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April 23, 2015 by Hanna Yando

War Games New Album ‘Holding Patterns’ Out Today!

War Games New Album ‘Holding Patterns’ Out Today!
April 23, 2015 by Hanna Yando

WAR GAMES release Holding Patterns full length
purchase via itunes, here

Holding Patterns - War Games

“It’s probably too early to proclaim War Games upcoming album Holding Patterns as one of the year’s best releases from an unsigned band, but I can guarantee you it will be one of the most talked about records in recent memory.”

– James Shotwell of Under The Gun Review

PROVIDENCE, RI // March 10, 2015 – Indie-rock band WAR GAMES teamed up with Alternative Press last week as they hosted an exclusive pre-release stream of their album Holding Patterns, here. Today is the official release day of Holding Patterns! Recorded over the course of the past year at three different studios, the album showcases the band’s variety of influences and sound, while solidifying into a cohesive, unique piece. As their manager Daniel Rinaldi put it, “Holding Patterns is exactly what it sets out to be. A story with a beginning, middle, and end, allowing the listener to go on that journey with War Games.”

“Foundations”, the first single from the album, was released in January and well-received by a variety of outlets after premiering via AbsolutePunk, here. Clinton Lisboa, engineer for several tracks off the new album, said, “Between driving/powerful choruses and intimate verses/bridge, ‘Foundations’ thoughtfully showcases the band’s range of dynamics. Without question, one of the most urgent and hard hitting singles this band has delivered to date.” The band later premiered “Sinker” via Providence’s 95.5 WBRU-FM radio, one of Southern New England’s largest alternative rock stations. During their visit, they also performed exclusive live acoustic versions of tracks posted here. Their last single premiere prior to the album release was the title track “Holding Patterns” hosted via Substream Magazine, here, stating, “War Games are helping revitalize a progressive, atmospheric emo-rock sound that was brought to the masses in the mid-2000s through the likes of Thrice, the Receiving End of Sirens and Moneen“.

The band celebrated it’s record release show last Friday at the Met in Pawtucket, RI which also kicked off the start of their UK tour. Over the course of two weeks, the band will hit a variety of dates (listed below) sharing their new music with their growing international fan base.

The album can be purchased direct from the band via Etsy as well as digital distributors Itunes, Bandcamp and Spotify.

March 2015 UK TOUR DATES

3/10 Yardbirds – Grimsby
3/11 The Leopard – Doncaster
3/12 The Labour Club – Northampton
3/14 Good Ship – Kilburn
3/15 The New Cross Inn – London
3/16 Sticky Mikes – Brighton
3/19 Milo’s Bar – Leeds
3/21 The Fiddler’s Elbow – Camden
3/22 Venue TBA – Brighton
3/23 The Underground – Stoke on Trent
3/24 South Sea Live – Sheffield
More Dates TBA

Biography: War Games, a five piece Rock Band from Southern Massachusetts USA, demonstrate their continuous ability to uplift and inspire listeners with themes of finding yourself and not giving up on what means most to you. Formally Another Option the band’s debut EP ‘Mountains”, produced by Ace Enders of The Early November, laid the foundations for the band’s sound and established a strong fan base. Though the members of War Games had been rigorously touring the US/UK together for years under their former name, the band’s first official tour as War Games was a succession of 25 dates on the Ourstage.com stage of the 2012 Vans Warped Tour. Since Warped Tour, the band have set out on multiple US tours, recorded an Acoustic EP and worked to release their first full-length album.

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