{"product_id":"wage-war-the-stripped-sessions","title":"Wage War - The Stripped Sessions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWage War\u003cbr\u003eThe Stripped Sessions\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e(Orange Swirl Vinyl) (Limited Edition)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRelease: 2023\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrack Listing:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"iNqyIf\"\u003e\u003cstrong class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrison\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow Burn\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGodspeed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMe Against Myself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHurt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCircle The Drain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNever Said Goodbye\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGravity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrave\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohnny Cash\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolsom Prison Blues\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(253, 253, 253); color: rgb(48, 48, 48); font-size: 0.875rem;\" data-darkreader-inline-bgcolor=\"\" data-darkreader-inline-color=\"\"\u003eMore Info:\u003cbr\u003eThe Stripped Sessions offers a deeply personal, unplugged reimagining of Florida metalcore heavyweights Wage War. Rather than merely strumming acoustic guitars over standard rhythm parts, the band completely dismantled and reconstructed highlights from across their catalog, leaning into delicate country, folk, and ambient rock textures. Recorded alongside longtime collaborator and producer Andrew Wade, the production swaps out wall-of-sound distortion and crushing breakdowns for warm, uncompressed room acoustics, gentle fingerpicking, lap steel accents, and understated grand piano chords. The dynamic centerpiece is clean vocalist and rhythm guitarist Cody Quistad, whose melodic range and emotional vulnerability take center stage on reworked anthems like \"Manic,\" \"Circle the Drain,\" and \"Grave.\" Screamer Briton Bond shows impressive restraint, trading his guttural roars for gravelly, lower-register harmonies and close-mic spoken deliveries that add unexpected gravitas to the arrangements. Rounded out by a poignant, reverent acoustic cover of Johnny Cash's \"Folsom Prison Blues,\" the vinyl pressing breathes with rich acoustic depth and intimate stereo separation, proving that beneath Wage War's bludgeoning low-tuned aggression lies elite melodic songwriting craft.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grumpy Frog Records","offers":[{"title":"Orange Swirl","offer_id":52780744048871,"sku":null,"price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/2665\/7255\/files\/WWS.jpg?v=1791402225","url":"https:\/\/grumpyfrogrecords.com\/products\/wage-war-the-stripped-sessions","provider":"Grumpy Frog Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}