The tour will be a chance for fans to catch WARGASM in their element, as they unleash their energetic and subversive live shows which have drawn attention to the group. As vocalist and guitarist Sam Matlock said in an interview with NME, ” we need to bring more war, and more gasm,” – something the band are no stranger to, having crashed the stage at the Heavy Music Awards in 2021, and invited a fan to smash a guitar during their gig at Scala in the same year.

The band’s debut mixtape, Explicit: The Mixxxtape, came out in 2022 and charted at No. 19 on the UK Rock & Metal Albums Chart. The mixtape featured guest appearances from Frank Carter, Fever 333, Poppy and Yungblud, and showcased the band’s eclectic influences and genre-bending style. Of Poppy, Matlock said to NME “I think [they’re] absolutely brilliant […] What she’s blending is exciting and fresh and what we need more of. I love classic metal and classical alternative music, but it’s also nice when you’re pushing the boundaries of something — when you’re playing with ideas as opposed to just regurgitating something that’s already existed.” The mixtape also earned them a spot on Loudwire’s “Best Rock + Metal Debut Albums of 2022″ list, as well as the Best New Noise award at the Kerrang! Awards in the same year.

Vocalist and bassist Milkie Way said in an interview with Kerrang!: “There was a point at the beginning of the year when we didn’t even think that it would be able to come out this year.”

“Just because there always seems to be complications with labels and distributors, and all these people who don’t seem to be able to do their fucking job anymore, for whatever reason. Yes, you can print that!” he added.

Of the band’s 2023 full length debut, Venom, Milkie told Kerrang: “Venom is our statement of intent, our manifesto, our declaration of war. It’s us saying that we’re here to stay, and we’re not going to compromise or conform to anyone’s expectations.”

The band have been busy touring throughout the year, both as headliners and as support acts. February, they joined Poppy on her seven-date ‘Zig’ tour of the UK, which sold out in minutes. They also played festivals including Download, Reading and Leeds, Warped Tour UK and Slam Dunk, where they impressed crowds with their energetic and passionate performances.

Matlock later said in an interview with Metal Hammer, “We love playing live, it’s our favourite thing in the world. We love to connect with our fans, to see them go crazy, to make them feel something. We always give 100% on stage, and we always have fun.”

Tickets for WARGASM’s new UK tour are now on sale, visit here to buy yours and view a full list of tour dates.

Founded by musician Sam Matlock and model Milkie Way, the duo quickly gained attention for their energetic and boundary-pushing sound. With a total of 11 solo singles under their belt, Wargasm has proven their ability to create music that resonates with listeners. One of their standout tracks, “Spit,” has become a sensation, accumulating an impressive 5 million streams on Spotify and amassing over 400 thousand views on YouTube.

The duo behind “Modern Love” skillfully combines raw distortion and polished synthesisers to create a harmonious fusion of profound musicality and captivating melodies. Milkie Way, known for her successful modelling career, brings an exceptional and remarkable presence to their live shows and music videos. With visually stunning aesthetics and a commanding sound, they offer an immersive and unique experience that sets them apart from their peers in the industry.

This single follows the release of their recent anthem “Bang Ya Head” featuring Fred Durst of Limp Bizkit. In addition to amassing 296K Spotify streams and 108K YouTube views for its music video, it has garnered widespread praise.

After touring with Enter Shikari and Limp Bizkit at the end of last year (and into the beginning of this year), Wargasm has recently supported Corey Taylor on his US tour. They have also graced the stages of this year’s Louder Than Life Festival and Aftershock Festival. All of these accomplishments have been achieved in time for their return to the UK, where they will be performing their largest headline shows to date.

On discussing their latest album arrival, Milkie had this to say, “I do not respond well to being rushed. In life generally, but also in the creative process,” laughs Milkie. “It’s been a long time coming for this and I don’t think any of these songs were written in one day.” Sam added to Milkies comments and said, “Everything came together super organically, and I think you can hear that. When you rush people, you can take away the authenticity.”

Pre order the latest album Venom here.

Wargasm UK Tour dates below and tickets can be purchased here

08/11/23 – The1865 – Southampton
09/11 – Rock City – Notthingham
10/11 – Ulster Sports Club – Belfast
10/12 – The Mill – Birmingham
12/12 – SWG3 – Glasgow
13/12 – O2 Ritz – Manchester
14/12 – SWX- Bristol
15/12 – O2 Shepards Bush Empire – London

The band took to social media to tease their new single with the caption “BANG YA HEAD TIL YOU BREAK YOUR NECK”. The single is set to be released on September 8th.

Wargasm joined Florida based Nu-metal band Limp Bizkit, famous for their genre-defining hit songs “Rollin'” and “Break Stuff”, on their “Still Sucks” European tour throughout March and April this year. Now, frontman Fred Durst is set to feature on Wargasm’s highly-anticipated debut album Venom, which is set to be released on October 27th.

“BANG YA HEAD” is the second single to be released from Venom, following “Do It So Good”, which dropped last month alongside a music video for a “taste of what’s to come”.

In an interview with Kerrang, the electronic-rock duo comprised of Milkie Way and Sam Matlock, described Venom as “Heavy, melodic, disgusting, honest, sexy, everything this band has experimented with since our inception has been pinned down on the anvil and hammered into shape, thrown at the wall, beaten into a more fucked up shape and gone back onto the anvil.”

“Venom is us. This is ours and before the year clocks out this will be yours. Watch closely – you have no idea what’s gonna happen next.”

“For the last 16 months we’ve spent every moment off the road in the studio creating the perfect debut album for Wargasm.”

After spending over a year working on their upcoming album, Wargasm are set to hit the road later this year to promote Venom for an electric tour, which will be the band’s biggest headliner to date.

You can buy tickets for the upcoming tour here.

Tour dates:

8/11/2023 – The 1865 – Southampton, UK

9/11 – Rock City – Nottingham, UK

10/11 – Ulster Sports Club – Belfast, UK

11/11 – Opium Live, Dublin, Ireland

14/11 – Sentrum Scene – Oslo, Norway

15/11 – Annexet – Stockholm, Sweden

16/11 – Amager Bio – Copenhagen, Denmark

18/11 – Sporthalle Hamburg – Hamburg, Germany

19/11 – Verti Music Hall – Berlin, Germany

21/11 – Palladium – Cologne, Germany

23/11 – Gasometer – Vienna, Austria

24/11 – Zenith, die Kulturhalle – Munich, Germany

25/11 – La Laiterie – Strasbourg, France

27/11 – Proxima – Warsaw, Poland

28/11 – Klub Zascianek – Krakow, Poland

30/11 – Patronaat – Haarlem, Netherlands

1/12 – Stadthalle Offenbach – Offenbach, Germany

3/12 – 013 – Tilburg, Netherlands

4/12 – Ancienne Belgique (AB) – Brussels, Belgium

6/12 – L’Olympia – Paris, France

7/12 – ROCKHAL – Esch Sur Alzette, Luxembourg

8/12 – Fabrique – Milan, Italy

10/12 – The Mill – Birmingham, UK

12/12 – SWG3 – Glasgow, UK

13/12 – O2 Ritz – Manchester, UK

14/12 – SWX – Bristol, UK

15/12 – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire – London, UK

THE VOID STARES BACK feat. @thisiswargasmuk is out now to stream on all platforms worldwide!https://t.co/8pHMnXkq1K

Our first new music in over 2 years, we are so pumped! COME ON.#thevoidstaresback pic.twitter.com/sa5xQdV744

— ENTER SHIKARI (@ENTERSHIKARI) August 12, 2022

“The Void Stares Back” sees the band teaming up with London electronic rock duo Wargasm producing some of their most electrifying and compelling work yet. In a statement released for the song, the band say the single “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”. Have a listen below.

Lead singer and keyboardist for the band, Rou Reynolds, added in the statement for the release, “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”.  Reynolds continued, “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 are one of the hottest up-and-coming young bands (Jonathon Davis of Korn has said they are his favourite new band), and they are set to release their first full-length album EXPLICIT: THE MIXXXTAPE on September 9^th, to pre-order click here. Talking to NME back in June about the upcoming release Sam Matlock said, “The mixtape is less about being catchy and having good, refined songwriting, It’s more about fucking about and seeing how it feels”.

On teaming up with Enter Shikari, the duo said in a statement, “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…”.

IT’S FINALLY HERE!! Here are your first 30+ artists for #RandL22 @ThreeUK & @Barclaycard pre-sale tickets on sale now for 48 hours ⏳ General release tickets 9am on Friday! Visit link below for more info! #AD #PaidPartnership #RandL22 pic.twitter.com/2K8cWW93Ho — Reading & Leeds Fest (@OfficialRandL) December 8, 2021

Oh my god I was hype already but it actually got even better holy shittttt https://t.co/JezT2EGXAj

— Cerys @ Jean Brainrot (@Felrott) August 5, 2022

Enter Shikari will be performing on the Main Stage West at Reading & Leeds 2022 later this month to see if any tickets are left, click here for Reading and here for Leeds. Wargasm are set to play Burn it Down Festival (get tickets here) and The Forum in Tunbridge Wells ( get tickets here) in September, continuing with a run of headline UK shows this coming October. Click here for tickets and see dates below.

Enter Shikari dates:
27/08/2022 – Reading Festival – Reading
28/08 – Leeds Festival – Leeds

Wargasm upcoming shows:
02/09/2022 – Burn It Down Festival – Torquay
05/09 – The Forum – Tunbridge Wells
14/10 – Oh Yeah Music Centre – Belfast
17/10 – Southampton 1865 – Southampton
18/10 – Motion & the Marble Factory – Bristol
19/10 – O2 Academy2 Birmingham – Birmingham
21/10 – Rescue Rooms – Nottingham
22/10 – Stylus – Leeds
23/10 – Wylam Brewery – Newcastle Upon Tyne
24/10 – The Garage – Glasgow
26/10 – Manchester Academy2 – Manchester
27/10 – O2 Forum Kentish Town – London

Photo Credit: Frederick Wilkinson

Both bands have shared the news of their joint single via their Twitter pages. The announcement included some official artwork, which depicts a pair of open eyes surrounded by darkness while a combination of Enter Shikari and Wargasm’s band logos appear in red and white in the top left-hand corner. The announcement tweet also includes a press shot of the two groups standing together, you can check it out below.

‘The Void Stares Back’ – @ENTERSHIKARI x @thisiswargasmuk.
August 12th 2022. Pre-save / Pre-add now. https://t.co/8pHMnXkq1K #thevoidstaresback pic.twitter.com/y5jnFnWY2F

— ENTER SHIKARI (@ENTERSHIKARI) August 3, 2022

Enter Shikari are due to perform at Reading & Leeds 2022 later this month. They’ll play a slot on the Main Stage West ahead of D-Block Europe and Bring Me The Horizon. Any remaining tickets are available from here (Reading) and here (Leeds). Then Wargasm will embark on a UK and Ireland headline tour this October following a run of European and US festival dates that will include Germany’s Reload-Festival, Riot Fest, and Louder than Life. . You can find any remaining UK tickets here.

Death Blooms, the chaotic voice of reason, realized “Shut Up” earlier this year. But now, they are back with an incredible reimagining of their instant classic. Working alongside them is the creative Wargasm. This was in order to give an “updated perspective”.  They had this to say of their feature: “We just wanted to echo and add our weight to Paul’s sentiment. The planet is on fire, the air is filthy, everyone treats each other like shit and I think we would all kill for some silence…”. The new version of the song has been met with an over great response. Especially, after Wargasm’s first Reading and Leeds festival just last weekend.

New carnage ft @thisiswargasmuk out nowhttps://t.co/DiTv7YguSepic.twitter.com/RgpiJEm8vA

— Death Blooms (@dthblms) August 31, 2021

The band will be joining Blood Youth on a tour in the UK this September. Visiting some of the best venues the UK has to offer, from Bournemouth to Brighton. Which is sure to be a beautiful mix of chanting and moshing, bringing back what we have all missed during these last couple of years. You can get your tickets to see them both here.

15/09/2021- O’Reilly’s- Hull
16/09- Corporation- Sheffield
17/09- Opium- Edinburgh
18/09- Students Union- Newcastle
19/09- The Live Rooms- Chester
20/09- Clwb Ifor Bach- Cardiff
21/09- The Junction- Plymouth
22/09- The Anvil- Bournemouth
23/09- The Prince Albert- Brighton
24/09- The Jericho Tavern- Oxford
25/09- Redrum- Stafford
26/09- The Parish- Huddersfield

The band will perform shows in Cardiff, Newcastle, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and other cities throughout November 2021. Their first London headline date will take place at O2 Academy Islington on November 25.

Wargasm were only formed in late 2019 and stated of the tour “We played two small tours and ever since then we have had to exist almost purely online. As the world reopens we are looking forward to the inevitable chaos of our own headline shows and bringing you War On The Road.”

Tickets for Wargasm’s debut UK headline tour go on sale tomorrow (Wednesday, August 4) at 10am BST  and you can purchase yours here.

Wargasm will be embarking on their debut U.K headline tour this November. pic.twitter.com/jATkWKXMbw

— (@thisiswargasmuk) August 2, 2021

This announcement comes as the band gear up for a set of support slots on Yungblud’s ‘Occupy The UK’ tour, which will then be followed up by appearances at Reading & Leeds. Yungblud said of the band “I love the songs, they make me want to rage. I believe it. They’re telling the truth.”

Back in June, the duo also performed at the Download Festival pilot event. They’ll head out on the road with Creeper in December

‘War On The Road’ Tour Dates:

17/08/2021 Clwb Ifor Bach – Cardiff 
18/08 Mama Roux’s – Birmingham 
20/08 Red’s Bar, Northumbria University – Newcastle
21/08 Cathouse – Glascow 
23/08 The Key Club – Leeds
24/08 Bodega Social – Nottingham 
25/08 O2 Academy Islington – London
27/08 Joiners – Southampton
29/08 The Shed – Leicester 
30/08 Rebellion Club – Manchester

The New Cross Inn in South East London re-opened yesterday with their full run of festive December events going ahead. The venue operates with limited capacity of people seated in their households or bubbles, provides table service and sanitising stations, and currently accepts only card payments. Thanks to the Music Venue Trust‘s support and determination, as of yesterday all Tier 2 music venues “have been made exempt from the requirement of a substantial meal to serve alcohol“.

Pleased to confirm that Tier 2 music venues have been made exempt from the requirement of a substantial meal to serve alcohol. Huge thanks to @musicvenuetrust for helping to make this happen. #gigsforsupper https://t.co/cFw04I6whK

— New Cross Inn (@NewCrossInn) December 1, 2020

Established only a year ago after a random encounter between Milkie Way and Sam Matlok, rising London duo Wargams has rightfully been getting a lot of attention this year. Delivering an explosive genre-bending mix of metal, punk and rap, they were named as one of the 5 artists you should know by Revolver in June, and were selected as one of the special guests to perform at the 2020 Heavy Music Awards. Wargasm’s debut EP Lapdance / Gold Gold Gold came out in February this year, followed by the explosive single ‘Spit.‘ in June and ‘Backyard Bastards‘ in September. Just a week ago, the duo premiered their latest chaotic video for yet another rebellious new track ‘Rage All Over‘.

Earlier in November, both Wargasm and Death Blooms represented the UK alongside Hacktivist and October Ends on the inaugural virtual Pulse of The Maggots festival organised by Knotfest in support of rising metal bands from across the world. The London newcomers opened for the symbolic main Rock Against Racism stage followed by Introtyl, Scarlet, dEMOTIONAL, Vended, Orbit Culture and Hacktivist themselves, while Death Blooms performed at the MusiCares stage with Once Awake, Thrown Into Exile, I Revolt, 156/Silence, Death Tour, VCTMS and Diamond Construct, with their full sets available to watch online.

Death Blooms have been building their reputations for few years now with a distinctive mashup of oldschool nu metal and hardcore attitude, and hailed by Louder for “packing more punches than a team-up against Thanos” and really standing out in the contemporary scene “unlike the legions of wannabe nu metal messiahs out there“. Following a debut self-title EP from 2017 and 4 killer singles from 2019, the Liverpool quartet returned this year with two brand new tracks ‘Life Is Pain‘ and ‘Anger‘ building on the momentum and looking ready for a solid first album soon.

The team-up of Wargasm and Death Blooms promises an explosive celebration of contemporary UK metal with a nostalgic nu/alternative metal twist and unforgettable hardcore/punk energy. On top of all that, this appears to be one of the few gigs to go ahead this year and a fantastic chance to attend a performance by two of the hottest rising bands in the UK, and ones to be talked about in the future.

Socially Distant with @thisiswargasmuk in London. pic.twitter.com/mxOzGrcQmz — Death Blooms (@dthblms) December 3, 2020

The virtual festival will take place and three separate digital stages, supported by the MusiCares charity, the Rock Against Racism initiative and the global guitar manufacturer ESP and is set to highlight the “top prospects from the various subgenres of aggressive music” from around the world. The event will start at 8pm GMT on 13 November and will run throughout the night with the main ESP stage starting at 1:30am on 14 November, all streamed exclusively at Knotfest.com.

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‪Knotfest.com is thrilled to Present: Pulse of the Maggots Fest! A FREE festival coming Friday, November 13, comprised of 3 digital stages of performances from 20 of the “best” emerging artists. Stacked with new and relentless talent, this festival event will be hosted by our very own @MoshTalksBeez, and Ryan J Downey (@superherohq), plus more special guests to be announced later. Each artist will be producing a new and unique set, streaming exclusively at Knotfest.com! ‬ ‪See below for stage times + stay tuned for more info coming soon: knotfest.com. ‬ ‪-‬ ‪@MusiCares Stage ‬ ‪12pm PT • 3pm ET • 8pm BST • 9pm CET ‬ ‪@RockAgainstRacism Stage‬ ‪2:30pm PT • 5:30pm ET • 10:30pm BST• 11:30pm CET‬ ‪@ESPguitars Stage ‬ ‪5:30pm PT • 8:30pm ET • 1:30am BST • 2:30am CET ‬

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Waving the UK flag from the virtual headline slot are Milton Keynes grime metal outfit Hacktivist that recently announced new material in production and a killer collaboration with Dropout Kings coming out in December, and might perform some fresh music next Friday. Joining them for Pulse of the Maggots Festival are Newcastle metalcore 4-piece October Ends fresh off releasing their debut album Zodiac on 30 October, Wargasm UK who recently dropped the shocking video ‘Backyard Bastards‘, and rising Liverpool nu metal/hardcore band Death Blooms. 

On the international front, Pennsylvania quartet Tallah are sure to bring the heat up with their raw mix of energetic nu metal and relentless contemporary metalcore. One of the more curious acts on the bill are Vended, formed by the sons of Slipknot’s Corey Taylor and Shawn Crahan, and set to carry on the legacy of their fathers. The list goes on with PRXJEK (USA), Cerberus (Mexico), Orbit Culture (Sweden), dEMOTIONAL (Sweden), Year Of the Knife (USA), Introtyl (Mexico), Diamond Construct (Australia), VCTMS (USA), Death Tour (USA), Thrown Into Exile (USA), Once Awake (Norway), 156/Silence (USA), and I Revolt (Finland).

We’re headlining the first ever @knotfest: Pulse of the Maggots Fest!
A FREE virtual festival feat. unique sets from 20 sick bands across 3 digital stages.
BE READY! You might just hear some brand new music for the first time too.

Fri 13th Nov: 12pm LA / 3pm NY / 8pm UK / 9pm EU pic.twitter.com/w1tIgM8A6x

— H Ʌ C K T I V I S T (@HacktivistUK) November 5, 2020

The original Knotfest was created in 2012 by SlipKnot for two exclusive shows in Iowa and Wisonsin, USA for a unique horror circus and dark carnival experience in celebration of their music and the relevant bands of the day. The inaugural event saw Deftones, Serj Tankian, Machine Head, Lamb of God, Gojira, Dillinger Escape Plan and Cannibal Corpse join forces with SlipKnot and establish the iconic festival that would later expand to Japan, Mexico, Colombia, France and Canada, and was expected to also hit the UK this summer but was cancelled due to the pandemic.

The new virtual festival for fresh metal music bands Pulse of the Maggots takes its name from the track off SlipKnot’s third studio record Vol. 3: (The Subliminal Verses) from 2004. The song has become an anthem for the band’s fans and is a fitting title for a festival set to showcase the raw talent of young metal acts from across the world. Tune in next Friday 13 November via Knotfest.com to take part of what would probably be the largest virtual festival of 2020.