⋘"Nightmares In The Sky" is, in our collective opinion, one of the best tracks WARBEAST has ever written. Featured as a part of their second full length album, released by Phil Anselmo's HOUSECORE RECORDS just as the group's first LP was, the group opted to go with the moniker "DESTROY" for the sophomore output.

"Destroy" was put out on April 1, 2013 and features 9 brand new recordings by the retro-thrash outfit; it has been released to rave reviews by just about every single news & media outlet of the metal world, being hailed as some type of next-coming or possibly reincarnation of classic SLAYER, which is a sharp contrast from the vast majority of other "new" thrash bands who are largely seen as making a poor attempt at bringing a 'dead' genre back to the forefront of extreme music. Perhaps many can make the claim that the whole retro-thrash scene is a lackluster effort at bringing back the popularity of thrash metal without any added innovation or uniqueness, but when it comes to WARBEAST it is indisputable this is one band who could have very well been born a generation or two too soon. Hell....these guys would have fit in with the Bay Area thrashers (Slayer, Metallica, Exodus, Testament, Megadeth, etc) as well as any of the aforementioned "classic" bands do.⋙

◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ BAND BIOGRAPHY & INFORMATION ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊ ◊

The band was originally formed in the fall of 2006 under the name Texas Metal Alliance. In April 2009 the band officially changed their name to WARBEAST. The band is signed to Philip Anselmo's label Housecore Records.

On their second full-length album for Housecore Records, Destroy, Warbeast unleashes an uncompromising and unbridled thrash assault. Living up to its moniker, the collection sees the Texas outfit sharpen their claws and bare their teeth even more than before. Now, the band—Bruce Corbitt [vocals], Scott Shelby [lead guitar], Joe Gonzalez [drums], Bobby Tillotson Jr. [lead guitar], and Casey Orr [bass]—stands primed to engage full-on musical destruction. You have been warned…

In the spring of 2012, Warbeast hunkered down to record Destroy with legendary Pantera and Down frontman and label founder Philip H. Anselmo behind the board. While locked in Anselmo's studio, Nodferatu's Lair, they set their sights on upping the ante across the board from their 2010 Housecore Records debut, Krush The Enemy.

"This album is simply meaner and heavier than our first," affirms Corbitt. "We've managed to keep the variety we had, but we allowed ourselves more freedom to go beyond the traditional songwriting patterns. It's less predictable. We've evolved as a band, and Destroy proves it."

In addition to pulverizing riffs, pummeling double bass, and powerful leads, the singer focused on lyrically tackling different topics and delivering them via razor sharp hooks.

"I just wanted to write about a wide range of subjects and emotions. Topics include everything from werewolves and humans warring with aliens to national disasters and a robotic monster called Warbeast. There's also a track called 'Egotistical Bastards,' which could be about many people I know," he laughs.

The record also sees the group's lineup solidified with the addition of Karst on bass replacing original bassist Alan Bovee and Shelby assuming the bulk of the six-string writing after the exit of previous guitarist Rick Perry two years prior.

"There were no restraints," Shelby admits. "Everybody stepped it up, and we're all on the same page. We're more focused now, and the connection we have is incredible."

The live show proves equally impressive. They've already massacred crowds alongside the likes of Down, Crowbar, Eyehategod, Gwar, Every Time I Die, Cavalera Conspiracy, Destruction, Goatwhore, OTEP, and countless others. With numerous tours on the horizon, they'll undoubtedly be slaying cities everywhere. About the live show, Shelby smiles, "We always like to attack the audience with our songs and move them. That's our approach as soon as we hit the stage."

Building up to the release of Destroy, two Warbeast tracks "It" and "Birth of a Psycho" share a split with Anselmo's solo material entitled, War of the Gargantuas. It's only a prelude of what's to come though.

The group remains entrenched in thrash's legacy, while furthering its future. Formed in 2006 and counting Rigor Mortis, Gammacide, and Demonseed among their sonic genealogy, the members have been respectively doling out crushing music for over two decades. That's precisely why Warbeast sound so alive on Destroy.

At the end of the day, it's about unmitigated destruction for these five individuals. "I want people to feel like they've been hit with a sledgehammer ten times in a row when they hear this," concludes Corbitt. "As long as they feel strongly about, we've accomplished our mission." — Rick Florino, July 2012

With the “retro-thrash” trend in full-swing, and hordes of bands trying to re-create “old school metal”, Texas monsters WARBEAST offer the real thing. Their music is not the result of careful study of 80’s thrash or classic metal; it just comes naturally because that is who they are.

The roots of WARBEAST are firmly entrenched in the legendary 80’s Texas underground metal scene. Vocalist Bruce Corbitt was the voice of speed metal splatter kings Rigor Mortis, who achieved major label success on Capitol Records in 1988. Guitarist Scott Shelby was part of the riff machine behind Gammacide, one of Texas most furious thrash exports. Drum tornado Joey Gonzalez provided blast beats and mayhem for Dallas death metal band Demonseed.

Krush The Enemy, their debut CD on Philip Anselmo’s Housecore Records, featured ten tracks covering a wide range of metal terrain aimed squarely at the neck-snapping headbanger in the front row. For WARBEAST, “metal” means high speed riffing, thunderous double bass, roaring vocals and plenty of blazing guitar solos. Their sophomore album ‘Destroy’ is already recorded and a release date will be coming soon. Catch Warbeast on tour with DOWN starting in September.



WARBEAST LINEUP:

Bruce Corbitt - Vocals
Scott Shelby - Lead Guitar
Joey Gonzalez - Drums
Bobby Tillotson - Lead Guitar
Casey Orr - Bass


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