Draft:The Stripped Sessions

The Stripped Sessions
The Stripped Sessions
Studio album by Wage War
Released	December 2, 2022
Recorded	2018, 2020, 2021-2022
Genre	Metalcore; hard rock; acoustic;
Label	Fearless
Producer	Andrew Wade; Cody Quistad;
Wage War chronology
Singles from The Stripped Sessions
	"Johnny Cash (Stripped)"; Released: February 14, 2018; "Gravity (Stripped)"; Released: August 4, 2018; "Grave (Stripped)"; Released: May 29, 2020; "Circle the Drain (Stripped)"; Released: December 17, 2021; "Godspeed (Stripped)"; Released: October 17, 2022; "Never Said Goodbye (Stripped)"; Released: November 18, 2022;

The Stripped Sessions is an album by American metalcore band Wage War. This is the only album to have re-recorded songs as stripped versions from every album, except for Blueprints, up to that point. The album was announced on November 18, 2022.^[5] The album was released on December 2, 2022, through Fearless Records. It was produced by Andrew Wade and Cody Quistad.

Touring

A Day to Remember announced a stripped acoustic tour with Wage War as direct support as part of the Reassembled Acoustic Theater Tour.^[6]

Tracklist

All lyrics are written by Wage War except for Folsom Prison Blues, lyrics by Johnny Cash; all music is composed by Wage War

*The Stripped Sessions* track listing^[7]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Prison"	2:40
2.	"Slow Burn"	2:59
3.	"Godspeed"	3:01
4.	"Me Against Myself"	4:05
5.	"Hurt"	3:21
6.	"Circle the Drain"	3:52
7.	"Never Said Goodbye"	3:21
8.	"Gravity"	3:55
9.	"Grave"	3:15
10.	"Johnny Cash"	3:35
11.	"Folsom Prison Blues"	3:13

Personnel

Wage War

Briton Bond – lead vocals
Seth Blake – acoustic guitar, lead guitar, backing vocals
Cody Quistad – acoustic guitar, rhythm guitar, vocals, production, engineering
Chris Gaylord – bass, backing vocals
Stephen Kluesener – drums, cajón

Additional personnel

Andrew Wade – production, engineering

References

^ Rogers, Jack (November 18, 2022). "Wage War Announce Special Album 'The Stripped Sessions'". Rock Sound. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ "Johnny Cash (Stripped) by Wage War". Spotify. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ "Gravity (Stripped) by Wage War". Spotify. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ "Grave (Stripped) by Wage War". Spotify. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
^ Rogers, Jack (November 18, 2022). "Wage War Announce Special Album 'The Stripped Sessions'". Rock Sound. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ "Wage War Tour Announcement". Facebook. Retrieved October 2, 2022.
^ "The Stripped Sessions by Wage War". Spotify. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[1] Rogers, Jack (November 18, 2022). "Wage War Announce Special Album 'The Stripped Sessions'". Rock Sound. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

[2] "Johnny Cash (Stripped) by Wage War". Spotify. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[3] "Gravity (Stripped) by Wage War". Spotify. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[4] "Grave (Stripped) by Wage War". Spotify. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

[5] Rogers, Jack (November 18, 2022). "Wage War Announce Special Album 'The Stripped Sessions'". Rock Sound. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

[6] "Wage War Tour Announcement". Facebook. Retrieved October 2, 2022.

[7] "The Stripped Sessions by Wage War". Spotify. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

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