Californian thrash metal band Warbringer are set to release their seventh studio album “Wrath And Ruin” on March 14th through Napalm Records. Mark Lewis (Cannibal Corpse, Trivium) served as the producer and mixer for this new effort, the 2-CD and digital versions of which will be accompanied by a bonus live album captured during the band’s 2023 European touring.
The song “A Better World” is the first single to be served up with the below Juan Rodriguez-directed music video for it having just debuted. The band’s vocalist John Kevill stated of it:
“When I was younger, I used to think the world would only get better during my life. I know now that isn’t the case. We aren’t going to fix the environment even though we know the consequences, because profits would decrease, so it’s not considered possible. On top of that, our societies keep getting more unequal, with a few people owning most everything, and most people just trying to keep their heads above water. We still won’t feed everyone, but we will fund development of weaponized autonomous drones, etc, etc.
I was reading some social theory stuff (Mark Fisher) some years ago and feeling depressed about my own future in these conditions. I went to a therapist and they basically told me it was all real and legitimate, and that all they could do was give me drugs so I could pretend that I didn’t know all this. I don’t really have time to worry too much, because a bunch of bills are always due. I also stopped dreaming for a year or two, which I found scary. I tried to bottle this feeling into ‘A Better World‘ — I don’t think I’m the only one.
The video was made by Juan Rodriguez, who we worked with on ‘Crushed Beneath the Tracks,’ and shows Warbringer going hard — what we do best. The song has a melodic death-tinged riff penned by Adam Carroll, with arrangements by thrash maestro Carlos Cruz. To me, it gives the feeling of being stuck on some accelerated loop that won’t slow down. Hope you guys enjoy the first taste of Wrath And Ruin, there’s a lot more to come!”
“Wrath And Ruin” track listing:
01 – “The Sword And The Cross”
02 – “A Better World”
03 – “Neuromancer”
04 – “The Jackhammer”
05 – “Through A Glass, Darkly”
06 – “Strike From The Sky”
07 – “Cage Of Air”
08 – “The Last of My Kind”
CD 2:
01 – “Firepower Kills” (live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7th, 2023)
02 – “The Black Hand Reaches Out” (live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7th, 2023)
03 – “Crushed Beneath The Tracks” (live in Nantes, France – April 20th, 2023)
04 – “Living Weapon” (live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7th, 2023)
05 – “Woe To The Vanquished” (live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7th, 2023)
06 – “Living In A Whirlwind” (live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7th, 2023)
07 – “Guitar Solo/Outer Reaches” (live in Nantes, France – April 20th, 2023)
08 – “Shellfire” (live in Munich, Germany – April 5th, 2023)
09 – “Descending Blade” (live in Krakow, Poland – April 4th, 2023)
10 – “Hunter-Seeker” (live in Krakow, Poland – April 4th, 2023)
11 – “Defiance Of Fate” (live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7th, 2023)
12 – “Silhouettes” (live in Nantes, France – April 20th, 2023)
13 – “Remain Violent” (live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7th, 2023)
14 – “Combat Shock” (live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7th, 2023)
15 – “Total War” (live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7th, 2023)
Pre-orders can be obtained through lnk.to/Warbringer-WrathAndRuin.
Warbringer will be joining up with Decapitated, Cryptopsy and Carnation this spring for the below European/UK tour:
05/03 London, UK – Incineration Festival
05/04 Exeter, UK – Phoenix
05/05 Cardiff, UK – The Globe
05/06 Newcastle, UK – Anarchy Brewery
05/07 Glasgow, UK – Slay
05/08 Manchester, UK – Academy 2
05/09 Birmingham, UK – XOYO
05/10 Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
05/11 Norwich, UK – The Waterfront
05/13 Lille, FRA – The Black Lab
05/14 Enschede, NET – Metropool
05/15 Munich, GER – Backstage
05/16 Aarau, SWI – Kiff
05/17 Lindau, GER – Vaudeville
05/18 Vienna, AUT – Szene
05/19 Budapest, HUN – Durer Kert
05/20 Prague, CZE – Fuchs2
05/21 Schweinfurt, GER – Stattbahnhof
05/22 Dresden, GER – Blauer Salon
05/23 Krakow, POL – Hype Park
05/24 Warsaw, POL- Proxima
05/26 Berlin, GER – Hole44
05/27 Aarhus, DEN – Voxhall
05/28 Hamburg, GE R- Logo
05/29 Vechta, GER – Gulfhaus
05/30 Dortmund, GER – Junkyard
05/31 Sint-Niklaas, BEL – Casino
06/01 Paris, FRA – La Machine
06/03 Frankfurt, GER – Das Bett
06/04 Karlsruhe, GER – Substage
06/05 Milan, ITA – Legend Club
06/06 Bologna, ITA – Locomotiv
06/07 Lyon, FRA – Lions Metal Fest
