Wig Wam - Out Of The Dark

[Stefan]

 

From FB:

Working on our forthcoming studio album ”OUT OF THE DARK” for @frontiersmusicsrl in Casa del Holter” in the Spoon Bay (Sponvika) Norway. Can’t wait to share these songs with you all 

[KarpetRydOFunk]

5 hours ago, Stefan said:

Can’t wait to share these songs with you all 

Can't wait to hear these songs. 

[Stefan]

 

It will be a bright and beautiful day when 'Out Of The Dark' steps into the sunlight February 10 through Frontiers.

More sunny details to come...

[lettard]

Nice wee surprise  

[AlphaMale]

Bring it on!

[Stefan]

 

From Frontiers:

Norwegian rock n' roll warriors Wig Wam have announced they will release their new studio album, "Out Of The Dark" on February 10, 2023. Coming on the heels of renewed, enthusiastic interest in the band thanks to their classic track 'Do Ya Wanna Taste It' being used as the theme song for HBO's popular Peacemaker television series, "Out Of The Dark" sees an already extremely talented band feeling truly reinvigorated and inspired. 

Wig Wam, vocalist Glam (Åge Sten Nilsen), guitarist Teeny (Trond Holter), bassist Flash (Bernt Jansen), and drummer Sporty (Øystein Andersen), formed in Halden, Norway in 2001 and have been mixing '80s inspired glam metal with classic hard rock, with entertaining lyrics and over-the-top imagery thrown in, to create a good old fashioned rock n' roll vibe for over two decades. In 2005, the year after the release of their debut album (first titled 667.. The Neighbour of the Beast and later changed to Hard To Be A Rock N' Roller), the band had their first international breakthrough when they represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest, placing ninth with the song "In My Dreams". The band would go on to release three more studio albums, Wig Wamania (2006), Non Stop Rock 'N Roll (2010), and Wall Street (2012) before splitting up in 2014. 

The band would reunite in 2019 and work on a new album, Never Say Die that was released in early 2021. In 2022, the band had a stroke of good fortune when film/television director James Gunn selected their 2010 song "Do Ya Wanna Taste It" (from the album Non Stop Rock 'N Roll) as the opening theme song for the HBO Max show Peacemaker starring John Cena. The show, based on a DC Comics character, showcased the band to a whole new audience who had been previously unaware of them and has seen the band taking on renewed interest and booking more and more live dates around the world. 

With new album "Out In The Dark" in tow, Wig Wam is ready to show even more rock 'n roll fans around the globe their entertaining take on hard rock! 

Tracklisting:
1. Out Of The Dark
2. High And Dry
3. Forevermore
4. Bad Luck Chuck
5. Uppercut Shazam
6. Ghosting You
7. The Purpose
8. The American Dream
9. 79
10. God By Your Side
11. Sailor And The Desert Sun

Line-Up:
Glam (Åge Sten Nilsen) - vocals
Teeny (Trond Holter) - guitars
Flash (Bernt Jansen) - bass
Sporty (Øystein Andersen) - drums

 

 

Edited February 19, 2023 by Stefan

[J.S.M]

New song is okay but I don't like their metal sound. Everything is too loud and hurts when you turn the volume up a little. Samples on Itunes of the rest of the album sound okay, too. Some moments that are worse than I ever imagined Wig Wam to be (The american dream chorus absolutely doesn't fit and only contains 3 notes and god by your side would be okay if Åge sang it, sailor and the desert sun screams anything but Wig Wam), some moments are quite cool (Forevermore is very different, uppercut shazam is hard hitting and a typical Wig wam anthem). In the end it's too much Trond Holter for me. He's writing good riffs but he can't be quiet for a second.

It's just missing the effortlessness and the good vibe in my opinion.

 

[Geoff]

I dig that new tune. Nice. 

[Glen]

meh

[Kristian]

I like it plenty, they've always had this kind of gloomy side to some of their songs, and they do that really well.

[lettard]

Like it...not loads...but I like it

[CureTheSane]

Reminds me a lot of Jorn's Dracula album, which is a very good thing.

[KarpetRydOFunk]

Not a bad tune. 

[Stefan]

New lyric video for 'High 'N Dry'.

 

 

[The Rocker]

I like it

[AlphaMale]

me too The Rocker!

[AlphaMale]

Both songs sound good.

[Glen]

1 hour ago, AlphaMale said:

Both songs sound good.

half decent is about all I can muster.

This is a far cry from those first 2 classic albums 

[Dead Planet]

Nice! Looking forward to this release....

[KarpetRydOFunk]

9 hours ago, Glen said:

half decent is about all I can muster.

This is a far cry from those first 2 classic albums 

Yeah. I'm not big on these kinda songs. No matter who the band is, it's usually a skip from me. 

[Geoff]

5 hours ago, KarpetRydOFunk said:

Yeah. I'm not big on these kinda songs. No matter who the band is, it's usually a skip from me. 

Yep, by-the-numbers filler, skip. 

[Stefan]

New song 'Forevermore'.

 

 

[KarpetRydOFunk]

Not terrible, but not what turned us on to the band in the first place. Why is it so difficult to recapture that sound?

[Doggy]

You are looking forward listen on.  CD.

To make up their cancel tour here in Australia this week. Due to Teeny having COVID.

[Mafisen]

Not blown away by any of the singles. High n Dry is a good song, the other two are ok, but nothing special.