\n\n“You come to a point of realizing you need to cut ties with toxic individuals in your li fe\,” adds Cody. “You’ve repeatedly given them chances\, but they do n’t deserve you.”\n\nIlluminating the dynamics of the group\, the airy guitar of “Me Against Myself” underlines the biggest and boldest refr ain of this body of work as closer “Will We Ever Learn” merges heavenl y vocalizations with subtle synths and a thudding groove.\n\nIn the end\, Pressure elevates Wage War to the next level.\n\n“When you listen to the album\, you hopefully get Wage War turned up to ten\,” Cody leaves off. “Lyrically\, everything is from the heart. Maybe\, it gets you through a tough time\, pushes you into another day\, or gives you the strength to talk to somebody. There’s nothing better.”\n\n \;\n\n \;\nWage War is offering VIP Upgrades for their upcoming spring tour:\nManic Famil y Game Night VIP Upgrade\nTicketless Upgrade Includes:\n\n\n Interactive game hosted by the band with prizes\n Photo with the band\n Autographed poster\n Commemorative VIP laminate\n Guitar pick pack\n Early entry\n Early merch access\n\n                https://vip.wagewar band.com/ CATEGORIES:All Ages LOCATION:Revolution Live\, 100 SW 3rd Ave.\, Fort Lauderdale\, FL\, 33312\, United States GEO:26.121358;-80.1461974 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=100 SW 3rd Ave.\, Fort Laud erdale\, FL\, 33312\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=Revolution Live:geo:26.121358,-80.1461974 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20230312T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR