North Carolina based groove metal act WoR issue punishing new single ‘The Revenant’, alongside an official music video, having signed with the BLKIIBLK label.
“We’re excited for this collaboration with BLKIIBLK records and looking forward to sharing our new record with fans around the world,” said the band. “We feel very strong about all the new music and it’s exciting to work with the highly motivated folks at BLKIIBLK who share the same passion for heavy music and this project.”
On the single they added: “‘The Revenant’ is a unique track that showcases the bands growth and development over the last five years. The lyrics, which are rather cryptic, were inspired by some of the darkest hours of this band, moments that only strengthened us and helped us in our relentless pursuit. The monster is finally here! Here to stay!”
Founded in 2018 by guitarist Ben Kaiser who at the time was concluding a collegiate football career playing offensive line at NC State University. WoR‘s groove focused music takes influences from various subgenres of metal including groove metal, death metal, thrash metal, and metalcore.
By the spring of 2019, WoR had begun to debut their aggressive, chaotic, and extremely high energy live performances around the Southeast region of the United States, and in August 2020 released their debut record Prisoners. In 2021, after being delayed by the unfortunate events of a global pandemic, WoR finally hit the touring circuit in support of Prisoners. The band toured relentlessly, building a strong following in the metal underground from coast to coast, and having also played in Canada.
During the touring cycle supporting Prisoners, WoR came to the attention of A&R representatives from Frontiers Label Group, the global label based in Italy. In 2024, after witnessing an especially intense live show in the band’s home base of Raleigh, when the label formed their new metal imprint BLKIIBLK, WoR was one of the first artists to be signed.
WoR – Featuring Ben Kaiser and fellow guitarist David Nisoff, bassist Phillip Funderburk, vocalist Bobby Demoss, and drummer Raine Rumple –
stepped into the studio with producer Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me) in 2024 to record a new full-length album, slated for worldwide release on BLKIIBLK in 2026.
You can stream/listen to ‘The Revenant’ here.
