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| origin = Connecticut | | origin = Connecticut | ||
| years_active = 1984 - 1985(?) | |||
| genre = Metal | |||
| years_active = 1985 | |||
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| associated_acts = [[Fury]]<br>[[Avant Garde]] | |||
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| past_members = [[Matt Hayes]]<br>[[Rivers Cuomo]]<br>[[Leaves Cuomo]]<br>[[Adam Orth]]<br>[[Justin Fisher]] | | past_members = [[Matt Hayes]]<br>[[Rivers Cuomo]]<br>[[Leaves Cuomo]]<br>[[Adam Orth]]<br>[[Justin Fisher]] | ||
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'''Warlock''' was a metal cover band from Connecticut, formed | '''Warlock''' was a metal cover band from Connecticut, formed in [[1984]] by [[Rivers Cuomo]], [[Justin Fisher]], [[Leaves Cuomo]], [[Adam Orth]] and [[Matt Hayes]]. The band performed at least [[Warlock concert: 11/08/1985|one show]] with [[Fury]] in [[1985]].<ref name="KKS0225">[[Karl Koch|Koch, Karl]] (as Karlophone). (February 25, 2025). Discord message. Archived from the original on Weezerpedia at [[Weezerpedia Discord Q&A with Karl Koch - February 2025]].</ref> | ||
Songs | ==Background== | ||
Rivers Cuomo, the drummer of the band, started learning the drums in 1982.<ref>[[Alternative Press interview with Weezer - January 1997]]</ref> Warlock was likely started at some point in the summer of 1984, after the formation of Rivers Cuomo's first band Fury.<ref>[[Alone liner notes]]</ref><ref>[[Introduction to Myself]]</ref> The band comprised of most of the members of Fury, with the addition of guitar Adam Orth and vocalist Matt Hayes.<ref name="RPA942020">[[Riverpedia archive - 09/04/2020]]</ref> While Fury covered only Kiss songs, Warlock covered metal songs by different artists. Songs known to have been covered included "{{Wikipedia|Living After Midnight}}", "{{Wikipedia|Victim of Changes}}" and "{{Wikipedia|Breaking the Law}}" by [[Judas Priest]],<ref name="RPA942020" /> as well as songs by Iron Maiden and Mötley Crüe.<ref>[[Guitar World article - July 2021]]</ref> | |||
==Members== | ==Members== | ||