Warlord - Battle of the Living Dead (audio)
Το τραγούδι "Battle of the Living Dead" πρωτοκυκλοφόρησε (σε ορχηστρική μορφή) το 1981 στο πρώτο demo των Warlord ("Demo I"). Ο περισσότερος κόσμος το γνώρισε στην εκτέλεση των Lordian Guard μέσα από τον δίσκο "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" του 1997. Για όσους δεν το εμπέδωσαν υπάρχει και ο δίσκος της επανένωσης των Warlord "Rising Out of the Ashes" το 2002.
Τώρα θα με ρωτήσετε δικαίως που το θυμήθηκα μετά από τόσα χρόνια. Ας όψεται η επανακυκλοφορία του album σε (τριπλό) βινύλιο από την High Roller Records, η οποία εκτός από τα εννέα αρχικά τραγούδια έχει... ότι μπορείτε να φανταστείτε από το παρελθόν της μπάντας (και των Lordian Guard) συν ένα bonus cd...
Τώρα θα με ρωτήσετε δικαίως που το θυμήθηκα μετά από τόσα χρόνια. Ας όψεται η επανακυκλοφορία του album σε (τριπλό) βινύλιο από την High Roller Records, η οποία εκτός από τα εννέα αρχικά τραγούδια έχει... ότι μπορείτε να φανταστείτε από το παρελθόν της μπάντας (και των Lordian Guard) συν ένα bonus cd...
Arise, my friends, arise!
The sword is the spirit of life,
Awaken your souls, that you may never die!
In the Battle of the Living Dead
Band: Warlord
Country of origin: United States
Location: Los Angeles, California
Status: Active
Formed in: 1980
Genre: Epic Heavy / Power Metal
Lyrical themes: Mythology, War, Christianity, Allegory
Years active: 1980-1986, 2001-2002, 2011-present
Audio: "Battle of the Living Dead"
Album: "Rising Out of the Ashes"
Type: Full length
Original release date: 2002
Format: CD, LP
Το track list της επανακυκλοφορίας της High Roller Records (3LP+ bonus CD)
01 Battle Of The Living Dead
02 Enemy Mind
03 Invaders
04 Winds Of Thor
05 Lucifer's Hammer
Side B
06 War In Heaven
07 My Name Is Man
08 Sons Of A Dream
09 Achilles Revenge
Side C
10 Lost And Lonely Days
11 Deliver Us From Evil
12 Winds Of Thor
13 War In Heaven
Side D
14 Sons Of A Dream
15 Battle Of The Living Dead
16 My Name Is Man
17 Enemy Mind
18 Lucifer's Hammer
Side E
19 Lost And Lonely Days
20 Deliver Us
21 Winds Of Thor
22 War In Heaven
Side F
23 Invaders (1997)
24 Free Spirit Soar (1997
25 Achilles Revenge (1997)
Bonus CD
01. Sons Of A Dream (Demo, No Intro Vocals)
02. War In Heaven (Instrumental Demo, No Keyboards)
03. Sons Of A Dream (Instrumental Demo, Clean Guitar Intro)
04. Winds Of Thor (Instrumental Demo, With Hammer Effects)
05. Sons Of A Dream (Instrumental Demo, Distorted Guitar Intro)
Αγαπάμε Warlord, λατρεύουμε Warlord, στηρίζουμε Warlord, αλλά το παλιό υλικό το έχουν ξεζουμίσει. Κάτι καινούριο πότε;
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήΠολλά ζητάς! (Που θα πάει, κάποια στιγμή...)
ΔιαγραφήΌ,τι φέρει πάνω το ιερό "W" είναι για αγορά, ακρόαση με τις ώρες, και προσδιορισμό της τελειότητας στο heavy metal!
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφήΤα bonus είναι τραγουδισμένα από τον Cans?
Αιρεσιάρχης
Δεν το γνωρίζω αυτό. Ξέρω πάντως ότι το "Rising out of the Ashes" είχε επανακυκλοφορήσει το 2012 με νέα ηχογράφηση, με ορχηστρικά και χορωδία.
ΔιαγραφήΏπα, δεν το ήξερα αυτό για το Rising... , έψαξα youtube και δεν έχει τίποτα!
ΔιαγραφήΑν έχεις ρίξε λινκ!
Αιρεσιάρχης
Έχω χάσει τον μπούσουλα με τις επανακυκλοφορίες των Warlord. Αδυνατώ να τις παρακολουθήσω και -γενικά- δεν ασχολούμαι.
ΔιαγραφήΠάντως είχε ανακοινώσει (το 2012) ο Tsamis (κι είχε γραφθεί σε αρκετά sites) για την επανακυκλοφορία του "Rising out of the Ashes" με νέα ηχογράφηση, με ορχηστρικά και χορωδία και στην οποία θα περιέχονται το bonus της Γιαπωνέζικης έκδοσης "Lost and Lonely Days" κι ένα ακυκλοφόρητο κομμάτι με τους Bill, Mark, και Joacim.
Επίσης βρίσκω την επανακυκλοφορία του 2014 από την Sons of a Dream Music LLC που την χαρακτηρίζει "Tour edition, Remastered" αλλά δεν ξέρω αν είναι αυτή. Τι να σου πω...
Το δελτίο τύπου της εταιρείας: In 2002, Mark Zonder and William J. Tsamis of legendary US Metal band Warlord re-united to issue a brand new studio album entitled »Rising Out Of The Ashes«. However, among the nine tracks a re-working of “Lucifer’s Hammer” as well as several songs from Tsamis’ own post-Warlord project Lordian Guard were to be found. Joacim Cans of Hammerfall is singing on »Rising Out Of The Ashes«.
ΑπάντησηΔιαγραφή“I think Joacim did an amazing job,” says Mark Zonder today. “We always considered him a full member of the band. Unfortunately, when things stalled out and we were not able to play more dates or do another record, it really didn’t matter. Joacim is still a good friend today. We had a great time recording and doing a couple shows.”
So after the early works of »Deliver us« and »And The Cannons Of Destruction Have Begun« it was »Rising Out Of The Ashes« that marked the return of Warlord. “I guess,” reflects Mark Zonder. “But it was not really looked at it that way. We just wanted to do another album and put out Warlord songs. It was more of a creative decision as compared to a big business decision. Warlord has always been about the music.”
After all, it was not a case of trying to deliver that “ultimate” Warlord album, as Mark Zonder remarks: “We really did not look at it that way, just trying to do the best album possible. We are very hard on ourselves and really strive to make the best albums possible. We just do not slam ten songs together and put them out. A lot of thoughts and serious decisions are made to achieve the best possible result. I love the record and all the songs. We all had a great creative time recording it.”
As already mentioned not all of the compositions on »Rising Out Of The Ashes« were brand new: “Bill (William Tsamis) had some of those ideas back in the day and had come up with some new ones. It was more about the arrangements and making them Warlord instead of just basic riff ideas.”
Even if Joacim Cans was being considered a full member at the time, it was guitarist William Tsamis who had the most input regarding the album: “Joacim did not have that much of an input as Bill had all of the vocal lines and melodies done. Bill looks at the voice as just another instrument that is written very specifically for the song. Not a lot of jamming going on at all.”
Promoting the album Warlord also played the Wacken Open Air festival: “We went on at 2 am but we had a great time and the band sounded great. I do remember it like yesterday and I thought the crowd reaction was great. Nothing better than Warlord on a big big stage.”
Initially, Warlord had problems finding a record company willing to put out »Rising Out Of The Ashes«: “Nobody wanted the record. Finally it was released via Athreia Records in Italy, and they sold it to Drakkar in Germany. Nobody, and I mean nobody, wanted it and just to be clear: we were not looking for a lot of money. We just never got any offers and it was shopped all over the place.”
Once again, just like »Deliver us« and »And The Cannons Of Destruction Have Begun«, »Rising Out Of The Ashes« will be put out as a triple vinyl album via High Roller Records including quite a few extra tracks. Mark Zonder explains: “All the additional demo stuff is from the 1980s, except for the Lordian Guard stuff, which is from later periods.”