
Warlord: Live in Athens Metal 2013 (Blu-ray) 2024 Release Date: 6/6/2024
DESCRIPTION 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 and the comeback album "Rising Out Of The Ashes" in 2002. "The Holy Empire", the band's most current studio album, was originally issued on CD in 2013. This resulted in the CD/DVD package "Live In Athens 2013" (published in 2015 on Alone Records based in Greece). For the first time ever "Live In Athens 2013" is now available on vinyl via High Roller Records. For founding member Mark Zonder the capital of Greece was