Wars and Rumors of Wars

Wars and Rumors of Wars
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 5, 2009
RecordedJanuary 18 – February 25, 2009
GenreMetalcore, mathcore
Length30:18
LabelSolid State
ProducerMatt Goldman
The Chariot chronology
The Fiancée
(2007)
Wars and Rumors of Wars
(2009)
Long Live
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net80%[1]
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press[3]
Christianity Today[4]
Cross Rhythms[5]
Jesus Freak Hideout[6]
Rock Sound[7]

Wars and Rumors of Wars is the third full-length album from the band The Chariot. The album is unique in that, the first 25,000 CD cases were hand stamped, signed and numbered by the band, every member stamping 5,000 each. Similarly, the first 300 were stamped in red ink for a special pre-order.[8] They have stated this was done because they felt that CDs were becoming too impersonal, meaning that bands did not have much to do with a CD after the recording was finished, as the artwork would be designed by someone else, and then the whole package would be sent to the printer. The album is the only release by the band to feature guitarists Dan Vokey and Brian Russell Taylor.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Josh Scogin and composed by The Chariot

No.TitleLength
1."Teach:"2:53
2."Evolve:"2:59
3."Need:"1:55
4."Impress."2:12
5."Never I"3:28
6."Giveth"3:29
7."Abandon."3:01
8."Daggers"3:43
9."Oversea"0:44
10."Mrs. Montgomery Alabama III."6:00

Personnel

The Chariot
  • Josh Scogin - vocals
  • Dan Vokey - guitar
  • Bryan Russell Taylor - guitar
  • Jon "KC Wolf" Kindler - bass
  • David Kennedy – drums
Additional Instrumentation
  • Jeff Gingrich - Cello ("Never I")

Trivia

  • There is a hidden message in the song titles. If you take the first and last letter of each song title and lay them out, it spells "The end is nigh and so am I".

References

  1. ^ AbsolutePunk review
  2. ^ Wars and Rumors of Wars at AllMusic
  3. ^ Alternative Press review
  4. ^ Christianity Today review
  5. ^ Cross Rhythms review
  6. ^ Jesus Freak Hideout review
  7. ^ Kelham, Andrew (June 2009). "Wars and Rumors of Wars review". Rock Sound (123): 91.
  8. ^ Tate, Jason. "The Chariot Hand Sign 25k Albums" AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved on March 23, 2009.