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Wovenwar self tilted album review by RockAndMetalNewz - Metal Blade Records Aug 5th 2014!

members:
Shane Blay [vocals]
Jordan Mancino [drums]
Nick Hipa [guitar]
Phil Sgrosso [guitar]
Josh Gilbert [bass, vocals]

This album is pretty much about how our choices define us and about how we choose between good and evil or right and wrong.

In spring of 2013, the members of As I Lay Dying—Nick Hipa [guitar], Phil Sgrosso [guitar], Josh Gilbert [bass, vocals], Jordan Mancino [drums] made an important choice as they faced controversy and the unknown related to their vocalist and band shakeup, the four members decided to move forward.

As they created new material Nick reached out to friend Shane Blay. In between working with Oh, Sleeper, Shane started writing songs with Nick as a creative outlet a year prior.

"When everything went down, we started thinking of singers," Phil stated. "Nick was like, 'What about Shane?' We all wanted to be in a band with him. It was a no-brainer. There were no auditions or tryouts. We just started making music together, and it was very natural from the beginning."

Shane stated: "I was excited to have the opportunity to play with these guys from the first song we worked on, it felt like it was meant to be. I was right at home."

The new formed group then hit the studio to record the album with producer Bill Stevenson.

Phil staes: "There's a hard rock element to it. We wanted to utilize Shane's voice and go bigger. That was important. There's a different energy, and we got to explore more sounds. It feels more alive than ever. This is the most exciting thing we've done. We wanted to keep it familiar but take risks here and there."

"As I Lay Dying had its sound". "We expanded it, but we never branched out too far. We could do anything we wanted to here. We just wanted to continue to write music that inspired us."

Shane concludes, "Something good can come from misfortune. You have to always keep on going. These guys went through so much, and they're still pushing ahead. I hope this inspires people to keep doing whatever they love to do."

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WOVENWAR
Tour w/ Black Label Society, Kyng
07/17 Cincinnati, OH Bogart's
07/18 Cleveland, OH House of Blues
07/20 Fargo, ND The Venue
07/22 Joliet, IL Mojoes
07/24 Asheville, NC The Orange Peel
07/25 Atlanta, GA Center Stage
07/26 Mobile, AL Soul Kitchen
07/27 Memphis, TN Minglewood Hall
07/29 Sauget, IL Pop's
07/30 Indianapolis, IN The Vogue
08/01 Austin, TX Emo's
08/02 Lubbock, TX Lonestar Pavilion
08/03 El Paso, TX Tricky Falls
08/04 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater

Record release shows
08/07 Anaheim, CA Chain Reaction
08/08 San Diego, CA SOMA
08/09 Los Angeles, CA The Roxy Theatre

European Tour
08/15 Hasselt, BE Pukkelpop Festival
08/16 Hamburg, DE ELB Riot
08/17 Herford, DE X RockFest
08/19 Berlin, DE Lido
08/21 London, UK Barfly
08/22 Bramham, UK Bramham Park
08/23 Reading, UK Reading Festival
08/24 Leeds, UK Leeds Festival

Picture credits: Ty Watkins