The Warrior's Code

by Dropkick Murphys

Overview

Boston's Dropkick Murphys turn in another collection of Irish-tinged punk rock on The Warrior's Code. The tempos are breakneck for the most part, and the energy is accentuated by the alternating lead vocals, a tag team of rage and bravado. That the group doesn't take itself too seriously is demonstrated on "Wicked Sensitive Crew," in which the singers discuss how they've been misunderstood as they've toured the world, when in fact they are "touchy feely sensitive guys." As if to demonstrate their sensitivity (sentimentality is more like it), they cover Eric Bogle's "The Green Fields of France (No Man's Land)," a reflection on the loss of a soldier in World War I and the general futility of war that is taken at a ballad tempo and even begins with a piano. They have also been to the Woody Guthrie archive of unpublished lyrics, and come away with "I'm Shipping Up to Boston," a goofy song they set to typically blistering rock. (In 2006, the song was given greater exposure when it was used in Martin Scorsese's Academy Award-winning film The Departed.) The theme of war dead is brought up to date with the closing track, "Last Letter Home," the epistolary true story of a Dropkick Murphys fan who died in Iraq; the band played at his funeral. It is here that the punk rage seems to find a purpose. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	12/19/2025
Label:	Hellcat Records
UPC:	0045778047291

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dropkick Murphys   Primary Artist
Julie Cordeiro   Vocals (Background),Vocals (Background)
Sara Stevenson   Vocals (Background)
Al Barr   Vocals,Lead Vocals
Ken Casey   Guitar (Bass),Vocals,Bass,Vocals (Background)
Marc Orrell   Accordion,Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Dr. Charles Steinberg   Vocals (Background)
Scruffy Wallace   Bagpipes
Tim Brennan   Guitar (Acoustic),Mandolin,Accordion,Tin Whistle
Matt Kelly   Vocals,Bodhran,Drums,Drums,Bodhran,Vocals (Background)
James Lynch   Vocals,Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Anders Geering   Vocals (Background)
Marco Urban   Vocals (Background)
Mark Rogoff   Vocals (Background)
Johnny Damon   Vocals (Background)
Lenny Dinardo   Vocals (Background)
Josephine Lyons   Vocals (Background)
Lance Burnett   Vocals (Background)
Jeff Horrigan   Vocals (Background)
Bill Janovitz   Vocals (Background)
Bronson Arroyo   Vocals (Background)
Laura Casey   Cello,Viola,Violin
Tom Madden   Vocals (Background)
Tommy O'Connell   Vocals (Background)
Peter Chase   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

David Bianco   Audio Production,Engineer,Producer
Ken Casey   Audio Production,Composer,Producer,Performer
Angie Carlino   Cover Photo
Matt Kelly   Composer,Performer
Mike Paradis   Intern
Wick Hill   Intern
Marc Orrell   Performer,Composer
Tim Brennan   Instrumentation,Composer
Jim Siegel   Mixing,Engineer
Scruffy Wallace   Composer,Performer
Matt Tahaney   Studio Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Kris Smith   Assistant Engineer
Woody Guthrie   Composer,Lyricist
Dave Westner   Engineer,Mixing
Brendan Maguire   Guitar Technician
Joe Castiglione   Voice Sample
Alex Burr   Performer
Jeff Horrigan   Composer
Jeremy Rankin   Intern
Traditional   Composer
James Lynch   Composer,Performer
Jeff Lipton   Mastering
Eric Bogle   Composer
Dropkick Murphys   Arranger
Raymond Jeffrey   Pre-Production,Guitar Technician
Brendan Behan   Composer
Kristen Smith   Studio Assistant
Paul Harries   Photography
Al Barr   Composer
Scott Riebling   Pro-Tools,Technician,Digital Editing