Red, White And Blue And Beyond

In 1985 Battlecry would release their debut 6-track EP entitled 'Red White And Blue' via an indie label called Greenworld Records and was originally released only in a vinyl format. Almost a year later in early 1986 the cassette version was released after Doug Morris himself had left the band and was replaced by vocalist Dave Chumchal.
The later cassette only version of 'Red White And Blue' would be released and would include 4 additional tracks. Side A would consist of the original 6 tracks, will side B featured the addition of 4 bonus live tracks previously unreleased at that time featuring new vocalist Dave on vocals.
This radio friendly AOR release featured some amazing guitar work from Robert Giverink, timely keyboards by Mariko Giverink, on point Bass lines from Ronald P. Simmons and some killer drum work by Bret Kik Keys. In addition, Frontman Doug Morris' delivers up a solid performance on this project with his vocal delivery drawing comparison to vocalist Sean Murphy (Fighter) and vocalist-Bob Hardy (Servant). Morris sings in the mid to upper vocal ranges and plays a big part in helping bring the EP recording to life.
After the release of 'Red White And Blue', the band garnered some notable recognition with their track "When the Lord Comes Back". The song went on to land in the "top 40" on orange county's largest Christian rock radio station KYMS.
Battlecry is for fans of Servant, Fighter, Survivor, Greg X Volz, and Journey. 'Red White And Blue' is one of those rare and hard to find gems that deserves an official remaster on CD for new and old fans alike to enjoy. And that's exactly what we did, Roxx Records is excited to work with the band to remaster and expand the bands catalog for all the world to hear once again. Remastered by Rob Colwell (Bombworks Sound), new layout and updated cover art courtesy of Scott Waters (NoLifeTilMetal) and a booklet with a brand new interview telling the history of the band compiled in to a full 16 page booklet. The remastered and expanded package includes previously unreleased tracks and photos directly from the bands personal archives that have never been seen before.

Lineup

Doug Morris - Lead Vocals/Guitars
Dave Chumchal - Lead Vocals/Keyboards/Guitars
Robert "Bob" Giverink - Lead Guitars
Ronald P. Simmons - Bass
Bret Kik Keys - Drums
Mariko Martinez Giverink - Keyboards