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Warzone (band)

American hardcore punk band

This article is about the band. For other uses, see Warzone (disambiguation).

Warzone (formerly known as Rat Poison)[1] was an American hardcore punk band formed on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in The band helped develop the New York hardcore sound, the hardcore skinhead style and the youth crew subgenre.

During the band's 14 years and many line-up changes, their primarily hardcore sound was flavored by influences ranging from Oi! (they toured several times with The Business and played a cover of their song "The Real Enemy") to traditional punk rock to heavy metal (on their self-titled LP). Their fan base was diverse, with their concerts usually attended by skinheads, straight edge teens, metalheads, and punks of all ages.

Raymond raybeez barbieri biography of albert hall It was a forum of ideas and beliefs all clashing against one another. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Navy veteran, he was receiving treatment that many fans and friends have claimed was shamefully inadequate in a Veterans Health Administration facility when the illness damaged his liver and took his life at the age of Raybeez is indispensable to the very fabric of hardcore punk.

Vice has written that "one could argue that [Warzone] spearheaded the second and larger wave of hardcore bands that erupted in the NY scene in –".[2]

Frontman Raymond "Raybeez" Barbieri was the band's only consistent member through the vast majority of its years. He joined the band as the drummer in (the same year he played drums on the debut Agnostic Front 7-inch EP United Blood), later taking over vocal duties[3] after Warzone had already been in existence for two years (noting later, "in a band that [had] been running for so long, there has to be something there").[4] Raybeez remained the singer of Warzone until his death on September 11, , due to pneumonia.[5] A U.S.

Navy veteran,[6] he was receiving treatment in a VHA facility when the illness damaged his liver and took his life at the age of [7] A tribute sign reading "R.I.P Ray" hung outside CBGB for some time following his death, and for more than a year afterward, every release on Victory Records was dedicated to his memory, as were two independent compilations.

These albums, as well as benefit concerts, raised funds for several non-profit groups Ray had worked for which helped at-risk youth.[8]

Discography

  • As One (Demo) ()
  • Some Records Tape ()
  • Live on WNYU (7/23/87) ()
  • Lower East Side Crew () – EP
  • Don't Forget the Struggle/Don't Forget the Streets () – LP
  • Open Your Eyes () – LP
  • Warzone () – LP
  • Live at CBGBs () – live EP
  • Old School to New School () – LP
  • Cause for Alarm/Warzone split with Cause for Alarm () – split inch EP
  • Lower East Side () – EP
  • The Sound of Revolution () – LP
  • Fight for Justice () – LP
  • The Victory Years () – partial discography LP

References

  1. ^Rettman, Tony.

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  2. ^"Brotherhood and Sisterhood: Looking Back with New York Hardcore's Warzone Women". . June 10, Retrieved October 27,
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    Raymond raybeez barbieri biography of albert This article is about the band. Navy veteran, [ 6 ] he was receiving treatment in a VHA facility when the illness damaged his liver and took his life at the age of For this reason, Raybeez rarely performed from the stage. He sang out in the crowd.

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  5. ^"Warzone's Raybeez Dies Of Pneumonia". . Archived from the original on March 29, Retrieved October 27,
  6. ^Ramone, Andy (September 11, ). "Raybeez". Dead Punk Stars.

    Biography of albert einstein Frontman Raymond "Raybeez" Barbieri was the band's only consistent member through the vast majority of its years. Unlike the larger body of punk music, the highly youth-oriented hardcore music had previously felt very few such outpourings of grief. After Warzone, hardcore found its identity. Warzone was a hardcore punk band from New York City.

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  7. ^" - Warzone Remembering Raybeez". Archived from the original on July 12, Retrieved December 13,
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