© Photo by: Frank Guerra
Colorado's DREADNOUGHT have announced the pre-order for their forthcoming album Wars of Spirit // Wards of Light, due September 11, 2026 via Vesperian. To mark the occasion, the band have shared a second single, "Color of our Broken Hearts".
Where previous records unfolded across vast, demanding terrain, Wars of Spirit // Wards of Light finds DREADNOUGHT at their most focused — sharper, more immediate, yet no less singular. The band's genre-defying fusion of progressive metal, folk, and atmospheric exploration arrives with a new directness, without surrendering any of their characteristic unpredictability. Cover art by Eisner Award-winning artist Christian Ward, whose psychedelic, neon-charged visual language feels like the only adequate counterpart to the music. Mixed by Julius Mauranen (Oranssi Pazuzu) and mastered by Jaakko Viitalähde (Oranssi Pazuzu, Havukruunu, Polymoon).
“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)
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