Warpath: Damnation

Warpath's greatly anticipated album, Damnation, has been unleashed!

	Produced by:	Warpath

	Mixed by:	Orlando Villaseñor, Everlong Recording (USA)

	Mastered by:	James Murphy, SafeHouse Productions (USA)

	Artwork by:	Lee Gaskins

	Photography:	Allan Photography UK

	Release Date:	March 2008

	Vocals + Guitars:	Richard Goss
	Lead Guitar:	Pete Hawthorne
	Bass Guitar:	Gareth Allen
	Drums:	James Davenport

	Tracklisting:	1. Damnation
		2. Infernal
		3. Hostile Takeover
		4. Face To Face
		5. Spitting Blood
		6. Life Unworthy Of Life
		7. W.M.D
		8. Expendable Forces
Total playing time:		32mins

In late 2007, Warpath set to work relentlessly on their latest metal masterpiece. Recorded in fully independent fashion by the band and entirely self-funded, the result was an onslaught of eight storming new original tracks, built on an intensity of explosive riffs, formidable beats and compelling vocals which surpasses a great number of standards in UK thrash metal! With the tracks played to perfection, the recorded material was then sent off to Everlong Studios (USA) - part of Counter Strike Records, an independent record label started by drummer KEVIN TALLEY (DAATH, Chimaira, Dying Fetus, Misery Index, Hate Eternal) - where it was mixed by ace producer ORLANDO VILLASEÑOR. JAMES MURPHY, renowned guitarist who has gained global success in bands such as Testament, Death and Obituary, keenly took Warpath's tracks for mastering - perfecting the sound of Damnation's eight tracks beyond perfection.

The band would like to thank James Murphy and Orlando Villaseñor for their expertise, superb work, continuous support and commitment in the production of the album.

Photos from the recording sessions:
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Since a mid-March '08 release, the Damnation album is making rapidly-increasing sales world-wide.
Hurry and order your copy from the official Warpath-online.com store for only £8.99 (+postage)

The Damnation album will also be available at upcoming Warpath live shows.

Half of the tracks from this new EP can be heard at the band's official Myspace:

DAMNATION ARTWORK

The coverart for the Damnation album was created by Lee Gaskins, designed in collaboration with Richard Goss.

See a progressive animation of the artwork's stages (1.2mb)

Lee Gaskins' thoughts on the Damnation album cover art:

"Richard Goss of the UK heavy metal band-Warpath saw my Evile Demo cover and decided to send me an email. He wanted a fiery city with zombie-influenced business people. The album name is- Damnation which I incorporated into the destroyed highway sign. This was a tough piece to do because of the destructive realism and repeating windows. Richard wanted religious and money symbols in the piece, so I placed them into the cityscape.

I added Richard's name as graffiti and the oil drum has George W. Bush's name in blood (but it's way too small to be seen) as a unseen in-joke and perhaps a bit of a political statement.

Though it was enjoyable to create, color-wise, this was not a fun piece. Almost entirely composed of warm colors, I did add some greens in the car as well as purple and blues in the clothes. Of course, airbrush mode provided most of the smoke and mood of the piece.

We talked about having the gentlemen a skull-head as well as a totally rotten zombie with a gas mask, but I think the subtleness of his expression and eyeless contact with the viewer works and the gas mask has been used a lot in past work.

The hardest part of the images was getting the windows and the lines in the building even, as well as the fire actually looking to consume the structures. The fun part of creating the piece was the dollar sign on the skyscraper (obviously symbolizing American greed (Yes, I am a proud American, but also see the greed, and careless nature of much of our government and laws).

The piece is not huge, but it is over 2400 pixels wide. Design-wise, I used the two figures to appear to `move' the church over to the right side of the picture so it wouldn't be centered. The steeple/cross brings the viewers eye to the band's name. Like most of my digital work, I painted this image like a regular acrylic, background/sky first to set the mood, lighting, then the mid-ground and the foreground. I rarely use layers, but on this image, I used them to keep the figures separate, so I wouldn't have to keep painting the edges. Of course, it all started with a rough sketch in my sketchbook.

As for Ricard Goss, he definitely knows what he wants, but is also flexibile to new ideas; that equals a cool client."

DAMNATION REVIEWS

Many reviews on Warpath's new Damnation album are on the way. If you fancy writing your own favourable reviews, please contact the band to have them posted on the Warpath official website reviews section!