(updated: 7/7/10)

INDIE VISION MUSIC: "Attack of the Wolf King combines the passionate energy of early Haste the Day albums with fresh new talent to give us one of the best releases of the year... An album that is excellent from start to finish. (9/10)”

HM: "[Attack of the Wolf King] is a fantastically heavy, artistically strong record that wears it's heart on it's sleeve.”

ALTERNATIVE PRESS: "The Indiana five-piece bring the lightning like a host of avenging angels... [Attack of the Wolf King] is how this shit is done.”

ABSOLUTE PUNK: "With Attack of the Wolf King, Haste The Day will silence the doubters, as this is the band's best effort since When Everything Falls”

ALTERNATIVE PRESS: "[Haste the Day] may stir up the pit with their pummeling metalcore”

NOISESCREEP/AOL: "Plenty of shred and screamworks, along with lots of melodic finesse”

EXCLAIM!: "Haste The Day have discovered a way to take their stylistic elements that have been scattered across past releases and fuse them together on Attack of the Wolf King. This is easily their best effort to date.”

THE NEW REVIEW: "Attack of the Wolf King finds Haste the Day once again making beautiful music... Haste the Day has not been sitting idly by while the music industry passes them by. They have stepped out and declared, 'this is who we are and we are here to stay. (4/5)”

THE INTERLUDE: "Attack Of The Wolf King is really a new breath of fresh air for the band... One of the best albums of 2010!""

ROCK SOUND: "Attack of the Wolf King is anything but stale... This is an album many would be proud of. (8/10)”

LEXINGTON MUSIC PRESS: "Haste The Day have returned to glory with Attack of the Wolf King... Most definitely worth your time. (9/10)”

ALL MUSIC GUIDE: "Precision cut machine gun beats and tight, Iron Maiden-inspired 'guitarmonies'”

HOUSTONPRESS: "The band's definitive album”

DECOY MUSIC: "The guitars are blazing, with interesting melodies and well executed choruses... [Stephen Keech's vocals are] fuller, more diverse, and as ferocious as ever. (4/5)”

SPUTNIK MUSIC: "Haste The Day has come a long way over the past nine years, and with Attack Of The Wolf King, they have once again proven that they can pull together a wonderful album”

HOPECORE: "Ferocious vocals, savage riffs, and vehement breakdowns...This may just be your album of the summer!”

HEAVY BLOG IS HEAVY:"Haste The Day knows what they’re doing and they do it well, creating some intensely melodic anthems with atmospheric tones that beg for repeated listens... [Haste The Day] has hit their stride and if they continue on this path, they’ll remain afloat once this sinking ship of a scene finally capsizes.”

INDY CONCERTS: "A very different, very heavy album from a veteran band... Haste the Day is back.”

HARDCORE SOUNDS: "A rock solid effort that is a nice addition to their discography”

REVIEW RINSE REPEAT: "Lead vocalist Stephen Keech’s demonic screams add to an atmosphere of a carefully controlled chaos”

OREGON MUSIC NEWS: "The new lineup has injected new life into Haste the Day. The vocals are much more dynamic, the instrumentation (especially the guitars) is several levels above what it once was, and the song-writing structure has always been above-average... This is a band that’s making the music they truly love to make, and it shows.”

ULTIMATE GUITAR: "Haste The Day has always had their own unique sound and made it even better on this release”

When peace like a river attendeth my way
When sorrows like sea billows roll
It is well, it is well with my soul ...

Those lines, from the 19th Century hymn "It Is Well With My Soul," say a lot about metalcore mainstays HASTE THE DAY.

The Indianapolis five-piece – who take their name from the hymn – have spent the past eight years rolling with the punches, taking the highlights and the challenges in equal measure. Embraced by a global fan base of rock and metal fans, HASTE THE DAY have released four revered albums that have collectively sold well over a quarter-million copies – despite member shifts that might have leveled a lesser band. Always driving them forward was the unwavering adoration of the band's legion of fans, who helped to make HASTE THE DAY one of the most successful and enduring metalcore bands of their generation.

Now, the members are ready to take their destiny into their own hands, with the help of a boatload of faith and the most dynamic, ferocious and art-minded album of their career. Attack Of The Wolf King – HASTE THE DAY's fifth full-length for Solid State Records – stirs up all of HTD's trademark moves to new frenzied heights for what, nine years into their career, could be their career-defining album.

"I think that Attack Of The Wolf King has taken the musical elements of HASTE THE DAY – the breakdowns, the melodies, and the mood – and turned it up ten notches," says bassist and founding member Michael Murphy. "Fans of the old HTD and the new HTD will be both be in love with this album. It has the raw aggression of Burning Bridges, the catchy choruses of When Everything Falls, the energy of Pressure The Hinges, and the mood and feeling of Dreamer. Get ready for your new favorite HASTE THE DAY album!"

Recorded in Richmond, Virginia, with seasoned producer Andreas Magnusson (The Black Dahlia Murder, Oh Sleeper), Attack Of The Wolf King is the first outing for the current incarnation of HASTE THE DAY, whose new members brought equally fresh elements to the writing process, adding new fuel to the tried-and-true metalcore machine of Murphy and singer Stephen Keech. As Murphy attests, the member shifts haven't always been easy for the band on a personal level, but they're not about to falter – and neither would their fans let them.

"When you tour with your best friends for so long, it's hard to continue without them, but it was through those challenges and losses that we gained some of the best musicians I have ever known," says Murphy of the current lineup. "It has also really made me reevaluate why I am still doing this. For most bands, this would have put out the flame, but for HASTE THE DAY it has fanned the flame of passion and purpose."

Five albums into their career, HASTE THE DAY are still taking in stride whatever their career throws at them. They've played alongside some of their musical heroes, toured the world many times over (including stops in less-traveled countries like Colombia and New Zealand) and succeeded both critically and commercially – and still, they burn with the simple sense of purpose that fueled their earliest days.

"When I started this band in high school, all I wanted to do was play Cornerstone Festival and maybe put out one record," Murphy says. "After being blessed enough to do that, everything else has been icing on the cake."

It is well, indeed.

 

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