Warrior Soul is an American heavy metal band formed by lead singer Kory Clarke, guitarist John Ricco, later replaced by Alex, a Scotsman living in NYC (aka X-Factor)(aka Gene) guitarist Christopher Moffett, bassist Pete McClanahan, drummer Paul Ferguson later replaced by Mark Evans and then Scott Dubois. They were signed to Geffen Records from 1989 to 1994.
The band hit the scene in New York City right before '90s grunge. Coming of age during the...
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Warrior Soul is an American heavy metal band formed by lead singer Kory Clarke, guitarist John Ricco, later replaced by Alex, a Scotsman living in NYC (aka X-Factor)(aka Gene) guitarist Christopher Moffett, bassist Pete McClanahan, drummer Paul Ferguson later replaced by Mark Evans and then Scott Dubois. They were signed to Geffen Records from 1989 to 1994.
The band hit the scene in New York City right before '90s grunge. Coming of age during the presidency of the first George Bush, many of its songs were politically based, from the prescient "In Conclusion" to the call to arms, "Children of the Winter."
The term "Acid Punk": was coined to explain the hard driving trippy sound that was Warrior Soul, particularly the Space Age Playboys album, co-written by XFactor, Pete and Kory.
The critical acclaim that accompanied the band never translated to the record sales most predicted and despite recognition by peers, including Lars Ulrich from Metallica, who had been quoted as saying Space...
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