Wolf Gang were a British Alternative rock and symphonic rock band with Max McElligott as lead vocalist. Having played with different musicians, McElligott settled on a live set up in late 2009 which included Lasse Petersen (drums) previously of The Rakes, Gavin Slater (guitar) and James Wood (bass). When playing live the band also toured with a keyboard player, at one time Beau Holland.
Wolf Gang's first album, Suego Faults was released in July 2011 on Atlantic Records. In February 2013, the band signed a worldwide record deal with American label Cherrytree Records, an imprint of Interscope Records, and wrote and recorded their second album the same year. The album was produced by Flood at Assault & Battery Studios in London. An EP titled Black River featuring three tracks from the album was released in April. On 8 October, Wolf Gang announced that their new album Alveron would be coming out on 21 October.
On 27 July 2015, Wolf Gang announced that the band had decided to split, citing that it was time for the members to "move on to other things."
The album was generally well received, garnering 5 stars from Artrocker, 8 out of 10 from NME and 4 out of 5 stars from Uncut, The Fly, Evening Standard, Scotland on Sunday, The Scotsman.
The band also received praise from The Guardian, Spin Magazine, The Fader & Pitchfork. In 2012, Wolf Gang was number 95 in GQs "100 Best Things In The World" listing.
The band supported The Naked and Famous as part of the NME Awards in February 2011, and subsequent support on their UK and German tour.
They supported Editors on 26 March 2011 at the Royal Albert Hall in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust.
Festival slots include Rock en Seine, Lowlands, V Festival, Glastonbury, Bestival, T in the Park, Slottsfjell, Pukkelpop, London Calling and SXSW.
In April 2012 they played Coachella in Palm Springs.
They opened for Coldplay on the second leg of their 'Mylo Xyloto' tour of the United States in the summer of 2012.
They supported Keane's arena tour of England in November and December 2012.
In January 2014 Wolf Gang announced they would be supporting Bastille on their May/June tour of the US.
The theme song for the BBC television football program for Final Score was Wolf Gang's "The King and All His Men" from 2011 to 2013.
In the US 'Lions in Cages' features in a year-long 2012 nationwide TV campaign for General Motors and has also featured on the hit TV show Gossip Girl twice. The title track from the album 'Suego Faults' was used in the final scene of the closing episode of the series.
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The King and All of His Men | Suego Faults | 2011 |
Pieces of You | Suego Faults | 2011 |
Lions In Cages | Suego Faults | 2011 |
Dancing With The Devil | Suego Faults | 2011 |
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