NEWS: Warbringer find a better world?

Produced and mixed by Mark Lewis (Six Feet Under, Battlecross, Havok) at Audio Hammer Studios in Florida and mastered by Justin Shturtz (Testament, Nekrogoblikon, Machine Head) at Sterling Sound, 14th March will see a new album arrive from Warbringer. Titled “Wrath And Ruin” the record runs to eight fresh cuts with various offerings also including a fifteen track live record comprising cuts recorded across Europe in 2023. A music video for “A Better World” is now streaming with pre-orders available here.

About the single and video, frontman John Kevill says: “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!”