Dub War unveil cover of War Inna Babylon, featuring Ranking Roger

With their first album of new material since 1996’s Wrong Side Of Beautiful finally on the way, Dub War are sharing the next single from the record: a cover of War Inna Babylon, featuring the late Ranking Roger.

Says frontman Benji Webbe of the track: "The original song by Max Romeo was in my family record collection as far back as I can remember. When meeting Ranking Roger, we discussed how punk rock and dub reggae had a massive influence on our lives. This song for us both was a massive hit, and we spoke about doing a collaboration and reviving the original with that Clash / The Ruts British punk rock energy to it.

"Sadly, not long after we got to record the song with Roger, he passed away. But this song is one that we are very proud of, and we didn’t just do a cover – we really made this unique cover of War Inna Babylon our own."

New album Westgate Under Fire is due out on August 5 via Earache. Watch the video for War Inna Babylon below:

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