“I have no part of my body, in front at least, that is left without scars; there is no weapon, used at close quarters, or hurled from afar, of which I do not carry the mark. Nay, I have been wounded by the sword, hand to hand; I have been shot with arrows, I have been struck from a catapult, smitten many a time with stones and clubs.”
— Alexander the Great, as quoted in The Man Alexander the Great, Awake! magazine, (22 January 1972).
“Weapons of mass destruction-nuclear, biological, and chemical-along with the systems that deliver them, pose a major threat to our security and that of our allies and other friendly nations. Thus, a key part of our strategy is to seek to stem the proliferation of such weapons and to develop an effective capability to deal with these threats.”
“Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed. . . . This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending . . . the hopes of its children.”
— Dwight D. Eisenhower, speech to the American Society of Newspaper Editors, "The Chance for Peace", (16 April 1953).
“Nuclear weapons serve no military purpose whatsoever. They are totally useless — except only to deter one’s opponent from using them.”
— Robert McNamara, as quoted in The Nuclear Dilemma, Awake! magazine (22 August 1988).
“During these four years the arms race has exacerbated the threat to peace, heightening the anxieties of peoples and imposing heavier burdens on each nation at the expense of its economic and social development.”
— Zenko Suzuki, Prime Minister of Japan. The Second Special Session on Disarmament met June 7 to July 9, 1982. Quoted in Disarmament or Delusion?, Awake! magazine, (January 8, 1983).
“(Russian: Кинжал хорош для того, у кого он есть, и горе тому, у кого его не окажется в нужное время.)”
— The dagger is good for the one who has it, and bad for the one who does not have it at the right time.
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Weapons are an indie/pop indie/punk band from Iceland.
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http://www.weaponsmusic.com
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Weapons are an indie/pop indie/punk band from Iceland.
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Band members
Hreinn (Vocals & Guitar)
Óli Dóri (Bass)
Moni (Drums & Vocals)
Band biography
Weapons was born out of boredom. Óli Dóri, Hreinn and Moni, three guys who all wanted to do something exciting, formed a band and the plan was to do something different from what was going on at the time in Reykjavík. The guys officially christened the trio Weapons in 2005 and the group spent most of that year writing and rehearsing material in a loft in Reykjavík. With similar tastes in music the three began to develop the style and sound of their new band. When the trio gets together something is always bound to happen as the three have a connection that makes them unique. In 2006 the trio started to become a staple of Reykjavík's live scene. Having performed at all the major and minor festivals in Iceland they´ve gained a devoted following and experience on stage. In the summer 2007 the trio recorded their first LP, "A Ditch in Time". They met up with NY producer Gordon Raphael (The Strokes, Regina Spektor) who joined forces in the finishing of their first born LP. "A Ditch in Time" was released in Iceland in 2009 receiving positive reviews for its blend of early rock & roll music and punk rock with modern emphasis.
The Press:
"Weapons, the highlight of the first night at the Icelandic Airwaves festival– Frenetic Power-Pop bashers, respectively. Three skinny boys from Iceland – summoned the largest contingent of admirers, as plenty in the crowd seemed to come just for them and left after. They quickly made with the catchy, kicking out focused, plaintive melodies that sometimes got lost in a full-throttle guitar attack."
-Christian Hoard, The Rolling Stone Magazine, Iceland Airwaves 2006
"The best band on the bill at Organ Saturday night…… people that remained were treated to a vibrant, bracing set by the Reykjavík power-pop trio Weapons. Weapons are the perfect example of a simple thing done right: their songs don’t stretch any borders or look to pull off any tricky genre-splices. They’re just simple, guitardriven pop songs delivered with spirit and spunk, drummer Sigurmon and frontman Hreinn trading off vocal duties and teaming up for choruses that soared sky high. At their best moments, they recalled prime Sugar: indelible choruses driven by hot rodding guitars."
-J. Edward Keyes, eMusic, Iceland Airwaves 2008
"Weapons are a staple of Reykjavík´s live scene and can be found playing shows at some dive or the other most weekends of the year. Their dedication to their craft has ensured that they are an extremely tightly knit trio, featuring stage moves par excellence."
-Haukur Magnússon, Reykjavík Grapevine 2007
Discography
Albums
Weapons, January 1, 2006.
A Ditch in Time, August 20, 2009.
It's Time (alternative mixes), 2010.
Singles
"Things Between", June 2006
"Mister Mister", March 2007
"Up Tight", January 2008
"Whats going on", August 20, 2009.
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