The resurrection of WARD XVI is in full flow as the band are set to release their explosive new album, Id3ntity, which is out on Friday 11th July, via Earache. The alluring six piece will unleash their enticing new single and video, We Are Legion, which arrives on Friday 23rd May. WARD XVI have also just announced an extensive UK Autumn tour. For tickets and details, see – https://wardxvi.com/tour-dates/ .Armed with an intense drive to push artistic boundaries, WARD XVI, draw fromheavyweights such as Iron Maiden and Alice Cooper, to modern heavyweights,Ghost and Skindred. WARD XVI are recognised as a formidable act in the rock andmetal scene and are evenly skilled at producing their stage show to the club circuitand key venues such as the London Roundhouse and larger festival stages parallelto Bloodstock.Past single, Blood Is The New Black, was premiered by Kerrang! Radio, picked upa number one chart position at Primordial Radio, and has been widely praised byfans and media alike. Now loaded with a new single, We Are Legion, which hasalso just been premiered by Kerrang!, and with a glut of live shows and festivalappearances on the way, WARD XVI’s calling is growing stronger and stronger bythe day……WARD XVI live this October: Saturday 18th – Hidden, Dundee; Sunday 19th – Ivory Blacks, Glasgow; Monday – 20th The Cluny, Newcastle; Tuesday 21st – Yardbirds, Grimsby; Wednesday 22nd Nightrain, Bradford; Thursday 23rd – O’Rileys, Hull;Friday 24th – Firebug, Leicester; Saturday 25th – Brickmakers, Norwich; Sunday 26th – Cart & Horses, London; Monday 27th – Levels, Swindon; Tuesday 28th – The Cobblestones, Bridgwater; Wednesday 29th – The Bunkhouse, Swansea; Thursday 30th – The Station, Cannock; Friday 31st – Blitz, Preston.
NEW ALBUM AND LEAD SINGLE ANNOUNCED
WARD XVI have announced to be working with SaN PR on our new album ID3NTITY, The release date is set is for Friday 11th July, via Earache Records digital.
it can presaved via https://earache.lnk.to/IDENTITY & https://earache.lnk.to/BloodisthenewBlack
New WARD XVI single ‘Burn the Witch’ to be released on July 28th.
WARD XVI are turning up the heat prior to Bloodstock 2021 by releasing a new single on July 29th. The track is Burn the Witch and will be premiered on Primordial Radio on Thursday 28th at 7pm before it is released on all online streaming platforms.
Doktor Von Stottenstein signs with Hagstrom Guitars and Legendary Pickups
The Doktor has proven that not all good things happen to good men. He has recently become a patron and signed artist to Hagstrom Guitars and Legendary Pickups, adding to his gear stash that also includes Blackstar Amplification and Intune GP guitar Plectrums. Look forward to seeing and hearing these at the next release of the inmates. https://www.hagstromguitars.com/ https://www.legendarypickups.co.uk/home
End of year Honours (2020)
It’s been a crazy year, we’ve had to cancel album launches, Psychoberrie and the Doktor’s wedding and we didn’t get to tour the new album with the new ambitious show we had planned but on the plus side we’ve had some amazing feedback for the album, amazing support from our inmates old and new and the end of year awards were really the icing on the cake. Thank you everyone that’s supported us! Thank you Uber Rock, Moshville Times, Hard Rock Hell, Hard Rock Hell Radio, Fluid Mastering, Devolution Magazine, Burning Metal Irl ,Black diamond’s Metal Mayhem, Ever Metal, Metallum Sub Terra, TotalRock Metalplanetmusic, Mayhem Radio ,Powerplay Rock and Metal Magazine for the New Year Honours
WARD XVI SIGN TO METAL ROCKA RECORDINGS!
Ward XVI are proud to announce their signing to Metal Rocka Recordings, a sister label to Off Yer Rocka Records by Hard Rock Hell, releasing the first album on the label that was revealed earlier this year. “We’ve been talking with the Label for several months about the next album and our vision, which we are very passionate about and absolutely want to surround ourselves with people who not only feel the same, but also how we can work together to push each other to another level. From early on we were encouraged by the passion and enthusiasm that John brought to the conversation, and his vision for where he wants to take Ward XVI.” John Ellis, Director of Media, label, Chic Festival and Off Yer Rocka Recordings: “It is with great pleasure that we can announce our first signing to Metal Rocka Recordings are the incredible Ward XVI. For the uninitiated, Ward XVI are a superb hard ’n’ heavy band from the north-west of England that expertly balance a perfect blend of rock with the theatrical beauty and intensity of your favourite classic metal bands. The band have a stellar reputation as one of the UK’s best live acts and their shows are a sensual and frightening treat for the eyes and ears. Ward XVI’s first release for Metal Rocka Recordings is the follow up to the eagerly awaited and critically acclaimed to 2017’s “The Art Of Manipulation’, Metal Rocka Recordings and Ward XVI cannot wait for you to hear the next chapter of Psychoberrie’s strange and terrifying tale, the album will be available on September 25th 2020!” WARD XVI can also reveal details for their next album… “We’re very excited to bring you the sequel to our debut with our second album, ‘Metamorphosis’, which continues the story from ‘The Art of […]