Warzone (formerly known as Rat Poison)[1] was an American hardcore punk band formed on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1983. 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. 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 1986-1987".[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 1983 (the same year he played drums on the debut Agnostic Front 7" 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, 1997 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 35.[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]
Cause for Alarm/Warzone split with Cause for Alarm (1995) - split 10" EP
Lower East Side (1996) - EP
The Sound of Revolution (1996) - LP
Fight for Justice (1997) - LP
The Victory Years (1998) - partial discography LP
References
^Rettman, Tony. "Racist Skins Weren't Welcome in Warzone's LES War Zone". Retrieved July 12, 2020.
^"Brotherhood and Sisterhood: Looking Back with New York Hardcore's Warzone Women". Noisey.vice.com. June 10, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
^. Archived from the original on October 31, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"Revelation Records : Warzone". Revelationrecords.com. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
^"Warzone's Raybeez Dies Of Pneumonia". Mtv.com. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
^Ramone, Andy. "Dead Punk Stars † Raybeez † Sep. 11, 1997". Deadpunkstars.com. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
^. Archived from the original on July 12, 2015. Retrieved December 13, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^"Warzone". Punknews.org. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
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warzone, band, this, article, about, band, other, uses, warzone, disambiguation, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, fi. This article is about the band For other uses see Warzone disambiguation This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Warzone band news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Warzone formerly known as Rat Poison 1 was an American hardcore punk band formed on the Lower East Side of Manhattan in 1983 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 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 1986 1987 2 WarzoneOriginNew York City New York U S GenresHardcore punkstreet punkYears active1983 1997LabelsCaroline Another Planet Victory RevelationPast membersRaymond Barbieri Brad Davis Todd Scofield Sebastian Tito Perez Charlie Scalfani Thomas Carroll Luke Abbey Jeff Rivera Walter Schreifels Frank Stracuzza Paul Canade John Ullman Jay Vento Eric Komst Vincent Verga Todd Hamilton Brian Goss Jason Lehrhoff Tommy Rat Lee Harrison John Marino Greg CahillFrontman 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 1983 the same year he played drums on the debut Agnostic Front 7 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 1997 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 35 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 EditSkinhead Youth CBGB 1984 As One Demo 1986 Some Records Tape 1986 Live on WNYU 7 23 87 1987 Lower East Side Crew 1987 EP Don t Forget the Struggle Don t Forget the Streets 1987 LP Open Your Eyes 1988 LP Warzone 1989 LP Live at CBGBs 1993 live EP Old School to New School 1994 LP Cause for Alarm Warzone split with Cause for Alarm 1995 split 10 EP Lower East Side 1996 EP The Sound of Revolution 1996 LP Fight for Justice 1997 LP The Victory Years 1998 partial discography LPReferences Edit Rettman Tony Racist Skins Weren t Welcome in Warzone s LES War Zone Retrieved July 12 2020 Brotherhood and Sisterhood Looking Back with New York Hardcore s Warzone Women Noisey vice com June 10 2015 Retrieved October 27 2018 Archived copy Archived from the original on October 31 2014 Retrieved September 11 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Revelation Records Warzone Revelationrecords com Retrieved October 27 2018 Warzone s Raybeez Dies Of Pneumonia Mtv com Retrieved October 27 2018 Ramone Andy Dead Punk Stars Raybeez Sep 11 1997 Deadpunkstars com Retrieved October 27 2018 Archived copy Archived from the original on July 12 2015 Retrieved December 13 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Warzone Punknews org Retrieved October 27 2018 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Warzone band amp oldid 1132162499, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
