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Vancouver (BC) – Canadian Thrashers W.M.D. (When Minds Develop) will release Against All Warnings, the band’s second full-length album, June 5th, on vinyl, CD and digital formats.

A music video for the album’s first single, “Eyes of a Killer,” is available at:

youtu.be/bRSqPPfyCBs

The song is also available on Bandcamp, Apple Music, and Spotify

Thematically, Against All Warnings concerns the constant human need for more, where nothing ever feels good enough, and people ignore every warning sign until everything starts to collapse. The album is also a reflection of W.M.D.‘s experience during the last few years: refusing to quit, getting angry at what the world really is, and trying to find their place in the middle of all of it. Every song comes from a different perspective on the chaos and pressure people are living through every day.

“The songs were built in the jam room first, so what you’re hearing is the exact pace, feel, and weight of what we created, while feeding off each other’s energy in the room. We wanted it to feel alive, raw, and honest. We’re proud of this record and stoked to finally share it with you.” – W.M.D.

Track Listing:

1. Eyes Of A Killer
2. Against All Warnings
3. Kleptomania
4. The Black Expanse
5. March Of Death
6. The Thin Red Line
7. Post Human Predator
8. Already Dead
9. Painful Vengeance

Pre-order Against All Warnings:

wmdofficial.bandcamp.com/album/against-all-warnings

W.M.D. Line-Up:

Skyler Mills – Vocals/Guitars
Jon Power – Bass
Ryan Idris – Drums

Guest Guitar Solos:
“Post Human Predator,” “The Thin Red Line, and “Painful Vengeance” performed by Casey Trask.
“Against All Warnings” performed by Kai Sakaguchi.

In other W.M.D. news, the band will join countrymates Iron Kingdom on the True North Strong and Heavy Canadian Tour 2026 in June!

FFO: Classic Thrash, Megadeth, Slayer, Nuclear Assault, Sepultura, Exodus, Kreator, Testament

Album Credits:

Produced by Skyler Mills.
Co-Produced by W.M.D.
Mixed & Mastered by Adair Daufembach.
Pre-Production by Ryan Idris & Skyler Mills.
Drums recorded by Dan Yakimow at Monarch Studios, Vancouver, BC.
Assisted by Aaron Klassen.
Guitars & Bass recorded by Skyler Mills & Adair Daufembach.
Vocals recorded by Adair Daufembach @ Daufembach Studios, Los Angeles. CA & Colin Ryley @ Singularity Sound Studios, Vancouver, BC.
Sound Design by Skyler Mills.

Artwork by Alex Malakmadze.
W.M.D logo by The Pit Forge.
Band Photography by Shimon Karmel.
All songs written and performed by W.M.D.
Independently released by W.M.D.

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