Today’s release of Unhearth’s The Wretched; The Ruinous is the first new studio album from the band since 2018 and to celebrate their return to the fore, they released the single and music video for “Dawn of the Militant.”
Speaking on the new track, vocalist Trevor Phillips described “Dawn of the Militant” as “thrash metal and heavy hardcore that is unrelenting from start to finish.”
“The thrash meets hardcore bulk of the song hits a crescendo in the last 39 seconds with possibly the heaviest piece of music we’ve ever laid down on record.
“Lyrically this song speaks of the threat nuclear war has on humanity. As our climate crisis worsens nations will become desperate to provide for their people. Tensions will rise and wars will be fought. When two nations with nuclear capabilities become at odds over our dwindling resources the likelihood of nuclear war will increase drastically. Humans by nature are tribal and protective of their own to a fault. Nuclear Holocaust is a likely end to civilization as we know it before the climate crisis completely eradicates us.
“We are seeing these tensions rise worldwide today and the ‘Dawn of the Militant’ is upon us. It’s up to us as a species to lay down our weapons, put aside our differences and come together to avoid the coming tragedies, despair and chaos we are speeding towards. We still have time to avoid this hellish end, but that time is running out while we get more divided by the day.”
As for the rest of the record, Phillips said he and his bandmates were excited to drop The Wretched; The Ruinous today after spending so long on it. In a prepared statement, Phillips said it has “the aggression, power, melody, energy and darkness that Unearth is known for, but we’ve pushed our sound further to offer the listener a more dynamic group of songs that hit harder than anything in our catalog.”
Unearth’s The Wretched; The Ruinous is available today via Century Media. In addition to their new record, the band is also out on tour right now. You can check out the full list of dates below.
UNEARTH – The Wretched; The Ruinous Album Release Tour
With Special Guests Upon A Burning Body and 156/Silence
5/4 – Lubbock, TX – Jake’s
5/5 – El Paso, TX – Rock House
5/6 – Tucson, AZ – The Rock
5/7 – Anaheim, CA – Parish Room @ House of Blues
5/8 – Los Angeles, CA – The Regent Theater
5/9 – Roseville, CA – Goldfields
5/11 – Portland, OR – Star Theater
5/12 – Seattle, WA – El Corazon
5/13 – Boise, ID – Shrine Basement *
5/14 – Salt Lake City, UT – Soundwell
5/15 – Denver, CO – HQ
5/16 – Lawrence, KS – The Bottleneck
5/18 – Columbus, OH – Ace of Cups
5/19 – Rochester, NY – Montage Music Hall
*(no UABB/no 156 Silence)
UNEARTH
Supporting Halo Effect With Special Guests High Command
5/20 – Hartford, CT – The Webster
5/21 – Brooklyn, NY – Monarch
5/22 – Philadelphia, PA – Brooklyn Bowl
5/23 – Worcester, MA – The Palladium Upstairs
5/24 – Quebec City, QC – Imperial Bell
5/25 – Montreal, QC – Fairmount Theatre
5/26 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
5/27 – Detroit, MI – Crofoot Ballroom
UNEARTH Festival Dates
5/28 – Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee Metal Fest
6/15 – Dessel, Belgium – Graspop Metal Meeting
6/16 – Clisson, France – Hellfest 2023
6/23 – Ferropolis, Germany – Full Force
6/30 – Emmen, Netherlands – Pitfest
7/2 Saarbrucken, Germany – Reality Bites Fest
5/24 – Quebec City, QC – Imperial Bell
5/25 – Montreal, QC – Fairmount Theatre
5/26 – Toronto, ON – Horseshoe Tavern
5/27 – Detroit, MI – Crofoot Ballroom
UNEARTH Festival Dates
5/28 – Milwaukee, WI – Milwaukee Metal Fest
6/15 – Dessel, Belgium – Graspop Metal Meeting
6/16 – Clisson, France – Hellfest 2023
6/23 – Ferropolis, Germany – Full Force
6/30 – Emmen, Netherlands – Pitfest
7/2 – Saarbrucken, Germany – Reality Bites Fest