Floyd is also a notable engineer and producer and has worked with Bruce Dickinson, Halford, Earl Slick, Tribe of Gypsies, Rob Rock, downset, Godhead, Jake E. Lee, Ratt, Riot, Malice, Odin, World War III, Helstar, and Steel Prophet, among others.
As was the case with contemporaries Ratt and Rough Cutt, the group's core – guitarists Joe Floyd and Tommy Asakawa, bassist Rick Bennett and vocalist Parramore McCarty – was made up of San Diego, California transplants in search of fame and fortune.
Prior to Warrior, McCarty had fronted the band Phenomenon, active during 1977 to 1978, which also featured future Ratt guitarist Robbin Crosby and posthumously issued "The Final Word" b/w "Ain't No Doubt About It" 7" single in 1980.
[2] The rhythm section of Jason and Bennett was replaced after the sessions were completed with Black Sheep bassist Bruce Turgon and drummer Jimmy Volpe stepping in.
[2] According to founding members, Floyd was making excuses not to play live, before and after the signing, and moving from Los Angeles to Escondido after the album was released resulted in the band losing their contract.
Cold Fire contributed the song "Of The Flesh" (with Floyd, Magee, Carvin and Jason) to the Rock Climbers: The Hottest of Hollywood compilation LP before folding in 1990.
McCarty next formed the short-lived PTM with Hellion guitarist Alan Barlam, bassist Mike Davis (ex-Lizzy Borden), and drummer Reynold 'Butch' Carlson (ex-Jag Panzer).
In 1992, the band cut a three-song demo at Joe Floyd's Silver Cloud studio consisting of "Fight/ Or Fall", "White Mansions", and the Bruce Turgon-penned "New Nation", produced by Warren DeMartini of Ratt.
A deal was struck but progress on the album was slow and eventually halted, when Z left the fold to concentrate on his own group and work with former Iron Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson.
Warrior were also invited to play Germany's Wacken Open Air festival with a lineup that now featured McCarty, Floyd, Perez, bassist Sam, and drummer Dave DuCey.
In 2001, Warrior returned with The Code of Life on Reality Entertainment/Nuclear Blast, the band's first album not to feature Parramore McCarty on vocals who had declined to take part in the recording.
In 2008, Floyd once again reunited with original vocalist Parramore McCarty who brought along San Diego–based guitarist AC Alexander, with Farr and DuCey remaining on board on bass and drums, respectively.
With guitarist AC Alexander also joining Lizzy Borden[4] in the summer of 2010, Warrior activities came to a crawl until the band briefly re-emerged in 2014 when they made an appearance at Germany's Keep It True XVII festival,[5] fronted by Sean Peck of Cage.
Initiated by German producer Michael Voss, the group's debut album was released June 2 on Italy's Frontiers Records,[6] preceded by a video for the song "Ocean Drive".