As you may or may not know, Californian next-gen thrashers Warbringer will be dropping album number four—IV: Empires Collapse—on Oct 29th through Century Media. The band have been on the road pretty much constantly since 2011’s Worlds Torn Asunder, and in that time have augmented their lineup with guitarist Jeff Potts and bassist Ben Mottsman, both plucked from Pittsburgh thrash crew Mantic Ritual.
IV: Empires Collapse marks Mottsman and Potts’ debut on record, and was recorded under the watchful eye of producer Steve Evetts (The Dillinger Escape Plan/Sepultura), and mixed by Brett Eliason. Courtesy of the good folk at Century Media, here is an advance lyric video for “Hunter-Seeker”. Not only should this give you a flavor for the roughhousing on offer throughout IV: Empires Collapse, but it will surely help all those rivetheads looking to take their audience participation to a whole new level beyond just screaming “HUNTER-SEEKER” into John Kevill’s face before executing a perfect wedge-monitor backflip.
Musically, you should know what to expect from Warbringer by now; the core of their sound is an uncooked mix of Teutonic and Bay Area thrash, but with weird atonalities and punked-up parts. Evetts and Eliason have kept Warbringer dry and raw, which is what you should want and expect from any thrash band worth their salt. Kevill describes “Hunter-Seeker” as a “ripping thrasher”, and the Deciblog sees no reason to argue with that. Enjoy.
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**Warbringer are touring the U.S. supperting Overkill and Kreator. Dates below:
10/30/2013 Soundstage Baltimore MD
10/31/2013 The Trocadero Philadelphia PA
11/1/2013 The Palladium Worcester MA
11/2/2013 Club Soda Montreal QC
11/3/2013 Opera House Toronto ON
11/4/2013 Altar Bar Pittsburgh PA
11/5/2013 Al Rosa Villa Columbus OH
11/6/2013 Mojoes Joliet IL
11/7/2013 Granada Lawrence KS
11/8/2013 Gothic Theater Englewood CO
11/9/2013 In The Venue Salt Lake City UT
11/11/2013 Rickshaw Theater Vancouver BC
11/12/2013 El Corazon Seattle WA
11/13/2013 Hawthorne Theatre Portland OR
11/14/2013 Fillmore San Francisco CA
11/15/2013 The Grove Anaheim CA
11/16/2013 Marquee Theatre Tempe AZ
11/17/2013 Sunshine Theater Albuquerque NM
11/18/2013 Trees Dallas TX
11/19/2013 Backstage Live San Antonio TX
11/21/2013 Diamond Pub & Billiards Louisville KY
11/22/2013 Empire West Springfield VA
11/23/2013 Stage 48 New York City NY
11/24/2013 Stage 48 New York City NY