Album
And The Cannons Of Destruction Have Begun...
1984 · Rock, Stage & Screen
Rare pressing on Gatefold
And The Cannons Of Destruction Have Begun... is a Metal album by Warlord, originally released in 1984. On Gatefold: 31 pressings tracked.
About
Release date: October 1984 Side A 1. Beginning / Lucifer's Hammer 04:19 2. Lost and Lonely Days 04:10 3. Black Mass 05:09 4. Soliloquy 04:31 Side B 5. Aliens 04:15 6. MCMLXXXIV / Child of the Damned 06:20 7. Deliver Us from Evil / End 04:47 Thunder Child Drums Destroyer (R.I.P. 2021) Guitars Sentinel Keyboards Archangel Bass Damien King II Vocals.
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Tracklist
Side A
- A1Beginning
- A2Lucifer's Hammer4:16
- A2Lost And Lonely Days4:10
- A3Black Mass5:15
- A4Soliloquy4:27
Side B
- B1Aliens4:19
- B2MCMLXXXIV2:42
- B3Child Of The Damned3:41
- B4Deliver Us From Evil4:49
- B5End
Sound DNA
- Metal
- Heavy Metal
- theatrical
Originally released on October 1984 by Metal Blade records in the US.
The band members' use of pseudonyms such as 'Destroyer' (Tsamis), 'Thunderchild' (Zonder), 'Damien King' (vocalist Jack Rucker), and 'Sentinel' (keyboardist Diane Kornarens) adding further intrigue to the growing Warlord mystique.
Warlord's refused to become just another LA club act, opted to present themselves on a grander scale instead. To that end, the band rented The Raymond Theatre to stage what would turn out to be the only Warlord live performance.
It was filmed and recorded - without an audience present - for the group's first full-length release:
"And the Cannons of Destruction Have Begun..."
Issued in October 1984 and accompanied by a VHS home video release of the same name (now in DVD).
The album featured 2 brand new tracks, "Soliloquy" and "MCMLXXXIV", as well as both cuts from the "Lost And Lonely Days" / "Aliens" 12" single released earlier that same year.
Tsamis, Zonder, and Kornarens were joined by bassist Dave Watry ('Archangel') and new vocalist Rick Cunningham ('Damien King II').
A third vocalist worked shortly with the band (even if just in studio recording and never on a stage): Rick Anderson, also known as "Damien King III"
1984
US first press (opens in a new tab)
Canada (opens in a new tab)
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1986 US (opens in a new tab)
2016 1st HRR remaster on 3LP
150 clear (opens in a new tab)
400 black (opens in a new tab)
450 red blood (opens in a new tab)
2020 2nd HRR remaster
150 blue electric (opens in a new tab)
200 white with red splatter (opens in a new tab)
black (opens in a new tab)
2021 3rd HRR remaster
250 black (opens in a new tab)
350 blue marble (opens in a new tab)
2024 4th HRR remaster
524 picture (opens in a new tab)
black (opens in a new tab)
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- ArchangelBASS
- Bill TsamisGUITAR BAND , GUITAR
- Damien King IIVOCALS
- Dave WatryBASS BAND , BASS
- DestroyerGUITAR GUITAR, MUSIC BY, LYRICS BY, ARRANGED BY
- Diane KornarensKEYBOARDS BAND , KEYBOARDS
- Mark ZonderDRUMS BAND , DRUMS
- Rick CunninghamVOCALS BAND , VOCALS
- SentinelKEYBOARDS
- Thunder ChildDRUMS
- Damien King IIIBAND , VOCALS
- Joe HallBAND , BASS
- Richard Martin AndersonVOCALS
- Steff FontaineVOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 31 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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