In a brand new interview with Daybreak Osborne of TotalRock, WARRIOR SOUL frontman Kory Clarke confirmed that he’s engaged on the band’s new album. The upcoming LP would be the follow-up to “Out On Bail”, which arrived in March 2022 by way of Livewire/Cargo Data UK. He stated (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “We’ve a brand new document popping out in January. It is gonna be referred to as ‘Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em’.”
Relating to the lyrical inspiration for his new album, Kory stated: “Nicely, there is a track about actual property. There is a track about A.I., there is a track about assholes. There is a track about varied issues. It isn’t your typical rock document, that is for certain.”
Requested what’s totally different about WARRIOR SOUL‘s upcoming LP, Kory stated: “It simply would not observe any genres. It is WARRIOR SOUL rock. Who is aware of what it is gonna sound like?”
Clarke additionally confirmed that he’s engaged on a memoir. “I have been writing a e-book, as a result of it looks like you have gotta do a e-book now,” he stated. “And a few folks have requested I do a e-book, so I am doing a e-book which is able to incorporate my work and all that stuff. It will be form of my life story however accomplished in vignettes of issues that occurred. It is gonna be humorous, it will be unhappy, it will be no matter.”
Requested when his e-book will likely be launched, Kory stated: “Please do not ask. Doing a e-book is brutal, man. Even doing a document is brutal. I would reasonably be in my pool and chilling out. So that is what I love to do.”
He added: “It will come out subsequent 12 months. I wanna simply — bang! — do it. It would not need to be actually lengthy. It may very well be kind of like Iggy Pop‘s first e-book, simply quick, like 5 tales, no matter, the place he grew up after which a pair footage. I do not know. However I wanna get it out subsequent 12 months, as a result of we have got new reserving brokers in Europe. We’re reserving festivals subsequent 12 months in the summertime. We’re doing a extremely robust tour in Germany and Benelux in January to coincide with the brand new document, ‘Rock ‘Em, Sock ‘Em’. And I have to have a e-book out. After which hopefully the concept is to promote it for a movie.”
WARRIOR SOUL at present consists of Clarke, guitarists Rille Lundell and Parker Barrow, bassist Christian Kimmett and drummer Iván Tambac.
Shortly earlier than its arrival, “Out On Bail” was described in a press launch as “a press release of appreciable intent” from Clarke, who’s “one among rock ‘n’ roll’s most prolific, prophetic and controversial songwriters.” The LP was produced by Clarke, with further manufacturing by Dennis Put up. It was blended and mastered by Rune Buck.
WARRIOR SOUL launched a trio of albums on the Geffen main label through the ’90s, starting with its basic 1990 debut, “Final Decade Lifeless Century”.
Having initially cut up in 1995 following the discharge of “The Area Age Playboys”, WARRIOR SOUL was resurrected in 2007 by Clarke, who has issued a number of albums since: “Destroy The Battle Machine” (2008),“Stiff Center Finger” (2012),“Again On The Lash” (2017),“Rock ‘N’ Roll Illness” (2019),“Cocaine And Different Good Stuff” (2020) and “Out On Bail”.
