Detroit, MI'sBattlecrossjust released a new cover of Slayer's "War Ensemble!"
Guitarist Hiran Deraniyagala says,"Slayer is obviously one of our biggest influences. Slayer taught me personally to not give a f#@k and throw in attitude in your riffs. War Ensemble is one of my favorite Slayer songs because it embodies the aggression and attitude of Slayer but also is more dynamic than a traditional Slayer song that is all speed. Jeff Hanneman was an underrated player and it's shame his greatness was only recognized after he passed. In honor of Jeff we wanted to cover "War Ensemble" and throw in a bit of our own twist and speed to the song. Slayer!!!!!!"
The track will be streaming viaMetal Hammer UKand will later be made available to fans viaiTunes.
Hear it now:
https://metalhammer.teamrock.com/news/2014-05-27/exclusive-battlecross-war-ensemble
Battlecross' cover of "War Ensemble" was recorded, mixed and mastered by Matt Dalton at 37 Studios in Rochester Hills, Michigan.
Battlecrossrecently kicked off a North American tour with Killswitch Engage and Trivium. The tour will wrap up at the end of May, and then the band will regroup and venture to Europe in June for a series of festival appearances, as well as club shows with Huntress! The entire confirmed listing of dates can be seen below.
BATTLECROSS
Tour w/ Killswitch Engage
05/23 Kokomo, IN Centerstage Bar & Grillw/ Black Fast
05/24 St. Louis, MO Fubarw/ Black Fast
05/25 Merriam, KS Aftershockw/ Black Fast
05/26 Colorado Springs, CO The Black Sheep
05/27 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theaterw/ Nothing More
05/28 Grand Junction, CO Mesa Theaterw/ Nothing More
End Tour
08/09 Birch Run, MI Birch Run Expo Center DirtFest
European Tour
06/05 Nürburg, DE Nürburgring Rock am Ring
06/06 Nuremberg, DE Zeppelinfeld Rock im Park
06/10 Hamburg, DE Markthalle Beastfest
06/11 Tilburg, NL 013w/ Huntress
06/14 GB Donington Park Download Festival
06/15 Nickelsdorf, AT Nova Rock Festivalw/ Black Sabbath, Seether
06/17 Zurich, CH Rock Cityw/ Huntress
06/18 Geneve, CH L'Usinew/ Huntress
06/19 Milan, IT Legend Club Milanow/ Huntress
06/20 Liubliana, SI Orto Barw/ Huntress
06/21 Zagreb, HR Attackw/ Huntress
06/27 Dessel, BE Festival Park Stenehei Graspop Metal Meeting
South American Tour
w/ Killswitch Engage, Memphis May Fire
08/22 Curitiba, BR Music Hall
08/23 Sao Paulo, BR Carioca Club
08/24 Rio de Janeiro, BR Circo Voador
"War of Will", the band's most recent album, debuted at #134 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, #118 on the top current albums chart, #2 on the heatseeker chart, #15 on the current hard music chart, #16 on the hard music overall chart, and #32 on the independent albums chart. It didn't stop here though, as the band also debuted in Canada's Soundscan charts coming in at #178 Top 200 Current and #25 Hard Music Charts while also landing on the iTunes charts for release date at #103 Top 200, #10 on Rock, and #2 on Metal! This marks the band's first ever Billboard chart debut! "War of Will" also peaked at #3 on the US iTunes metal chart on the day of release.
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