Wargod's band of the week, Warpath!

Great Britian has been a hotbed for thrash and you can add Warpath to the list.

www.myspace.com/warpathuk

WARPATH is a UK based Metal band.

Formed in 2003, the band's debut album DAMNATION was released worldwide in May 2008.

Mixed at Kevin Talley's studio USA (Chimaira, DAATH) by producer Orlando Villasenor and mastered by legendary metal guitarist James Murphy (Testament, Death), the album received critical acclaim across the world, scoring higher than Metallica, Judas Priest and Testament’s new releases in metal and rock magazines.

The album sold out all copies in Japan within two days and all UK copies in less than fourteen days, establishing the band as one of the best up-coming metal acts in the UK.

In August 2008, they were voted by Scuzz TV fans to play at the prestigious Bloodstock Open Air, alongside Iced Earth, Nightwish, Dimmu Borgir, Opeth and many others.

Since June 2008, Scuzz TV has been playing the DAMNATION music video regularly. It is now the No.1 rated video, ahead of Slipknot.

WARPATH is the first UK Thrash band to have gained regular TV exposure, despite not having the backing of a record label. The video has been aired on MHR TV USA alongside Exodus, as well as TV stations in Greece, Japan, Spain, Italy and Australia.

September 2008 saw a distribution deal with all major UK retail stores now stocking the album, including HMV, Amazon and Play.com.

In January 2009, the band topped the Terrorizer Magazine Reader's Polls and was voted 'The Best Unsigned Band of the Year'.

DAMNATION dominated USA metal radio in February 2009, coming in at Number 1 most added record in the country (FMQB & CMJ National Charts). It debuted at Number 25 on the national CMJ Loud Rock Metal Charts and is now being played on over 1,000 stations worldwide.

In August 2009 the band played their first shows in Germany, sharing the main stage of Wacken Rocks Festival with thrash titans SLAYER.

In October 2009, Warpath gained exposure on the BRUCE DICKINSON BBC Rock Show, with their debut album ‘Damnation’ being described as “a slice of classic thrash metal” by the IRON MAIDEN front man.

November 2009 saw the band confirmed for True Thrash Festival II in Osaka, Japan (March 2010) and a USA distribution deal with The End Records.

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Thanks. Always like good thrash. Will check this one our for sure.

I found this in the used section at my local independent record store (yes, they still exist in some places). Best $3.95 I've spent in a while!

Killer Album.I've had it since it was released.One of the better new Thrash bands IMO.

Someone brought up these guys before. I put them on the want-list ASAP. Good stuff.

Sounds okay, but I'm missing the dirty/raw edge to the music.

I've been singing their praise for a long time now, they have links to Savage Messiah in the sense that Rich from Warpath and Dave from Savage Messiah were both in the excellent UK band Headless Cross, they formed their respective bands when Headless Cross folded.

Damnation is a solid slab of Thrash. Cover art is cool also.