Todd Michael Hall - 'Fighting for the Earth' (Warrior vocal cover)

Face to face,
Eye to eye
Wielding the axe,
The mighty must die
Highest mountain,
Deepest sea
Eternally searching
To destroy the beast

Cry of the jackal,
Is heard in the land
Immortal enemy,
Has come to challenge man
Secret science out of control
Conjured the serpent,
Up from below

We are fighting for the earth
We are fighting for the earth

Searching, searching, searching...

We are fighting for the earth
We are fighting for the earth

Blood and corruption,
Hideous crimes
Lying leaders,
Controlling our minds
Cloak and dagger,
Conspiracy of hate
Oh hear the cry
Before it's too late

We are fighting for the earth
We are fighting for the earth
We are fighting for the earth
We are fighting for the earth
We are fighting for the earth...

Ο Todd Michael Hall έγινε γνωστός στο "μεταλλικό" κοινό λόγω της παρουσίας του στους Riot V (τα τελευταία δεκατρία έτη). Παράλληλα έχουμε ακούσει την φωνή του σε δίσκους των Jack Starr's Burning Starr, Timo Tolkki's Avalon, Reverence κλπ.

Παράλληλα "τρέχει" και την προσωπική του καριέρα, στην οποία προστέθηκε ένας ακόμη δίσκος. "Off the Rails" ο τίτλος και "βγήκε" στην "καρδιά" του περασμένου φθινοπώρου. Στο πλευρό του Todd ο κιθαρίστας (των Metal Church, Presto Ballet κλπ) Kurdt Vanderhoof.

Σήμερα θα τον παρακολουθήσουμε, σε βίντεο, να αποδίδει (φωνητικά) το τραγούδι των Warrior "Fighting For The Earth" και να μας λέει σχετικά:

«My brother Rick introduced me to Warrior and I fell in love with their album Fighting for the Earth when it was released back in 1985. I have no idea why they disappeared for so long afterward, but maybe that is part of their mystique - they released one awesome album, threw the microphone down, then disappeared.

I think Parramore McCarty's vocals on this album are awesome. He has a very unique tone, especially when he leans into the grit. The album remains one of my favorites to this day and I love singing along with it. Special thanks to Parramore and the guys from Warrior for the incredible music that inspires us to this day.

On the technical side:

I am calling this a live vocal cover, because I sang the song from beginning to end in one take without any vocal overdubs or edits. I have been singing along with this album for 40 years, so I know the song really well.

While I will never match Parramore's tone, I did try to add some more grit to my voice, so it took a few takes to get that dialed in to the correct amount so as to not overblow it and tire myself out before the end of the song. I think this was about my fourth or fifth take over two different sessions.

The music came from Moises (with just the lead vocal deleted). I sent my vocal track and the music track to my friend Kurdt Vanderhoof who added some effects to the vocals and blended them in with the music. Special thanks to Kurdt for his assistance.»

Το "Fighting for the Earth" είναι το πλέον αναγνωρίσιμο τραγούδι των Warrior. Μας γυρίζει πίσω στο μακρινό 1985 όταν κυκλοφορούσε ως μέρος του ομότιτλου δίσκου - ντεμπούτου των Αμερικανών metallers, αλλά και αυτόνομα ως single (με το "Only the Strong Survive" στην δεύτερη πλευρά του βινυλίου), ενώ υπάρχει και στο demo του 1984.