Wars and Rumors of Wars

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{{Infobox album

| name = Wars and Rumors of Wars

| type = studio

| artist = The Chariot

| cover = ChariotWARSANDRUMORSOFWARS.jpg

| alt =

| released = May 5, 2009

| recorded = January 18 – February 25, 2009

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Metalcore, mathcore

| length = 30:18

| label = Solid State

| producer = Matt Goldman

| prev_title = The Fiancée

| prev_year = 2007

| next_title = Long Live

| next_year = 2010

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AbsolutePunk.net

| rev1Score = 80%[http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=1014242 AbsolutePunk review]

| rev2 = AllMusic

| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1549917}}

| rev3 = Alternative Press

| rev3Score = {{rating|4|5}}[http://altpress.com/reviews/warandrumorsreview.htm Alternative Press review]

| rev4 = Christianity Today

| rev4Score = {{rating|4|5}}[http://www.christianitytoday.com/music/reviews/2009/warsrumorsofwars-mini.html Christianity Today review]

| rev5 = Cross Rhythms

| rev5Score = {{rating|7|10}}[http://www.crossrhythms.co.uk/products/The_Chariot/Wars_And_Rumors_Of_Wars/79911/ Cross Rhythms review]

| rev6 = Jesus Freak Hideout

| rev6Score = {{rating|3|5}}[http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/WarsandRumorsofWars.asp Jesus Freak Hideout review]

| rev7 = Rock Sound

| rev7Score = {{rating|9|10}}{{cite journal | last = Kelham | first = Andrew |date=June 2009 | title = Wars and Rumors of Wars review | journal = Rock Sound | issue = 123 | page = 91}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Wars and Rumors of Wars is the third full-length album from the band The Chariot. The album is unique in that, the first 25,000 CD cases were hand stamped, signed and numbered by the band, every member stamping 5,000 each. Similarly, the first 300 were stamped in red ink for a special pre-order.Tate, Jason. [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=956262 "The Chariot Hand Sign 25k Albums"] AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved on March 23, 2009. They have stated this was done because they felt that CDs were becoming too impersonal, meaning that bands did not have much to do with a CD after the recording was finished, as the artwork would be designed by someone else, and then the whole package would be sent to the printer. The album is the only release by the band to feature guitarists Dan Vokey and Brian Russell Taylor.