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Hannah Wicklund has announced the release of her fourth studio album, War On Women; Calling All Good Men, arriving August 28 via Strawberry Moon Records.

Alongside the album announcement, Wicklund has released the acapella title track “War On Women,” the opening song from the album, accompanied by a new music video. The 13-track collection marks her first studio album since 2024’s The Prize.

The new album was written, recorded and self-produced by Wicklund following a turbulent period in her career and personal life. After returning to her home state of South Carolina from Nashville, she funded the recording sessions through sales of her artwork and paintings. Most of the album was recorded with engineer Devin Vaughan in Charleston, who also plays drums on the record.

“I’ve made the South Carolina version of a Nashville record,” says Hannah, who returned home to South Carolina last summer after a decade spent in Nashville, between international arena tours with acts including Deep Purple, Yes and Greta Van Fleet. “Most of it was written on Folly Beach, where I fell back in love with music and felt like a kid again. Escaping the hustle and business culture around music was my saving grace.”

According to Wicklund, the songs came quickly after she began writing again following several years of creative frustration.

“They poured out of me,” Hannah says. “For years, I hadn’t finished one song. Every time I tried, I got depressed not knowing how or when they would reach the world. Suddenly, I re-discovered the pure joy of making music. And the more I wrote, the less angry I became. The songs were a place to park my rage.”

The album explores themes of personal freedom, relationships and Wicklund’s experiences in the music industry. Songs including “Cowards & Kings,” “Whistle To Blow,” “The Token” and “Stockholm” reflect those experiences, while “Red Gorilla” and “Marionettes” are older compositions that she says were previously rejected before finding a home on the new record.

The opening title track, “War On Women,” began taking shape in 2016 and was completed eight years later. Wicklund said the song was inspired by events ranging from the Larry Nassar abuse scandal to the aftermath of the 2024 U.S. election.

“‘War On Women’ is a song that I began writing in 2016,” says Hannah. “The day I learned about the abuse so many girls suffered from at the hands of Larry Nassar and USA Gymnastics, and finished eight years later, the weekend after the 2024 election when the phrase “Your Body, My Choice” was touted as a victory slogan amongst boys and men. I alchemized my rage into a song meant to be a call to action for all the good men of this world to take a stand and begin using their power and their voices to protect women and girls instead of predators; for only then can we call you our brothers and only then can we keep you as lovers…”

The album closes with the companion piece “Calling All Good Men,” which Wicklund describes as a hopeful conclusion to the record.

“That was the last song I wrote and it arrived in a flash, driving home after a show that I played with my brother,” says Hannah. “I want it to be abundantly clear that I am not anti-men. These are not just women’s issues; they are society’s issues and finding a solution will involve all of us. It’s a hopeful song to go out on and serves as my olive branch to all the good men out there to use their power and their voices to not just create a safer world, but to make space for women and girls to truly shine.”

Rather than releasing the full album to streaming services on launch day, Wicklund will debut one song during each full moon over the course of a year, beginning June 29 with “War On Women.” The complete album will be available on vinyl and CD on August 28, with the staggered digital rollout serving as an artist-driven alternative release strategy.

TRACK LISTING

War On Women
Red Gorilla
Evil Is A Corporation
Marionettes
The Pier
Diamonds
Daggers
The Token
Whistle To Blow
Stockholm
Cowards & Kings
Total Truth
Calling All Good Men

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Following their recent signing to Terminus Hate City, THE NOCTAMBULANT reveal the next few pages of this Southern Gothic chapter. Steeped in the traditions of Blues, Rockabilly, Goth rock and American Country, THE NOCTAMBULANT embrace this aesthetic and sonic niche while maintaining their signature black metal sound.

THE NOCTAMBULANT will release their forthcoming full length album Revival on September 18, via Terminus Hate City. 

On the new single “Skeleton Key” THE NOCTAMBULANT share: “this track captures the desire to achieve salvation and transcendence by any means necessary. It tells the story of using one body to reach immortality in another. The weakness of the flesh must be overcome in the pursuit of something greater.”

“Skeleton Key” unleashes a dire savagery through a blackened haze. Its foreboding onslaught marches steadily onward as weighted rhythmic strikes soon erupt into a fury of high-speed intensity. As the darkness consumes, the inevitable end is inescapable. 

Revival – Track Listing:

1. Repent and Be Saved
2. Bring the Sorrow
3. Apokalypsis
4. Dark Dawn
5. Macabre
6. Interlude
7. Skeleton Key
8. Killing Tree
9. Hell Ride
10. San Martino
11. Red Right Hand

Recorded at Tri-Rush Studios, Revivalwas engineered and produced by E. Helvete and D. Franseth. The album was mixed and mastered by Daniel Thabet at Liquid Studios, with the cover art designed by Dream Creatures. 

THE NOCTAMBULANT:

E. Helvete – Guitars/Vocals
D. Franseth – Drums
Lars G – Bass
Rev. Beaumont – Lead Guitar

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Source: C Squared Music

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