Never having been a band known for doing things in a quiet way while going about business in their own special way of kicking ass, the Knoxville, Tennessee sextuplet that is WHITECHAPEL announced the release date of their fifth full-length new album, album art, tracklist and released a new single today via a YouTube lyric video (below)! Well, hell yes! That’s how you get shit done!
After almost a year in the making, they are ready to unleash Our Endless War, which is the culmination of everything the band have worked toward since their inception. It’s a ruthlessly honed album that refuses to compromise on brutality, it is also by far their most streamlined, atmospheric, and emotionally powerful release, pushing every aspect of their sound to the next level.
Our Endless War will be released April 29th in North America via Metal Blade Records. Pre-order the album, in exclusive bundle packages at: http://www.metalblade.com/
“We are excited to announce our fifth full length studio album Our Endless War. In typical WHITECHAPEL fashion, this CD takes the sound we have been developing over the past eight years of our career and pushes it to new levels. We want each record we release to sound different, and this one is no exception. With dashes of every record we have done so far mixed with the intensity of a new sound, this record is sure to please fans of WHITECHAPEL, old and new”, says guitarist Alex Wade.
Listen to the first offering from Our Endless War…
WHITECHAPEL – “The Saw Is The Law” (Lyric Video):
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Having progressed with every record, Whitechapel took a stylistic leap forward, garnering a whole army of new fans and greater critical respect in the process. This determination is immediately apparent. Having started to “seriously” write in February of 2013, the album was a year in the making, the band letting the writing develop organically while putting everything under a microscope, working harder on perfecting every song than they ever had before.
Famed for their three-guitar lineup, the band have always packed a crushing sonic punch, but on Our Endless War they take greater advantage of this than previously. Frequently, the seven-stringers build dramatic, incredibly heavy walls of thrilling noise through interweaving their parts, making for a sonic richness that pulls listeners even further into the songs. As with all of WHITECHAPEL’s releases the heaviness does not just stem from the music but Bozeman’s lyrics, showing characteristic diversity across the record’s twelve tracks.
When it came to tracking the album the band considered no one beyond Mark Lewis, who helmed Whitechapel.
“Making the self-titled record went so well, we loved the way it came out, our label loved the way it came out, and our fans kept telling us that it was our best sounding record so it would have been stupid not to work with him again!” laughs guitarist Alex Wade.
For the artwork, the band turned again to Aaron Marsh, who supplied WHITECHAPEL with its stark, arresting imagery, but again they wanted to push things to the next level. “With the sound maturing we felt like the artwork needed to reflect that. We also introduced a new logo – our old logo is classic Whitechapel, and that’s not something we plan on getting rid of, but as the band grows and changes we felt like we needed the logo to represent the maturity of this new Whitechapel.”
Our Endless War Track Listing:
01. Rise
02. Our Endless War
03. The Saw Is the Law
04. Mono
05. Let Me Burn
06. Worship the Digital Age
07. How Times Have Changed
08. Psychopathy
09. Blacked Out
10. Diggs Road
11. A Process so Familiar (Bonus Track)
12. Fall of the Hypocrites (Bonus Track)
Leading up to the release of Our Endless War, WHITECHAPEL have confirmed a string of dates including an appearance at this year’s New England Metal & Hardcore Festival. These dates will being April 16th in Columbus, OH and run through April 27th in Birmingham, AL. These shows feature support from Carnifex, Within the Ruins and Cruelhand. More dates including a North American co-headlining North American tour are in the works and will be announced shortly.
WHITECHAPEL ON TOUR:
Tour w/ Carnifex, Within The Ruins and Cruelhand
04/16: Columbus, OH @ The Basement
04/17: Buffalo, NY @ Waiting Room
04/18: Worcester, MA @ Palladium – New England Metal and Hardcore Fest*
04/19: Lancaster, PA @ Chameleon Club
04/20: Poughkeepsie, NY @ The Chance
04/22: Greensboro, NC @ Greene Street Club
04/23: Columbia, SC @ New Brooklyn Tavern
04/24: Jacksonville, FL @ Roc Bar
04/25: Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum
04/27: Birmingham, AL @ Zydeco
*Festival Date
