Norwegian Glam Metallers WIG WAM Release New Video for “High N Dry”

New Album ‘Out of the Dark’

to be Released February 10th

The band has just released a new single & video for the track “High ‘N Dry”! 

Coming on the heels of renewed, enthusiastic interest in the band thanks to their classic track “Do Ya Wanna Taste It” being used as the theme song for HBO’s popular Peacemaker television series, ‘Out Of The Dark’ sees an already extremely talented band feeling truly reinvigorated and inspired. 

Watch the new Video HERE

(Please note that the LP release date will be May 12, 2023)

The band has also announced multiple tour dates in the U.S., Europe, and Australia, with more dates to be added. Be sure to check the Wig Wam website for updates. A full list of confirmed dates can be seen below. 

“We came out of the pandemic and had a pretty rough ‘rebirth’ doing a comeback in the midst of this dark period of live music. The album is, of course, also a ‘happier’ album, even though some of the song lyrics reflect on darker themes in our society, but they all have one thing in common: A positive outcome. Never giving up,” explains vocalist Åge Sten Nilsen of ‘Out Of The Dark’. 

Wig Wam, vocalist Glam (Åge Sten Nilsen), guitarist Teeny (Trond Holter), bassist Flash (Bernt Jansen), and drummer Sporty (Øystein Andersen), formed in Halden, Norway in 2001 and have been mixing ’80s inspired glam metal with classic hard rock, with entertaining lyrics and over-the-top imagery thrown in, to create a good old fashioned rock n’ roll vibe for over two decades.

In 2005, the year after the release of their debut album (first titled ‘667.. The Neighbour of the Beast’ and later changed to ‘Hard To Be A Rock N’ Roller’), the band had their first international breakthrough when they represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest, placing ninth with the song “In My Dreams”. The band would go on to release three more studio albums, ‘Wig Wamania’ (2006), ‘Non Stop Rock ‘N Roll’ (2010), and ‘Wall Street’ (2012) before splitting up in 2014.

The band would reunite in 2019 and work on a new album, ‘Never Say Die’ that was released in early 2021. In 2022, the band had a stroke of good fortune when film/television director James Gunn selected their 2010 song “Do Ya Wanna Taste It” (from the album ‘Non Stop Rock ‘N Roll’) as the opening theme song for the HBO Max show Peacemaker starring John Cena. The show, based on a DC Comics character, showcased the band to a whole new audience who had been previously unaware of them and has seen the band taking on renewed interest and booking more and more live dates around the world.

‘Out Of The Dark’ Track List:

1. Out Of The Dark

2. High And Dry

3. Forevermore

4. Bad Luck Chuck

5. Uppercut Shazam

6. Ghosting You

7. The Purpose

8. The American Dream

9. 79

10. God By Your Side

11. Sailor And The Desert Sun

WIG WAM 2023 TOUR DATES

01.07. Tower Theater – Fresno, CA USA

01.08. Goldfield – Roseville, CA USA

01.09. Whiskey A Go Go – Los Angeles, CAUSA

01.18. Rock Island Fest – Key West , FL USA

 More US dates to come 

01.21. Rock In Paradise/Blue Summit, Papeete, Tahiti

01.28. Musicland – Melbourne, Australia

01.29. The Zoo – Brisbane, Australia

01.31. Coolangatta Hotel – Coolangatta NSW Australia

02.01. Rosemount Hotel – Perth, Australia

02.02. Bridgeway Hotel – Adelaide, Australia

02.03. Bridge Hotel -Sydney, Australia

02.04. Republic Bar – Hobart, Australia

03.03. Larris scene – Førde , Norway

03.04. Forum Scene – Bergen, Norway

03.09. Samfunnshuset – Steinkjer, Norway

03.10. Byscenen – Trondheim, Norway

03.23. Lørenskog Hus – Lørenskog, Norway

03.24. Union Scene – Drammen, Norway

03.25. Parkbiografe – Skien, Norway

03.31. Festiviteten – Hamar, Norway

04.01. Brygga Kultursal – Halden, Norway

04.22. Arcada Theatre – St Charles – MO USA *supporting WINGER

04.29. Monsters Of Rock Cruise – Port Canaveral, FL USA

05.12. Color Fantasy – WIG WAM Cruise, Oslo, Norway

09.08. Silja Rock – Stockholm, Sweden

Glam (Åge Sten Nilsen) – vocals

Teeny (Trond Holter) – guitars

Flash (Bernt Jansen) – bass

Sporty (Øystein Andersen) – drums