Legendary US Metal band Warlord was formed in 1981 by Mark Zonder
and William J. Tsamis. One year later, in 1982, the song "Lucifer's Hammer"
(based on a novel by Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle) appeared on the
prestigious compilation album "Metal Massacre II". This resulted in a deal
with Metal Blade Records, with Warlord recording their debut mini-album.
"Deliver Us" was released in 1983 and is today considered as the blueprint
for what was later to be called "Epic Metal". "Deliver Us" was followed by
"And The Cannons Of Destruction Have Begun..." in 1984. After a long
hiatus, "Rising Out Of The Ashes" appeared as the comeback album for
Warlord in 2002, while it took another eleven years for the follow-up "The
Holy Empire" to see the light of day in 2013. Up until the present day, "The
Holy Empire" would remain the last Warlord studio album with all new
material, as William J. Tsamis sadly passed away on 13th of May 2021 at
the age of 60. However, with "Free Spirit Soar", a brand new studio album
by Warlord with all songs having been recorded between March and
September 2023, it's Drummer Mark Zonder and singer Giles Lavery
paying tribute to the musical heritage of Bill Tsamis. They are joined by
Jimmy Waldo on keyboards/synthesizer, Phillip Bynoe on bass and Eric
Juris on guitars.
