The 'Pressure' to make the perfect Wage War album, one that harvests what people have come to love about our band yet still grow and explore new territory and push ourselves harder than ever before."

There are songs on the album that speaking of not succumbing to pressure and being just another face in the crowd, but more so making a change in yourself and the world around you.

"[5] When asked about recording the album, Cody Quistad stated: "We were all out of our comfort zone, which was really cool, we couldn't just go home after the day.

"We went back to Andrew Wade and Jeremy McKinnon for the production and engineering side of things and were honored to have metal legend, Mark Lewis, mix it!

Kicking off September 27, just a few weeks after their Worcester Self Help Fest appearance, Wage War was on the road with Like Moths to Flames, Polaris, and Dayseeker in 2019.

gave it 3 out of 10 and said: "You can't fault Wage War for trying this; similar moves have worked wonders for Bring Me the Horizon and Bad Wolves.

"[2] Hunter Hewgley from KillYourStereo gave the album 45 out of 100 and said: "To me, Pressure is a tragic event, as it is a huge missed opportunity for Wage War to create something unique for themselves.

Instead, it all winds up as a confused, contrived, confidence-lacking mess that feels like it's reluctant to step too far away from its generic metalcore roots.

I also do strongly admire the fact that Wage War wished to push themselves in a different direction, and don't get me wrong, that's pretty damn cool.

But Pressure misses the mark entirely for a new, worthy change, instead leaving me with a void that not even a good breakdown can fill.

"[4] New Noise gave the album a 4 out of 5 and stated: "Compared to their last release, Pressure is a more memorable and impressionable record.

Though there will be fans that dislike the focus shift in singing over screaming (and melodies over breakdowns), the transition sounds natural and almost necessary.