Thrash metal band Warbringer has shared “Through a Glass, Darkly,” the third single from its new album “Wrath and Ruin,” out Friday, March 14, 2025, via Napalm Records. Pre-order the album here, and watch the music video for the new track below.
The mini epic “Through a Glass, Darkly” was inspired by a poem from World War II Gen. George Patton, insisting that he was the reincarnation of an eternal warrior spirit who has fought and died on countless battlefields throughout history.
“Here’s the third single from ‘Wrath and Ruin,’ the epic ‘Through a Glass, Darkly,'” frontman John Kevill said. “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 World War II Gen. George Patton, and apparently the man truly believed himself to be the reincarnation of this eternal warrior.”
Kevill continued: “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” track listing:
CD1
“The Sword and the Cross”
“A Better World”
“Neuromancer”
“The Jackhammer”
“Through a Glass, Darkly”
“Strike from the Sky”
“Cage of Air”
“The Last of My Kind”
CD 2
“Firepower Kills (Live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7, 2023)”
“The Black Hand Reaches Out (Live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7, 2023)”
“Crushed Beneath the Tracks (Live in Nantes, France – April 20, 2023)”
“Living Weapon (Live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7, 2023)”
“Woe to the Vanquished (Live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7, 2023)”
“Living in a Whirlwind (Live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7, 2023)”
“Guitar Solo/Outer Reaches (Live in Nantes, France – April 20, 2023)”
“Shellfire (Live in Munich, Germany – April 5, 2023”
“Descending Blade (Live in Krakow, Poland – April 4, 2023)”
“Hunter-Seeker (Live in Krakow, Poland – April 4, 2023)”
“Defiance of Fate (Live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7, 2023)”
“Silhouettes (Live in Nantes, France – April 20, 2023)”
“Remain Violent (Live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7, 2023)”
“Combat Shock (Live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7, 2023)”
“Total War (Live in Budapest, Hungary – April 7, 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 tour dates:
Co-headline tour with Allegaeon
3/18 — San Diego, CA — Brick by Brick
3/19 — Phoenix, AZ — Last Exit Live
3/20 — Albuquerque, NM — Launchpad
3/21 — Oklahoma City, OK — 89th Street Collective
3/22 — Haltom City, TX — Haltom Theater
3/23 — Austin, TX — Come and Take it Live
3/24 — Corpus Christi, TX — House of Rock
3/26 — Orlando, FL — Conduit
3/27 — Jacksonville, NC — Hooligan’s
3/28 — Bensalem, PA — Broken Goblet
3/29 — Brooklyn, NY — Woodshop
3/30 — Montreal, QC — Foufounes Electriques
3/31 — Toronto, ON — The Garrison
4/1 — Detroit, MI — The Sanctuary
4/2 — Chicago, IL — Reggies
4/3 — Lawrence, KS — The Bottleneck
4/4 — Lincoln, NE — Bourbon Theater
4/5 — Denver, CO — HQ
4/6 — Salt Lake City, UT — Metro Music Hall
4/8 — Seattle, WA — El Corazon
4/9 — Vancouver, BC — Rickshaw Theatre
4/10 — Portland, OR — Hawthorne Theater
4/11 — San Francisco, CA — DNA Lounge
4/12 — Los Angeles, CA — Teragram Ballroom
Supporting Decapitated with Cryptopsy and Carnation
5/3 — London — Incineration Fest
5/4— Exeter — Phoenix
5/5 — Cardiff — The Globe
5/6 — Newcastle — Anarchy Brewery
5/7 — Glasgow — Slay
5/8 — Manchester — Academy 2
5/9 — Birmingham — XOYO
5/10 — Nottingham — Rescue Rooms
5/11 — Norwich — The Waterfront
5/13 — Lille — The Black Lab
5/14 — Enschede — Metropool
5/15 — Munich — Backstage
5/16 — Aarau — KiFF
5/17 — Lindau — Vaudeville
5/18 — Vienna — Szene
5/19 — Budapest — Dürer Kert
5/20 — Prague — Fuchs2
5/21 — Schweinfurt — Stattbahnhof
5/22 — Dresden — Blauer Salon
5/23 — Kraków — Hype Park
5/24 — Warsaw — Proxima
5/26 — Berlin — Hole44
5/27 — Aarhus — Voxhall
5/28 — Hamburg — Logo
5/29 — Vechta — Gulfhaus
5/30 — Dortmund — Junkyard
5/31 — Sint-Niklaas — Casino
6/1 — Paris — La Machine
6/3 — Frankfurt — Das Bett
6/4 — Karlsruhe — Substage
6/5 — Milan — Legend Club
6/6 — Bologna — Locomotiv
6/7 — Lyon — Lions Metal Fest
E.U. dates and festivals
7/20 — Heidelberg — Halle02 w/ Kreator & Rotting Christ
7/21 — Obdertraublin — Airport-Eventhall w/ Kreator & Rotting Christ
7/22 — Memmingen — Kaminwerk w/ Kreator & Rotting Christ
7/23 — Tolmin — Tolminator Festival
7/31 — Rasnov — Rockstadt Festival
8/2 — Vagos — Vagos Metal Fest
8/6 — Jaromer — Brutal Assault Festival
8/7 — Kortijk — Alcatraz Fest
8/9 — Derbyshire — Bloodstock Festival
8/15 — Dinkelsbuhl — Summer Breeze Festival
8/16 — Kudrefin — Rock The Lakes Festival
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