Slavior
Formed: 2006
From:
San Diego,
CA,
United States
Last Known Status: Active
Latest Slavior News
Below is our complete Slavior news coverage, including columns and articles pertaining to the band. Some articles listed may be indirectly related, such as side projects of the band members, etc.
Slavior Posts Clip Of New LP
Slavior - the progressive metal act featuring Ex-Fates Warning drummer Mark Zonder (Warlord) and live Warlord bassist Philip Bynoe - posted a preview clip for the upcoming sophomore LP "The No Record Deal...Deal." The album is expected soon via iTunes, Spotify and Amazon. The album is the first release since the self-titled debut was released via InsideOut Music in 2007.
More information is expected soon. Check out the clip here:
Slavior Drummer Releasing Drum DVD
Slavior/ex-Fates Warning drummer Mark Zonder has issued the following statement about recording a DVD companion to his drum clinics:
"Last weekend I sat down in the studio and knocked out my first homemade DVD, entitled....."me, two cameras and a computer". This is not an instructional video, but an audio and visual representation of the 13 songs and ideas that I use at my clinics. There is a good camera angle of the hands and a camera on the bass drum foot. My friend Chris Grosso at Take Two Visual Media in NY will be doing the editing while Joe Marlett who engineered the Slavior album is going to mix the audio. It should be available in the next couple weeks. Check back or go to the MySpace page to order. Hope to see you at an upcoming clinic."
Slavior Drummer Announces New Clinic Dates
Slavior drummer Mark Zonder has announced the following new drum clinic dates and locations:
3/24/09 Guitar Center, 10831 Pico Blvd, West LA, CA 90064
3/26/09 Guitar Center, 12479 Foothill #G Etiwanda CA, 91739 Rancho Cucamonga, CA, 91739
3/31/09 Guitar Center, 8825 Murray Dr. La Mesa (San Diego) 91942
Slavior to Perform at NAMM
SLAVIOR/ex-FATES WARNING drummer Mark Zonder has issued the following update:
"SLAVIOR will be playing this year at the NAMM Show in Anaheim [California]. We will be playing some acoustic songs on Friday and Saturday, January 18-19, 2008 at 2PM in the Steinberg Technology booth. We did a similar show in Japan back in August. SLAVIOR is also finishing up the second album and will be doing some recording during this same period while Gregg [Analla; SLAVIOR/TRIBE OF GYPSIES vocalist] is here from New Mexico. Hope to see everyone at the Steinberg booth."
SLAVIOR recently posted another video from its trip to Japan in August. Watch the "Swept Away" clip here.
SLAVIOR's self-titled debut album was released on April 3 via Inside Out Music. More...
Slavior Post 'Swept Away' Video Online
SLAVIOR — the band featuring ex-FATES WARNING/WARLORD drummer Mark Zonder, current MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP guitarist Wayne Findlay, RING OF FIRE/STEVE VAI bassist Philip Bynoe and TRIBE OF GYPSIES vocalist Greg Analla — has posted another video from its trip to Japan in August. Watch the "Swept Away" clip here.
SLAVIOR's self-titled debut album was released on April 3 via Inside Out Music.
The band had originally inked a deal with Greece's Black Lotus Records, but financial turmoil eventually caused the label to fold, leaving SLAVIOR to re-evaluate matters and come to their initial choice of labels, Inside Out.
A versatile, melodic hard rock/metal act, SLAVIOR's debut album features elements familiar to Zonder's progressive metal past, but also introduces a wide array influences including reggae, hip-hop, and modern rock. More...
Skinlab Signs With Crash Music
Veteran San Francisco Bay Area metallers SKINLAB have inked a two-album deal with Crash Music Inc. The group will spend the months of November and December at Trident Studio with producer Juan Urteaga recording its new full-length album for an early 2008 release.
Commented frontman Steev Esquivel: "We are very pleased to sign with Crash Music. They have shown tons of interest in SKINLAB. We're excited about the future of SKINLAB and look forward to making a new crushing album!!" Crash Music president Mark Nawara added, "We are very thrilled to be working with SKINLAB and look forward to a solid future together."
In other news, SKINLAB has announced the addition of guitarist Julian Peach, formerly of DECEMBER, as the replacement for Glen Telford.
As previously reported, SKINLAB has set "Now That You're One of Us" as the title of its upcoming DVD. The group also recorded a live album on June 3 at The Metro in Oakland, California. Both releases are expected sometime in 2008.
Watch Slavior Video Documentary Online
SLAVIOR / ex-FATES WARNING drummer Mark Zonder discusses the origins of Slavior in a video documentary, found here.
As previously reported, Slavior released their self-titled debut on March 30th through InsideOut. The tracklist is as follows: 'Origin', 'Shatter', 'Swept Away', 'Altar', 'Another Planet', 'Deeper', 'Dove', 'Slavior', 'Give It Up', 'Red Road'.
Go to this location to check out audio samples from the album.
Slavior Post New Song Online
SLAVIOR, the new band featuring former FATES WARNING/WARLORD drummer Mark Zonder, has posted the track "Origin" on its MySpace page. The song comes off the group's upcoming self-titled debut album, due in early 2007 via Inside Out Music.
A versatile, melodic hard rock/metal act, SLAVIOR's debut album features elements familiar to Zonder's progressive metal past, but also introduces a wide array influences including reggae, hip-hop, and modern rock. Rounded out by MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP guitarist/keyboardist Wayne Findlay and ex-TRIBE OF GYPSIES singer Gregg Analla, SLAVIOR is a band that has been a long time coming for Zonder.
"For a long, long time, I've always wanted to put something together that was based on the drum parts," stated Zonder. "It is very difficult to take a crazy drum idea and try to apply it to someone else's idea. Most of the time it turns into a mess. If you start with the drum part, and build from there, it seems to work out. With SLAVIOR, the songs are so accessible and groove-oriented, after 15 seconds, anyone should be able to lock into it."
The band had originally inked a deal with Greece's Black Lotus Records, but financial turmoil eventually caused the label to fold, leaving SLAVIOR to re-evaluate matters and come to their initial choice of labels, Inside Out.
"You hear the old saying, 'When one door closes, another opens,' and I think that is the case here," explained Zonder. "Inside Out was always one of our first choices. I've known Jim (Pitulski, Inside Out America President) for 20 years now and to come to his label is certainly something we’re excited about. Even after we inked our deal with Inside Out, we heard from other labels that we were in contact with that congratulated us and said that IO was a classy label. That's always a good thing to hear."
Pitulski commented: "Mark Zonder has been a friend and colleague for many years and I have long admired his incredible skill as a musician. It is with great pleasure and pride that we now welcome Mark and SLAVIOR to the Inside Out family. The release of 'Slavior' represents a unique challenge for Inside Out in that its sound is not necessarily typical of what we've come to be known for as a label. We're looking at this release as an opportunity to push our own boundaries just as SLAVIOR themselves are pushing the boundaries of modern music."
Fates Warning Drummer Forms New Band
Fates Warning/Warlord drummer Mark Zonder has formed a new band by the name of Slavior. Slavior have recently been signed to Inside Out Music and are scheduled to put out a self-titled debut album early 2007.
Slavior's line-up also features Michael Schenker Group guitarist/keyboardist, Wayne Findlay, and ex-Tribe Of Gypsies singer Gregg Analla.
Zonder stated the following regurading his new band:
"For a long, long time, I've always wanted to put something together that was based on the drum parts it is very difficult to take a crazy drum idea and try to apply it to someone else's idea. Most of the time it turns into a mess. If you start with the drum part, and build from there, it seems to work out. With Slavior, the songs are so accessible and groove-oriented, after 15 seconds, anyone should be able to lock into it."
Slavior originally inked a deal with Greece's Black Lotus Records, but financial turmoil eventually caused the label to fold, leaving the band to re-evaluate matters and come to their initial choice of labels, Inside Out. Zonder added, "You hear the old saying, 'when one door closes, another opens' and I think that is the case here, Inside Out was always one of our first choices. I've known Jim (Pitulski, Inside Out America President) for 20 years now and to come to his label is certainly something we’re excited about. Even after we inked our deal with Inside Out, we heard from other labels that we were in contact with that congratulated us and said that IO was a classy label. That's always a good thing to hear."
Jim Pitlski, President of Inside Out records said the following regurading Slavior's signing withe label:
"Mark Zonder has been a friend and colleague for many years and I have long admired his incredible skill as a musician," comments Pitulski. "It is with great pleasure and pride that we now welcome Mark and Slavior to the Inside Out family. The release of Slavior represents a unique challenge for Inside Out in that its sound is not necessarily typical of what we've come to be known for as a label. We're looking at this release as an opportunity to push our own boundaries just as Slavior themselves are pushing the boundaries of modern music."