WARFARE: Hammer Horror CD. Super RARE, different cover, huge booklet, 16 songs. By far their best. A true masterpiece. Check audio samples

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Artist: Warfare
Album: Hammer Horror
Release Date: 1993
Label: Silva Screen FILMCD 130. Record Status: Mint (M)   Cover’s condition: Mint (M)
Type: Lyrics Included, Soundtrack
Time: 53:09

1 Intro/Dracula Theme Bernard 1:04
2 Baron Frankenstein War Fare 5:00
3 A Velvet Rhapsody War Fare 1:41
4 Phantom of the Opera War Fare 6:48
5 Scream of the Vampire, Pt. 1 War Fare 3:57
6 Vlad the Impaler Evans 1:48
7 Scream of the Vampire, Pt. 2 War Fare 4:12
8 Funeral in Carpathia Bernard 1:11
9 Hammer Horror War Fare 2:11
10 Plague of the Zombies War Fare 2:21
11 Ballad of the Dead War Fare 0:48
12 A Solo of Shadows War Fare 2:04
13 Prince of Darkness Warfare 5:20
14 Tales of the Gothic Genre War Fare 3:50
15 Dance of the Dead Evo 3:37
16 Phantom of the Opera [Hammer House of Horror Mix] War Fare 7:17

this disk must be pretty rare! A nifty 90s heavy metal treat.
It seems Warfare came along in the mid 80s as part of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal which included such acts as Iron Maiden, Saxon and Venom. Founded by singer/drummer Paul Evo, the metal trio seemed poised for big things.

There are some fantastic tunes found here, and some that aren’t too great:

1. Intro/Dracula Theme – The Hammer films “Dracula” opening theme. Sets the tone nicely with thunder crashing in the background.

2. Baron Frankenstein – Crushing guitars, guttural vocals, slamming drums and its all about the mad scientist and his creation..what more could you want?

3. Velvet Rhapsody – A little keyboard number, basically just serves as the intro to “Phantom”.

4. Phantom of the Opera – Upon first hearing, this was my favorite tune on the disk. Featuring some beautiful back-up vocals as “Christina” sings for the Phantom. This keyboard heavy tune stands apart from most of the other tracks. The only drawback is Evo’s vocals, his emphasis on rolling the letter “r” is almost comical. Still a highlight of the album, and Evo obviously knew this as its on here twice.

5. Scream of the Vampire part 1. – This was a cool idea, basically its just a heavy metal jam session set behind the dialog of “Dracula”.

6. Vlad the Impaler – A little historical catch-up for those of you unfamiliar with the origin of “Dracula”.

7. Scream of the Vampire part 2. – See track 5. Basically tracks 5, 6 & 7 should be considered one long tune, but its pretty cool, and a good idea incorporating the actual film dialog into these songs.

8. Funeral in Carpathia – Another quickie tune which serves as an intro to the next song.

9. Hammer Horror – This is just a great song. A celebration of the “Studio that Dripped Blood”.

10. Plague of the Zombies – Another really solid tune, and its about one of my personal favorite Hammer Horror films! Unlike most of the other tunes here, “Plague of the Zombies” basically just sums up the plot of the film in song. I love the chorus of this tune, and again the guitar work is top notch.

11. Ballad of the Dead – A cool little eerie guitar track which leads into the next tune.

12. Solo of Shadows – I’m not really sure why this included here? It has nothing to do with Hammer films, but is instead a tune about Evo’s song writing process. Its not bad, kind of mellow, and really fits.

13. Prince of Darkness – Another Dracula song…I guess its easy to tell which Hammer monster was Evo’s favorite?! Great bass line on this tune.

14. Tales of the Gothic Genre – Once you’ve said the title, you’ve memorised 1/2 of the lyrics. Still this is a cool little number with slamming bass and percussion. Once again celebrating Hammer in all its blood dripping glory!

15. Dance of the Dead – Another solid tune, and one that would have ended the disk perfectly.

16. Phantom of the Opera (Hammer House of Horror Mix) – Basically this is the same tune as track 4 with a bit of a longer intro, and about 20 seconds of Evo and Algy simply jamming tacked onto the end.



Megiddo – Dance of the Dead (Warfare cover)
[One-man old-school black metal project from Toronto, Canada. This cover of mighty NWOBHM band WARFARE]

A great album, the musicianship is top notch, Evo’s vocals simply are great, and lift the songs up. If you are a die hard fan of Hammer Studios you may enjoy it for the samplings of the old theme songs and some of the dialog clips. GREAT if you are looking for a great Halloween tinged metal album.

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