Out of the Dark (Wig Wam album)

Out of the Dark
Studio album by Wig Wam
Released	10 February 2023
Studio	Spoon Bay Studios
Genre	Glam metal, hard rock
Length	44:02
Label	Frontiers Music
Producer	Trond Holter
Wig Wam chronology
Never Say Die (2021) Out of the Dark (2023)
Singles from Out of the Dark
"Out of the Dark" Released: 2 December 2022 "High n Dry" Released: 3 January 2023 "Forevermore" Released: 27 January 2023

Out of the Dark is the sixth studio album by Norwegian glam metal band Wig Wam, released on 10 February 2023. The album was announced in December 2022, along with a release of the title track as a single.[1] Out of the Dark was produced by the band's guitarist Trond Holter and recorded at his home studio, Spoon Bay Studios.

Background and recording

Following a resurgence in popularity after the band's song "Do Ya Wanna Taste It" from the Non Stop Rock'n Roll album was used as the theme song for the HBO Max television series Peacemaker and ongoing COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Norway, Wig Wam started writing songs for a new album in the first half of 2022.[2][3] The album was produced by the band's guitarist Trond Holter, who along with singer Åge Sten Nilsen and bassist Bernt Jansen wrote a majority of the album's songs. Recordings took place at Holter's home studio, Spoon Bay Studio, in Halden.

Release and promotion

Out of the Dark was released on 10 February, 2023, with three singles preceding its release: "Out of the Dark", "High n Dry" and "Forevermore". Wig Wam went on tour in support of the album both before and after its release, which included shows in Norway and their first tours in Australia and the United States.[4][5][6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Åge Sten Nilsen, except where noted

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Out of the Dark"	Trond Holter Åge Sten Nilsen	Holter Nilsen	4:28
2.	"High n Dry"		Nilsen	3:33
3.	"Forevermore"	Holter	Holter	4:55
4.	"Bad Luck Chuck"		Bernt Jansen Holter Nilsen Øystein Andersen	3:48
5.	"Uppercut Shazam"		Holter Nilsen	3:52
6.	"Ghosting You"		Nilsen	3:48
7.	"The Purpose"		Jansen Holter Nilsen	4:39
8.	"American Dream"	Jansen	Jansen	3:51
9.	"'79"	Holter	Holter	4:22
10.	"God by Your Side"	Jansen	Jansen Holter	3:45
11.	"Sailor and the Desert Sun"		Kjell Åge H. Karlsen Eirik Renton Nilsen	3:01
Total length:				44:02

Personnel

Wig Wam

• Åge Sten "Glam" Nilsen – lead vocals, backing vocals, piano (2)
• Trond "Teeny" Holter – guitar, backing vocals, production, engineering, programming
• Bernt "Flash" Jansen – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals (10)
• Øystein "Sporty" Andersen – drums

Additional personnel

• Lasse Finbråten – keyboards, backing vocals
• Eivind Skovdahl – mixing
• Magnus Gulbrandsen – mastering
• Haakon Nilo Holter – backing vocals (3)
• Ingeborg Nilo Holter – backing vocals (3)
• Vilde Trondsdatter Holter – backing vocals (3)
• Stan-W Decker – artwork, layout
• Fredrik Arff – photography

References

1. Team, Editorial (2022-12-02). "WIG WAM To Release 'Out Of The Dark' Album In February; Watch Official Music Video for Title Track; 2023 Tour Dates Announced". Sonic Perspectives. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
2. Yateslast, Henry (5 August 2022). "How Peacemaker's opening credits revived the career of faded Norwegian glam rockers Wig Wam". Louder. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
3. Yateslast, Henry (5 August 2023). "How Peacemaker's opening credits revived the career of faded Norwegian glam rockers Wig Wam". Louder. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
4. BraveWords. "WIG WAM To Release Out Of The Dark Album In February; Title Track Video Streaming; 2023 Tour Dates Announced". bravewords.com. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
5. Erskine, Craig (28 April 2023). "Wig Wam - Wisconsin Music". Wisconsin Music. Retrieved 2023-10-25.
6. Peters, Kris (2022-12-30). "WIG WAM To Tour Australia For The First Time EVER Early 2023 | HEAVY Magazine". Retrieved 2023-10-25.