Year : 1990 (Japan HR/HM 1000 Vol.4 Edition 2022)
Style : Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 174 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:
Universal Music Japan has started this year another campaign of their ‘HR/HM 1000‘ series, that meaning the reissue of long time out of print albums from their Hard Rock / Heavy Metal catalog at the price of 1000 Yen = about 9 USD.As part of the 2022 HR-HM 1000 Vol.4 series, we have here WARRIOR SOUL‘s killer debut album ”Last Decade Dead Century”. You can’t deny WARRIOR SOUL was a special, different beast in the 1990’s US hard rock scene, and while we didn’t dig too much some of their political preach and how the band musically evolved in subsequent albums, this debut kills with sharp razor riffs and ballsy punchy melodies.A politician, musician, prophet, and raving madman. All of these being parts that make up the sum of Kory Clarke lead singer of the 90’s act Warrior Soul. Originally from New York, they spoke of life, injustice, and angst, all wrapped by a stomp hard rock sound.On their debut ‘Last Decade, Dead Century’ the messages Clarke has for society are lined out from the opener “I See The Ruins” to the politically charged “Superpower Dreamland”. Laments to the unpopular come forth in “The Losers”, perhaps the best Warrior Soul song ever.Tracks like “We Cry Out” & “Trippin’ On Ecstasy” are in your face heavy tunes with John Ricco rippin’ some terrific guitar riffs. “Downtown” speaks of life as Kory lived it, while “Lullaby” is one of the most solemn ballads I had ever heard.A moment of soap boxing preaching is delivered during “Four More Years” which in a distorted and eerie voice, a cryptic view of the goings on in society is spoken about. George Bush Sr. was in office and Kory Clarke made no bones about how he felt about that.While you may like or not the lyrical content, musically ”Last Decade Dead Century” rocks like Hell. Warrior Soul delivers here the no holes barred attitude of Guns N’ Roses’ and the catchy hooks of the Sunset Strip era, heavier, ballsier.
Line-Up:
Kory Clarke - Vocals
John Ricco - Guitars
Pete McClanahan - Bass
Paul Ferguson - Drums
Production:
Produced by Geoff Workman & Kory Clarke
Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound, NYC
Tracklist:
01. I See The Ruins 4:59
02. We Cry Out 5:01
03. The Losers 6:16
04. Downtown 5:10
05. Trippin' On Ecstasy 4:44
06. Four More Years 4:38
07. Superpower Dreamland 3:42
08. Charlie's Out Of Prison 4:50
09. Blown Away 3:28
10. Lullaby 4:53
11. In Conclusion 6:35
+ Video "Lullaby" (Official Video)
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