when nuclear blast released the latest agnostic front record 'the american dream died', they smelled the chance to sell some more records while the hype was still going. well, good bait catches fine fish, they say. and that 'warriors' re-press bait was too good to not get hooked, at least for me. the first press on clear blue, even though one thousand in existence, is quite hard to come by.
when i saw it on the bay, copies always went for over thirty, sometimes even fourty bucks. when they hit the twenty five euro mark i was out. i wasn't too anxious to get one and i hoped time would be on my side. it was, in a way. when the re-press smiled back at me not long after i purchased 'the american dream...', i didn't hestitate to order.
'warriors' was released three years after 'another voice' from 2004. the latter record was the most metallic tinged that agnostic front came up with to that point. much to my pleasure, i have to admit. when 'warriors' showed up and i listened to the album whole and in one go, it produced the same warm hearted feeling as its predecessor. check out 'addiction' and 'black and blue' and you will get a good inside view on what the album sounds like.
i actually think that the new colour, magenta or purple - whatever you call it - looks even better than clear blue. it helps a bit to oversee the stupid cover art work. i was a little surprised to find that tiny 'limited vinyl edition' beam at the bottom end of the cover. i checked and the first press had that too. funny, never saw nuclear blast doing this with any other release of theirs. 300 copies made and still available. 2007/2015.
