Newly Independent Electro Rock Duo WARGASM Drop "Vigilantes" Video — WATCH // Band Announces Headline North American Tour

Riotous and incendiary UK duo WARGASM, who make angry music for sad people, are back and they've upped the f**king ante. Today, they drop the video for their new single "Vigilantes," the first taste of music as an independent entity once again. Get ready for this one to register on the Richter scale.

Watch it Below:

It's all fists, all fury, complete with synths, rhythmic bounce and groove, and raging riffs. Basically, "Vigilantes" is the sort of signature electro-tinged, metallic anthem that the band is known for crafting. Wargasm haven't simply been turning heads for years — they have been ripping 'em clean off your neck.

 The track will leave you in a heap, gasping for breath, once the final note fades out. And then you'll get up, hit the replay button, and do it all over again.

"Months and months of turmoil, love, hate, and passion has gone into 'Vigilantes,'" shares the band. "We have waited so long to release this for you and with it, Wargasm are excited to be an unsigned band again. This is turbulence bottled, shaken, and injected right into your ear drums. Everything about Wargasm is energy. We hope you feel something."

Yes, that's correct. Wargasm, who were tipped by NME as "a total riot," labeled by Everything Is Noise as "brutally efficient at utilizing an array of sounds and tones to build a playground of blood, rust, and debauchery" and hailed by Kerrang!for their "glossy, sexy, action movie kind of violence,"  are once again fully independent and they continue to do things THEIR way.

Wargasm — comprised of Sam Matlock and Milkie Way — also announced their first-ever headline tour of the U.S. Tickets go on sale on Friday, April 25 at 10am local time. Get tickets here. Dates are below.

WARGASM ON TOUR:
8/31 — Pryor, OK
9/2 — Denton, TX
9/3 — Austin, TX
9/5 — Mesa, AZ
9/6 — Los Angeles, CA
9/7 — San Francisco, CA
9/9 — Salt Lake City, UT
9/10 — Denver, CO
9/12 — St. Paul, MN
9/13 — Chicago, IL
9/15 — Brooklyn, NY
9/16 — Cambridge, MA
9/17 — Baltimore, MD
9/19 — Toronto, ON
9/20 — Lakewood, OH
9/21 — Louisville, KY


About WARGASM:
WARGASM are the climax of an orgy between heavy metal, electronic, rave, alternative, and industrial powered up by the friction of two gleefully insane creative insurgents Milkie Way and Sam Matlock. They honed a vital and visceral vision across early bangers such as "Spit.," 'Rage All Over," "Salma Hayek," and "Scratchcard Feeling," paving the way for 2022's EXPLICIT: THE MIXXXTAPE. Beyond reeling in over 10 million streams and counting, the latter incited the applause of PAPER, Revolver, and more, as well as earning the endorsement of icons such as Jonathan Davis of Korn and Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit who personally tapped the band to open a 2022 North American arena tour. They stand out the rare force of nature who could hold their own on tour with either YUNGBLUD or Corey Taylor of Slipknot. Plus, they've graced the covers of Alternative Press and KERRANG! in addition to garnering the first-ever "New Noise Award" at the 2022 KERRANG! Awards. However, everything simply set the stage for their 2023 full-length debut album, VENOM. The duo deliver a shockingly catchy blast of horny and hypnotic heavy music as unpredictable as it is uncompromising. Its lineage can be traced to the big-screen genre mashing of the nineties, yet it’s spiked with a 21st century fury that could only belong to WARGASM. You've been warned by singles "Bang Ya Head" [Feat. Fred Durst] and "Do It So Good." Rock music won't be the same, and thank FUCKING God for that.

BLOODYWOOD Announces RAKSHAK USA Tour Featuring VENDED and WARGASM!

BLOODYWOOD, the Indian metal band that has taken the world by storm with their unique blend of heavy music and traditional Indian folk music, is pleased to announce their upcoming RAKSHAK USA Tour. The tour, which will feature support from VENDED and WARGASM, will kick off on May 2nd in Seattle, WA and make its way across the US ending with an appearance at the Sonic Temple Festival in Columbus Ohio May 25

“We are thrilled to be back playing for our fans in the United States,” says Jayant Bhadula vocalist of BLOODYWOOD. “This tour is going to be a celebration of heavy metal, Indian culture, and the power of music to bring people together.”

The RAKSHAK USA Tour will feature songs from their 2022 critically acclaimed debut RAKSHAK album. Direct support VENDED, the Des Moines-based hard rock band featuring vocalist Griffin Taylor and drummer Simon Crahan, has been making waves with a powerful debut release and is featured on the tour. WARGASM, the London-based duo featuring Milkie Way and Sam Matlockwho have been garnering acclaim from their mix of punk and metal genres rounds out the bill.

“We can’t wait to share the stage with VENDED AND WARGASM,” adds Karan Katiyar, the guitarist. “Both bands are incredibly talented and we know that they are going to bring a ton of energy to every show.”

The RAKSHAK USA Tour is the latest in a series of exciting developments for BLOODYWOOD, who have been making headlines around the world for their unique sound and energetic live performances (as they did representing their country and genre on Lollapalooza, India). With their infectious melodies, heavy riffs, and powerful lyrics, BLOODYWOOD is poised to become one of the most exciting new bands in metal throughout the world. Their passionately advocated social causes complement their bold sound.

TOUR DATES
05/02 @ El Corazon - Seattle, WA
05/03 @ Hawthorne Theater - Portland, OR
05/05 @ Virginia Street Brewhouse - Reno, NV
05/06 @ Goldfield Trading - Sacramento, CA
05/07 @ Echoplex - Los Angeles, CA
05/08 @ The Observatory - Santa Ana, CA
05/10 @ Gothic Theatre - Denver, CO
05/12 @ The Metro - Chicago, IL
05/13 @ Pop's - St. Louis, MO
05/15 @ Vibes Event Center - San Antonio, TX
05/16 @ The Studio At The Factory - Dallas, TX
05/18 @ Welcome to Rockville Festival - Daytona Beach, FL
05/19 @ The Georgia Theater - Athens, GA
05/20 @ Hangar 1819 - Greensboro, NC
05/22 @ Irving Plaza - New York, NY
05/23 @ HMAC - Harrisburg, PA
05/24 @ Roxian Theatre - Pittsburgh, PA
05/25 @ Sonic Temple Festival - Columbus, OH

Presale Tickets and VIP Experiences for the RAKSHAK USA Tour begin on Wednesday March 1, with General on-sales Friday March 3!

Click for Presale Tickets and VIP Experience!

Stream 'Rakshak' on Spotify

About Bloodywood

BLOODYWOOD is known for pioneering a sound that seamlessly fuses Indian Folk instruments with Metal to devastating effect. Expect to hear the percussive power of the mighty Dhol, the melancholic Flute, the single stringed Tumbi and several other uncommon yet distinctively characteristic sounds from India. A combination of thunderous Hindi/Punjabi and meaningful yet unforgiving Rap verses along with the ethnic instrumentation, makes BLOODYWOOD a truly unique experience.

ENTER SHIKARI Drop New Single "The Void Stares Back" Featuring Wargasm

Enter Shikari are today sharing a brand-new single, ‘The Void Stares Back’, featuring the breakthrough rock duo Wargasm. Listen below.

It has been almost three years since Enter Shikari last released a new single. On their previous outing ‘The Great Unknown’, the final single to be taken from their UK #2 album 'Nothing Is True & Everything Is Possible', we last heard the band questioning “Is this a new beginning? / Or are we close to the end?” As they now share highly anticipated new material, the answer to those questions comes into sharp focus: a new beginning is upon us.

 

Long-established as restless innovators operating in entirely their own lane, Enter Shikari re-emerge today with some of their most thrilling and potent work so far, in collaboration with Wargasm. ‘The Void Stares Back’ spins a startling pop sensibility into a haymaker chorus, that erupts to champion acceptance, community, belonging and the power of progress. It’s about staking your claim, being who you are, searching for like-minds and ushering out the antiquated views of old.

 

Lead vocalist and keyboardist Rou Reynolds comments:

"It is with elation, and more than a little nervousness, that we release this; our first track after over two years of dormancy. It is a roisterous journey made all the more so with the addition of our friends Wargasm. Thematically, the piece is about the forward march of social progress, and how, often, those with a more conventional archaic outlook on sexuality, gender, social design, economics etc, see those with differing ideas like bewildering, depraved creatures from another dimension.”

 

Wargasm add:

“Shikari were a big part of our growing up, so it was an absolute honour to be asked to collaborate with such an incredible and well-spoken band. They stand for the right things - we're a little more pessimistic. It was fun playing the darker devil's advocate to Rou's light...where we're going, you won't need eyes to see...”

 

"The Void Stares Back" is released in the wake of several large live music returns. The band headlined last summer’s Download Pilot Festival and sold out a fourth show at London’s Alexandra Palace as part of an album tour victory lap. The band plays the mainstage at this month’s Reading & Leeds Festivals in the UK.

 

You’ve outstayed your welcome so say goodnight

With serious momentum we overwrite

More about Enter Shikari

 

5 UK top ten albums

2 UK top 40 singles

2 BRIT certified silver albums and 1 BRIT certified gold album

Multiple Kerrang! award winners, AIM Award winners and Heavy Music Award winners

3000 shows worldwide

Find Enter Shikari Online

www.entershikari.com