Ranking the Albums: Warlord

Join Pete Pardo and John Gaffney as they rank the albums of underground US heavy metal legends Warlord.
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[@garyjoyce2160]

John/. Lair. You absolutely crushed this. Phenomenal job describing and summing up the songs / the albums etc. well articulated. Pete, thanks once again for your time 👍💯

[@MyMusicCorner]

This makes my heart happy to see this!

[@Mursunen]

Lordian Guard albums are absolutely worth checking out for anybody who likes Warlord. Those albums are defintely an acquired taste with their DIY feel and weird female vocals but the songs are just full of that William J Tsamis songwriting and guitar playing magic.

[@johnmichaelwilliams6694]

Really enjoyed John being in the co-captain seat for this Ranking episode and him sharing his knowledge and thoughts. Completely unfamiliar with this band before this episode but looking forward to listening to the top two chosen by John and Pete. Thanks, guys. Also, thanks to those in the chat as picked up a few band names there as well.

[@JoeyArmstrong2800]

The "Deliver Us" E.P is my favorite release from Warlord.

[@samuel8412]

Good to see John on the show!

[@DylanHoff]

Awesome! That's my old music teacher back with Pete! 80s Warlord rules! John knows good underground 80s metal!

[@martymartin2894]

John was your music teacher, he ain't that old though.

[@iceclimbers22]

Their new album from this year is a really well done effort. I like it the more I listen to it.

[@sanderberkvens6270]

Great episode, love Warlord! John and Pete, great duo, lot of interesting information!

[@nickgabell7857]

Love warlord...lost and lonely days on cannons is one of my All time fav tracks and guitar solo...had it when it first came out

[@leonardodiascastro]

Great seeing Warlord getting some recognition. Most underrated metal band ever! Just a small correction, "Cannons" was not recorded live. The music was recorded in studio, and then the band dubbed it on stage as a showcase of how their concert would be. They performed to the tape, as if threy were playing live.

[@747jono]

Love Warlord was lucky to see them @Bang Your Head Festival in Germany, on stage 11.30 am audience loved them. Unique sounding band Giles Lavery has a fantastic voice 💯💯💯🤘🤘🤘. Great show guys thanks Jonathan

[@kelvincanda6617]

Great band Pete!

[@gwts1171]

I actually didn't know they had more than that first EP and album. I personally have only ever owned the EP on cassette (still have it). This will be a fun one for me! Plus, John is the perfect co-host for this one. Thanks, guys!

[@Stevie-Steele]

Awesome to see this ranking - such an underrated band! The song "Lucifer's Hammer" reminds me a lot of "Lady Of The Lake" by Rainbow - i'm sure Rainbow was a huge influence on Warlord!

[@BenjimonSussyBaka]

I didn’t expect this one! Glad you are ranking these fine albums Pete!

[@mkonesky]

Nice. Watching Warlord now live in Trezzo sul'Adda Italy. Satan just played. And Cirith Ungol up next!

[@UberFlambe]

'Child Of The Damned' is still a great song from the era. Probably first heard it on the BBC Radio's 'Friday Rock Show' with Tommy Vance.

[@holveragtz]

Awesome band!

[@MorryB]

Thanks Pete and John for this episode. This is one band that's been completely off my radar. So far, I gave their first two releases a listen and of these I prefer the EP (debut) but both were great. Looking forward to hearing some more.

[@erikscholten5434]

Great show on this underrated band. Warlord are currently touring Europe and they are nailing it every night from what I have seen myself and heard of friends who attended other shows.

[@jeffreywebb7932]

Great band great discussion and ranking.Warlord🤘👍

[@TeoBigusDickus]

Thanks for this Pete, appreciated!

[@Eelgram]

Impressively thorough overview, guys! Big fan since discovering the "And the Cannons..." VHS back in the '80s, particularly how William explained the band's concept and musical passion. Really cool watching "Thunder Child" take his talents to the next level in Fates Warning, too, but Warlord music forever holds a special place in my heart. Looking forward to seeing 'em next year at Hell's Heroes in Houston!

[@donaldwrissler9059]

Great ranking, it would be nice to see more underground 80's stuff revisited (Omen, Chastain, Jag Panzer, Virgin Steele) I' ve loved Warlord since Metal Massacre 2-3 then the E.P, But it was the VHS that was a constant companion alongside Maidens "Live After Death" for a decade. I just dont have the time with the new one to have it any higher. 1. And the Cannons of Destruction Have Begun... 2. Deliver Us 3. The Holy Empire 4. Free Spirit Soar

[@spiralarchitectfr]

Great video ! Thanks a lot to both of you. I am Greek and the name warlord have been circulating since forever but I have never listened to them seriously. Will definitely check them out

[@Arutha_Con_Doin]

This is a really weird band. They exploded onto the scene in the early 80s with a great EP and an even better debut album, just to disappear for nearly two decades. Their comeback album, fittingly called "Rising out of the Ashes", was kind of a mixed bag for me. While i love Joacim Cans in Hammerfall, i don't really think his voice suits Warlord's songs all too well. But the material was still strong enough for an enjoyable listen. The next two outputs were really kinda Heaven and Hell. While the first of the two "The Holy Empire" was clearly a return to form, their 2015 album "The Hunt for Damien" was a complete and utter disaster. This was just a couple of re-recordings with a singer, that was even more out of place than Cans. Their newest album on the other hand is a really strong one. If they could finally hold their singer for more than just one album for once, they could still have a place in modern day Heavy Metal with their still very unique and distinct style.

[@ClaymoreanOfficialMetal]

Great episode! Warlord are US legends, along with Manilla Road, Cirith Ungol, Omen, etc. 🤘🏻⚔️🤘🏻

[@savic-e8m]

Great stuff guys!

[@jimmypage2843]

Thunder Child!

[@rodneyvaldez7833]

Great episode about a Great Band. I have the movie and the first album on a dvd/cd combo called Book 1 that I got off of their website.

[@inmyhouse11]

Stay Heavy Stay Metal🤘🤘

[@georgemaragoudakis2590]

Hello guys, Pete, John, this is George from Greece, Warlord are huge here in Greece! A correction:This is not Mark's band with Tsamis it is the exactly oposite. Bill 's band with Mark. All the music all the feeling all the melodies are Bill' s work!!! Mark has only the drums arrangements which are fantastic!! Warlord=Bill Tsamis

[@MrRockingDodge]

I beg to differ, since i had the Honor to have some Mixes (2,4,8 ) on "From the Ashes to the Archives" i really noticed how much Marks Parts ADD to the Compositions and this IS Songwriting my Friend. All the Details make the Chords and Melodies complete.

[@georgemaragoudakis2590]

You are right, this is very important also, but in order this arrangments to make some difference you need to have the the initial melodies from the creator. Bill Tsamis it is...

[@georgemaragoudakis2590]

I had no intention to dicrease Mark's contribution, I really love Mark as a drummer and o course is the Co founder of warlord but Bill s ideas and vision made warlord one of the greatest bands here in Greece, thanks guys greetings from Greece

[@MrRockingDodge]

@@georgemaragoudakis2590 Thats not the whole Truth. If you are a Composer, you can also start from a Beat. The whole Drumset is tuned in different Tones and in the end you can as well create Melodies on Drums. Not saying this is the Case, in Warlord - but being able to play all these Instruments and composing too, i have a wider Angle to look at it. Cheers! And as an Example, you might be astonished how much Metallicas Drummer LArs Ulrich has an Impact on the Songwriting simply by saying, hey, lets play this twice, then we do Triplets on the E String and go to open Chords. A lot of Drummers participate in Songwrting and Arrangements.

[@georgemaragoudakis2590]

You are absolutely right I had Lars on mind to, but the participation of Lars is huge you can see this on everything. Marks contribution is significantly less because Bill was a control type of guy starting from the melodies the lyrics even the way the singers are gonna sing! James is a more open guy in New ideas and ready to accept them that's way him and Lars took Metallica in a different level. Don't forget that when these two (James and Bill) decided to make a time out James to hunt bears(some kind of monster) and Bill (teach in some university) the two bands activities were frozen for good. In my opinion those two are the True forces

[@RuthlessMetalYT]

great duo and Warlord are so underrated.

[@christianhaynes1954]

Hey Pete, good guest with John 👍Knowledgeable and a musician. Very cool 😎

[@lastscatteringsurface9950]

The Lordian Guard album "Woe to the Inhabitants of the Earth" is on streaming now, it and Deliver Us are my favorites. The singer on Deliver Us has a beautiful voice.

[@lening9]

1) Deliver Us 2) And the Cannons of Destruction Have Begun 3) Rising Out of the Ashes 4) The Holy Empire 5) Free Spirit Soar

[@mikebarker7626]

Randy is my favorite guitar player, cant wait to check out warlord.

[@MCDLHOTP]

I was very surprised by how enjoyable the new album is. Didn't want to like it after the whole Alcatrazz situation, but I've been listening to it a lot.

[@lazarossamaras4427]

Warlord is a good heavy metal band. The problem was always the repitition of songs in some releases which was confusing for me too, as far as what their albums were. My faves would be , the canons, Rising out from the ashes, the latest is good, too. Is Deliver Us considered an album? I will find out as I watch this ranking hahaha.

[@independenceltd.]

"Deliver Us" was an EP from 1983. They released a 2CD version in 2016 that has a bunch of demos and a couple of "Metal Massacre" compilation trax on it. The 2CD version is the way to go, imo.

[@lazarossamaras4427]

@@independenceltd. Thanks I have never bought it, only listened online.

[@deadliestassassin3092]

I first heard about Warlord when i got hammerfall's first album Glory to the Brave back in the late 90's. They covered Warlord's Child of the Damned. On their second album Legacy of Kings Bill did guest guitar on the song At the End of the Rainbow. It was very hard to find any Warlord albums because they were all out of print. Missed out on Rising out of the Ashes. So i waited....for almost 20 years when i saw that they reissued all their albums as 2cd editions loaded with tons of bonus tracks. So i got all the Warlord albums, the 2 Lordian Guard albums which are both 2cd editions and worth having, plus Lordian Winds/Sea of Tranquility keyboard album which is a 2cd edition. So i finally got everything.

[@motleyfan7558]

Without a doubt, the band that best personifies this topic is Obsession. Discovered on Metal Blade, Obsession is a killer early 80s metal band.

[@goonerross4834]

I listen to Warlord daily, Tsamis is a guitar God !!......and the current line up is tearing it up.....RIP Bill !!.....p.s. Great pick up with the first Dream Theater album on Child Of The Damned, totally hear it

[@747jono]

Agree with both of your rankings guys 💯💯💯🤘🤘🤘

[@independenceltd.]

1. And the Cannons of Destruction Have Begun... 2. Deliver Us 3. The Holy Empire 4. Free Spirit Soar

[@martymartin2894]

Ive Heard this band mentioned on another podcast recently, king fowley the singer of the band deceased said his all time favorite album is warlords debut album deliver us.

[@motleyfan7558]

This was great

[@65mule]

Was it even mentioned that Bill actually has a solo album called Sea of Tranquility? It's all keyboard stuff but yeah

[@philjones45]

Thunder Stick played with Samson, Bruce Dickinsons first band.

[@independenceltd.]

yes, Thunderstick in Samson, Thunder Child in Warlord

[@MyMusicCorner]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gH_Ml2CufbCfpNk This was a video I had done as a tribute to Bill Tsamis. His last name is pronounced like Psalmist. I would be corrected on that after I did the video. My ranking would be using what you both did here, 6. Hunt for Damien 5. Rising From The Ashes 4. The Holy Empire. 3. Free Spirit Roar 2. ...And the Cannons 1. Deliver Us. They also have released an album where Giles Lavery redoes vocals for songs from the Rising From the Ashes as well as some stuff from the archives. That sounds wonderful as well. Great show guys!

[@steelerfreak1977]

Deliver Us is their best album because Jack Rucker was their best singer imo

[@franciskocher200]

😄👍🤘

[@MetalPersonJ]

Albums? Warlord have albums besides Cannons of Destruction?

[@independenceltd.]

5 LPs, 1 EP

[@philjones45]

All I can hear is early Rush

[@anthonybernard3689]

Is that Rich Catino's cousin? 😂

[@henketh]

How they even can compare the mighty "Deliver Us" to the follow-up disappointment "Cannons" is beyond my comprehension.. Jack Rucker is MILES above Rick Cunningham, and ALL songs are better presented on the EP, hands down. "Cannons" is my LEAST favorite Warlord album.

[@robnykulaik7337]

Thanks for this. Always loved this unique band. Definitely a great cult band that deserves to be heard!! Dream line up concert is Warlord, Omen, Chastain onstage!!

[@bryanmcfadden4071]

What was the budget for Denim and hairspray?

[@independenceltd.]

Denim and Hairspray! With guitar, it isn't gay! It was you who let the spray can free!