{"id":25373,"date":"2026-08-02T17:42:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T12:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25373"},"modified":"2026-08-02T17:42:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T12:42:22","slug":"wargasm-sign-to-hopeless-records-and-share-frenetic-new-single-get-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=25373","title":{"rendered":"Wargasm sign to Hopeless Records and share frenetic new single &#8216;Get Down&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/wargasm\">Wargasm<\/a> have announced they have signed to Hopeless Records, and have shared the frenetic new single \u2018Get Down\u2019 \u2013 listen below.<\/p>\n<p>The track is the first release from the duo of Milkie Way and Sam Matlock through their new label, and their first single since the dystopian \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/wargasm-share-dystopian-new-single-small-world-syndrome-3878738\">Small World Syndrome<\/a>\u2018 in July last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Get Down\u2019 sees them combine pulsing, hyperactive electronic\u00a0beats\u00a0and effects with distorted guitars and a huge, anthemic chorus, as the duo explore themes of \u201cisolation, mortality and escapism\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the first track from the new era of Wargasm here:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\ud835\udc16\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc11\ud835\udc06\ud835\udc00\ud835\udc12\ud835\udc0c - Get Down (Official Audio)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MHObGLeYpTI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The duo will also support\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/artists\/scene-queen\">Scene Queen<\/a>\u00a0on a North American tour throughout September and October. See the dates below and find any remaining tickets\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ticketmaster.evyy.net\/c\/2862475\/264167\/4272?sharedid=NME&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ticketmaster.com%2Fscene-queen-tickets%2Fartist%2F2874742\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>SEPTEMBER<\/b><br \/><strong>15 \u2013 Atlanta, GA \u2013 The Masquerade, Heaven<\/strong><br \/><strong>16 \u2013 Nashville, TN \u2013 The Basement East<\/strong><br \/><strong>18 \u2013 Columbus, OH \u2013 Ace Of Cups<\/strong><br \/><strong>19 \u2013 Lakewood, OH \u2013 The Roxy<\/strong><br \/><strong>20 \u2013 McKees Rocks, PA \u2013\u00a0Roxian\u00a0Theatre<\/strong><br \/><strong>22 \u2013 St Louis, MO \u2013 Delmar Hall<\/strong><br \/><strong>23 \u2013 Lawrence, KS \u2013 Granada Theatre<\/strong><br \/><strong>25 \u2013 Houston, TX \u2013 Scout Bar<\/strong><br \/><strong>26 \u2013 San Antonio, TX \u2013 Paper Tiger<\/strong><br \/><strong>27 \u2013 Dallas, TX \u2013 The Echo Lounge &amp; Music Hall<\/strong><br \/><strong>29 \u2013 Mesa, AZ \u2013 The Nile Theater<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>OCTOBER<\/b><br \/><strong>1 \u2013 San Diego, CA \u2013 House\u00a0Of\u00a0Blues<\/strong><br \/><strong>3 \u2013 Los Angeles, CA \u2013 The Regent Theater<\/strong><br \/><strong>4 \u2013 Las Vegas, NV \u2013 24 Oxford<\/strong><br \/><strong>7 \u2013 Englewood, CO \u2013 Gothic Theatre<\/strong><br \/><strong>9 \u2013 Chicago, IL \u2013 House\u00a0Of\u00a0Blues<\/strong><br \/><strong>10 \u2013 Indianapolis, IN \u2013 Deluxe at Old National Centre<\/strong><br \/><strong>11 \u2013 Grand Rapids, MI \u2013 The Intersection<\/strong><br \/><strong>13 \u2013 Cudahy, WI \u2013 X-Ray Arcade<\/strong><br \/><strong>14 \u2013 Detroit, MI \u2013 Saint Andrew\u2019s Hall<\/strong><br \/><strong>16 \u2013 New York, NY \u2013 Racket NYC<\/strong><br \/><strong>17 \u2013 Philadelphia, PA \u2013 Brooklyn Bowl<\/strong><br \/><strong>18 \u2013 Worcester, MA \u2013 Palladium Upstairs<\/strong><br \/><strong>20 \u2013 Charlotte, NC \u2013 Music Farm<\/strong><br \/><strong>23 \u2013 St Petersburg, FL \u2013 Jannus Live<\/strong><br \/><strong>24 \u2013 Fort Lauderdale, FL \u2013 Revolution Live<\/strong><br \/><strong>25 \u2013 Orlando, FL \u2013 House\u00a0Of\u00a0Blues<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/wargasm-tease-new-material-download-2024-interview-3767676\">Wargasm spoke to\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>at Download Festival 2024<\/a>, revealing at the time that they were preparing to launch a new chapter. \u201cWe need to bring more war, and more\u00a0gasm,\u201d Matlock said.<\/p>\n<p>As well as \u2018Small World Syndrome\u2019 last summer,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/listen-to-pendulums-explosive-new-single-cannibal-featuring-wargasm-3880952\">Wargasm also joined Pendulum on the collaborative single \u2018Cannibal\u2019<\/a>, which appeared on the Australian group\u2019s first album in 15 years, \u2018Inertia\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Wargasm released their debut album \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/wargasm-venom-review-lyrics-fred-durst-radar-3514998\">Venom<\/a>\u2018 in 2023, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/wargasm-team-up-with-limp-bizkits-fred-durst-on-bang-ya-head-3495352\">the Fred Durst collaboration \u2018Bang Ya Head\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/reviews\/album\/wargasm-venom-review-lyrics-fred-durst-radar-3514998\">In a four-star review<\/a>,\u00a0<i>NME\u00a0<\/i>wrote: \u201c\u2018Venom\u2019 is a consistent album that builds on last year\u2019s teaser project \u2018EXPLICIT: The MiXXXtape\u2019, but this time with a significantly raw feel. \u2018S.A.D.\u2019 is perhaps the epitome of this sound, zooming in and out of heaviness with Matlock\u2019s creepy croaks juxtaposed against Way\u2019s atmospheric cleans in the pre-chorus. \u2018Ride The Thunder\u2019 brings triplet rap flows to the table, over a throbbing beat that\u2019s just waiting to kick off, while the title track \u00a0leaves zero breathing space, sounding fast and furious from the get-go. 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