Warbringer Premiere New Single & Music Video “The Sword And The Cross”

Thrash metal outfit Warbringer has unleashed their latest single, "The Sword And The Cross," marking the second preview from their upcoming album, Wrath And Ruin. Set for release on March 14th via Napalm Records, the album continues the band's legacy of blistering aggression and razor-sharp riffing.

Frontman John Kevill shared his thoughts on the track:

“‘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!”

w/ Allegaeon, Skeletal Remains & 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

w/ Decapitated, Cryptopsy & Carnation:

05/01 Kopervik, NOR – Karmøygeddon Metal Festival (Decapitated only)
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
06/08 Maastricht, NET – South Of Heaven (Decapitated only)

w/ Kreator & Rotting Christ:

07/20 Heidelberg, GER – Halle02 (feat. Warbringer & Rotting Christ)
07/21 Obdertraubling, GER – Airport-Eventhall (feat. Warbringer & Rotting Christ)
07/22 Memmingen, GER – Kaminwerk (feat. Warbringer & Rotting Christ)
07/23 Tolmin, SLO – Tolminator Festival
07/31 Rasnov, ROM – Rockstadt Festival
08/02 Vagos, POR – Vagos Metal Fest
08/06 Jaromer, CZE – Brutal Assault Festival
08/07 Kortijk, BEL – Alcatraz Fest
08/09 Derbyshire, UK – Bloodstock Festival
08/15 Dinkelsbuhl, GER – Summer Breeze Festival
08/16 Kudrefin, SWI – Rock The Lakes Festival