The Vortex of Violence Tour Kicks Off March 8 in San Diego, CA
New Album, Wrath And Ruin, Out March 14, 2025 | Pre-Order Your Copy HERE
Modern thrash titans WARBRINGER recently announced their highly anticipated new album, Wrath And Ruin, out March 14, 2025 via Napalm Records, with the release of cataclysmic single “A Better World”. Today, the band returns to sound the beacon, announcing their upcoming North American co-headline tour with death metal stalwarts Allegaeon. Featuring support from Skeletal Remains and Summoning The Lich, “The Vortex of Violence Tour” kicks off March 18 in San Diego, CA, pillaging through several major cities including Montreal, QC, Toronto, ON, Chicago, IL and Denver, CO before concluding the campaign of carnage in Los Angeles, CA on April 12.
About the tour, frontman Jon Kevill says:
“We are announcing our first run of 2025, where we will be raining down Wrath and Ruin across the USA and Canada! We will be joined by a full arsenal of vicious brutality with Allegaeon, Skeletal Remains, and Summoning The Lich providing fire support. We will be playing new songs as well as old live favorites, and we will be going all gas no brakes every night, as you’ve come to expect. Get down to the show, mosh like there’s no tomorrow, and enter the Vortex of Violence!”
Tickets go on sale this Friday, January 17 at 9AM PST/12PM EST. For more information, visit the band’s official website. Make sure to grab your tickets before their gone, and pick up a copy of Wrath And Ruinnow!
See below for the complete list of dates.
| WABRINGER “The Vortex Of Violence” North American Co-Headline Tour w/Allegaeon Support from Skeletal Remains & Summoning The Lich03/18/25: San Diego, CA @ Brick by Brick 03/19/25: Phoenix, AZ @ Last Exit Live 03/20/25: Albuquerque, NM @ Launchpad 03/21/25: Oklahoma City, OK @ 89th Street Collective 03/22/25: Haltom City, TX @ Haltom Theater 03/23/25: Austin, TX @ Come and Take it Live 03/24/25: Corpus Christi, TX @ House of Rock 12/30/99: Conduit, @ Orlando 03/26/25: Orlando, FL @ Conduit 03/27/25: Jacksonville, NC @ Hooligan’s 03/28/25: Bensalem, PA @ Broken Goblet 03/29/25: Brooklyn, NY @ Woodshop 03/30/25: Montreal, QC @ Foufounes Electriques 03/31/25: Toronto, ON @ The Garrison 04/01/25: Detroit, MI @ The Sanctuary 04/02/25: Chicago, IL @ Reggies 04/03/25: Lawrence, KS @ The Bottleneck 04/04/25: Lincoln, NE @ Bourbon Theater 04/05/25: Denver, CO @ HQ 04/06/25: Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall 04/08/25: Seattle, WA @ El Corazon 04/09/25: Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre 04/10/25: Portland, OR @ Hawthorne Theater 04/11/25: San Francisco, CA @ DNA Lounge 04/12/25: Los Angeles, CA @ Teragram Ballroom |
| Check Out Lead Single “A Better World” HERE |
Pre-Order New Album Wrath And Ruin HERE
| Wrath And Ruin’s destructive opening duo of “The Sword And The Cross” and “A Better World” quickly kick the gates of cataclysm open with broodingly dark guitar work and virtuosic precision. Frontman John Kevill’s passionate proclamations are as potent as ever, mocking those who scoffed at clear harbingers of societal collapse with their misguided optimism. “Neuromancer” rides low and steady with blast master Carlos Cruz putting some serious stank on an irresistible battle vest fist pumper. “The Jackhammer” sees the band explode into a frenzy with chaotic riffage and ear splitting pinch dives. “Through A Glass, Darkly” indulges in deliciously gothic chord work and melodic leads embellishing Kevill’s already hellish vocal fry. “Strike From The Sky” is trademark thrash excellence quickly followed by the atmospheric, true cult epic “Cage Of Air,” with its tensely ornate dueling guitars on full display. Album closer “The Last Of My Kind” continues this dark gothic path with syncopated octave runs dancing around tightly dueling melodeath riffage. Wrath And Ruin sees WARBRINGER indulging in the darker elements of their sound, for an uncompromising and unflinching exploration of life’s most bitter pills. 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) |
| Wrath And Ruin will be available in the following formats: 2CD Digisleeve 1-LP Gatefold Black Vinyl 1-LP Gatefold Marbled Vinyl w/ 12inch Booklet + Slipmat (Napalm Records mail order only – limited to 300) CD + Shirt Bundle (Napalm Records mail order only) Digital Album |
| WARBRINGER are also currently gearing up to embark on the massive “Infernal Bleeding Over Europe 2025” tour in support of death metal legends Decapitated alongside Cryptopsy, and Carnation kicking off May 3, 2025 at London’s Incineration fest. See the complete list of dates below. |
| WARBRINGER Infernal Bleeding Over Europe 2025 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 |
| WARBRINGER is: John Kevill – Vocals Adam Carroll – Guitar Carlos Cruz – Drums Chase Becker – Gui Chase Bryant – Bass WARBRINGER online: NAPALM RECORDS |
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