The Warriors – A Genuine Sense Of Outrage
California 5 piece 'The Warriors' are definitely onto a winner with their latest release 'A Genuine Sense Of Outrage' Their third studio album is a Victory records debut and is produced by Cameron Webb of Social Distortion, Silverstein and Motorhead fame.
There are a few obvious reasons why I think this band will make a massive impact in the world of contemporary hardcore. Firstly any band that can combine hardcore, thrash, hip-hop and metal and do it well, are something to pay attention to. Secondly having guest vocals from Lou Koller of Sick Of It All, Andrew Neufeld of Comeback Kid and Lemmy of Motorhead is quite a bloody good achievement. If you want to please the metallers, the hardcore fans and the punks then that surely is the way to do it.
Although it's predominantly snarling in your face hardcore, it's still a catchy enough, diverse and accessible record for those that require a bit of melody and groove. You've got the melodic guitar surges, you've got the brutal hardcore vocals and you've even got the occasional clean melody lines. One thing I can be sure of in this record is that it definitely doesn't leave anybody out, and it really works. They haven't just tried to cram in as many different genres as possible. They've just come up with a great and working combination instead.
The standout tracks on this 13 track record have got to be 'Nothing Lasts' which includes the occasional burst of cleaner melodic vocals contrasting well with the brutality and hardcore breakdowns. 'New Sun Rising' has an intro that reminds me of 'Faith No More' and is sure to be one hell of a metal anthem in the future. Possibly the best track on the album for me is 'Mankind Screams' with the awesome contribution from 'Sick Of It All' man Lou Koller above a steady beat and low groove laden bassline. The title track also has the best breakdown chant of 'this is a genuine sense of outrage' At just over half an hour long each track averages about 2.30 minutes which in my opinion is just enough time to pack it full of dirty hardcore, sick vocals and driving urgent energy.
This record will appeal to metallers, punks and hardcore fans a like, anyone who has a passion for the aggression of Hatebreed, the anthems of Comeback Kid and the groove of Refused.
For me 'The Warriors' seem to have found the perfect combination, fusing sounds from genre to genre, not only that but they seem to have bridged an ever growing gap between the new breed of hardcore and the veterans who did it right in the first place.