Warbringer deliver second new single, "The Sword and The Cross," share lyric music video
Alex Solca
Warbringer have dropped their second single, "The Sword And The Cross," from their upcoming album Wrath And Ruin, due March 14, 2025, via Napalm Records. The group also released an official lyric video for the new track.
Pre-order Wrath And Ruin here.
Frontman John Kevill shared the following:
'The Sword and the Cross' was the first song we wrote for Wrath and Ruin and sets the tone for the album. We have a dark, epic thrashing number where a callous lord tells the audience how and why he owns them. First, establishing himself with brute violence (the Sword). Second, legitimating himself with ideology (the Cross). The end of the song was written first, where this lord says that he is still present, and reigns in skyscrapers rather than castles, that his sons will own your sons, and he will own you long after he dies. I love this section and it feels absolutely maniacal and evil to sing.
One of the chief themes on the record is 'techno-feudalism.' Though our rulers may have given up their crowns and titles, they never relinquished their power. The modern lords are no less our masters than the medieval ones were.
Bend the knee, peasants, for we bring to you Wrath and Ruin. We bring the sword!
Warbringer is set for "The Vortex of Violence Tour" ft Allegaeon, Skeletal Remains, and Summoning The Lich.
03/18 San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick
03/19 Phoenix, AZ @ Last Exit Live
03/20 Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad
03/21 Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street Collective
03/22 Haltom City, TX @ Haltom Theater
03/23 Austin, TX @ Come and Take it Live
03/24 Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock
03/26 Orlando, FL @ Conduit
03/27 Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligan's
03/28 Bensalem, PA @ Broken Goblet
03/29 Brooklyn, NY @ Woodshop
03/30 Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Electriques
03/31 Toronto, ON @ The Garrison
04/01 Detroit, MI @ The Sanctuary
04/02 Chicago, IL @ Reggies
04/03 Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck
04/04 Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater
04/05 Denver, CO @ HQ
04/06 Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall
04/08 Seattle, WA @ El Corazon
04/09 Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre
04/10 Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater
04/11 San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge
04/12 Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom
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