WARRIOR SOUL will be hitting the studio in January to record their eagerly anticipated follow-up to the critically acclaimed 'Destroy The War Machine' album and touring Europe in March. The legendary band will also be releasing a new album & touring the UK & Europe next year in support of the release. The band will be doing a number of Festivals next year in Europe. As well as touring America.
HISTORY TO BE REMEMBERED:
WARRIOR SOUL is an American hardrock band formed by lead singer Kory Clarke, guitarist Cliff St. Croix, later replaced by John Ricco, later replaced by Alex, a Scotsman living in New York City (aka X-Factor) (aka Gene), and guitarist Chris Moffett. Then Peter Jay Tsudis. Bassist Robert Pauls later replaced by Pete McClanahan, drummer Sam Manelli later replaced by Mark Archebald (ex Overkill and Warlock ) replaced by Paul Ferguson later replaced by Mark Evans and then Scott Duboys (ex Nuclear Assault, Cities, and Cycle Sluts from Hell). They were signed to Geffen Records from 1989 to 1994.
Reunion:
Following the re-release of the band's first five albums on in 2006, Clarke reformed WARRIOR SOUL for a UK tour in March 2007, using long time musician friends from England and Sweden. Work has begun on a new Warrior Soul album and a live album taken from the band's October UK tour. (This was released in mid 2007) Clarke has since been announced as the new lead singer of Trouble as of May 2, 2008, according to Trouble's website.
The band released a limited edition studio album titled Chinese Democracy in October 2008, just a month before the Guns N' Roses album of the same name was due for release. The band shortly re-named the album Destroy the War Machine and began to print more copies.
In 2008, the band played the second incarnation of Hard Rock Hell, in North Wales, with the large room over capacity when the band play, rendering the opposing Hawkwind show on the next stage virtually unattended. Kerrang! magazine reviewed the show as KKKKK (5 Ks)
In December 2008, also saw the band return to large indoor stages, with shows at the Shepherds Bush Empire, London, and the Academy Glasgow.
In 2009, the band's re-issues of the classic WARRIOR SOUL work on vinyl, and a European tour to support the release of Destroy the War Machine.
Warrior Soul toured the UK with The More I See.
2010 saw singer Kory Clarke living in Berlin, Germany, and performing his new rock cabaret "Kory On The Rocks" with local backing band Stashbox
"Warrior Soul are one of the most important bands rock has seen. They're also one of the best -the most moving, the most shit-kicking, the most chills-down-the-spine vital.« Kerrang!
"...they also created some amazing songs that have certainly stood the test of time, sounding as fresh today as when they were written. " HardRockHouse
"If fame were a by-product of charisma rather than record sales, then Kory Clarke would be bigger than God, Satan and David Beckham rolled into one. KKKK" Kerrang!