Driver (US) - I'm A Warrior (Unsigned Bands Compilation '89)

Melodic / Heavy Metal from USA (Los Angeles, California)
Song from: Tune Up: Unsigned Bands 10, Compilation 1989
(thanks to porosimetal!)
Robert "Rob" Rock - Vocals (Impellitteri, Rob Rock, Fires of Babylon, M.A.R.S., Axel Rudi Pell, Joshua Perahia, Warrior, Gus G. (live), Vice, Angelica, Tangram)
Roy "Z" Ramirez - Guitar, Vocals (Bruce Dickinson, Halford, Rob Rock, Tribe of Gypsies, Warrior, Gypsy Moreno, Lambs Among Wolves, Robbyn Garcia / Roy Z / Kelly Pattrik, Royal Flush)
Emil Lech Brando - Bass, Vocals (Ape, Joshua Perahia, Sound Barrier, Terriff, Iris)
Reynold "Butch" Carlson - Drums (Terriff, Jag Panzer, Joey Tafolla, Rob Rock, Alien Ink, Royal Flush)
Greg Shultz - Keyboards (Joshua Perahia)
LYRICS
I could see the city lights
then they turned to black
then I heard a sirens crying sounding out ATTACK!
I could see the rockets glare
shooting in the night
everyone was praying for their lives
am I dreaming
I don't believe it
am I wrong or right
then I heard a voice say in the night
I'm a warrior, take my hand!
let me lead you to the promised land
I'm a warrior, take my hand!
I'm a soldier under his command
then I saw this blinding light
I heard a sonic boom
I could feel the earth shake in the doom
I couldn't see him
but I could feel him
lift me to the sky
I could hear the voice that saved my life
I'm a warrior, take my hand!
let me lead you to the promised land
I'm a warrior, take my hand!
I'm a soldier under his command
(solo)
am I dreaming
I don't believe it
am I wrong or right
then I heard a voice say in the night
I'm a warrior, take my hand!
let me lead you to the promised land
I'm a warrior, take my hand!
I'm a soldier under his command
I'm a warrior
take my hand!

[@toecutter7683]

Some really great guitar work

[@sydneysheppard4979]

Great band!!! Banging song!!!! Tremendous vocals❤🇺🇲🇬🇧🇩🇪😎✌️

[@mgtowlite7414]

Powerful vocals, I'm impressed.

[@Freawulf]

Rob Rock, a true legend! \m/

[@Quarks_Bar]

I appreciate the recommendation from KZbin. This is pretty Bad-Ass!! Helluva Voice!!

[@kassandravallette1519]

Same just found this that way and I'm obsessed!

[@johnwick1883]

I love this!

[@helmutschonherr6783]

I love this , too!

[@OgyTheOldMetal.]

Forever ROCK...

[@mumu-ib5vk]

must be 4 versions of this song ✌️👍

[@MrDan708]

Better than I expected from an unsigned band. Timing might have been a problem; this is about the time when the grunge bands were about to take over rock radio.

[@ryanleclaire3948]

Yeah. Most people were sick of this sound in 89. A couple years prior it would have hit. Also an obvious Stryper copy.

[@michaelschmidt9708]

This is the best of the 4 versions of this song that exist. Roy Z FTW!

[@Wolle-fs2mf]

Sehr gute Band ❤❤❤ 😊😊😊

[@briantaylor1391]

WTF DID I JUST HEAR...I HAD A EARGASM...So many bands could have made it... it's all about timing and who you know..This sounds like Fifth Angel..(Look them up.).Great guitar work...🎸🔥 I would have bought this album in the 80's, maybe even early 90's ..🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿

[@The1WhoKnowsTheTruth]

Thank you for mentioning Fifth Angel. Those guys were on another level. I do hear some similarities here to the Time Will Tell album of the same year 1989.

[@briantaylor1391]

@The1WhoKnowsTheTruth Abso-fuckin-lutely... Remember they opened Howard Stern show from channel 9 (or sumthin 🙄) with Midnight Love... That opening riff fucked me up back then... I tried to play it, kinda sounded decent, 😅 But I wasn't touching that solo... Incredible song...🤘🏿🤘🏿🤘🏿

[@The1WhoKnowsTheTruth]

Reminds me of Powerlove era LION. 🤘

[@helmutschonherr6783]

I LOVE THIS DRIVER - PROJECT!🤘

[@zockertomate8718]

Nice Stuff

[@saulmartinez2114]

Wow!!!, excelente trabajo, mas de esto por favor 🤟

[@antoineverso9579]

It's strange but looks like this song has been written for R.J.DIO ! I absolutely "hear" his voice here ! :)

[@guitarhole]

I was going to tell you to lay off the weed, then the singing started and yes DIO would kill this song. However, whoever is singing it is doing a respectable job.

[@angelrivera323]

💯💯🔥🔥🔥🔥..

[@fastdriver2961]

❤

[@ln4454]

Driver? Is that the band's name? Amazing song first listening of mine 🤘🤘

[@scrollkeeperofficial]

Great vocals! What happened - why they didn't get signed?

[@Francesco1044]

they remember me Dokken in some part..

[@demartinimusic]

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[@ln4454]

"Crazy Train" riff Yeah

[@Rich-jd9up]

The IMPELLITTERI VERSION IS WAY BETTER !!! If you aren't familiar .... Look it up !

[@80sMetalMan]

I will Definitely check out that version. This song is Freaking GREAT! Love it! 💯❤️🎸💪

[@Borntolose1976]

Rob Rock is a great voice check him out.

[@kevinfrank1554]

Sorry, is the song over? It must've put me to sleep.

[@rickchyczewski576]

Generic 80s rock with a generic 80's voice. Classic example of some guys with some talent trying to match their sound to what is selling. I bet they were in seattle 5 years later with flannels on and another sound.

[@ryanleclaire3948]

😂😂 maybe in 86-87 this would have hit a bit, but by 89, the writing was starting to be etched on the wall. I remember watching a video of Headbangers Ball with Megadeth in 1990 and Mustaine and Ellefson were basically shitting on these kinds of band for their redundant, plastic sound.

[@MSTmike3KVHS]

Rob rock is still singing with impellitteri and he sounds exactly the same !! Amazing vocalist he's dubbed " the voice of melodic metal " he's been on avantasia may solo albums he's huge in the power metal world . And best of all he still has the exact same hair cut he had during this demo . Also before this he's in the super group MARS with Tony Macalpine , Rudy Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge. Also the guitarist in the band roy z is a huge metal producer doing albums with Bruce Dickenson and Helloween just to name a couple !

[@DanteHierro]

Nothing wrong if that was their case...same happened with Pantera

[@stevepavicic213]

killer intro, horrible song

[@toecutter7683]

You must be tone deaf

[@kurtmartin3095]

Intro reminds me a lot of “sandy city “ from the doom computer game ,check it out

[@VellidoDolfo]

Killer song... Stupid man

[@ivanmarinov1636]

The song is great.

[@Embrachu]

Correct about the intro, however the song is average, though certainly not horrible.

[@leeinwis]

Over produced .

[@seanfestag3254]

You gotta have a decent budget to be over produced. Don't confuse it with being polished.