Warbringer’s “The Sword And The Cross” is an Epic New Track of Might Makes Right
I sure hope you’re ready for a little extra subjugation in your nuclear-grade thrash metal, because Warbringer have returned with an epic new track “The Sword And The Cross” and frankly, you’re not worthy. None of us peasants are.
Released as the second single off the band’s forthcoming album Wrath And Ruin, it’s an epic tale of conquest, subjugation, and generational rule that continues from feudalism to modern-day oligarchy. And as a Warbringer track, it’s naturally full of punishing riffs, steamroller blast beats, and epic solos.
Frontman John Kevill, who naturally brings the vocal insanity on this track, said “The Sword and the Cross” was a particularly important track for the new album as it was being written.
“‘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!”
Wrath And Ruin will be released on March 14 via Napalm Records, but you can preorder your copy today. The band also have an extensive touring schedule lined up for 2025. You can find the full list of dates, as well as links to get your tickets, below.
WABRINGER “The Vortex Of Violence” North American Co-Headline Tour w/Allegaeon
Support from Skeletal Remains & Summoning The Lich
03/18/25: San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick [Tickets]
03/19/25: Phoenix, AZ @ Last Exit Live [Tickets]
03/20/25: Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad [Tickets]
03/21/25: Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street Collective [Tickets]
03/22/25: Haltom City, TX @ Haltom Theater [Tickets]
03/23/25: Austin, TX @ Come and Take it Live [Tickets]
03/24/25: Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock [Tickets]
12/30/99: Conduit, @ Orlando [Tickets]
03/26/25: Orlando, FL @ Conduit [Tickets]
03/27/25: Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligan’s [Tickets]
03/28/25: Bensalem, PA @ Broken Goblet [Tickets]
03/29/25: Brooklyn, NY @ Woodshop [Tickets]
03/30/25: Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Electriques [Tickets]
03/31/25: Toronto, ON @ The Garrison [Tickets]
04/01/25: Detroit, MI @ The Sanctuary [Tickets]
04/02/25: Chicago, IL @ Reggies [Tickets]
04/03/25: Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck [Tickets]
04/04/25: Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater [Tickets]
04/05/25: Denver, CO @ HQ [Tickets]
04/06/25: Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall [Tickets]
04/08/25: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon [Tickets]
04/09/25: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre [Tickets]
04/10/25: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater [Tickets]
04/11/25: San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge [Tickets]
04/12/25: Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom [Tickets]
Supporting Decapitated w/Cryptopsy & Carnation
03.05.25 UK – London / Incineration Fest [Tickets]
04.05.25 UK – Exeter / Phoenix [Tickets]
05.05.25 UK – Cardiff / The Globe [Tickets]
06.05.25 UK – Newcastle / Anarchy Brewery [Tickets]
07.05.25 UK – Glasgow / Slay [Tickets]
08.05.25 UK – Manchester / Academy 2 [Tickets]
09.05.25 UK – Birmingham / XOYO [Tickets]
10.05.25 UK – Nottingham / Rescue Rooms [Tickets]
11.05.25 UK – Norwich / The Waterfront [Tickets]
13.05.25 FR – Lille / The Black Lab [Tickets]
14.05.25 NL – Enschede / Metropool [Tickets]
15.05.25 DE – Munich / Backstage [Tickets]
16.05.25 CH – Aarau / KiFF [Tickets]
17.05.25 DE – Lindau / Vaudeville [Tickets]
18.05.25 AT – Vienna / Szene [Tickets]
19.05.25 HU – Budapest / Dürer Kert [Tickets]
20.05.25 CZ – Prague / Fuchs2 [Tickets]
21.05.25 DE – Schweinfurt / Stattbahnhof [Tickets]
22.05.25 DE – Dresden / Blauer Salon [Tickets]
23.05.25 PL – Kraków / Hype Park [Tickets]
24.05.25 PL – Warsaw / Proxima [Tickets]
26.05.25 DE – Berlin / Hole44 [Tickets]
27.05.25 DK – Aarhus / Voxhall [Tickets]
28.05.25 DE – Hamburg / Logo [Tickets]
29.05.25 DE – Vechta / Gulfhaus [Tickets]
30.05.25 DE – Dortmund / Junkyard [Tickets]
31.05.25 BE – Sint-Niklaas / Casino [Tickets]
01.06.25 FR – Paris / La Machine [Tickets]
03.06.25 DE – Frankfurt / Das Bett [Tickets]
04.06.25 DE – Karlsruhe / Substage [Tickets]
05.06.25 IT – Milan / Legend Club [Tickets]
06.06.25 IT – Bologna / Locomotiv [Tickets]
07.06.25 FR – Lyon / Lions Metal Fest [Tickets]
