Warzone "Lower East Side" 10" Victory Records VR36 (US) 

Vinyl is EX, Jacket is EX!

Out of Print!

Track Listing:
A1War Between RacesA2Take A StandA3Under 18A4Will You Ever Come BackB1The Real Enemy Written-By –  B2Wound UpB3Always - A Friend For LifeB4We're The Crew

Warzone was a   band formed on the  of  in 1983. The band helped develop the  sound, the  style and the  subgenre. During the band's 14 years and many line-up changes, their primarily hardcore sound was flavored by influences ranging from  (they toured several times with  and played a cover of their song The Real Enemy), to traditional , and a  phase (on their self-titled LP, Warzone). Their fan base was diverse, with their concerts usually attended by skinheads,  teens, metalheads and punks of all ages.  has written that "one could argued that (Warzone) spearheaded the second and larger wave of hardcore bands that erupted in the NY scene in 1986-1987".

Frontman Raymond "Raybeez" Barbieri was the band's only consistent member through the vast majority of its years. He joined the band in 1983 as the drummer (the same year he played drums on the debut  7" EP "") later taking over vocal duties, 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"). Raybeez remained the singer of Warzone until his death on September 11, 1997 due to . A  veteran, he was receiving treatment in a  facility when the illness damaged his liver and took his life at the age of 35. A tribute sign, reading "R.I.P Ray" hung outside  for some time following his death. For more than a year following his death, every release on the  label was dedicated to his memory, as well as two independent compilations. These albums — as well as benefit concerts following his death — raised funds for several non-profit groups Ray had worked for which helped at-risk youth.

Barbieri sang lyrics urging unity and spoke out strongly against anything that divided the youth of America against itself. Their song "Under 18" decried the age-based discriminatory practices at many venues that demanded IDs for entry; "War Between Races" demanded an end to racial violence and prejudice within the hardcore scene, and "Brother and Sisterhood" encouraged young women and girls to become active in the traditionally male-dominated hardcore punk scene.

Their concerts were often marred by violence, so Barbieri usually sang out in the crowd, using it as an opportunity to stop fights before security could respond. This tactic often cooled tempers more quickly than stopping the show might have, and prevented fans from being escorted out of the show. His position in the crowd rather than elevated on a stage also endeared him to fans in a way few other performers in the genre have ever achieved. Warzone fans were not simply encouraged to sing along, they often dictated the band's entire set list and even decided how long the group would play, with some sets lasting until Raybeez could barely speak.

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