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Massive Wagons Announce Seventh Album ‘Earth To Grace’ and Release Powerful New Single “Missing On TV”

“The chorus is huge! It was a real pleasure working on this in detail with Matt – everyone put in a shift and made this one a Wagons classic.” – Barry “Baz” Mills

Lancaster’s rock ruffians, Massive Wagons, are back with their seventh studio album, Earth To Grace, along with a blistering new single and video, “Missing On TV.” Always hard at work, the band uses “Missing On TV” to rail against the government’s relentless exploitation of the common man, delivering a no-nonsense anthem filled with arena-filling drums, a lighter-waving chorus, and meaty guitar riffs.

Frontman Speaks Out

Frontman Barry “Baz” Mills states, “The song’s about the government, all sides just milking the rest of us to fund their lifestyle. They have zero shame, zero accountability, and zero remorse about stamping all over the common man. We are washed away out to sea, missing on TV. It’s an age-old message, but more relevant now than in a long, long time.”

Collaboration with Matt O’Grady

Teaming up with producer Matt O’Grady (You Me At Six, Architects, Don Broco) for Earth To Grace, the band feels this collaboration was the right move. Mills adds, “This track is in all of our Top 3 album songs – the chorus is huge! It was a real pleasure working on this in detail with Matt – everyone put in a shift and made this one a Wagons classic.”

Anticipation and Inspiration

Following their previous album, Triggered! – which reached #6 in the UK Top 40 Album chart – Earth To Grace promises to deliver the anthemic power and punk spirit that fans love, with added stardust propelling the band to new creative heights. The album draws inspiration from a range of sources, including the sad passing of Sinéad O’Connor, the movie Sound Of Freedom, the TikTok algorithm, and ’80s TV shows like Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors and Cities Of Gold.

Mills reflects, “People ask after every album is written and recorded, ‘Is this your best one yet?’ It’s a question I don’t like answering. All I can say is that we could not be happier with what we’ve created. We took a brave step with a new producer, and Matt’s input on melodies and arrangement was invaluable.”

Massive Wagons - Earth To Grace album cover art
Massive Wagons – Earth To Grace

Earth To Grace Track List:

  1. Sleep Forever
  2. Missing On TV
  3. Free And Easy
  4. Night Skies
  5. The Good Die Young
  6. All We Got
  7. Cool Like A Fox
  8. Fun While It Lasted
  9. Whatever Makes You Happy
  10. Underdog
  11. Rabbit Hole

Bonus tracks on special edition:

  • Punk At Heart
  • OCD

Bonus tracks on the indie store exclusive edition:

  • Needles And Hay
  • Free And Easy (Cowboy Version)

Earth To Grace is out on 8th November 2024 and available for pre-order now at earache.com/massivewagons.

Headline Tour Announcement

Celebrating their fifteenth year as a band, Massive Wagons have announced a 9-date headline tour across the UK and Ireland in November, with special guests Florence Black. The tour kicks off at Nottingham’s Rock City on 22nd November and concludes at Belfast’s Limelight 2 on 7th December.

Massive Wagons - Tour Dates
Massive Wagons – Tour Dates

UK & IRE Dates:

  • 22 Nov – Rock City, Nottingham
  • 23 Nov – SWX, Bristol
  • 24 Nov – Engine Rooms, Southampton
  • 26 Nov – O2 Institute, Birmingham
  • 27 Nov – SWG3, Glasgow
  • 29 Nov – O2 Ritz, Manchester
  • 30 Nov – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London
  • 6 Dec – Grand Social, Dublin
  • 7 Dec – Limelight 2, Belfast

Massive Wagons have shared stages with Lynyrd Skynyrd, Status Quo, The Wildhearts, The Darkness, and Thunder, cementing their reputation as one of Europe’s hardest-working rock bands. This summer, they have a packed festival schedule, including Wacken Open Air, Alcatraz Festival, Maid In Stone, and Barcelona Rock Festival.

The band also headlined a tribute concert for the late Dave Myers of Hairy Bikers at Barrow Raiders’ Craven Park stadium on 8th June.

To see all the dates and get tickets, visit massivewagons.com/live.

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