{"id":114046,"date":"2022-10-10T21:29:30","date_gmt":"2022-10-11T01:29:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=114046"},"modified":"2022-10-10T21:29:30","modified_gmt":"2022-10-11T01:29:30","slug":"narcotic-wasteland-ex-nile-unleash-lyric-video-for-thrasher-the-best-times-have-passed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=114046","title":{"rendered":"NARCOTIC WASTELAND (ex-Nile) Unleash Lyric Video For Thrasher \u201cThe Best Times Have Passed\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Credit &#8211; Kenji Tsunami of Tsunami Films<\/p>\n<p>Currently on a North American tour (dates listed below) supporting legendary German speed metallers<strong>\u00a0ACCEPT, Narcotic Wasteland\u00a0<\/strong>founded by ex-Nile guitarist Dallas Toler-Wade is sharing the new lyric video for their latest single\u00a0<strong>&#8220;The Best Times Have Passed&#8221;\u00a0<\/strong>via its premiere on<strong>\u00a0MetalInjection\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/click.convertkit-mail2.com\/lmu085g8rocmh04ev3rc6\/vqh3hrhnzp7nwxhg\/aHR0cHM6Ly9tZXRhbGluamVjdGlvbi5uZXQvbmV3LW11c2ljL25hcmNvdGljLXdhc3RlbGFuZC1leC1uaWxlLXN0cmVhbXMtbmV3LXNpbmdsZS10aGUtYmVzdC10aW1lcy1oYXZlLXBhc3NlZA==\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The single was recorded with drummer, engineer, and producer Erik Schultek who is no stranger to the band having recorded drums, engineered and produced their debut album.\u00a0<strong>&#8220;The Best Times Have Passed&#8221;<\/strong>\u00a0will be featured on the band&#8217;s yet-to-be-titled third album due out in 2023 via Megaforce Records to follow2014\u2019s self-titled and 2017\u2019s \u201cDelirium Tremens\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Toler-Wade explains the single:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWhen I was writing it I was at another big turning point in my life. I was feeling my own mortality. I was feeling beat down. As with me, I still manage to find good things within it all and pull myself out of it time and time again. I think we can all relate to the fact that that it&#8217;s not forever and we better make the best of things while we can.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Inspired mostly by thrash metal and classic heavy metal,\u00a0<strong>Narcotic Wasteland<\/strong>\u00a0is becoming more thrash and speed and less death metal and getting better at writing material that is meaningful and powerful. They are recommended for fans of Vader, The Crown, and Nile.<\/p>\n<p>In additional news,\u00a0<strong>Narcotic Wasteland<\/strong>\u00a0is hosting a guitar giveaway during their tour dates. The band is offering up a signed Jackson JS32T Rhoads &#8211; Satin Black Guitar. Details on how to enter can be found\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.convertkit-mail2.com\/lmu085g8rocmh04ev3rc6\/e0hph7hk80gkr2s8\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZmFjZWJvb2suY29tL25hcmNvdGljd2FzdGVsYW5kL3ZpZGVvcy84NDc5MDA1NjYyMDIwMTUv\">HERE<\/a>\u00a0and in the following video &#8211;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.convertkit-mail2.com\/lmu085g8rocmh04ev3rc6\/z2hghnhoq3vol6fp\/aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cueW91dHViZS5jb20vc2hvcnRzL05TV1RVRG12MEtV\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/shorts\/NSWTUDmv0KU<\/a>\u200b<\/p>\n<p>Previous single\u00a0<strong>\u201cMorality and the Wasp\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0can be heard at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.convertkit-mail2.com\/lmu085g8rocmh04ev3rc6\/p8heh9h9nz09qoaq\/aHR0cHM6Ly95b3V0dS5iZS9mWFRoTEtUUC14SQ==\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/fXThLKTP-xI<\/a>\u200b<\/p>\n<p><strong>NORTH AMERICA TOUR DATES &#8211; ACCEPT with special guest NARCOTIC WASTELAND<\/strong>\u200b<br \/>\n10\/11\/2022 Denver, CO &#8211; The Venue<br \/>\n10\/13\/2022 Milwaukee, WI &#8211; The Rave Ballroom<br \/>\n10\/14\/2022 St. Charles, IL &#8211; The Arcada Theatre<br \/>\n10\/15\/2022 Westland, MI &#8211; The Token Lounge<br \/>\n10\/16\/2022 Toronto, ON &#8211; The Phoenix Theater<br \/>\n10\/18\/2022 Vineland, NJ &#8211; Landis Theater<br \/>\n<strong>10\/20\/2022 Jim Thorpe, PA &#8211; Penn&#8217;s Peak<\/strong><br \/>\n10\/21\/2022 Providence, RI &#8211; Fete Music Hall *NW Only<br \/>\n10\/22\/2022 Brooklyn, NY &#8211; Lucky 13 Saloon *NW ONLY<br \/>\n10\/24\/2022 Wallingford, CT &#8211; Cherry St. Station *NW ONLY<br \/>\n10\/25\/2022 NYC &#8211; The Gramercy Theatre<br \/>\n10\/26\/2022 Derry, NH &#8211; Tupelo Music Hall<br \/>\n10\/27\/2022 Harrisburg, PA &#8211; XL Live<br \/>\n10\/29\/2022 Columbus, OH &#8211; The King of Clubs<\/p>\n<p><strong>For more info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><u>https:\/\/www.narcoticwasteland.com<br \/>\nhttp:\/\/www.facebook.com\/narcoticwasteland<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/narcoticwastelandofficial<br \/>\n<\/u><a href=\"https:\/\/click.convertkit-mail2.com\/lmu085g8rocmh04ev3rc6\/08hwh9hm3d5mp7ul\/aHR0cHM6Ly90d2l0dGVyLmNvbS9OYXJjb19XYXN0ZWxhbmQ=\">https:\/\/twitter.com\/Narco_Wasteland<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>About:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Narcotic Wasteland started as a side project Dallas Toler-Wade had been working on the past few years when he was not touring or in the writing\/studio with metal heavyweights &#8220;Nile.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u2018So I just started writing some songs kind of more in the style of things I was playing before my time in Nile. The more we started working on these demos the more we wanted to complete an album and take it to the stage!!! Our observation of what was going on in parts of the town we grew up in and in other parts of the world fueled a new level of angst for me personally.\u201d DTW<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Information provided to TVL by:<br \/>\nJon Asher<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo Credit &#8211; Kenji Tsunami of Tsunami Films Currently on a North American tour (dates listed below) supporting legendary German speed metallers\u00a0ACCEPT, Narcotic Wasteland\u00a0founded by ex-Nile guitarist Dallas Toler-Wade is &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=114046\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">NARCOTIC WASTELAND (ex-Nile) Unleash Lyric Video For Thrasher \u201cThe Best Times Have Passed\u201d<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":113614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[69,482],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-114046","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-in-the-valley","category-press-release-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/NARCOTIC-WASTELAND.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114046"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=114046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/113614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=114046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=114046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=114046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}