Sacred Warrior

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Sacred Warrior
Origin	Chicago, Illinois
Genre(s)	Classic metal
Years active	1988-1993, 2001
Label(s)	Intense Records
Former members
Rey Parra Rick Macias Bruce Swift Tony Velasquez Steve Watkins John Johnson

Sacred Warrior was a Christian classic metal band formed in 1988 and based in Chicago, Illinois. Their music is often campared to that of Queensrÿche or Iron Maiden.

1 Background
2 Discography
3 Members
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Background

The band was formed out of a general market metal band known as Nomad.^[1] Subsequent to the conversion of vocalist Bruce Swift to Christianity, he lead fellow band members Tony Velasquez and Rey Parra. He also converted Rick Macias, who had been a bouncer at a nightclub.^[1]

Of all their albums, their first release, Rebellion, is considered to be their best.^[1] Master's Command features Vengeance Rising frontman Roger Martinez in duet with Rey Parra. Their reunion show at the Cornerstone Festival in 2001 was recorded and released on CD.

[edit] Discography

1988: 3-track demo
1988: Rebellion (Intense Records)
1989: Master's Command (Review: Cross Rhythms^[2])
1990: Wicked Generation (Review: Cross Rhythms^[3])
1991: Obsessions (Review: Cross Rhythms^[4])
1993: Classics
2001: Live at Cornerstone 2001

[edit] Members

Rey Parra - vocals
Rick Macias - keyboards (-89)
Bruce Swift - guitar
Tony Velasquez - drums
Steve Watkins - bass
John Johnson - guitar (89+)

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c Powell, Mark Allan (2002). "Sacred Warrior", Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music, First printing, Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers, 786. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
^ Smith, Alan (July 1990). "Sacred Warrior - Master's Command". Cross Rhythms (02).
^ Cummings, Tony (June 1991). "Sacred Warrior - Wicked Generation". Cross Rhythms (06).
^ Cummings, Tony (February 1992). "Sacred Warrior - Obsessions". Cross Rhythms (10).

Hale, Mark (1993). "2481 Sacred Warrior", Headbangers, First edition, second printing, Ann Arbor, Michigan: Popular Culture, Ink, 299. ISBN 1-56075-029-4.