Woe to the Vanquished

For the Ancient Roman saying, see Vae victis.

Woe to the Vanquished is the fifth studio album by the American thrash metal band Warbringer. It is the band's first album for Napalm Records, and the first to feature bassist Jessie Sanchez and lead guitarist Chase Becker. The album also marks the return of rhythm guitarist Adam Carroll, who last played on 2011's Worlds Torn Asunder.

Woe to the Vanquished
Studio album by Warbringer
Released	March 31, 2017 (2017-03-31)
Recorded	West Valley Studios
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	40:59
Label	Napalm
Producer	Mike Plotnikoff
Warbringer chronology
IV: Empires Collapse (2013) Woe to the Vanquished (2017) Weapons of Tomorrow (2020)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Louder	[1]
New Noise Magazine	[2]

Production and release

After the departure of drummer Carlos Cruz and guitarists John Laux and Jeff Potts in the spring of 2014, Warbringer entered a period of inactivity.^[3] The band returned in 2015 with a short-lived new lineup, which was soon replaced with the returning Cruz, lead guitarist Chase Becker, and bassist Jessie Sanchez. This lineup debuted on an early 2016 tour with Exmortus and Enforcer. Following the tour the band entered West Valley Studios with producer Mike Plotnikoff to record their fifth album. The album's title and artwork were revealed in December 2016,^[4] and music videos for the songs "Silhouettes" and "Remain Violent" were released in the months leading up to the album's release.

Track listing

All music by Adam Carroll, Carlos Cruz and John Kevill. All lyrics by John Kevill

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Silhouettes"	4:45
2.	"Woe to the Vanquished"	4:01
3.	"Remain Violent"	3:24
4.	"Shellfire"	3:59
5.	"Descending Blade"	4:15
6.	"Spectral Asylum"	5:34
7.	"Divinity of Flesh"	3:50
8.	"When the Guns Fell Silent"	11:11
Total length:		40:59

Bonus track

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Evil Dead" (Death cover; Japanese bonus track)	3:03
10.	"Arc Lite" (Coroner cover; Japanese bonus track)	3:24
Total length:		47:31

Personnel

Warbringer

• John Kevill – vocals
• Chase Becker – lead guitar
• Adam Carroll – rhythm guitar
• Jessie Sanchez – bass
• Carlos Cruz – drums, rhythm guitar on "Shellfire", "Silhouettes", "Spectral Asylum", and "When the Guns Fell Silent"

Additional personnel^[5]

• Mike Plotnikoff – production
• Howie Weinberg – mastering
• Andreas Marschall – artwork
• Joe Rickard – drum technician
• Hatch Inigaki – engineering

Charts

Chart (2017)	Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6]	195

References

1. Joe Daly (13 March 2017). "Warbringer - Woe To The Vanquished album review". Louder. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
2. "Album Review: Warbringer – Woe To The Vanquished". New Noise Magazine. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 17 July 2019.
3. Neilstein, Vince. "Warbringer Lose Two Members, Future of Band in Doubt". Metalsucks.com. MetalSucks. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
4. "Warbringer to release "Woe to the Vanquished" album in March". Blabbermouth.net. Blabbermouth. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
5. "Warbringer – Woe to the Vanquished". AllMusic. Retrieved September 6, 2020.
6. "Ultratop.be – Warbringer – Woe to the Vanquished" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 7, 2017.