Never Say Die (Wig Wam album)

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Never Say Die
Never say die wig wam.jpg
Studio album by
Wig Wam
ReleasedJanuary 22, 2021
StudioHolter Studio, Stargate Studios
Genre Glam metal, hard rock
Length47:09
Label Frontiers Music
Producer Trond Holter
Wig Wam chronology
Wall Street
(2012)		Never Say Die
(2021)		 Out of the Dark
(2023)
Singles from Never Say Die
  1. "Never Say Die"
    Released: 27 October 2020
  2. "Kilimanjaro"
    Released: 2 December 2020

Never Say Die is the fifth studio album by Norwegian glam metal band Wig Wam, released on 22 January, 2021. It is the band's first album in nine years and their first following their reunion in 2019 after initially splitting up in 2014. [1] The album was produced by the band's guitarist Trond Holter and recorded at Holter Studio and Stargate Studios.

Contents

Release and promotion

The band released "Never Say Die" And "Kilimanjaro" as singles ahead of the album's release, and performed a live-streamed concert at a release event for the album at Chateau Neuf on January 22, 2021. [1] [2] Restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic made it difficult to promote the album with media appearances and live shows, with the band only performing a few concerts that year and being dropped by their booking agency in January 2022. [3] [4] [5]

After "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, the band experienced a resurgence in popularity and appeared at festivals in Norway and Europe once the COVID restrictions had been lifted later in 2022. [6] A summer tour of the United States was planned, but delayed to 2023 after difficulties with acquiring work visas. [7] [8]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."The Second Crusade"  0:54
2."Never Say Die"Trond HolterHolter4:02
3."Hypnotized"Åge Sten Nilsen
  • Holter
  • Nilsen
3:54
4."Shadows Of Eternity"HolterHolter3:32
5."Kilimanjaro"NilsenNilsen3:53
6."Where Does It Hurt"Bernt JansenJansen4:14
7."My Kaleidoscope Ark"NilsenNilsen4:32
8."Dirty Little Secret"Nilsen
  • Holter
  • Nilsen
3:48
9."Call Of The Wild"Jansen
  • Jansen
  • Holter
4:40
10."Northbound"  3:51
11."Hard Love"NilsenNilsen3:33
12."Silver Lining"JansenJansen6:16
Total length:47:09

Personnel

Wig Wam

Additional personnel

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