Metal Riot

California thrashers Warbringer are setting out next week for a tour of North America. In support of the 40+ shows will be power metallers Symphony X and Iced Earth.  The band had this to say about the massive tour :

“It’s a new year and we’re looking forward to getting back out there and touring the US and Canada, especially getting back to some of the markets we didn’t hit on the headline tour. These will be big shows and a long tour and we’re excited to share the stage with Iced Earth and Symphony X, and performing for some of their fans who may have not seen Warbringer yet.”

Warbringer’s newest album, “Worlds Torn Asunder,”was released in September 2011 through Century Media.

Click here for tour dates.

American progressive metal agressors Symphony X unveil two versions of the artwork for their Nuclear Blast debut “Iconoclast.”

Illustrator and film concept artist Warren Flanagan (Watchmen, The Incredible Hulk, 2012) is the talent behind the album artwork. Here, he shares his creative process on the new album’s artwork:

“The idea was to create imagery that was a little darker in tone to previous Symphony X albums and to represent the overall theme of Iconoclast into the artwork. The whole concept came from Mike [Romeo], who had a strong idea of what the cover should represent based off the music. I just ran with it. When the album’s title was decided on, I focused the image based on the meaning of it. I also wanted to use the band’s signature ‘masks’ but present them in a way that connected to the new album.”

Click here for hi-res shots of the art, track listings for each,  and founder & lead guitarist Michael Romeo’s comments on the covers.