Warbringer Channel General Patton with ‘Pocket Epic’ Track “Through a Glass, Darkly”
With the release of their forthcoming album Wrath and Ruin set for this Friday, insanely killer thrash metal band Warbringer return to share a tale of endless strife and war with their newest single “Through a Glass, Darkly”.
As I’m sure you’ve come to expect from this band, the track has some historical roots that reach all the way back to U.S. General George S. Patton from World War II. Frontman John Kevill said choosing this track as one of the album’s singles made sense both from a thematic place and in the interest of storytelling.
“Here’s the third single from Wrath and Ruin, the epic ‘Through a Glass, Darkly.’ We chose this one as a single to showcase the range and breadth of this album, offering something totally different from the first two singles here. This one has an epic and dark, mystical quality to it, as well as a real fist-raising energy. The song is about an eternally reincarnating warrior, who recounts his struggles and pains across the battlefields of time. This is based on a poem by the WW2 general George Patton, and apparently the man truly believed himself to be the reincarnation of this eternal warrior.
“To me, this idea had a lot of power and resonance, and works as a powerful metaphor for the ongoing human struggle we all face. I also thought his poem had some really great lines, some of which are incorporated here. The track, penned by Carlos Cruz, was an attempt to get the epic feel we had on songs like ‘Defiance of Fate’ and ‘When the Guns Fell Silent’ into a shorter runtime package, a ‘pocket epic’ if you will. I particularly love the soulful solo by Adam Carroll here, and I think the end passage is one of the finest vocal moments on the record. Here’s a song to look at the sky to and stoically contemplate time and legacy… we hope you all enjoy ‘Through a Glass, Darkly’ and the rest of Wrath and Ruin.”
Wrath and Ruin will be released this Friday, March 14 via Napalm Records, but you can preorder your copy today. The band also has plans for an European tour set for later this year. You can check out the dates listed below.
Wrath And Ruin tracklisting:
CD1
1 The Sword And The Cross
2 A Better World
3 Neuromancer
4 The Jackhammer
5 Through A Glass, Darkly
6 Strike From The Sky
7 Cage Of Air
8 The Last of My Kind
CD 2
1 Firepower Kills (Live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7th, 2023)
2 The Black Hand Reaches Out (Live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7th, 2023)
3 Crushed Beneath the Tracks (Live in Nantes, France – April 20th, 2023)
4 Living Weapon (Live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7th, 2023)
5 Woe to the Vanquished (Live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7th, 2023)
6 Living in a Whirlwind (Live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7th, 2023)
7 Guitar Solo/ Outer Reaches (Live in Nantes, France – April 20th, 2023)
8 Shellfire (Live in Munich, Germany – April 5th, 2023
9 Descending Blade (Live in Krakow, Poland – April 4th, 2023)
10 Hunter-Seeker (Live in Krakow, Poland – April 4th, 2023)
11 Defiance of Fate (Live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7th, 2023)
12 Silhouettes (Live in Nantes, France – April 20th, 2023)
13 Remain Violent (Live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7th, 2023)
14 Combat Shock (Live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7th, 2023)
15 Total War (Live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7th, 2023)
WARBRINGER Tour Dates
Supporting Decapitated w/Cryptopsy & Carnation
03.05.25 UK – London / Incineration Fest
04.05.25 UK – Exeter / Phoenix
05.05.25 UK – Cardiff / The Globe
06.05.25 UK – Newcastle / Anarchy Brewery
07.05.25 UK – Glasgow / Slay
08.05.25 UK – Manchester / Academy 2
09.05.25 UK – Birmingham / XOYO
10.05.25 UK – Nottingham / Rescue Rooms
11.05.25 UK – Norwich / The Waterfront
13.05.25 FR – Lille / The Black Lab
14.05.25 NL – Enschede / Metropool
15.05.25 DE – Munich / Backstage
16.05.25 CH – Aarau / KiFF
17.05.25 DE – Lindau / Vaudeville
18.05.25 AT – Vienna / Szene
19.05.25 HU – Budapest / Dürer Kert
20.05.25 CZ – Prague / Fuchs2
21.05.25 DE – Schweinfurt / Stattbahnhof
22.05.25 DE – Dresden / Blauer Salon
23.05.25 PL – Kraków / Hype Park
24.05.25 PL – Warsaw / Proxima
26.05.25 DE – Berlin / Hole44
27.05.25 DK – Aarhus / Voxhall
28.05.25 DE – Hamburg / Logo
29.05.25 DE – Vechta / Gulfhaus
30.05.25 DE – Dortmund / Junkyard
31.05.25 BE – Sint-Niklaas / Casino
01.06.25 FR – Paris / La Machine
03.06.25 DE – Frankfurt / Das Bett
04.06.25 DE – Karlsruhe / Substage
05.06.25 IT – Milan / Legend Club
06.06.25 IT – Bologna / Locomotiv
07.06.25 FR – Lyon / Lions Metal Fest
