Details On New Album "Warriors" Posted By Wretch

Cleveland power thrashers Wretch released details on the upcoming sophomore full length album "Warriors." The album is set to drop on December 5th via Pure Steel Records.

Wretch was formed in 1983 and released a demo entitled "Rise to Power" in 1989. It took until 2006 for the debut full length "Reborn" to see release. The band's current lineup includes guitarist Michael Stephenson (joined 2011), drummer Evan Gottschalk (joined 2012) and vocalist Ron Emig (joined 2012).

The band's musical influences are in the vein of Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Dio & Helloween. The music features "strong melodic elements, clean vocals and twin lead guitars for harmonies and dueling leads." The lyrical element of the songs run "along the lines of Dio and Black Sabbath, with subject matter focusing on the struggle between good and evil, fantasy, magic and the human condition."

The band commented on the release: "The album 'Warriors' is our first offering on Pure Steel Records. We are extremely proud of the work we did on this album. Although, at times, it appeared that the project wasn't meant to be as we faced several set-backs and struggles during the production of this album, we really came together as a band and we think the song writing and performances on this album will show that."

The track listing for "Warriors" is:

1. Into Madness
2. Sleepless Dreams
3. The Ones
4. Warriors
5. Fallen From Grace
6. Sacrifice
7. All I See
8. Sword And Stone
9. Death of Innocence
10. Never Alone
11. Watching The World
12. In Those Eyes
13. Rain