Wardog Biography
After laying his former band, Tension, to rest and relocating to Phoenix, AZ, in the early '90s, speed metal veteran Tommy Gattis corralled bassist Chris Catero and drummer Ross Martinez into a new project named Wardog. Their modest, independently released debut album of 1994 didn't turn too many heads, but their sophomore effort, Scorched Earth (released by Metal Blade two years later), was another matter, establishing the group as top purveyors of '90s thrash metal (as unpopular as the style was then). After some delay to realign their lineup (adding guitarist Paul Sullivan and new drummer Eric Bongiorno), a third Wardog LP, entitled A Sound Beating, was issued in 1999. But Gattis fell out with the others a short time later and moved on to start a new band called Ballistic, even as the others teamed up in Razer. ~ Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide
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