Reunited ’80s metallers WARLORD, featuring guitarist William J. Tsamisand drummer Mark S. Zonder (FATES WARNING), will release their new album, “The Holy Empire”, in March. The effort will be made available on CD and digitally via Sons Of A Dream Music/Battle Hymns Music.

“The Holy Empire” was engineered and mastered by the multi-Grammy Award winner Phil Magnotti (FATES WARNINGOVERKILL,ARCH/MATHEOSOSI).

Says WARLORD: “WARLORD is returning to Phil after his excellent work on the ‘Rising Out Of The Ashes’ album, as well as several FATES WARNING projects. Rest assured that the new WARLORD album will be of the highest-quality production.”

As previously reported, WARLORD will perform at the Keep It True XVIfestival, set to take place April 19-20 at Tauberfrankenhalle in Lauda-Koenigshofen, Germany. This will mark the group’s first appearance in eleven years — having last performed in 2002 in Itzehoe, Germany and at the Wacken Open Air festival.

WARLORD‘s last album, “Rising Out Of The Ashes”, was released in July 2002 via Atrheia/Drakkar. The CD featured Tsamis and Zonderalongside HAMMERFALL vocalist Joacim Cans.