Ward XVI

This Halloween The inmates are finally coming back to play our home town of Preston for the first time in 4 years. We’ll be bringing the full Metamorphosis show that’s been taken to Bloodstock, Hammerfest and the London Roundhouse, and throwing in some big surprises too. Joined by All Consumed and Lythium (who feature an ex inmate), we’re out to showcase some of the best music Preston has to offer. Join us at Blitz Preston on 29th October and then to The Warehouse, Preston for some drinks and dancing. Madhouse Promotions    

We’re insanely excited to announce that we have been made the headliner of Rockin the Bowl – Forged in Fire, Set in Steel’s second stage on Friday night. This is going to be a crazy festival with Mason Hill, Orange Goblin, Terrorvision (official), Diamond Head, Official Blaze Bayley, Absolva and an absolute load of other incredible bands completing the line up. Very exciting to be amongst some of the artists who inspired us to do what we do… we’ll be bringing Something special to this. #Festival2022 #rockinthebowl Blackstar Amplification InTune Guitar Picks, Inc. Newtone Strings Hagstrom Guitars of Sweden The London Drumstick Co.  

WARD XVI HAVE ESCAPED THE ASYLUM TO TOUR METAMORPHOSIS IN FULL ARE YOU BRAVE ENOUGH TO WITNESS THE TRUE STORY OF PSYCHOBERRIE?! Get your tickets from the links below. PURCHASE TICKETS 25.3.22 The Old Salutation Inn Nottingham- Death Ingloria//Flirting With Corpses 26.3.22 Arches Venue Coventry-Death Ingloria//Surrge// Monastery 14.4.22 The Brickmakers Norwich-Death Ingloria// Renegade Twelve 15.4.22 Electrowerkz London- Death Ingloria// Aliceissleeping 16.4.22 The Gryphon Bristol- Death ingloria// Land Captains 17.4.22 FUEL ROCK CLUB Cardiff-Death Ingloria// TBA 7.5.22 Ivory Blacks Glasgow- Death Ingloria// Splintered Halo 8.5.22 Bannermans Bar Edinburgh- Death Ingloria// Splintered Halo 28.5.22 Trillians Newcastle-Death Ingloria// TBA PURCHASE TICKETS

The inmates’ next release day will be an insane one as they take the Metamorphosis stage show to the MainStage of Hammerfest alongside legends such as Napalm Death Official Blaze Bayley UNLEASHED Venom Inc and friends Absolva Red Rum Ashen Crown and Enquire Within. We’ll be on stage Sunday 13th at O2 Academy Birmingham    

17 months after Metamorphosis was released, Ward XVI finally unleashed the live theatric show to a packed out Manchester Academy 3. What a night!! Read the review here   Gig Review: Ward XVI Album Release (feat. South of Salem / Pulverise) – Manchester Academy, 18th Dec 2021  

METAMORPHOSIS TOUR IS GO! Ahead of this months album release party we’re able to announce the main tour support for next years UK Spring Tour with Sci-fi rock outfit, Death Ingloria! Imagine Devilskin meets Coheed and Cambria Death Ingloria explores the end of Humanity through rock music, comic art and animation. Having played Boomtown Fair, the World Sci-fi Convention and MCM Comic Con, 2022 will see Death Ingloria hit the road with an anime epic of a live show! “Magnifying life experiences through a Sci-Fi tinted lens… delivering an intense melange of distorted riffs, haunting melodies and lyrical poignancy”  – Metal Hammer (2021)  

On its third date, fingers crossed the nation behaves to allow the party to explode! If you’ve seen the bands socials you’ll have an idea of what to expect – with the added one off special of the albums recording drummer, John Badger, on sticks! There’s literally only a few handful of tickets left so it’s highly recommended to buy in advance here: https://wardxvi.bandcamp.com/merch/1-x-album-launch-gig-ticket Saturday 18 December 2021 at Manchester Academy 3 with support from South of Salem, Pulverise, and Lyndon Webb – a magician and mind reader!?   Well that sounds out of place but this is after all a lunatic asylum!