The sixth studio long player from the Sioux City, Iowa-based Christian metalcore unit, Wake is For Today's first release for Nuclear Blast. Explosive, punishing, and emotionally and spiritually charged, the 12-track album arrives two years after 2014's Razor & Tie-issued Fight the Silence, which saw the band achieve their highest chart performance to date. Wake also sees the departure of rhythm guitarist Sam Penner and the arrival of new ax-slinger Jim Hughes. ~ James Christopher Monger