BATTLECROSS To Premier SLAYER Cover Today
May 23, 2014, 10 years ago
Detroit, Michigan's Battlecross have released a new cover of Slayer's "War Ensemble". SiriusXM Liquid Metal's Jose Mangin will debut the track live today at 5 PM, EST. It will then repeat every three hours throughout the weekend.
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 later be made available to fans via iTunes. Battlecross' cover of "War Ensemble" was recorded, mixed and mastered by Matt Dalton at 37 Studios in Rochester Hills, Michigan.
Battlecross recently kicked off a North American tour with Killswitch Engage and Trivium, which was preceded by a headlining show on April 30th at Dingbatz in NJ. 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.
Battlecross live dates:
May
23 - Centerstage Bar & Grill - Kokomo, IN24 - Fubar - St. Louis, MO
25 - Aftershock - Merriam, KS
26 - The Black Sheep - Colorado Springs, CO
27 - Sunshine Theater - Albuquerque, NM
28 - Mesa Theater - Grand Junction, CO
June
5 - Nurnberg, Germany - Nurburgring Rock am Ring6 - Nuremberg, Germany - Zeppelinfeld Rock im Park
10 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle Beastfest
11 - Tilburg, Netherlands - 013
14 - Derby, UK - Donington Park Download Festival
15 - Nickelsdorf, Austria - Nova Rock Festival
17 - Zurich, Switzerland - Rock City
18 - Geneve, Switzerland - L’Usine
19 - Milan, Italy - Legend Club Milano
20 - Liubliana, Slovenia - Orto Bar
21 - Zagreb, Croatia - Attack
27 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting
August
22 - Curitiba, Brazil - Music Hall23 - Sao Paulo, Brazil - Carioca Club
24 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - Circo Voador
