With a 2014 ignition in Oakland, California, War Cloud has left a smoking path across much of the USA and Europe. Formed and led by Alex Wein (vocals, guitars) he has concentrated the troops in Austin, Texas with Nick Burks on guitar, Sam Harman on bass and Joaquin Ridgell on drums. They’ve become classic heavy metal torchbearers for fans of Motorhead, KISS, Thin Lizzy and Judas Priest. This had led to embracing their recognizable dual guitar harmonies, speed metal licks, and motor revving rhythms that are fueled with NWOBHM magic to inspire the fire. This is heavy metal for longhairs who love fast cars, motorcycles and rip roaring good times turned up to 11.
War Cloud has released 3 albums and 1 EP on Ripple Music, War Cloud (2017), State Of Shock (2019), Earhammer Sessions (2020), as well as 2020’s Chain Gang EP and their 2021 single, No Good To Me . They’ve toured the US and Europe and performed with a broad swathe of bands from Grim Reaper to Flotsam and Jetsam by way of Acid King. Electrifying audiences for 7 years, War Cloud takes no prisoners with their own style of high energy, no holds barred heavy metal. With a big 2022 planned, the time is now, hop on board this fighter jet before it takes off, or get blasted away by the fumes!