Warriors (1984 Warriors album)

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Warriors
Warriors 1984 album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1984
Genre Heavy metal
Length36:30
Label Attic Records
Producer Fraser Hill
Rick Hutt
Warriors chronology
Warriors
(1983)
Warriors
(1984)

Warriors is the second and last studio album by Yugoslav/Canadian heavy metal band Warriors, released in 1984. It is the band's second self-titled album, after their first studio album, released in 1983.

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Background

After the release of their first album, Warriors moved from Belgrade, Yugoslavia to Toronto, Canada, the home country of their guitarist Douglass Platt. [1] In Toronto they were joined by drummer Lawrence Gretsch, formerly of Frank Soda & The Imps. [2] The band signed for Canadian record label Attic Records and in 1984 recorded their second self-titled album. [1] After the album release, the band went on a short tour with Nazareth, disbanding shortly after. [1] [3]

Album cover

The album cover, designed by Zoran Blažina, was, with a different Warriors logo, originally used as the cover for the band's debut release, the EP Warriors – Ratnici , released in 1983.

Track listing

All songs credited to Dušan Nikolić, Douglas Platt, Zoran Konjević and Slobodan Svrdlan

No.TitleLength
1."Try Again"4:10
2."You Keep on Shining"3:48
3."Diana"3:38
4."I'm Begging You"3:37
5."Once a Year"4:19
6."God Save the Children"4:53
7."Flight of the Children"3:53
8."Money Lover"3:27
9."Carry On"5:08

Personnel

Additional personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Srpski roker u Holivudu", novosti.rs
  2. Warriors at The Canadian Pop Encyclopedia [usurped]
  3. "Preminuo Dušan Nikolić, pevač sastava Warriors". Serbian-metal.org. 25 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2023.