Hiran Deraniyagala of Battlecross talks new album Rise To Power, recording at Audiohammer Studios, touring with Crowbar, Orion Fest with Metallica, and much more in this new video interview, filmed on June 29th for SkullsNBones.com.

Battlecross, are currently out on the road with Crowbar and Lord Dying on The Summer Of Doom Tour in support of their forthcoming release, Rise To Power. The tour has been a career highlight for the band and the legendary sludge metallers Crowbar have really taken a liking to the band (see below).

On tour, fans can pre-order Rise To Power at the Battlecross merch booth in the form of a limited edition tour laminate, only available at the merch booth. Each laminate will include a code, redeemable online, for a copy of the album! Rise To Power is also available now in special pre-order bundles at metalblade.com/battlecross.

Another scorching track from Rise To Power, "Spoiled”, can be heard below.
 
Guitarist Tony Asta spoke about the track: "'Spoiled' kicks in with a heavy rockin old-school vibe and progresses into a brutal more technical feel. It's also a really fun song to jam. The subject matter and lyrics of "Spoiled" were inspired by the dependency on modern technology, more specifically the cyber world. An entire generation thrives from its use but does not know what it was like before the internet existed. It IS a great tool, although the magnitude of its impact on our everyday lives sometimes gives me the chills. This is the only song I had a hand in writing lyrics for and you can thank the "phone-gazing zombies" for it."

Rise To Power tracklisting:

“Scars”
“Not Your Slave”
“Absence”
“Spoiled”
“The Climb”
“Blood & Lies”
“Bound by Fear”
“Despised”
“Shackles”
“The Path”

“Spoiled”:

“Not Your Slave”:

Find the Battlecross tour itinerary at this location.