Year : 2019
Style : Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 135 mb
Bio:
Warrior Soul is an American hard rock band formed by lead singer and producer Kory Clarke. Clarke started the band on a bet from a promoter at New York City's Pyramid Club, after a solo performance art show called "Kory Clarke/Warrior Soul". Clarke was determined he would have the best band in the city within six months. Nine months later he signed to Geffen Records, with a multi album deal.Kory Clarke originally started in the music scene as a drummer for a number of bands, including Detroit punks L-Seven (not to be confused with the all female Los Angeles band, L7) and Pennsylvania Southern rockers Raging Slab. After realizing his calling was as a singer and front man, Kory Clarke promoted himself to stage front and founded Warrior Soul.The band began to play in New York City in 1987, and soon came to the attention of Geffen, who signed the band. Geffen directed Clarke to shed his hired band and get new players. Clarke insisted on keeping Pete McClanahan as his bass player, and recruited guitarist John Ricco and former Killing Joke drummer Paul Ferguson.In 1990, Warrior Soul released their first album, Last Decade Dead Century. The 11-track studio album received critical acclaim, especially in the U.K., where listeners readily embraced the band's political invective and insurrectionist rantings as the next big thing.1991 saw Ferguson replaced on drums by Mark Evans,and the band's second album Drugs, God and the New Republic release, which took their anarchist leanings even further. A nationwide support tour with Queensrÿche (with whom they shared management from the Q Prime agency) followed.The following year saw the release of the band's third album, 1992's Salutations from the Ghetto Nation, and Clarke's relationship with Geffen sour. Clarke's interviews became increasingly bitter, often focusing on the band's record label, whom he accused of ignoring the group's potential.Eventually, Clarke resorted to an all-out war, telling all who would listen that the band's fourth release, 1993's Chill Pill had been botched on purpose in order to fulfill the band's contract. The ploy seemed to work, and by early 1994 Warrior Soul were dropped by Geffen.A number of lineup changes ensued. Longtime guitarist John Ricco was ousted, replaced by two guitarists: Alexander Arundel (aka X-Factor) and Chris Moffet (former Cycle Sluts from Hell lead guitarist). Not long after, Mark Evans and Chris Moffet departed. At that time former Nuclear Assault/Cities/Cycle Sluts from Hell drummer Scott Duboys joined the band. The line-up now consisted of Clarke, Arundel, McClanahan and Duboys. Clarke sought to reinvent Warrior Soul as self-appointed cyberpunks for their fifth album, 1995's The Space Age Playboys, released on the independent Futurist label. While touring in support of the album, Warrior Soul headlined the 1995 Kerrang! U.K. tour, as well as performing at the 1995 Dynamo Open Air festival, and also at the 1995 Donnington Monsters of Rock concert.After the performance of their last live show in September 1995, Arundel, Duboys, and longtime bassist McClanahan quit the band, leading in short order to Clarke's decision to retire the band later that year.In 1996, Odds & Ends was released as a collection of demos recorded on an eight-track with Arundel, and leftover material that was originally intended for release on Elektra Records.The "classic" lineup of Clarke, Ricco, McClanahan, and Evans would later reunite in the studio to re-record twelve of the bands' songs, released on Spitfire records as Classics in 2001. All Warrior Soul albums were remastered and re-released on CD and MP3 in 2006 and 2009, including with bonus material (mostly live songs originally released as b-sides). The first three albums were also re-released on vinyl in 2009.Clarke says many of their songs are politically based, such as "Blown Away", "Superpower Dreamland", "In Conclusion", and "Children of the Winter." Clarke describes the band's sound as "acid punk", particularly their The Space Age Playboys album.Drummer Mark Evans was murdered in London, UK in 2005.
Album:
After a wonderful return with last year’s ‘Back on The Lash,’ which bridged a five year gap between studio albums, Warrior Soul proved to everyone that they still know how to Rock and Roll. Of course in an alternate Universe it would be Kory Clarke and co rather than Nirvana who reshaped Rock and Roll.Opener ‘Rock ‘n’ Roll Disease’ picks up where ‘… Lash’ left off without missing a beat. ‘Up The Dose’ bristles with a suitably gritty rolling riff before Kory’s growl bursts in and takes control, it’s a song that has the growl of early AC/DC and a serves as a very nice ‘welcome back’ indeed. The short sharp title track ‘Rock N Roll Disease’ follows and explodes with a nice wail and delivers a similar vibe – this is low down and dirty Rock and Roll of the highest order.After that ther’s no respite, the explosive opening ‘Off My Face’ continues with Kory growling an opening before the guitars, bass and drums amp it up further like Motorhead in their pomp. Next up ‘Melt Down’ chugs into view and bursts into flame to simmer nicely before the vocal kicks in and stamps all over you; in no time at all ‘Rock On’ grasps you in its bluesier talons and dirty groove, it’s a rough and ready ride with no let up in sight.By the time ‘War Ride Children’ hits you feel almost cheated that you’re already into the final stretch. It’s a loose and sleazy groove that seeks to meld the energy of Detroit’s dirtiest rock and roll with the bump and grind of the 80’s LA scene that sneered at the glamour of the Sunset Strip.The album closes out as ferociously and stridently as it began: ‘Going Mental’ as you might imagine has a tale of debauchery to tell, and it tells it at pace with a growl and a groove that just won’t let up. Closing track ‘After The Show’ is the shortest song here and gets right to the point with some righteous guitar and another tale of excess. It’s a great way to leave us hanging.I complained last time out about one thing only – the fact that ‘Back on the Lash’ contained only nine tracks, well there’s one less here, but like that last album it’s the quality that counts and if Warrior Soul are going to be putting out an album a year I’ll take eight new songs all day long!With a European Tour in May get out there and see one of the best bands out there and one of Rock’s finest performers in full flight. Raw and raucous Rock and Roll is timeless and Warrior Soul aren’t going away soon. Play this one at maximum volume, if you don’t you’re missing the point completely.
Line-Up:
Kory Clarke - Vocals / Drums
Adam Arling - Guitar / Bass / Vocals
John Polachek - Guitar
Dennis "El Guapo" Post - Guitar / Vocals
Christian Kimmett - Bass / Vocals
Ivan Tambac - Drums / Vocals
John Besser - Drums
Tracklist:
01. Up The Dose
02. Rock N Roll Disease
03. Off My Face
04. Melt Down
05. Rock On
06. War Ride Children
07. Going Mental
08. After the Show
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