Aussie metalcore behemoths Alpha Wolf have unveiled "Whenever You're Ready," a compelling and cathartic new cut taken from the band's upcoming third full length album, Half Living Things, due out Friday April 5 via Greyscale Records and SharpTone Records.
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Pushing their own limitless boundaries and exploring new musical terrain, "Whenever You're Ready" opens with hazy ambience before evolving with haunting beats and searing vocals, showcasing a bewitching new side of Alpha Wolf, built firmly around its soaring melodic chorus and stirring subject matter.
"Alpha Wolf like to let our listeners expect the unexpected at all times and 'Whenever You’re Ready' is a testament to exactly that," the band shares. "We could feel the impact of this song from the moment the first chords were written. Dancing around on our melodic side, this song touches on the complications between people with a deep connection to one another and ultimately losing them. Everyone has a story to tell in this regard and this is ours."
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ALPHA WOLF ON TOUR
WITH EMMURE, UNITY TX, + CHAMBER:
4/12 — Mesa, AZ — The Nile Theatre
4/13 — Los Angeles, CA — The Regent Theater
4/14 — Roseville, CA — Goldfield Trading Post
4/16 — Portland, OR — Hawthorn Theatre
4/17 — Seattle, WA — El Corazon
4/19 — Salt Lake City, UT — The Depot
4/20 — Denver, CO — The Oriental Theater
4/21 — Lawrence, KS — Granada Theater
4/23 — Minneapolis, MN — Varsity Theater
4/25 — Milwaukee, WI — The Rave II
4/26 — Joliet, IL — The Forge
4/27 — Detroit, MI — St Andrew's Hall
4/28 — Columbus, OH — The King of Clubs
4/30 — Nashville, TN — Eastside Bowl
5/1 — Charlotte, NC — The Underground
5/3 — Ft Lauderdale, FL — Revolution
5/4 — Tampa, FL — The Orpheum
5/5 — Atlanta, GA — Masquerade Heaven
5/7 — Richmond, VA — Canal Club
5/8 — Baltimore, MD — Baltimore Soundstage
5/10 — New York, NY — Gramercy Theatre
5/11 — Philadelphia, PA — Theatre of Living Arts
5/12 — Worcester, MA — The Paradise Rock Club
5/14 — Montreal, QC — Club Soda
5/15 — Toronto, ON — Opera House
5/17 — Grand Rapids, MI — Elevation
5/18 — Lakewood, OH — The Roxy
5/19 — Indianapolis, IN — HI-FI Annex
5/21 — Cincinnati, OH — Bogart's
5/22 — St Louis, MO — Red Flag
5/24 — Dallas, TX — South Side Music Hall
5/25 — San Antonio, TX — Vibes Event Center
5/26 — Houston, TX — Warehouse Live
On album number three, Alpha Wolf harness and heighten their trademark intensity, crafting the self-produced Half Living Things in 2023 entirely on their own terms. A collection of tracks that are simultaneously heavy, fun as hell, and beating with chugs, grooves, melodics, breakdowns, and more, Half Living Things is a hard-hitting celebration of the entire Alpha Wolf sonic gamut that stings and salves equally with dazzling finesse.
"There can be no inner conflict without the constant tug of war between desire and disdain, the things you want versus the things you need, or the things that make you feel alive against the parts of it that do not," Lochie shares about the album. "You cannot grow new parts without leaving the dead ones behind. You cannot be settled until you have truly known the opposite. Find out what makes you tick and just keep running around the clock until you're happy enough to die.”
The road has been far from easy for Alpha Wolf but they refuse to let anything stand in their way. Throughout the chaotic and turbulent times of the pandemic, the band released their sophomore album A Quiet Place To Die in 2020 to critical acclaim, including a #6 spot on the ARIA charts and a nomination for Best Heavy Album at the ARIA awards, and multiple sold-out shows around Australia, Europe, UK, U.S., and Asia.
In 2022, Alpha Wolf released a split EP, The Lost & The Longing, with Welsh rockers Holding Absence, and also launched CVLTFEST, their very own curated festival aimed to showcase the best Aussie talent in the heavy scene alongside some exciting international acts. And furthering their global reach to new heights in 2023, Alpha Wolf recently embarked on their biggest North American run to date with Motionless in White, and also tore up multiple stages at home earlier this year as part of the inaugural Knotfest Australia with Slipknot, Parkway Drive, and Megadeth.
Recently releasing the single "Bring Back The Noise," a neck-snapping delight that will also feature on Half Living Things, Alpha Wolf are also currently on the road supporting The Amity Affliction regionally, before headlining the return of their very own festival CVLTFEST in February, alongside Emmure, Crossfaith, Ocean Grove, and more.
Alpha Wolf know how far they have come, but it's what lays ahead of them that's keeping the band hungry.