Metal-Rules.com has issued an interview with WARBRINGER guitarist John Laux, conducted by Luxi Lahtinen. The following is an excerpt:

Q: What kind of feedback did Century Media give you about your stuff exactly? Were they totally blown away by your stuff right away, or were they more or less like 'You guys are good, so please give us some time to think whether we have some use for a band like Warbringer in the Century Media family. Ok?'

A: "Marco came and saw us when we opened for Toxic Holocaust almost a year ago. The band has really improved since then. After the show he came right up to some other members and let them know he thought we had a lot of potential, but we defiantly weren’t up to snuff back then. This was back when we just had our Born Of The Ruins EP out. We had to show them that we could make a leap by improving our live act and the quality of the music. This was displayed by our second EP and a few good gigs!"

Q: Were there any other labels out there that became interested in signing Warbringer right after they had got to hear some of your stuff, or was it actually only Century Media Records that showed some serious interest toward the band?

A: "Heavy Artillery really was the first label to show us and a few other bands from our scene any interest. We were offered a chance to submit 2 songs for the Speed Kills... Again compilation. We were so excited about that back then, and now the record deal blew us away! Metal Blade showed a lot of interest after we released One By One The Wicked Fall. Once the buzz about the singing picked up we got offers from Nuclear Blast and 1 or 2 other independents to sign."

Q: Before you guys will enter the studio to record your first ever full-length album for Century Media, naturally you need to have all the songs ready for the album. So, what´s gonna be new on it - and how much you think you´ll use your old songs for it?

A: "Honestly, half of it is new material and we couldn’t be more excited about them. We worked really hard to finish a bunch, as many new songs, to help keep the album interesting as it twists and turns. The previously unrecorded tracks are, 'At The Crack Of Doom', 'Combat Shock' and 'Systematic Genocide'. I think most of our fan base is familiar with 'Dread Command' and 'Instruments Or Torture', they will be included as well. Older material includes 'Total War', 'Shoot To Kill', 'Beneath The Waves', 'Born of the Ruins', 'Hell on Earth' and 'Onslaught'. For the bonus tracks we recorded two ZOMBIE songs, 'Night Slasher' and 'Humans To Kill'."

Q: How are these new songs musically compared to songs on your latest EP, One By One The Wicked Fall? I guess what´s certain you won´t give an inch as far as intensity and aggressiveness of your new songs are concerned, correct?

A: "Hell ya!! The new songs show stronger influences from carefully selected elements of black and death metal bands we love. We always try to make the next song heavier, darker and more dynamic than the last. So far the crowd gets into every new number as much as the last so we believe were on the right track. If we use a blast beat we make sure not the next part doesn’t stray to far from the true trashing backbone of our music."

Q: Have you already discussed who might be the ideal producer to work with you guys for your debut album that could have enough ear and understanding for your kind of old school thrash metal?

A: "We already found him, his name is Bill Metoyer. I couldn’t imagine a producer more perfect for the job. He is more than qualified to work with a thrash band. Under his belt are SLAYER's first 3 records, HELSTAR's classic, NOSFERATU, FATES WARNING - and a ton of other bands that have had an enormous impact on our music. He's an easy going in the studio and is working on the record as hard as we are. We’ve caught a few quirks we never noticed in our practices/jams and may never have identified and polished with out his input."

Read the full interview at Metal-Rules.com.