Dreadnought unveil new single »Colors Of Our Broken Hearts«; »Wars Of Spirit // Wards Of Light« LP out September 11th via Vesperian!
Denver, Colorado based genre-defying progressive metallers Dreadnought have unveiled the second single »Colors Of Our Broken Hearts« taken from their forthcoming album, »Wars Of Spirit // Wards Of Light«, sceduled for release on September 11th, 2026 through Vesperian.
Tracklist:
01. Tiamat’s Gate
02. The Archive
03. Colors Of Our Broken Hearts
04. Serpents Of The Moon
05. Aeonwar
06. The Twilight Protectorate
Courtesy of Hold Tight PR:
Colorado’s genre-defying Dreadnought have announced the pre-order for their forthcoming album »Wars Of Spirit // Wards Of Light«, due September 11th via Vesperian. Alongside the announcement, the band have unveiled a second glimpse of the record with new single »Colors Of Our Broken Hearts«.
Stream the single and/or pre-order the album HERE.
With »Wars Of Spirit // Wards Of Light«, Dreadnought enter the most clearly defined and boldly reinvented chapter of their career to date. Continuing to bend and re-code the boundaries of heavy music, the album moves between chaos, purity and power, weaving synthesizers and electronic elements into a songwriting approach that feels more direct and immediate than ever, while retaining the expansive, otherworldly character that has always made the Colorado band so difficult to categorise. Described by Dreadnought as “World Building Metal Etherea,” the record is a fitting evolution of a sound that has never sat comfortably within a single genre.
Photo credit: Frank Guerra
Where previous releases unfolded across vast and demanding terrain, »Wars Of Spirit // Wards Of Light« finds Dreadnought at their most focused, sharper and more immediate yet no less ambitious or singular. Progressive metal, folk, electronics and atmospheric exploration converge across an album that moves between stillness and upheaval, grief and transcendence, tracing an inner conflict that feels simultaneously cosmic and deeply personal.
The album was mixed by Julius Mauranen of Oranssi Pazuzu and mastered by Jaakko Viitalähde (Oranssi Pazuzu, Havukruunu, Polymoon), while its visual world comes courtesy of Eisner Award-winning artist Christian Ward. His psychedelic, neon-charged artwork provides a fitting visual counterpart to an album that refuses easy definition.
Still impossible to define. Still impossible to ignore.
Check out previous single »The Archive« HERE.
»Wars Of Spirit // Wards Of Light« will be available digitally and in the following physical versions:
• Digipak CD
• Tape with violet tape shell
• Black vinyl
• Blue & crimson tri-color nebula vinyl (ltd. to 600 copies)
• Solar gold & cobalt blue splatter vinyl (ltd. to 400 copies, exclusive for Bandcamp and the Vesperian store)
(All vinyl versions come with poster, 4-page LP booklet and OBI strip)
Dreadnought are:
Jordan Clancy – Drums, Percussion
Kevin Handlon – Bass Guitar
Kelly Schilling – Vocals, Guitars, Keys, Synth
Ryan Sims – Vocals, Guitars
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