It’s been a few weeks since We Came as Romans teased the release of a new album for the fall, and now the Michigan post-hardcore outfit has revealed the title of their fifth LP. “Cold Like War” will arrive on Oct. 20 through SharpTone Records. The lead single is the title track, and the explosive video for the song can be seen below.
In a word, the album represent adversity – in all of its various forms. Cold Like War is an energetic and immensely catchy compendium of songs that run the full gambit of emotion; aggression to sorrow, love to hate, to capture the fullest extent of the conflict and turmoil the band endured to make it to this point in their careers and their lives.
“Cold Like War is about struggle, those trials,” says guitarist and songwriter Joshua Moore in a statement. “They can turn us towards each other, towards those we love, towards those who have supported us. Because the last two years to us have felt like this giant war – an internal war – to figure out the right path for our band…to figure out how to stay together and be happy again.”
We Came as Romans took on the mentality and nature of a shark on Cold Like War. On one level, they have to be hungry and willing to chase down success as if it were elusive prey. On another level, however, they have to stay moving, since without development and growth, complacency and stagnation weigh heavy, dragging even the most solid debut sounds and styles into the dreary depths of monotony and boredom.
The cover art and track listing for “Cold Like War” can be found below. The group is currently gearing up for a North American tour with I Prevail in addition to headline dates.
Tracklist:
1. Vultures With Clipped Wings
2. Cold Like War
3. Two Hands
4. Lost in the Moment
5. Foreign Fire
6. Wasted Age
7. Encoder
8. If There’s Something to See (Feat. Eric Vanlerberghe from I Prevail)
9. Promise Me
10. Learning to Survive
Upcoming Shows:
Sep 20 Diamond Ballroom Oklahoma City, OK
Sep 21 Sokol Auditorium Omaha, NE
Sep 22 Bigs Sports Bar & Billiards Sioux Falls, SD
Sep 23 Babcock Theater Billings, MT
Sep 25 Roseland Theatre Portland, OR
Sep 26 Knitting Factory (WA) Spokane, WA
Sep 27 Knitting Factory (ID) Boise, ID
Sep 28 Hi-Fi Music Hall Eugene, OR
Sep 29 Showbox Sodo Seattle, WA
Sep 30 Venue Nightclub Vancouver, Canada
Oct 01 MacEwan Hall Calgary, Canada
Oct 02 Shaw Conference Centre Edmonton, Canada
Oct 03 O’Brian’s Event Centre Saskatoon, Canada
Oct 05 Sanctuary Events Center Fargo, ND
Oct 06 The Sandlot Entertainment Complex (WI) Green Bay, WI
Oct 07 Myth St Paul, MN
Oct 09 Concord Music Hall Chicago, IL
Oct 10 Turner Hall Ballroom Milwaukee, WI
Oct 14 The Agora Theatre Cleveland, OH
Oct 15 Danforth Music Hall Toronto, Canada
Oct 16 The Rapids Theatre Niagara Falls, NY
Oct 17 M Telus Montreal, Canada
Oct 18 Port City Music Hall (ME) Portland, ME
Oct 19 Starland Ballroom Sayreville, NJ
Oct 20 Palladium Worcester, MA
Oct 21 The Webster Hartford, CT
Oct 22 Jupiter Hall Albany, NY VIP
Oct 23 Rams Head Live! Baltimore, MD
Oct 24 The Electric Factory Philadelphia, PA
Oct 25 Playstation Theater New York, NY
Oct 27 The NorVa Norfolk, VA
Oct 28 Sherman Theater Stroudsburg, PA
Oct 30 Marathon Music Works Nashville, TN
Oct 31 Variety Playhouse Atlanta, GA
Nov 01 Neighborhood Theatre Charlotte, NC
Nov 02 Zydeco Birmingham, AL
Nov 03 Murray Hill Theatre Jacksonville, FL
Nov 04 Plaza LIVE Orlando Orlando, FL
Nov 05 The Ritz Ybor Tampa, FL
Nov 07 The Ballroom at Warehouse Live Houston, TX
Nov 08 The Bomb Factory Dallas, TX
Nov 09 Vibes Event Center San Antonio, TX
Nov 10 Tricky Falls El Paso, TX
Nov 12 The Novo Los Angeles, CA
Nov 13 The Regency Ballroom (CA) San Francisco, CA
Nov 14 Jub Jub’s Reno, NV VIP
Nov 15 Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV
Nov 16 Soma San Diego, CA
Nov 17 Marquee Theatre Tempe, AZ
Nov 19 The Complex Salt Lake City, UT
Nov 21 The Truman Kansas City, MO
Nov 24 Masonic Temple – The Cathedral Detroit, MI
Nov 25 Piere’s Entertainment Center (IN) Fort Wayne, IN
Nov 26 The Intersection Grand Rapids, MI
Nov 28 Stage AE Pittsburgh, PA
Nov 29 Newport Music Hall (OH) Columbus, OH
Nov 30 The Ready Room St Louis, MO
Dec 01 The Cotillion Ballroom Wichita, KS
Dec 02 7 Flags Event Center Clive, IA
Video for ‘Cold Like War’