Warlord - And The Cannons Of Destruction Have Begun...
| Release date: | October 1984 |
| Style: | Heavy metal, Power metal |
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Disc I
01. Beginning
02. Lucifer's Hammer
03. Lost And Lonely Days
04. Black Mass
05. Soliloquy
06. Aliens
07. MCMLXXXIV
08. Child Of The Damned
09. Deliver Us From Evil
10. End
Disc II[bonus disc of the 2016 re-issue]
01. Lost And Lonely Days [12" EP version]
02. Aliens [12" EP version]
03. Intro Theme [1985]
04. Father [demo 1985]
05. Father Mother Sister [demo 1985]
06. Child Of The Damned [demo]
07. Winds Of Thor [rehearsal 1981]
08. Lucifer's Hammer [rehearsal 1981]
09. For Whom The Bell Tolls [rehearsal 1981]
10. Untitled Instrumental [rehearsal 1981]
11. Worms Of The Earth [rehearsal 1981]
12. Battle Of The Living Dead [rehearsal 1981]
13. Mrs Victoria [rehearsal 1981]
14. All For One (Sons Of A Dream) [rehearsal 1981]
15. War In Heaven [rehearsal 1981]
16. Black Mass [rehearsal 1981]
17. Child Of The Damned [rehearsal 1981]
18. This Song [early writing demo 1982, instrumental version]
Top 20 albums of 1984: 5
01. Beginning
02. Lucifer's Hammer
03. Lost And Lonely Days
04. Black Mass
05. Soliloquy
06. Aliens
07. MCMLXXXIV
08. Child Of The Damned
09. Deliver Us From Evil
10. End
Disc II[bonus disc of the 2016 re-issue]
01. Lost And Lonely Days [12" EP version]
02. Aliens [12" EP version]
03. Intro Theme [1985]
04. Father [demo 1985]
05. Father Mother Sister [demo 1985]
06. Child Of The Damned [demo]
07. Winds Of Thor [rehearsal 1981]
08. Lucifer's Hammer [rehearsal 1981]
09. For Whom The Bell Tolls [rehearsal 1981]
10. Untitled Instrumental [rehearsal 1981]
11. Worms Of The Earth [rehearsal 1981]
12. Battle Of The Living Dead [rehearsal 1981]
13. Mrs Victoria [rehearsal 1981]
14. All For One (Sons Of A Dream) [rehearsal 1981]
15. War In Heaven [rehearsal 1981]
16. Black Mass [rehearsal 1981]
17. Child Of The Damned [rehearsal 1981]
18. This Song [early writing demo 1982, instrumental version]
Top 20 albums of 1984: 5
Lyrics
19.05.2021
| 19.05.2021 |
Featuring four songs that were part of the astounding debut EP, Deliver Us, the album And The Cannons Of Destruction Have Begun... is nothing less than monumental. Combining the skilful drumming of Mark Zonder, who would later join Fates Warning, and the goosebumps-inducing guitar melodies of Bill Tsamis that were brimming with lyricism, it is the perfect heavy metal album. The term 'underrated' is often used and is rarely as justified as in this band's case. Warlord never received commercial success, although they thoroughly deserved it. To quote Mark Zonder: "Not taking anything away from any of the great artists that I have had the honor and privilege to play with over the years, but I can say without thinking twice Bill was the most talented and dedicated guy I ever met. Obviously great musician, the world knows that, but just a great guy to hang with. Funny and very intelligent. One of the most humble people you would meet. Very matter of fact but never over the line and never handing out BS. Just straight up. Without Bill Tsamis and Warlord I have no idea of where I would be today. This was the beginning and I owe him everything. Thank you for showing me the way." If you have never listened to this album, it is never too late to discover one of the masterpieces of heavy metal. If you already know it, play it once more to honour this great guitarist's memory. And don't forget to check out his other band, Lordian Guard. Rest in peace, Mr. Tsamis. The cannons of destruction will never cease, the music lives forever. nikarg's picks | More picks ›› |
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| thunderchild Posts: 4 From: Greece |
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| Joppe Steelemeister Posts: 3292 From: Finland  |
Well, this surely is a great ass album. The band must have mustered all their better songs they'd got at this point and put them on this record; and no fillers allowed! And IMO the EP's songs sound better here. One can't avoid the thought, that what this album would be if 1st Damian was on the vocals, can one?
---- My vision is augmented
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| nonZero Posts: 1273 From: UK  |
Probably the most overlooked metal album on MS.
---- Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated) Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres) So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)
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| AndyMetalFreak A Nice Guy Posts: 4723 From: UK  |
A real classic heavy metal album, so enjoyable, with super catchy songs, and excellent songwriting, it's just as good as Riot Thundersteel imo.
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| Redel Posts: 2045 From: Germany  |
Yeah, this is really a great album. And it is so great to really (properly) listen to this album for the first time ever today. Only rarely happens to me any more that I discover such an overwhelming album from this era. More so it feels good to be rewarded for going through all the mediocre albums I come across on my way. Highlights for me here are Child Of The Damned, Deliver Us From Evil and Aliens.
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| TheCrazyGoat Posts: 94 From: Greece  |
One of the best heavy metal albums in history from the most underrated band.
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| DarkWingedSoul Posts: 1165  |
After all these years i finally came to check this out  it took me a while
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| majormalfunction Posts: 1453  |
I would rate this higher but I think the songs taken from the EP sounded better back then and the "new" songs aren't as strong as I would hope. I quite rarely listen to this instead of the debut EP. The spoken intro leading into Lucifer's Hammer is brilliant.
---- Everything's twice as bright with money in your hands
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| Yxag Posts: 28 From: Finland  |
Really enjoyable album with big accent on guitar leads and solos. The best thing, this guitar work sounds insanely catchy and memorable. And riffs in «Lucifer's Hammer» and «Aliens», oh boy... I can agree, this is truly overlooked stuff from that era.
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| Boxcar Willy yr a kook Posts: 8972 From: Canada  |
Guitarwork is fantastic but I don't feel a lot of energy in this release. Production on this one if a bit of a drawback for me too, especially on the clunky sounding drums.
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