In the latest episode of the podcast Growing Up Punk, Roger Camero, guitarist and producer for The Warriors, gives an inside look into the band’s forthcoming album, ‘Burn Yourself Alive.’ Scheduled for release via Pure Noise Records, this album marks The Warriors’ first record since their 2019 release, ‘Monomyth.’
Camero describes the creation of ‘Burn Yourself Alive‘ as significantly challenging, reflecting substantial personal struggles faced by band members during the process. He notes, “We started working on the album in 2022. Essentially, life got very complicated and very difficult around that year…that made the writing process of this record very challenging.”
A noteworthy aspect of the album is the substantial contributions from founding members Donny and Danny Phillips. Camero highlights Donny Phillips’ essential role: “For this record in particular, both of them (especially Donny) were integral parts of making this record. Donny wrote a huge bulk of the lyrics of the record and wrote the music to a great portion of the record. And Danny certainly added more guitar parts to this record than he has in previous years.”
While ‘Burn Yourself Alive‘ could be viewed as a comeback, the band emphasizes authenticity and vulnerability over straightforward revival. The podcast episode also touches briefly on the re-issue of the band’s earlier release, ‘War Is Hell,’ and features music from other artists including New League Record, Tiny Voices, Downward, Killing Daisies, Choke, and Combust, who checked in on IDIOTEQ with their list of top 5 underrated hardcore bands from New York.
