Blueprints is the debut studio album by American metalcore band Wage War. It was released on November 27, 2015, through Fearless Records. Prior to its release, the band had been through three name changes and an EP called The Fall of Kings when named Empires. On November 13, 2020, the band announced a vinyl re-release for December 4, 2020 including a brand new bonus track to celebrate the album's fifth anniversary. A digital version was released on November 27, 2020.

Blueprints
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 27, 2015
StudioWade Studios, Orlando, Florida
GenreMetalcore[1]
Length38:58
LabelFearless
Producer
Wage War chronology
The Fall of Kings
(2011)
Blueprints
(2015)
Deadweight
(2017)
Singles from Blueprints
  1. "Alive"
    Released: June 15, 2015
  2. "Twenty One"
    Released: September 11, 2015
  3. "Youngblood"
    Released: October 23, 2015
Anniversary edition album cover
Artwork used for the anniversary edition album cover.
Singles from Blueprints (Anniversary edition)
  1. "Surrounded"
    Released: November 13, 2020

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Hollow"1:08
2."Twenty One"4:13
3."Alive"3:24
4."Blueprints"4:22
5."Youngblood"4:02
6."The River"3:48
7."Deadlocked"3:55
8."Enemy"3:58
9."Spineless"2:00
10."Basic Hate"3:40
11."Desperate"4:24
Total length:38:58
Anniversary Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Surrounded"3:30
Total length:42:28

Previously Unreleased Tracks

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  1. "The Aftermath"
  2. "Maelstrom"*
  3. "Parasite"*
  4. "I Am The Messenger"*
  5. "Honesty"*
  • - recorded under the name Empires.

Personnel

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Credits adapted from AllMusic.[2]

Wage War

  • Briton Bond – unclean vocals
  • Seth Blake – lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Cody Quistad – rhythm guitar, clean vocals
  • Chris Gaylord – bass
  • Stephen Kluesener – drums

Additional personnel[2]

  • Andrew Wade – composition, engineering, mixing, production
  • Jeremy McKinnon – production, composition
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Matt Aure – product management
  • Tom Denney – composition
  • Sal Torres – A&R
  • Chris Kutsor – layout design
  • James Land – photography

Charts

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Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Top Heatseekers[3] 3
US Top Rock Albums[4] 43
US Top Hard Rock Albums[5] 9
US Independent Albums[6] 28

References

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  1. ^ Tyler H. (November 25, 2015). "Album Review: Wage War – Blueprints". Sound Fiction. Retrieved November 8, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Blueprints - Wage War - Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
  3. ^ "Heatseekers Albums: December 12, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  4. ^ "Rock Albums: December 12, 2015". Billboard. Archived from the original on November 10, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  5. ^ "Hard Rock Albums: December 12, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  6. ^ "Independent Albums: December 12, 2015". Billboard. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
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