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Warrior - 'The Wars Of Gods And Men' (Reality)

Mike Reed | USA | 03/20/2004

(4 out of 5 stars)

"Remember the band's 'Fighting For The Earth'lp a dozen years ago?This is like the third release they've put out since then.Group founder guitarist Joe Floyd is the only original remaining member of this southern California based metal band.As I was checking this disc out for the very first time,I thought I had recognised the vocals.Low and behold,it turned out to be Krokus frontman Marc Storace.'The Wars Of...' rekindles that '80's to '90's hard edged metal that so many of us still dig.The tracks that tend to stand out are "Do It Now"(with proper airplay,this could be a hit),"Never Live Your Life Again",the strongly melodic "3 Am Eternal","Hypocrite" and "Naked Aggression".Killer guitar work all through effort!Should appeal to fans of Nuclear Assault,Corrosion Of Conformity,Danzig and Carcass."

Warrior Returns With A Vengeance!!!

Kevin Hancock | Deer Park, TX. United States | 03/04/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"First of all, I had no idea these guys were still putting out music. Secondly, I thought Marc Storace had been off the metal radar since the late 80's! But, having been a fan of Warrior since their classic "Fighting For The Earth", as soon as I saw this brand new release with an announcement on the packaging 'featuring former Krokus frontman Marc Storace on vocals', I had to check it out. I still cannot stop listening to it! This is the best metal release in the past two years based on sound, lyrics and relevance. The lyrics are still as socially aware as ever(check out 'Hypocrite' and the title track). Storace sounds better than ever. This blows away Warrior's previous two releases "Ancient Future" and "Code of Life". There is not a week track among the ten on this CD. Here's hoping a tour is in the works. If you love quality, intelligent metal, this is for you!!!"

A Cure For Insomnia

Benjamin P. Brown | Everett, Washington United States | 03/02/2005

(2 out of 5 stars)

"It took 13 years for Warrior to release a second album, which beats Boston and Def Leppard's length of time between albums, and since 1998 Warrior has been putting out a new CD about every two years. "Wars of Gods & Men" is the bands 4th release since 1985.



Warrior is not really a band as much as it is "The Joe Floyd Project". Joe Floyd is the founder and lead guitarist who keeps the fire burning. He is the only one holding the candle at this point. Almost every Warrior album features a new band except for Floyd, as well as a new singer.



Yes, it's heavy. Yes, it is "real metal". It is not commercial in the least. I was very interested in hearing what Marc Storace would sound like away from Krokus and he sounds very good, his voice unleashed and allowed to show his range instead of being tied down singing garbage like "Rock The Block" and all the cover tunes that Krokus put in their set.



The problem with this new Warrior release is....where are the songs? Where are the melodies? Where are the hook lines? You can still be a "real metal" band and have hooks and a measure of catchy melody in your music without being labled pop. Give one listen to Manowar and you'll know what writing powerful, bone crunching, catchy tunes is all about.



Nothing on this CD was memorable to me. When it seemed like a hook line was about to happen, it disappeared along with my interest. Joe Floyd can play guitar, but that is it. He maintains no individual style or technique that sets himself apart in any way from any other player. The only saving grace is the length of the songs, thankfully short.



I am on the lookout for new metal music all the time. But a label like Reality Entertainment would be well served to find a happening metal band and record an album of songs that have hooks instead of this kind of stuff by a band with a "name" from the past. All in all I was bored."