Warship is a rock band formed in Long Island in 2008. Former From Autumn To Ashes members Francis Mark and Rob Lauritsen formed the band following the From Autumn To Ashes' announced indefinite hiatus on June 9, 2008. Mark
... Warship is a rock band formed in Long Island in 2008. Former From Autumn To Ashes members Francis Mark and Rob Lauritsen formed the band following the From Autumn To Ashes' announced indefinite hiatus on June 9, 2008. Mark chose the name Warship, which came from an instance in 2007 when he was creating paintings on blank worship candles, and a friend questioned what he was doing. Mark replied with "making worship candles", however, the friend believed Mark was creating candles with actual warships depicted on them. Mark explains, "This led me to thinking about the relationship between the two. How discouraging it is when 'worship' begets 'warships.'"
The band recorded their debut release with producer Andrew Schneider in a New York studio. The disc, titled "Supply and Depend", was released on Vagrant Records on November 4th, 2008. A tracklisting, album art, and information on the album can be viewed on the Vagrant Records website.
In June 2009, the band announced its North American tour which would run from August 20 until September 14. Warship played with Reggie and the Full Effect with Francis Mark on vocals, Rob Lauritsen on guitar, Darren Simoes of The Bled on bass, and friend Greg March on drums.
On March 10, 2009 lead singer and drummer Francis Mark announced that his collaboration with Rob Lauritsen had come to an end, and stated that Warship was now a trio: "Two weeks before the tour started my collaborative efforts with Rob Lauritson came to a grinding halt and in the short time I reinvented Warship as a trio with Tom Tierney on guitar and Sean Auer on bass." Rob Lauritsen is no longer a studio or touring member of the band.
Francis Mark also announced on that same day that he was working on a European tour : "I'm working on a full tour of Europe that will be announced as soon as all of the details are settled." The tour started on May 28, where Warship will tour in Scotland, England, Netherlands, Germany. Read more
