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
Ward XVI announce the band to support them on their Metamorphosis tour in 2022
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)
Ward XVI Gear up to finally celebrate the live release of Metamorphosis
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!
WARD XVI Gatecrash HRH Awards before rocking HRH XIV
The Inmates of Ward XVI enjoyed a week of gate-crashing awards, mingling with the legendary Artur Brown and crazy on stage antics at Hard Rock Hell XIV in November. Read the review by Overtone Magazine below. Hard Rock Hell: The Big Bad Review – Day 2!
Ward XVI celebrate Halloween with Cradle of Filth at the legendary London Roundhouse
The Inmates of Ward XVI had the honour of supporting Cradle of Filth at the legendary London Roundhouse to celebrate Halloween and the launch of COF’s brand new album. Ward XVI grabbed the event with both hands and had an insane night which resulted in rave reviews from the likes of Moshville times quoting âThis was my first time actually seeing them live and I can guarantee it wonât be the last!â-Moshville Times (see the full review below) Gig Review: Cradle of Filth / Ward XVI – London Roundhouse, 31st October 2021
The Inmates set alight the Sophie stage at Bloodstock 2021
The Inmates made a welcome return to Bloodstock on August 11th and lit up the stage in their ambitious and theatric Metamorphosis stage show, and prompted many insane reviews from the packed out tent. Read some of the reviews below; Kerrang Bloodstock also prides itself on providing a springboard for new and lesser-known bands though and, as ever, there was plenty to discover. Ward XVI electrified the early crowd on the Wednesday with an ambitiously theatrical set. Metal Planet Music Ward XVI were up next and there is only one word for their entire performance: exquisite. The choreography and production was to be admired, every single step was full of horrifying and chilling details right down to the ghoulish costumes, their preparations did not go unnoticed. The atmosphere was haunting and the music was belting. The flames took their position for âBurn The Witchâ and at that moment I realised they had nailed the theatre act, definitely the best Iâve seen. Psychoberrie is a hero, her vocals were effortless and powerful, there were zero breaks when she hit the clear notes resulting in a silky smooth running. This crazy lady gave birth only a couple of weeks ago and there is no denying that all the hours of dedication to perfect the performance definitely paid off. The tent was bursting and their overall sound was huge, certainly well balanced between the electronics and guitars too, a fantastic job. Moshville Times â Wednesday Review In-house favourites Ward XVI followed with their ambitious Metamorphosis set. Iâm very much aware of the time and effort that went into this production and I was absolutely buzzing with the crowdâs reception. They absolutely nailed it including some impressive flames during âBurn the Witchâ, and a wealth of costumed characters. Ward XVI proved that theyâre ready for the big time with a huge crowd […]
Ward XVI release the video for Burn the Witch
Ward XVI Premiered the theatrical video to their new single ‘Burn the Witch’ on Bloodstock Twitch and Moshville times on the 6th August. Filmed in February in temperatures of minus 9 in the Lake District, the video was directed by Forshaw Media who also filmed the videos to Mister Babadook and Shadows.
Ward XVI announced for Bloodstock 2021
“The Inmates of Ward XVI have had a special bond with Bloodstock Open Air Festival ever since a very early Saturday morning performance in 2017 gained them notoriety throughout the underground community. When the dust settled following the events of that morning, Psychoberrie’s eyes were widened by the scale of carnage that she had orchestrated, and became obsessively fixated on returning to the hallowed fields of Catton Park to finish what she had started all those years ago and to fulfil her sordid ambition of welcoming the fans of Bloodstock into her Asylum”. “We’re ecstatic about returning to Bloodstock this year, after such a difficult year or so for everyone, to be part of an opening night which kick starts such an amazing party is a massive honour for us..in particularly as we have been booked on to the biggest stage that we will have played to date which is the Sophie Lancaster Stage (which also has great meaning to us as an alternative band and part of an alternative community that was hit so hard due by her tragic story). To be invited back due to how positively our music and stage show has been received is a great acknowledgement of how hard we’ve worked over the last 4 years and hopefully the next step on our road to how we aspire to have our music experienced” – Doktor Von Stottenstein