Blueprints (album) explained

Blueprints
Type:	Album
Artist:	Wage War
Cover:	File:WageWar_Blueprints.jpg
Released:	November 27, 2015
Studio:	Wade Studios, Orlando, Florida
Genre:	Metalcore^[1]
Length:	38:58
Label:	Fearless
Prev Title:	The Fall of Kings
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	Deadweight
Next Year:	2017

Blueprints is the debut studio album by American metalcore band Wage War. It was released on November 27, 2015, through Fearless Records. Prior to its release, the band had been through three name changes and an EP called The Fall of Kings when named Empires. On November 13, 2020, the band announced a vinyl re-release for December 4, 2020 including a brand new bonus track to celebrate the album's fifth anniversary. A digital version was released on November 27, 2020.

Previously Unreleased Tracks

"The Aftermath"
"Maelstrom"*
"Parasite"*
"I Am The Messenger"*
"Honesty"*

- recorded under the name Empires.

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[2]

Wage War

Briton Bond – unclean vocals
Seth Blake – lead guitar, backing vocals
Cody Quistad – rhythm guitar, clean vocals
Chris Gaylord – bass
Stephen Kluesener – drums

Additional personnel^[2]

Andrew Wade – composition, engineering, mixing, production
Jeremy McKinnon – production, composition
Alan Douches – mastering
Matt Aure – product management
Tom Denney – composition
Sal Torres – A&R
Chris Kutsor – layout design
James Land – photography

Charts

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Top Heatseekers^[3]	3
US Top Rock Albums^[4]	43
US Top Hard Rock Albums^[5]	9
US Independent Albums^[6]	28

External links

Web site: Wage War - Blueprints. Loud and Heavy. Mark. November 23, 2015. July 14, 2016.
Web site: Wage War - Blueprints Review. Flippen Music. Anthony. Pacheco. December 27, 2015. July 14, 2016.
Web site: Album Review: Wage War - Blueprints. Sound Fiction. Tyler H.. July 14, 2016.

Notes and References

Web site: Album Review: Wage War – Blueprints . Sound Fiction. Tyler H.. November 25, 2015. November 8, 2021.
Web site: Blueprints - Wage War - Credits. AllMusic. April 11, 2018.
Web site: Heatseekers Albums: December 12, 2015. Billboard. November 22, 2016.
Web site: Rock Albums: December 12, 2015. Billboard. November 22, 2016. November 10, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161110045451/http://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-albums/2015-12-12. dead.
Web site: Hard Rock Albums: December 12, 2015. Billboard. November 22, 2016.
Web site: Independent Albums: December 12, 2015. Billboard. November 22, 2016.