Year : 1983 (Karthago Records Limited Edition 2021)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , Melodic Heavy Metal
Country : Belgium
Audio : 320 kbps + scans
Size : 117 mb
Bio:
By the end of the 70’s, Rob and Dirk, two guitarists from Antwerp, decided they had enough songs to form a band and hit the road.Thus WHITE HEAT was born.In the early 80’s hard rock bands gained popularity and in 1981 WHITE HEAT opened for Ted Nugent in Forest National, Brussels and they were offered a record deal with Mausoleum Records. In 1982, their first self-entitled album “White Heat” was released.This immediately gave them the status of biggest hard rock band in Belgium and lots of opportunities to play live. It didn’t go unnoticed and soon they were approached by producer Ron Westerbeek to record an LP at the Bulletsound Studios in Holland and sign a major record deal with 21 Records.In order to keep the drive and power of the band on stage, the second album “Krakatoa“ was recorded live in the studio and released in 1983. Reviews were great and the band started a major tour in Holland, Belgium and Germany.In 1985 WHITE HEAT recorded their third album “Running for Life” with British producer John Tilly.Late 1985 a single version of “True Love” was released and became "troetelschijf" on radio Hilversum 3, which gave it heavy rotation.Due to circumstances WHITE HEAT disbanded in 1986 after 6 years of intensive touring and having lots of fun.And in 2021 the saga continues...In 2020, during the corona crisis, Rob and Stan decided it was time to get the show back on the road.Some of the original members were unavailable and they searched for worthy replacements: Flype Lemmens, former singer of well-known Belgian bands such as Twilight, Double Diamond and Fireforce joined the band.On guitar we have whizz-kid Yannick De Pauw, former guitar player of Brides of Lucifer.The man behind the drumkit is Steve Vanderperren of 10 Rogue (amongst many others).
Album:
Re-release from the 1983 album with many bonus tracks! Karthago Classics CD with coloured tray! Limited edition! This 5-piece was formed in 1980 and released three albums before disbanding in 1986.Still retaining the same line-up of singer Tigo Fawzi, guitarists Dirk Cleyburgh and Robby Walter, bassist Stan Verfaillie and drummer Frank Pauwels, WHITE HEAT entered into the studio to record ”Krakatoa’ and the results were as powerful as the Krakatoa volcano eruption located between the islands of Sumatra and Java.Like its predecessor, the songs on the album are a mixture of AC/DC, KROKUS and VAN HALEN with the addition of some special ingredients … Have a listen to “Going down”.It’s nearly 40 years since the original release of “Krakatoa” and it still sounds fresh today, even more with this clean remaster.Just listen to “It’s up to you” and “Rolling”! These songs don’t reinvent the wheel, but they are still what they were meant to be: exciting and fun classic rock n’ roll.This is the first remastered version of “Krakatoa” released by the band itself some years ago. Now it has been reissued with some tracks re-recorded by the current line-up, but what you need is essentially the main album. And this one sounds great.Very good early ’80s hard rock with that analog feeling.
Line-Up:
Tigo (Tiger) Fawzi - Vocals - See also: ex-Sleeze Beez
Dirk Cleyburgh - Guitars (1980-1986)
Robby Walter - Guitars (1980-1986, 2020-2025)
Stan Verfaillie - Bass (?-1986, 2020-2025) - See also: 10 Rogue, ex-Ambush
Frank Pauwels - Drums
Production:
Music By – D. Cleybergh, R. Walter
Producer – Ron Westerbeek
Words By – Tigo (Tiger) Fawzi
Tracklist:
01. Rolling 04:34
02. Anticipation 05:00
03. Mary 03:06
04. I'm in Love Again 03:30
05. From New-York to Chicago 02:30
06. Going Down 04:04
07. Good-bye Jody 06:04
08. Go for Julie 03:00
09. It's Up to You 04:10
10. Rolling (2021) (Bonus Track)
11. Mary (2021) (Bonus Track)
12. I'm in Love Again (2021) (Bonus Track)
13. It's Up to You (2021) (Bonus Track)
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