Fri Aug 10, 2018

Florida five-piece, Wage War, are celebrating the one–year anniversary of their statement-making sophomore album, Deadweight (Fearless Records), by releasing a reworked acoustic version of the single, Gravity. It’s a beautiful rendering that shows the versatility of the track and is a striking testament to the band’s songwriting skill.

"To celebrate the one-year mark of Deadweight, we're pleased to release the stripped version of Gravity," said singer, Cody Quistad. "This record has changed our lives and we're so thankful for the love and support we've received. We were overwhelmed at the response to the stripped version of Johnny Cash, and it seemed to make sense to break down another one of our favorites. We're hard at work writing what we think will be the best Wage War record yet — making sure we give you nothing but our best."

The track was released on Saturday, August 4, which marked a year to the day that the album was released. It's available for purchase at the following DSPs.

iTunes: found.ee/gravitystripped

Spotify: found.ee/gravitytrippedsp

Upon release, Deadweight was met with near-universal praise, with the metal scene calling out the band's dynamics and its DNA-distinct approach to their genre. Gravity (Stripped), is further evidence of the band's ability to do different things with their sound while wholly remaining true to who Wage War are.

The original version of Gravity is here.

Following a wildly successful appearance on final US Vans Warped Tour this summer the band will be touring Europe later this year with label mates August Burns Red. Tickets are available now.

TOUR DATES:
November 14 – Munich Backstage Halle, Germany
November 15 – Kartsruhe Substage, Germany
November 16 – Frankfurt Batschkapp, Germany
November 17 – Bochum Matrix, Germany
November 18 – Antwerp Zappa, Belgium
November 19 – Hamburg Gruenspan, Germany
November 21 – Stockholm Fryshuset, Sweden
November 22 – Gothenburg Pustervik, Sweden
November 23 – Berlin Columbia Theatre, Germany
November 24 – Dresden Reithalle Strasse E, Germany (VENUE UPRADE)
November 25 – Prague Akropolis, Czech Republic
November 27 – Budapest Akvarium Klub, Hungary
November 28 – Vienna Simm City, Austria
November 29 – Schweinfurt Stattbahnhof, Germany
November 30 – Zurich Dynamo, Switzerland
December 1 – Milan Magazzini Generali, Italy
December 2 – Lyon Ninkasi Kao, France
December 4 – Barcelona Razzmatazz2, Spain
December 5 – Madrid Caracol, Spain
December 6 – Bordeaux BT59, France
December 7 – Paris Machine Du Moulin Rouge, France
December 8 – Birmingham O2 Institute, UK
December 9 – Manchester Club Academy, UK
December 11 – Glasgow Garage, UK
December 12 – Bristol The Fleece, UK
December 13 – London O2 Islington Academy, UK
December 14 – Cologne Essigfabrik, Germany
December 15 – Amsterdam Melkweg, Netherlands
December 16 – Saarbrucken Garage, Germany

For more info visit www.wagewarband.com