Warlord (band)

Warlord is an American heavy metal band, formed in 1980 and based in Los Angeles, California. Since its formation the band has been led by guitarist William J Tsamis and drummer Mark Zonder.

History

Early years

Warlord is the brainchild of guitarist/songwriter Bill Tsamis and drummer Mark Zonder, who had made their way down from San Jose, California to Los Angeles. The new band caught the attention of fledgling record company owner, Brian Slagel, whose label, Metal Blade Records, had recently issued Metal Massacre, a compilation featuring up and coming local metal bands such as Malice, Steeler, Ratt, and Metallica. An aficionado of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal and admirer of the European metal aesthetic, Slagel was impressed by Warlord's semi-progressive style inspired by such diverse acts as Rainbow, Angel Witch, and Jethro Tull. Slagel decided to offer the band a spot on his next compilation and Warlord would make their vinyl debut with "Lucifer's Hammer" on 1982's Metal Massacre II. Earning rave reviews, Warlord made a repeat appearance with "Mrs. Victoria" on Metal Massacre III and were signed to Metal Blade for their 1983 Deliver Us 6-song mini-album which got the band featured in important publications such as Kerrang!.

Warlord (Dungeons & Dragons)

The warlord, known as the marshal in 3rd edition, is a playable character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. They are leaders and commanders, inspiring figures, and master tacticians.

Publication history

Dungeons & Dragons 3rd edition

Marshals were introduced in the Miniatures Handbook. Marshals are proficient with simple and martial weapons, all armor types and most shields. Marshals project auras, which are divided into major and minor auras. A marshal learns new auras as he or she gains levels, and can project one major aura and one minor aura at a time. Minor auras grant allies within range a narrow bonus based on the Marshal's Charisma modifier bonus, which applies to certain rolls, such as one of the three types of saving throws, skills and ability checks based on a specific ability score, attack rolls for certain combat maneuvers or damage roles in certain circumstances, such as while charging or flanking. Major auras grant allies within range a more broadly applicable bonus which scales with the Marshal's level, such as damage reduction, a bonus to armor class or all saving throws, a bonus to melee or ranged attack rolls or a bonus to all damage rolls. Marshals also have the Grant Move Action class feature, which allows them to grant bonus move actions to allies within range, it can be used a limited number of times per day, based on the Marshal's level. Some newer releases such as Heroes of Battle and Book of Nine Swords have provided additional materials for Warlord characters to build upon.

Warlord (hardcore band)

Warlord was a Christian metal that formed in 1997. The band's sound was described as "doom hardcore", a mix between Doom metal and hardcore punk. The band was signed to Solid State Records during their brief existence. Before disbanding, the band did a tour with fellow Solid State band, Training for Utopia.

Members

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Discography

References

Anthology

An anthology is a collection of literary works chosen by the compiler. It may be a collection of poems, short stories, plays, songs, or excerpts. In genre fiction anthology is used to categorize collections of shorter works such as short stories and short novels, usually collected into a single volume for publication.

The complete collections of works are often called Complete Works or Opera Omnia (Latin language equivalent).

Etymology

The word entered the English language in the seventeenth century, from the Greek word, ἀνθολογία (anthologia "a collection of flowers"), a reference to one of the earliest known anthologies, the Garland (Στέφανος), the introduction to which compares each of its anthologized poets to a flower. That Garland by Meléagros of Gadara formed the kernel for what has become known as the Greek Anthology.

Florilegium, a Latin derivative for a collection of flowers, was used in medieval Europe for an anthology of Latin proverbs and textual excerpts. Shortly before anthology had entered the language, English had begun using as a word for such a collection.

Manowar

Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn New York. Formed in 1980, the group is known for lyrics based on fantasy (particularly sword and sorcery) and mythology (particularly Norse mythology). The band is also known for a loud and bombastic sound. In an interview for MTV in February 2007, bassist Joey DeMaio lamented that "these days, there's a real lack of big, epic metal that is drenched with crushing guitars and choirs and orchestras... so it's nice to be one of the few bands that's actually doing that." In 1984 the band was included in the Guinness Book of World Records for delivering the loudest performance, a record which they have since broken on 2 occasions. They also hold the world record for the longest heavy metal concert after playing for 5 hours and 1 minute in Bulgaria in 2008. They also have been known for their slogan "Death to false metal".

Although the band has never been a mainstream commercial success in the United States, they maintain a strong cult following there. In contrast, they are extremely popular in the heavy metal scene in Europe and South America. Dedicated fans are known and referred to by the band as "Metal Warriors", "Manowarriors", "Immortals" or "Brothers of Metal"..

Anthology (Jasper Wrath album)

Anthology: 1969-1976 is a compilation album by Connecticut-based progressive rock band Jasper Wrath. It features material from their 1971 self-titled debut album, the 1975 "You/General Gunther" single, two 1977 albums which were released using fake band names, and previously unreleased live material and demos.

Track listing

Disc 1

Disc 2