New Album "Step Out Your Comfort Zone" by We Are Sovereign - out 4th September 2023
For Fans Of – Enter Shikari, Killswitch Engage, & Bring Me The Horizon
Life is a crazy and unpredictable journey, and British metalcore quartet We Are Sovereign want to take you through every part of it with their music. Their motto is, “We speak for those who feel like giving up, we speak for those who feel like they have lost the way, and we speak for those who fear the unknown.”
The band are setting out to bring a strong message and vision with every song released having started with ‘Bridges Burnt Lessons Learnt (Betrayal)’ featuring Fit For A King vocalist Ryan Tuck O’Leary, followed by ‘Nostalgia (Acceptance)’. Their debut album “Step Out Your Comfort Zone” is set for release on the September 4th, 2023, and it’s bound to turn heads.
It all started in 2019 in an apartment bedroom of co-vocalist and founder Laura Russell. After suffering for years with Gender Dysphoria since being a teenager and spending many years battling mental health, Laura had a life changing operation to feel comfortable within their own skin. The emotions of Laura’s experience are where a lot of the inspiration for the music, concepts and lyrics come from. When Laura had recovered from a journey of healing and finding themselves, they began to recruit members.
Co-vocalist Ash Ho replied to an ad from Russell. They set to work writing and recording vocal demos while still hunting for the rest of the members. Despite setbacks caused by the pandemic, WAS headed into the studio with Ben Gaines at the Godhand Initiative in Derby to prep their debut album, “Step Out Your Comfort Zone”. Both ‘Bridges Burnt Lessons Learnt (Betrayal)’ and ‘Nostalgia (Acceptance)’ did well with the media, including securing airplay on Kerrang! Radio.
Kerrang! Magazine writer & On Wednesday’s We Wear Black Podcast host Sophie K said:
“Do you remember that time where no decent band had just one vocalist? Some of my favourite bands were from that era. Two voices that work well together can add so much emotion to a track and that's exactly what we get with We Are Sovereign. When I found this band trawling the internet (so you don't have to), I saw that they have had substantial support from Johnny Doom on Kerrang! Radio. This makes sense as they have such a standout sound and hail from the East Midlands. I loved the fact that at times this song, ‘Nostalgia’, reminded me of Killswitch Engage with Howard Jones.”
The band spent the remaining months of 2022 in the studio working on the album and preparing behind the scenes to hit the stage. With everything now in place, the band are set to conquer in 2023, and are ready to hit stages across the UK. With a view to bring their message of inclusivity and autonomy to the masses. Their mission is to encourage people to stand up to be who they want to be and yearn for people to be comfortable within themselves.
