Wolves At The Gate Unveil "PARASITE" Short Film - Announce Wasteland Album For May Release

Metalcore band Wolves At The Gate has announced Wasteland as the title of their upcoming sixth studio album, set for release on May 30th via Solid State Records.

Leading the charge is their new single, PARASITE, which arrives alongside a cinematic short film/music video.

Speaking on the track, vocalist/guitarist Steve Cobucci shared:

“Throughout the whole album, we are exploring different concepts through the lens of a broader narrative and story. With ‘Parasite,’ we wanted to write a song that explores the relationship between a parasite and its host. It’s such a powerful metaphor for the way that we all relate with our own weaknesses, tendencies, and sin.

There’s a sense in which we hate the way that we continue to go back down the same dark paths, but we only walk those paths because there is something we want and something that we are getting out of it. We can say that we hate it as much as we want, but there is something enticing about it. It is a song essentially about the insanity of sin. The very thing that we crave is the very thing that hates us and wants to kill us. Chasing after sin is a bottomless pit. Always promising but never satisfying.”

The chorus line captures that idea saying, ‘And I died a million deaths to live.’ That’s the picture that I see of my own sinfulness. I chose to dive into things that I knew would result in a million deaths thinking that it would give me life and regardless of how many times I saw how shallow and empty it was, I still chased after it. This song is a lament of a reality that I know all too well. And so I wanted to write a song that would shine a bright light on it for me to remember that sin is an empty promise that leaves you hollow in the end. The same way a parasite feeds on you until you have no life left to give.”

Cobucci co-produced Wasteland alongside Spiritbox’s Josh Gilbert and shared the following about the vision behind the album:

“As I was working on the album and especially the lyrics, I began to realize that the Wasteland was a metaphor for a frame of mind that I don’t want to live in, but a world I feel myself drawn back into over and over again. “I hate it. It’s a world of empty promises. It’s a mirage. A counterfeit.”

“Wasteland” track-list:

01 – “INT(r)O”
02 – “(The Wasteland) PAIN”
03 – “PARASITE”
04 – “SYNTHETIC SUN”
05 – “wandering”
06 – “LAW OF THE (Waste) LAND”
07 – “SMOKE (False Devils)”
08 – “withering”
09 – “DEATH CLOCK”
10 – “wasting”
11 – “MEMENTO MORI”
12 – “wanting”
13 – “UNREST”