Warbringer announce new album ‘Weapons of Tomorrow’

WARBRINGER have announced a new album!

Titled Weapons of Tomorrow, the upcoming album from the US thrashers follows 2017’s Woe To The Vanquished and is scheduled to be released in April this year, via Napalm Records.

The upcoming album was recorded with acclaimed producer Mike Plotnikoff – producer on Woe To The Vanquished and for artists such as IN FLAMES and FEAR FACTORY – and mixed by Zack Ohren, who is credited for the mix on WARBRINGER’s sophomore album, Waking Into Nightmares, as well as his work with artists like MACHINE HEAD and IMMOLATION. The upcoming album a variety of themes, presenting a self-contained concept with each track, but ultimately focuses on the over-arching notion of modern technology endangering society rather than advancing it.

Speaking about the new album, vocalist John Kevill says, “I put a lot of thought and detail into the lyrical content of this album. There’s often a ‘storytelling’ component, in which the song’s lyrics develop or turn along with the music and structure of the song. All in all, Weapons of Tomorrow contains elements of our previous album, Woe to the Vanquished, but takes them further and in new and exciting directions.

While containing speed-driven burners like Firepower Kills and Unraveling and crushing stomps like The Black Hand Reaches Out and Crushed Beneath the Tracks, Weapons of Tomorrow goes really big on the epic tracks, containing not one but four. Each has its own character. The forlorn and semi-ballad Defiance of Fate breaks serious musical ground for us and is like no song in our catalogue. Heart of Darkness and Notre Dame (King of Fools) offer different takes on a dark, black metal-oriented sound, and Glorious End is a tragic war epic with a unique lyrical component.”

Alongside the announcement of the new album, WARBRINGER have released a new song from the upcoming album; a completely remastered version of their most recent single, Firepower Kills. Speaking about the remastered track, Kevill says, “Weapons of Tomorrow contains two tracks you’ve previously heard, Firepower Kills and Power Unsurpassed, which now appear on the record in new and improved form. Firepower Kills is about advancing weapons technology. Modern science is an enormously powerful tool, and the human species must be very cautious about its use. This song looks at the last 100 years of scientific advances in weaponry and asks, ‘where does this lead?’ Musically, it’s a total thrashing burner, and the main riff ‘evolves’ throughout the song like the weaponry in the lyrics.”

Listen to Firepower Kills here: 

Also, you can view both the track list and artwork for the upcoming album below:

Track List: 

1. Firepower Kills
2. The Black Hand Reaches Out
3. Crushed Beneath the Tracks
4. Defiance of Fate
5. Unraveling
6. Heart of Darkness
7. Power Unsurpassed
8. Outer Reaches
9. Notre Dame (King of Fools)
10. Glorious End

Weapons of Tomorrow is set for release on April 24th via Napalm Records.

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