The New Dark Ages
| The New Dark Ages | ||||
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| Released | June 3, 2022 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 66:30 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Slave Pit Inc. | |||
| Producer | Ronan Murphy | |||
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"This is the greatest rock record of all time. These are the songs for a new age, a New Dark Age, when men live by the dimming light of a technology destined to betray them. Listen, as we have a rock and roll orgy in the ruins of the world to celebrate humanity’s descent into an age of darkness, disease, ignorance, and death."
The New Dark Ages is the fifteenth album by thrash metal band Gwar. It was released on June 3, 2022 through the band's own label Slave Pit Inc., making it their first record to not be released through Metal Blade Records since Beyond Hell in 2006. It also marked the band's first album to feature bassist Casey Orr since Bloody Pit of Horror and the last album to feature guitarist Pustulus Maximus (Brent Purgason) before his departure from the band in 2023.
Since its release, the album has received positive reviews for the social commentary featured on its lyrics and Michael Bishop's vocal performance. It was promoted by a tour and the comic book Gwar in the Duoverse of Absurdity released by Z2 Comics.