Metalcore legends, We Came As Romans haveannounced the long awaited release for their new album, 'Darkbloom', their first new album in five years, set to drop on October 14th, 2022 via Sharptone Records. The band have launched pre-orders of a very special run of vinyl, limited to only 1000, featuring an exclusive layout with a 10-page booklet available now from iamdarkbloom.com. Fans can pre-save the album HERE. Today's announcement is highlighted by the release of brand new single "Plagued" and its accompanying visualizer. Stream the track HERE and watch the visualizer below:
Speaking on their brand new track, "Plagued", We Came As Romans guitarist Josh Moore shares: "We are so excited to finally be able to announce the release of our next record Darkbloom. This will be our first record in five years, and we want to thank you all for being patient with us as we were figuring out if we could, and how we could continue moving forward as a band. We wrote this record about all the feelings we felt, and all the emotional places we lived in, navigating the loss of our brother Kyle. Every song is about a different part of our lives over the past few years, an insight to the struggles we had, and how we were able to make it to where we are now. We hope you all can take a deep dive into these songs and connect with us - and if you're feeling any of the ways we did, we hope these songs can help you push forward. This record is dedicated to Kyle - we'll never forget you, and we will never stop saying your name." Speaking on their brand new track, "Plagued", Moore continues "We've been waiting forever to release this song, and we're stoked to finally put it out! We finished writing Plagued in January 2020, so it's great to finally share it with our fans. My friend who I do a ton of writing with, Nick Sampson, texted me a little video of this idea for a riff he was working on - and I loved it. So I drove over to his place and we finished the song together - and then our friend Ryan Leitru came in and we all sat down and wrote the vocals to it. Over a year later, when we were in the studio recording the album with Drew Fulk - we smoothed out just a few parts and the song was done! And now here we are - over two years later, able to share Plagued with you! Lyrically, Plagued was about a part in the grieving process we all went through - feeling like the anguish you're dealing with, then anger you're dealing with, is turning you into a different person. That you're watching yourself change into someone you don't want to be - being consumed and overwhelmed by your grief. It's an incredibly difficult thing to live with, and I hope this song can help anyone who's feeling the same way."
We Came As Romans Darkbloom Album Track Listing 1. Darkbloom 2. Plagued 3. Black Hole 4. Daggers 5. Golden 6. One More Day 7. Doublespeak 8. The Anchor 9. Holding the Embers 10. Promise You
We Came As Romans have a busy touring schedule ahead. Starting on July 15th in Harrisburg, PA and culminating in Long Island, NY on August 27th, the band will hit the road for for a 34-date run with August Burns Red, Hollow Point and Void of Vision. They will then hit the road again for a further -date run with Architects and Like Moths To Flames, beginning on September 9th in Chicago and ending in Los Angeles, CA on October 7th. They will also perform at Blue Ridge Rock and Louder Than Life festivals. Info and tickets can be found at iamdarkbloom.com/pages/tour. Full routing below:
TOUR DATES WITH AUGUST BURNS RED
July 15 - Harrisburg, Pa. @ HMAC July 16 - Sayreville, N.J. @ Starland Ballroom July 17 - Providence, R.I. @ The Strand Ballroom July 19 - Rochester, N.Y. @ Anthology July 20 - Hartford, Ct. @ The Webster July 22 - Baltimore, Md. @ Ram’s Head Live July 23 - Norfolk, Va. @ Norva July 24 - Asheville, N.c. @ Orange Peel July 25 - Knoxville, Tenn. @ The Mill & Mine July 26 - Columbia, S.C. @ The Senate July 28 - Birmingham, Ala. @ Iron City July 29 - New Orleans, La. @ Republic July 30 - Austin, Texas @ Emos July 31 - Corpus Christi, Texas @ Brewster Street Icehouse Aug. 2 - Tucson, Ariz. @ Encore Aug. 3 - San Diego, Calif. @ Soma Aug. 4 - Santa Cruz, Calif. @ Catalyst Aug. 5 - Sacramento, Calif. @ Ace of Spades Aug. 6 - Portland, Ore. @ Roseland Aug. 8 - Seattle, Wash. @ Showbox Market Aug. 9 - Spokane, Wash. @ Knitting Factory Aug. 10 - Boise, Idaho @ Knitting Factory Aug. 12 - Great Falls, Mont. @ The Newberry Aug. 13 - Billings, Mont. @ Zoo Montana Aug. 14 - Fargo, N.D. @ Fargo Brewing Outdoors Aug. 16 - Minneapolis, Minn. @ Fillmore Aug. 18 - Lincoln, Neb. @ Bourbon St Aug. 19 - Des Moines, Iowa @ Val Air Aug. 20 - Milwaukee, Wis. @ The Rave Aug. 21 - Bloomington, Ill. @ Castle Theater Aug. 23 - Ft. Wayne, Ind. @ Piere’s Aug. 24 - Cincinnati, Ohio @ Bogarts Aug. 25 - Louisville, Ky. @ Mercury Ballroom Aug. 27 - Long Island, N.Y. @ Paramount
TOUR DATES WITH ARCHITECTS
9/10 Alton, VA - Blue Ridge Rock Festival 09/09 Chicago, IL – Riviera Theatre 09/10 Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall 09/12 Indianapolis, IN – Deluxe 09/13 Cleveland, OH – Agora Theatre & Ballroom 09/15 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Music Theatre 09/16 Toronto, ON – Rebel 09/17 Montreal, QC – MTelus 09/20 Boston, MA – House Of Blues 09/21 New York, NY – Terminal 5 09/22 Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore 09/23 Silver Spring, MD – The Fillmore 09/24 Louisville, KY – Louder Than Life Festival 09/27 Raleigh, NC – The Ritz 09/30 Atlanta, GA – Heaven, The Masquerade 10/01 Tampa, FL – Jannus Live 10/03 Dallas, TX – Granada Theater 10/04 San Antonio, TX – Aztec Theatre 10/06 Tempe, AZ – Marquee Theatre 10/07 Los Angeles, CA – The Novo By Microsoft