Ohio-based metal masters WAR CURSE today unveil their new single and accompanying video for “The Convoy.” The track comes by way of the band’s Confession full-length, set for release on October 20th via Metal Blade Records/Blacklight Media.
Having built a devout fan base for their thrash-oriented metallic attack starting with 2015’s Final Days and cemented with 2019’s Eradication, WAR CURSE returns in 2023 a more refined animal. In fact, it could be argued that the ten tracks of Confession stand as WAR CURSE’s Black Album, having the courage to move beyond what they’re known for and to focus on songwriting, groove, dynamics, and melody, without compromising on muscle one iota.
Elaborates Roth of the theme behind the band’s fiery new single, “A number of prominent tyrants surfaced during the pandemic.
Power hungry, seething scumbags who allowed their true colors to show. Very few private citizens had the will or the means to stand up to them.
‘The Convoy’ is a modern day battle hymn written for the people who risked their livelihood and reputations for our individual liberties. May every power drunk dictator one day find themselves at the end of a short rope.”
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With extensive touring plans in 2020 falling apart due to the pandemic, WAR CURSE spent several months in purgatory before deciding to dust off their instruments and start writing a new album. With the world in a strange place, motivation came and went, reflecting the tumultuous day-to-day change in information. This led to the writing process taking a year, however it was time well spent.
“We demo recorded every song two or three times, picked them apart, edited them, and then rehearsed them in a room together. We allowed the process of collaboration and experimentation to take us wherever the wave carried us. Compared to previous releases, we were a lot more critical of ourselves during the writing and recording of this album.
We set out to make an album in the truest sense of the word, not just a collection of songs.”
This is very much apparent when listening to Confession, from the agitated, muscular title track with its widescreen chorus, to the driving “Power Of The Powerless,” or the equal parts triumphant and steamrolling “Sowing Division,” every track stands on its own while taking its place in the overall picture.
