WARD XVI ANNOUNCE SPRING 2026 TOUR
Nottingham’s prestigious Mangata Festival announces 22 new band additions and a venue update for Mangata Festival 2026, taking place on Saturday 5 September 2026 in Nottingham.ย
Blood is the New Black voted #25 in Metal Hammer’s track of 2025
๐ ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐ง๐ฅ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐๐ ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฑ WARD XVIโs song BLOOD IS THE NEW BLACK has been voted as number 25 in Metal Hammerโs track of the year 2025! 25. Ward XVI – Blood Is The New BlackโTaking horrocore and amping up the theatricality, Ward XVI’s Blood Is The New Black heralded the arrival of the band’s new album Id3ntity. Chucking up old school Priest style guitars (them again!), chugging riffs and even ska guitars, it’s a wild track befitting a wild and colourful band. The lunatics have well and truly taken over the asylum.โ- Metal Hammer An incredible achievement for an independent band facing off against some giants of the industry. The track is from our new album โID3NTITYโ which is also in the poll for their album of the year. Here to listenโฆ. https://open.spotify.com/track/1PPW0za71jyQ5geXBeJowS?si=xiKB5SDUSGu6tw3Iy5chVg
NEW VIDEO RELEASED
Ward XVI have released the video to MACABARET which features official footage from their recent album launch show at Manchester Academy.
WARD XVI ANNOUNCED FOR FIREVOLT 2026
The inmates are very very excited to be one of the first 5 bands announced for next years 5th Edition Celebration of Firevolt along with Ricky Warwick & The Fighting Hearts Dare Cats In Space and The Virginmarys
IDENTITY HITS THE CHARTS
ID3NTITY IS IN THE Official UK Charts!! #2 in the independent breakers chart #6 in the Rock and Metal Chart #15 in the independent albums chart Thank you all that have helped us get here #WeAreOne#officialcharts#wardxvi
WARD XVI ID3NTITY REVEALED
WARD XVI release their new album ‘ID3NTITY’ amongst critical acclaim, with many stating that it is their best album to date. Continuing from the triumphs of their last album, Metamorphosis, which received extensive approval and secured many accolades, WARD XVI are now poised to release their much anticipated new album, Id3ntity, which is the last piece of a trilogy of releases. WARD XVI Album launch with Red Method at Manchester Academy 2 on Friday 25th July. For details and tickets, see:https://www.manchesteracademy.net/order/tickets/13376508/ward-xvi-id3ntity-manchester-academy-2-2025-07-25-19-30-00 |Track listing: 1. Regeneration; 2. Into The Wilderness; 3. Whatโs In The Box?; 4. Macabaret; 5. Interlude; 6. Blood Is The New Black; 7. At The Window; . 8. I Spit On Your Grave; 9. Interlude 2; 10. Darkest Desire; 11. Amoeba Of Madness; 12. Interlude 3; 13. We Are Legion. Itโs gloriously overblown, unrelenting, chunky, gore-obsessed Horror Metal with all the theatricality of the likes of Sleep token and Ghost, without actually sounding like them.’ https://earache.lnk.to/IDENTITY
Kerrang!! to premiere the 3rd single
Johnny Doom will be premiering our Brand new single ‘At the Window’ on his unleashed show on Kerrang Radio on Thursday 19th from between 9-11pm.