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Warren has been writing, recording and performing for over 30 years.  Metal fans may remember Warren as a member of the rock band, Blacktask.  Blacktask released one album, "Long After Midnight" for Axe Records, in addition to a collection of independently produced demos and EPs.  The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal described Blacktask as "American riff monsters...with touches of Virgin Steel, Slayer, & Exciter".  

A fan of '70s & 80's metal, hard rock, & progressive rock, Warren cites Jethro Tull, Deep Purple, Kansas, Queen, Thin Lizzy, Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, & UFO as his main musical influences.  

Warren's favorite current bands include Porcupine Tree, U2,  and H.I.M. 

Warren's favorite guitar players are Brian May, Ritchie Blackmore, Michael Schenker, Gary Moore, Scott Gorham, Brian Robertson, & The Edge, 

 

 

 

 

 

Treacherous Cover.jpg (236543 bytes) Treacherous - 2010 (MKR-012)

SB Cover.jpg (21465 bytes) Snowbound - 2008 (MKR-011)

"Overall, the sound is more like Trans-Siberian Orchestra, with plenty of bombastic instrumental touches.  It's well made - fans of this style ought to check Warren out." Mistletunes (Nov. 2008)O

 

     
PAG Cover.jpg (179590 bytes) Pennsylvania Gothic - 2008 (MKR-010)

"The new CD sounds cool!  Warren is a great player." Mark Strigl - Talking Metal (May 2008)

"The tunes just sucked me in like a sponge to water and I soaked in every last drop.  How Warren does all this by himself is beyond me.  This is a diamond in a rough type of release." Metal Core Fanzine (June 2008)

IFF Cover.gif (67313 bytes) Iron Forged in Fire - 2007 (MKR-009)

"Warren even brings back Blacktask and does a tune from their Long After Midnight release as well, which is a cool surprise for this Blacktask fan.  10 tunes here and these are really rockin' tunes that not a lot of bands are doing nowadays, and this is like a breath of fresh air..." Metal Core Fanzine (July 2007)

 

          

Soul Crushing Discipline - 2006 (MKR-008)

"The music reminds me of early Metallica in spots with some UFO (who rule by the way) mixed in. The songs are crunchy and metal in nature and are quite a pleasure listening too. The music is catchy and Warren can write some fantastic riffs and stuff. " Metal Core Fanzine (February 2007)

         

This Metallic Renaissance - 2006 (MKR-007)  

Voted #6 in the CD Baby Top 10 Editor's Picks for Instrumental Metal. CDBaby Editor's Picks

     
MAU Cover.gif (73403 bytes) Monster's Among Us - 2005 (MKR-006)

"MONSTERS AMONG US proves you don't have to be signed to a major label with a huge recording budget to create compelling music." - Detritus Issue #339 (October 2005)

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TTBCover.gif (50743 bytes) The Terrible Beauty - 2004 (MKR-005)

"Shark's Eyes, Hawk & Dove and the Terrible Beauty establish the musicianship as a talented one with a colorful imagination and a sense of adventure". Metallian.com (August 2004)

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FFS_Cover.gif (65517 bytes) False Face Society - 2003 (MKR-004)

"Appleby opts for songs, instead of a shred-fest, and because of this, False Face Society succeeds in conjuring up some eerie images.  These releases are quite similar in style to Ronnie Montrose's 1988 release, The Speed of Sound." Metal Dreams

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DFT_Cover.gif (79879 bytes) Dark Forest Trail - 2002 (MKR-003)

"For a self-made album, this one is a cut above!  Warren Appleby demonstrates talent both as a songwriter and as a performer." Guitarnoise.com (April 2003) 

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Warren Appleby Discography from Madkar Records...