Comeback Kid Release Video for 20th Anniversary Version of Classic Song "Wake the Dead"

Winnipeg hardcore band COMEBACK KID are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their seminal album WAKE THE DEAD.

The band is releasing a re-recorded version of the title track of the record.

"The title track of our album Wake The Dead, which that we released two decades ago, provided us with more opportunities and brought us to more places around the world than we could have ever imagined," remembers singer Andrew Neufeld with fondness for how the album impacted the band's life and that of fans. "The song lands as the biggest moment in every single set that we've played — from Asia through South America to Europe, Africa, and North America."

He continues, "We wrote and recorded the song while I was still playing guitar in the band. After 19 years of being the vocalist, and singing the song every night, we would like to celebrate and commemorate a song that gave us wings that we never knew existed by re-recording it with our current lineup and with a fresh mix provided by Will Putney."

Watch the video for the re-done version of the song Below:

Neufeld finishes, "We will be releasing the single alongside an unreleased B-side from the original 2005 Wake The Dead recording sessions on 7", along with a number of variations of the full length re-pressed with new packaging!"

The 20th anniversary edition of the song was recorded by John Paul Peters and mixed and mastered by the aforementioned Putney.

Comeback Kid are also embarking on the album's 20th anniversary tour later this month. They will of course play the album in its entirety. It's no coincidence that the first show is in the band's hometown on the date of the original's release — February 22.

All dates are below, featuring support acts. Get tickets here

COMEBACK KID ON TOUR: 
2/22 — Winnipeg, MAN — The Burton Cummings Theatre
2/24 — Minneapolis, MN — Turf Club *
2/25 — Chicago, IL — Bottom Lounge *
2/26 — Cleveland, OH — Mahall’s *
2/27 — Boston, MA — Middle East Downstairs ^
2/28 — Hamden, CT — Space Ballroom ^
3/1 — Brooklyn, NY — Warsaw ^
3/2 — Philadelphia, PA — Underground Arts ^
3/4 — Nashville, TN — Eastside Bowl %
3/5 — Jacksonville, FL — Underbelly %
3/7 — Austin, Tx — Come And Take It Live %
3/8 — Fort Worth, TX — He Rail Club %
3/10 — Denver, CO — Summit #
3/11 — Las Vegas, NV — Swan Dive #
3/12 — San Diego, CA — Brick By Brick #
3/13 — Los Angeles, CA — 1720 Warehouse #
3/14 — Berkeley, CA — 724 Gilman Street #
3/15 — Portland, OR — Dante’s #
3/16 — Seattle, WA — El Corazon #
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% Koyo, Orthodox, Desmadre
# Koyo & Desmadre

Shadows Fall to Celebrate "The War Within" 20th Anniversary With Starland Ballroom Show2️⃣0️⃣

SHOW MARKS BAND'S FIRST NEW JERSEY PERFORMANCE IN A DECADE

Shadows Fall, who were at the forefront of the New Wave of American Metal scene that dominated the '00s, will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of The War Within by playing a show at the Starland Ballroom in Sayreville, NJ, the site of MANY classic Shads shows! It also marks the first time the band has performed in the Garden State in a decade. Welcome Back!

The show is set for Saturday, March 16. 

VIP tickets and AMEX pre-sale is set from today through Thursday, November 2. The general on-sale is set for Friday, November 3 at 12pm ET. Get tickets here.

"20 years… cannot believe it will 20 years since Shadows Fall dropped The War Within on the world, "says frontman Brian Fair. "This record changed my entire life and took me around the world. We had been surprised by the success of The Art Of Balance and definitely felt a little pressure to take things to another level, but we did not allow that pressure to change our vision of the band we wanted to be. Our goal was to allow all of our influences shine through while pushing metal into a new direction, creating the music we had always wanted to hear ourselves."

He continues, "The War Within may be the closest we have come to achieving these goals and that hard work and vision allowed us to get on our first arena tour, our first Grammy nomination, and countless other firsts along the way. Since this is an important birthday for the album, we wanted to play a special set to celebrate The War Within in its entirety, every track, some of which has rarely been played live."

He finishes, nodding to the Garden State's pivotal role in the band's history, saying, "New Jersey has always had some of the craziest crowds we have ever played to so doing this show at The Starland Ballroom seemed like the perfect choice!  Dirty Jersey has always felt like a home away from home to us and we have had so many full-on parties on that stage. We cannot wait to party there again! Start stretching now and get ready to come out of mosh retirement so we can give The War Within the birthday rager it deserves. See ya soon!"