WARD XVI | UNSTOPPABLE HEAVY HITTERS CONTINUE TO RISE WITH NEW SINGLE, UK TOUR, AND NEW ALBUM!
The resurgence of WARD XVI is undeniable as the band are set to release their breathtaking new album, Id3ntity, which is out on Friday 11th July, via Earache. The fascinating six piece have also dropped their stunning new single and video, We Are Legion – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWVFIHvLbQM . Listen to the band via – https://open.spotify.com/artist/1iB6Fms5mWFqlK0vJi07of , and for UK tour details, see – https://wardxvi.com/tour-dates/ .
Flamboyant shock rockers, WARD XVI, are based in the North West of England, and have already amassed a substantial reputation for their enthralling performances that introduce spellbinding imagery with a haunting narrative. The grisly crew portray the tale of a female serial killer, Psychoberrie, and replay her story by using a distinctive blend of drama, music, and theatre.
Armed with an intense drive to push artistic boundaries, WARD XVI, draw from heavyweights such as Iron Maiden and Alice Cooper, to modern heavyweights, Ghost and Skindred. WARD XVI are recognised as a formidable act in the rock and metal scene and are evenly skilled at producing their stage show to the club circuit and key venues such as the London Roundhouse and larger festival stages parallel to Bloodstock.
Continuing from the triumphs of their last album, Metamorphosis, which received extensive approval and secured many accolades, WARD XVI are now poised to release their much anticipated new album, Id3ntity, which is the last piece of a trilogy of releases.
Past single, Blood Is The New Black, was premiered by Kerrang! Radio, picked up a number one chart position at Primordial Radio, and has been widely praised by fans and media alike. Now loaded with a new single, We Are Legion, which has also just been premiered by Kerrang!, and with a glut of live shows and festival appearances on the way, WARD XVI’s calling is growing stronger and stronger by the day……
WARD XVI live this October: Saturday 18th – Hidden, Dundee; Sunday 19th – Ivory Blacks, Glasgow; Monday – 20th The Cluny, Newcastle; Tuesday 21st – Yardbird, Grimsby; Wednesday 22nd – Nighttrain, 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.
| WARD XVI Album launch with Red Method at Manchester Academy 2 on Friday 25th July. For details and tickets, see: https://www.manchesteracademy.net/order/tickets/13376508/ward-xvi-id3ntity-manchester-academy-2-2025-07-25-19-30-00 |
Track listing: 1. Regeneration; 2. Into The Wilderness; 3. What’s In The Box?; 4. Macabaret; 5. Interlude; 6. Blood Is The New Black; 7. At The Window; . 8. I Spit On Your Grave; 9. Interlude 2; 10. Darkest Desire; 11. Amoeba Of Madness; 12. Interlude 3; 13. We Are Legion.
See: https://earache.com/collections/ward-xvi & https://earache.lnk.to/IDENTITY
WARD XVI are: Psychoberrie- vocals, programming, keyboards/ synth; Doktor Von Stottenstein- guitars, vocals; Wolfy Huntsman- bass, vocals; Bam Bam Bedlam- drums; Rico Rameres- vocals / theatrics; Nurse Betty- theatrics.
