Paul Arnold Lead Vocals ,Bass Guitar /
Shawn Helsel Vocals, all Guitars /
Dave Stone Drums and all things that bang
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Influences
Influences are Motorhead, Venom, Bad Brains, Dead Aim, OTT, Broken Bones, DRI, Destruction, Ted Nugent, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Rush, Frank Zappa, Budgie, and countless others.
Sounds Like
AT- FUCKING -WAR!!!
We've been compared to tons of bands, but there is no doubt the influence countless early true forms of metal have had on us. if you like true metal with a nod to the RUDE!! you will definately love us, unless that is,...
your a communist.
AT WAR BIOGRAPHY
At War was formed in 1983 by guitarist Shawn Helsel, bassist and vocalist Paul Arnold. and drummer Dave Stone. Originally trying out vocalists they quickly decided that the brutal form of metal they had envisioned could only be brought forth by Arnold's growling vocals.
June of 1985 saw the release of At War's first demo entitled "Eat Lead". The two song demo consisted of the songs "Rapechase" and what has turned out to be At War's anthem, "Eat Lead," and immediately received excellent reviews from fanzines and magazines, it was high on rotation on many college radio stations in the US and had an even better reception overseas. It was because of this demo that At War had been dubbed by Spin Magazine as "America's answer to Motorhead." This demo garnered At War much attention and an appearance on the now legendary compilation "Speed Metal Hell" issued by the relatively new label from California, New Renaissance Records for the song "Eat Lead." This compilation is the holy grail amoung metal collectors all over the world. This led to their first full length release " Ordered to Kill" in 1986. So well received was this album and subsequent tour that new Renaissance decided to put the second song from their "Eat Lead" demo, "Rapechase," on their next compilation, "Speed Metal Hell II," now also a collectors item. After more touring and on a roll, At War immediately booked studio time with the great Alex Perialas at Pyramid Sound to produce their awesome 1987 release "Retaliatory Strike." With Rob "Wacko" Hunter co-engineering this masterpiece, At War's place in the world of metal was solidified. At War toured relentlessly through the eighties and early nineties when negotiations began to break down with New Renaissance and the music scene was in the midst of a huge change. Around 1994 At War recorded material for their follow up to "Retaliatory Strike," but were never really happy with the recordings, so it was never released. At War played it's last show around this time.
Dave Paul, and Shawn remained close friends and At War never officially called it quits. There were several attempts to revive the band during the late nineties and early 2000's, but with families, and businesses to run, it was just not the right time.
Fast forward to 2006. The amount of fan pressure had been and was so intense along with the resurgence of the thrash metal movement, At War felt the time was right to get moving again and take care of unfinished business. Determined to put the brute force of At War back in the faces of the legions of dedicated fans, they are back at it with the original lineup. Here in 2008 At War is currently working on their latest release and will be going back to it's roots on this new material, some of which was written during the "Retaliatory Strike" sessions along with all new songs. At War also fulfilled a carreer dream by finally getting over to Europe in 2008 when they played the "Thrash Assault II Festival in Wuerzburg Germany in Feburary to a huge crowd of Germanies' most avid metal fans. The crowd response was so intense, they were invited back to Hamburg and played at the "Headbangers Open Air" Festival in July. The weekend prior to heading back to Germany, At War made their first appearance in Mexico City Mexico to play at the infamous "Circo Volador" . This marks a milestone for At War as they have always had a devoted following in Central and South America, and the fans finally got a chance to see At War. Talks are in the works to bring At War to Brasil, Columbia, and many other South American countries upon the release of their new CD "Infidel". At War is proud to announce that they have been signed to "Heavy Artillery Records" out of New York for the release of their new CD entitled "Infidel". This pairing is a perfect partnership, with Heavy Artillery's network , intense knowlege of the metal scene and their enthusiasum with At War , this release is sure be the most thorough assault on the metal scene, recorded at the famous Pyramid Studios with Alex Perialas as producer this album is by far the most brutal At War has ever been involved in! Look for this July 24th 2009.
At War is back with a vengence, all due to their rabid fan base. Keep your eyes and ears out for At War!!
Keep informed at www.myspace.com/atwartheband.
BEYOND FALLEN, AT WAR, EMERGENCY NOVEMBER will be featured on WRXL-102.1 The X to lead up to the big metal show July 25 in Richmond at Alley Katz. Tune in Sunday 9 to 10pm
Jay Smack is your host of Studio B on WRXL-102.1 The X
If you like At War, and I mean REALLY like At War, then DON'T visit my profile and DON'T Listen to my seven fast loud, thrashy original punk rock songs because I sound NOTHING like At War.
On the other hand if my music WAS to be compared to At War, it's good for chasing away commies and false meta posours!
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