Warbringer

[SLASHer]

These guys are brand new. Their new album came out on February 5th. Check out there Myspace. Some of you should like them. I think they are pretty cool and have alot of potential.

http://www.myspace.com/warbringer

[SLASHer]

Heres a music video.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=XRP6iMZ1Pic

[Mark Carras]

I've been listening to them on my mobile for the past few weeks. Pretty decent.

[SLASHer]

I've been listening to them on my mobile for the past few weeks. Pretty decent.

I thought you would for sure think they are awesome. A brand new band playing old school thrash, thats right up your alley.

[Mark Carras]

I thought you would for sure think they are awesome. A brand new band playing old school thrash, thats right up your alley.

Yeah, it was ok, but a little too one demensional for my tastes. I like my thrash to have a little more dynamics to it. A little more old school hard rock. Two of my favorite band's are Motorhead and Overkill. Think about how they sound. Overkill is called thrash, but it's really just blues based hard rock played really heavy and fast. Motorhead is the heaviest blues band that ever lived. Call them metal, call them rock, some have even called them thrash at times, but at the core it is blues. They just play their blues very fast and heavy. They also have some great dynamics, hooks, and amazingly catchy guitar riffs. Warbringer is missing those elements and that is why they are only just ok.


Full review coming soon. :cheers

[SLASHer]

Yeah, it was ok, but a little too one demensional for my tastes. I like my thrash to have a little more dynamics to it. A little more old school hard rock. Two of my favorite band's are Motorhead and Overkill. Think about how they sound. Overkill is called thrash, but it's really just blues based hard rock played really heavy and fast. Motorhead is the heaviest blues band that ever lived. Call them metal, call them rock, some have even called them thrash at times, but at the core it is blues. They just play their blues very fast and heavy. They also have some great dynamics, hooks, and amazingly catchy guitar riffs. Warbringer is missing those elements and that is why they are only just ok.


Full review coming soon. :cheers

I see Overkill as straight up thrash, but I agree with you 100% on Motorhead. Motorhead is definitely playing the blues and I also hear alot of 50's rock in them also. Thats probably why I like Motorhead so much. I love the blues, but when it gets cranked up like Motorhead, AC/DC, Guns N' Roses thats the best kind of music right there.

[Bradzilla]

Got Warbringer's CD a few days ago. It's a bit 1-dimensional, and I do have a few gripes, but overall I like it. It's nice and hard thrash. A little more variety in tempos and whatnot will benefit them next time, but they're young so they'll develop. Besides, how could I hate a band that namechecks Demolition Hammer, Znowhite, Toxik and Don Doty in their 'influences' list?

[Mark Carras]

Got Warbringer's CD a few days ago. It's a bit 1-dimensional, and I do have a few gripes, but overall I like it. It's nice and hard thrash. A little more variety in tempos and whatnot will benefit them next time, but they're young so they'll develop. Besides, how could I hate a band that namechecks Demolition Hammer, Znowhite, Toxik and Don Doty in their 'influences' list?

That was kind of my thoughts. Done well for what it is and a great first release, but they need more diversity and depth if they want to be contenders for the new old school thrash throne. Tons of young band's playing the style now and only the absolute best will survive.

[CFH]

I've finally started listening to this band during the past few days, and I must say that they absolutely slay!

I also can't wait to see them with Overkill October 5.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot to mention that the band's debut album, War Without End, contains four out of the five songs from their 2006 EP, One By One, The Wicked Fall. Unfortunately, however, "Road Warrior" was left off of War Without End for some damn reason, and I hope that it won't get lost in the shuffle as a result since it absolutely destroys.

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[SLASHer]

"Road Warrior" is a cool song. I'm really not big into their singers voice though.

[SHUT UP AND DIE]

Got Warbringer's CD a few days ago. It's a bit 1-dimensional, and I do have a few gripes, but overall I like it. It's nice and hard thrash. A little more variety in tempos and whatnot will benefit them next time, but they're young so they'll develop. Besides, how could I hate a band that namechecks Demolition Hammer, Znowhite, Toxik and Don Doty in their 'influences' list?

I have both discs from this band and they are fan-fucking tastic. And I must say: since when is "one-dimensional" a problem in metal music? :cool I'll be seeing them twice next year, which is cool....I've been talking to their bassist online for like 3 years now, so we'll finally get to hang.

[CFH]

Got Warbringer's CD a few days ago. It's a bit 1-dimensional, and I do have a few gripes, but overall I like it. It's nice and hard thrash. A little more variety in tempos and whatnot will benefit them next time, but they're young so they'll develop. Besides, how could I hate a band that namechecks Demolition Hammer, Znowhite, Toxik and Don Doty in their 'influences' list?

I have both discs from this band and they are fan-fucking tastic. And I must say: since when is "one-dimensional" a problem in metal music? I'll be seeing them twice next year, which is cool....I've been talking to their bassist online for like 3 years now, so we'll finally get to hang.

What's will all this one-dimensional talk regarding Warbringer's output, especially in terms of tempo? If I remember correctly they played a lot of fast and slow songs, and quite a few songs had fast and slow sections. :wtf

[SLASHer]

I have both discs from this band and they are fan-fucking tastic. And I must say: since when is "one-dimensional" a problem in metal music? :cool

This is where mine and your taste's in metal become so very different. My favorite metal band bands are Metallica and Megadeth and those bands are anything but one-dimensional. I like tempo-changes, nice long solo sections, and I really like when a band can put out a good ballad ("Fade to Black") Even Slayer isn't one dimensional. Thats why I am getting into Death alot recently, they are crazy. I have a hard time understanding why people would prefer a straight forward band like Cannibal Corpse over a band like Megadeth, who's first two album's create so many weird twists and turns. Thats jsut my opinion on the whole one-dimensional thing, but to each man his own. Haha, this is sort of a hypocritical statement coming from someone who cites AC/DC as one of his favorite bands. :rotfl

[Bradzilla]

When I wrote that I had only listened to the album once. After repeated listens, when each song becomes more individual, they do a fine job mixing up the tempos. The more I listen to it (and the awesome gatefold vinyl I recently got) the more I like it.

[SLASHer]

Also, by the way Warbringer are recording a new album now and I think it is supposed to be out around March 2009 so it nice to see a talented young band with a good work ethic. Keep the momentum rolling!:metal

[SHUT UP AND DIE]

This is where mine and your taste's in metal become so very different. Yeah, if memory serves, we didn't have too terribly much in common, musically speaking...not that that matters.

My favorite metal band bands are Metallica and Megadeth and those bands are anything but one-dimensional. I like tempo-changes, nice long solo sections, and I really like when a band can put out a good ballad ("Fade to Black") Nothing wrong with that at all, though Metallica and Megadeth, by delving into "more dimensional material" they have produced a ton of garbage.

Even Slayer isn't one dimensional. Holy shit, have we been listening to the same Slayer? I guess I could see that maybe Reign In Blood (easily their most one-dimensional release) differs greatly from Diabolus In Musica....but if we're to go album by album, they are very one dimensional. Take their solos for example... :P Then again, this one-dimensional thing is a matter of personal taste as well....I can see tempo changes in MOST bands, to be honest, whereas someone more inclined to listening to a certain strain of metal may just hear a Deicide album and go "good god they only do one thing....", when it's simply not true. Take a band like Opeth who are EXTREMELY multi-dimensional.....

shit I forgot what my point was.....anyways....it's in the ear of the beholder, lol.


Thats why I am getting into Death alot recently, they are crazy. Sweet, Death are one of the best metal bands to have existed, in my opinion.


I have a hard time understanding why people would prefer a straight forward band like Cannibal Corpse over a band like Megadeth, who's first two album's create so many weird twists and turns. Well....CC caters to a different vibe than Megadeth and were influenced differently than Megadeth. There's PLENTY of tempo changes in CC, you have to actually listen to catch them, lol. Megadeth makes it easier for the listener to catch their changes *earlier*, which is great when I'm in the mood for it, and sometimes I am. Other times I'm in the mood to have my teeth kicked in whilst still hearing decent, technical metal.

Thats jsut my opinion on the whole one-dimensional thing, but to each man his own. Haha, this is sort of a hypocritical statement coming from someone who cites AC/DC as one of his favorite bands. :rotfl I totally agree....and I dig on some AC/DC too from time to time, though I think they're one of the most over-rated bands on the planet. And no worries, we're all a little hypocritical when it comes to metal bands, man.

[SLASHer]

Yeah, if memory serves, we didn't have too terribly much in common, musically speaking...not that that matters.

I really like hearing other people's opinions on music, especially if they are different than mine.

Nothing wrong with that at all, though Metallica and Megadeth, by delving into "more dimensional material" they have produced a ton of garbage.

That is a good point. They definitly took it too far. Have you heard the new Metallica by the way? I think its a solid record.


Holy shit, have we been listening to the same Slayer? I guess I could see that maybe Reign In Blood (easily their most one-dimensional release) differs greatly from Diabolus In Musica....but if we're to go album by album, they are very one dimensional. Take their solos for example... :P Then again, this one-dimensional thing is a matter of personal taste as well....I can see tempo changes in MOST bands, to be honest, whereas someone more inclined to listening to a certain strain of metal may just hear a Deicide album and go "good god they only do one thing....", when it's simply not true. Take a band like Opeth who are EXTREMELY multi-dimensional.....

Opeth are too multi-demensional for me. My favorite Slayer albums are "South of Heaven" and "Seasons in the Abyss" and those two records are definitely multi-dimensional. Even "Hell Awaits" shows some progressive elements. You are right about "Reign in Blood" though, that album is awesomely one-dimensional.


Sweet, Death are one of the best metal bands to have existed, in my opinion.

They really are.

Well....CC caters to a different vibe than Megadeth and were influenced differently than Megadeth. There's PLENTY of tempo changes in CC, you have to actually listen to catch them, lol. Megadeth makes it easier for the listener to catch their changes *earlier*, which is great when I'm in the mood for it, and sometimes I am. Other times I'm in the mood to have my teeth kicked in whilst still hearing decent, technical metal.

I just don't hear it in Cannibal Corpse, I really think that band just isn't for kme. I've always thought of Megadeth as a very heavy band. So when I'm in the mood to get my teeth kicked in and listen to technical metal, my choice is usually Megadeth.

[SHUT UP AND DIE]

That is a good point. They definitly took it too far. Have you heard the new Metallica by the way? I think its a solid record.

I've heard bits and pieces....it's pretty much too little, too late for me. There are moments where I'm like "ok, this isn't too bad"....but it always goes back to that "rock" feel that I don't like from newer Met at all.

Opeth are too multi-demensional for me. Haha, pick a line and stand in it, dude! :P

I just don't hear it in Cannibal Corpse, I really think that band just isn't for me. I've always thought of Megadeth as a very heavy band. So when I'm in the mood to get my teeth kicked in and listen to technical metal, my choice is usually Megadeth. Megadeth CAN be heavy, they just haven't been in forever. The first few discs were plenty heavy, with a rockish feel.....after Countdown or so....they lost me, and the new one is ok...yet still meh. As for not liking CC....that's cool. They're for some and not for others, definitely.

[CFH]

My favorite metal band bands are Metallica and Megadeth and those bands are anything but one-dimensional. I like tempo-changes, nice long solo sections, and I really like when a band can put out a good ballad ("Fade to Black")

Nothing wrong with that at all, though Metallica and Megadeth, by delving into "more dimensional material" they have produced a ton of garbage.

I'm not going to comment on Metallica here, but Megadeth was multi-dimensional from the beginning since a lot of Dave Mustaine's riffs on Megadeth's first two albums were on par with most metal guitarist's leads, he made a point to insert damn near ten riffs into every song and Chris Poland and Gar Samuelson added an element of jazz to the mix.

When it comes down to it, this is why I'll never understand why so many people consider Metallica to be "the greatest thrash that ever was," and see "James Hetfield as thrash's finest songwriter" since Dave Mustaine and every musician who he's ever employed in Megadeth kick the shit out of anyone who's ever been in Metallica with the exception of Cliff Burton.