What songs are on Big Wreck's new album 'The Rest of the Story'? Complete tracklist and more explored

Canadian rock band Big Wreck has officially announced the release of their latest full-length studio album, The Rest of the Story. It is scheduled for release on October 24, 2025, via Sonic Unyon Records.

The news follows the release of two new singles, their ambassadorship for Record Store Day Canada, and the announcement of a 2025 touring calendar. Alongside the album announcement, Big Wreck also revealed a Toronto album release concert and a fall headlining North American tour.

The Rest of the Story was recorded at Noble Street Studios in Toronto and co-produced by Thornley and Grammy-nominated producer Nick Raskulinecz, whose past credits include work with Foo Fighters, Deftones, and Alice in Chains. The team also included engineer Chris Holmes, mixer Eric Ratz (Arkells, Cancer Bats), and mastering engineer Andy Vandette (Rush, David Bowie).

Big Wreck shared the album announcement via their official Instagram profile. The post read:

"We are beyond excited to share with you our new album, The Rest of the Story, will be released October 24th worldwide. Our new single, Holy Roller, is available today! To celebrate the release, we are doing an intimate concert at The Phoenix Concert Hall in Toronto, October 23, the night before release, in partnership with Cureapalooza. All proceeds go to the Make-A-Wish foundation."

The post continued:

"Links in bio and below. Tickets on Sale: Friday, 12pm EST. https://www.universe.com/.../cureapalooza-v7-big-wreck... Pre Order Link: Vinyl and CD https://sonicunyonshop.com/en-us/collections/all/big-wreck Pre Save Link: Streaming https://bigwreck.lnk.to/therestofthestory There is an autographed limited edition citrus variant vinyl available on Patreon"

The album's second single, "Holy Roller," was released ahead of the announcement. It is inspired in part by Will Ferrell's role in Old School. Big Wreck's Ian Thornley mentioned in a statement:

"I'm after that feeling that only music can give you, and the excitement of pushing the dust away. What's here? What's this? And then building it. When we are talking about all this music, it feels like one continuous extension. If we consider the songs from Pages, to us they are all part of the same album, this is the Rest Of The Story."

Ian continued:

"The original lyric of 'Holy Roller' was about a Catholic priest who was doing his thing and getting away with it. Then Dave, our bass player quickly snapped me out of that. He was like, 'Dude, that's my 11 year-old son's favorite song of all the ones that we're working on. So maybe we should readjust these lyrics.' So I wrote the song about a sort of character like Will Ferrell from Old School. I wrote this song about a goofy guy who's stayed at the party too long, and it seems to fit the vibe of the song."

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Big Wreck's The Rest of the Story tracklist

• Staff Party
• Holy Roller
• Believer
• Short Bangs
• Out of Range
• Around
• Laws of Man
• Dog with a Gun
• Escaping in Place
• Labour Day
• Hills

To celebrate the album's release, Big Wreck will perform a special show at The Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto on Wednesday, October 23, 2025, one day before the album's official release. Billed as The Rest of the Story Album Launch Concert, the event is hosted in partnership with Cureapalooza.

Moreover, Big Wreck will return to stages across Canada and select U.S. cities this fall with a newly announced headlining tour. The run includes a mix of solo dates and support slots for Creed on their reunion tour.

Big Wreck 2025 tour dates and venues

Summer festival and headline dates

• Saturday, July 26, 2025 – Kitchener, ON @ Wayback Festival
• Saturday, August 2, 2025 – Mulhurst Bay, AB @ Pigeon Lake Music Festival
• Friday, August 8, 2025 – Bala, ON @ The Kee to Bala
• Saturday, August 9, 2025 – Woodstock, ON @ Cowapalooza
• Saturday, August 16, 2025 – Vancouver, BC @ Rogers Arena (with Creed)
• Tuesday, August 19, 2025 – Edmonton, AB @ Rogers Place (with Creed)
• Wednesday, August 20, 2025 – Calgary, AB @ Scotiabank Saddledome (with Creed)
• Friday, August 22, 2025 – Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON @ Jackson Triggs Amphitheatre
• Saturday, August 23, 2025 – Picton, ON @ Rock the County Music Festival

Album release show

• Wednesday, October 23, 2025 – Toronto, ON @ The Phoenix Concert Theatre

Fall/Winter headlining North American tour

• Sunday, November 9, 2025 – Hamilton, ON @ FirstOntario Concert Hall
• [More fall tour dates to be confirmed]

Pre-sales will be offered via Spotify, Patreon, and the band's official channels, with general on-sale beginning Friday, August 18, 2025, at 10:00 AM local time.

Tickets for Big Wreck's Toronto release show are now available via Universe, and fans can also pre-order the album on CD and vinyl through Sonic Unyon. A limited-edition autographed citrus vinyl variant is available via Big Wreck's Patreon.

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