Year : 2006 (Frontiers Records Remastered Edition 2023)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Denmark
Audio : 320 kbps + front
Size : 153 mb
Bio:
Formed back in the early 80's, Danish hard rock band FATE made themselves quite a name on the metal/rock scene with their 4 superb albums. In 2009 the band is stronger than ever! The hard rock legend known as FATE came to life in 1984 when guitarist Hank Sherman left Mercyful Fate. Hank hooked up with fellow Copenhagen musicians bassplayer Pete Steiner (a.k.a. Peter Steincke) and drummer Bob Lance (a.k.a. Bjarne Holm). Together they formed Fate with singer and entertainer Jeff "Lox" Limbo. Originally heralded by the press and fans worldwide as the Danish version of Van Halen (first and foremost due to Limbo's stage appearance), the band rocketed into success with the self titled debut album becoming quite a classic on it's own among the hard rock / AOR / melodic metal fans. With the follow-up in 1986, "A Matter Of Attitude", Fate established their success, and gained even more fans. However, 1988 saw the first line-up change in the history of Fate, as Hank Sherman left the band, and the guys had to find a new guitarist to fill the vacant spot. It became The Mysterious Mr. Moth (a.k.a. Jacob Moth). Output number 3 was the "Cruisin' For A Bruisin'" album, which was less of a serious album, and more in the vein of the albums David Lee Roth were putting out at that time .. in other words, an album fitted perfectly at Limbo's voice and stage antics. The album did quite okay, especially thanks to the single & video "Lovers", but it was evident that the band needed to make some changes to get back to their classic hard rock roots. With "Scratch N Sniff" in 1990, the band had returned to the same ballsy sound as on the first 2 albums, but also ventured a step further to becoming a more mature and serious band. This was due to 2 major changes; Limbo was out of the band and new singer Per Henriksen (later changed his last name to Johansson) took the place as frontman with bravour. Per's voice was made for this kind of music, and his input on the sound of "Scratch N Sniff" was tremendous. Also, this album featured the huge talents of Swedish guitarist Mattias "IA" Eklundh, a young dude, who'd later shoot to stardom with his own band Freak Kitchen. Yes, the sound of Fate was intact, but also more daring and adventurous than ever before. After several tours in 1990/91, on their own, as well as with Danish collegues Pretty Maids, Fate and Mattias parted ways, as Mattias wanted to focuse on his solo-career and own material. The band then found a new guitarist in local talent Søren Hoff, and they did a couple of demo's and gigs with this line-up, before the band however officially closed down in 1993. Years went by, and Fate was still a name that reminded people of how great classic hard rock could actually be. In 2004 the guys got the offer to play the prestigious Deep Impact Festival in Germany, and of course this was too good an offer to turn down. So Peter, Per, Søren and the two temporary musicians; drummer Rasmus Duedahl and keyboardist Nicklas Burman, took the trip down there, and had really good response from fans and media - and this also lead to MTM Music wanting to license the "A Matter Of Attitude" and "Scratch N Sniff" albums from EMI, remaster them and release them with some additional bonus tracks. Now, ignited by the overwhelming response to the re-releases, Fate has decided to give it another shot, and with the line-up of Peter, Per, Søren and new drummer Mikael Kvist (from Swedish prog-metal band Elsesphere) Fate is back in action. In the winter of 2005/2006 the band finished recording their next album, "V", with producer Tommy Hansen (who did "Scratch N Sniff" back in 1990, as well as having produced bands like Helloween, Pretty Maids and many more), and promoted worldwide by Intromental Management. Signed to MTM Music for Europe/Australia/South America and Replica Records for France, Fate released "V" in April 2006 . In 2008 Jens Berglid on drums and Mikkel Henderson on keyboards, joined the band and the tracking of new demos begun! Per decided to leave the band in 2008 in the middel of the demo recordings and Dagfinn Joensen was found in 2011. The dansih guitar hero Torben Enevoldsen joined the band on guitar after Søren Hoff and Fate decided to go seperate ways. November 2011 the new album "Ghosts From The Past" will be released 16´th of November in Japan on Rubicon Records and on the 25´th of November in EU on AOR Heaven EU. Dansih legendary AOR band formed back in 1984. Six albums later and a whole lot of members going in and out they are back!
Album:
Next December 1st Frontiers Music present the reissues of three classic albums from Denmark AOR / melodic rockers FATE ; “If Not For the Devil”, “Ghosts from the Past”, and “V” – all being made available digitally globally in remastered form, including previously unreleased tracks.Overwhelmed by the unexpected response to the reissues of their Eighties albums, in 2006 Fate decided to give it another shot and welcomed Mikael Kvist (from Swedish prog metal band Elsesphere) as their new drummer. “V” was recorded and produced by Tommy Hansen – who also did Fate 1990’s “Scratch’n Sniff” – and was greeted as the perfect follow-up for the band’s fourth album, despite the gap of 16 years.Eleven songs pass in review and all of them are catchy tunes, characterized by strong hooks and the incredible voice of Per Johansson (he used to be known as Per Henriksen, but later changed his name) so reminiscent of Jorn Lande.Now augmented by two previously unreleased tracks from the same 2006 sessions, “V” 2023 remaster sounds fabulous.After releasing two watershed albums, Danish heavy metal icons Mercyful Fate found themselves split into two seemingly irreconcilable camps in late 1984. Singer King Diamond was intent on carrying on with the group's gothic brand of heavy metal, but guitarist Hank Shermann had had enough of bats in the belfry, and wished to explore more conventional hard rock styles. When any form of consensus proved out of reach, Diamond kicked off his now legendary solo career, while Shermann recruited singer Jeff "Lox" Limbo (real name Jens Meinert), bassist/keyboardist Pete Steiner, and drummer Bob Lance to form a new band that he simply called Fate. Tellingly, Mercyful Fate's stock was so high at the time that Fate was offered a record deal by EMI within weeks of their inception. They quickly got to work on their eponymous debut album, which featured guest guitar from old MF partner Michael Denner and was released in 1986. As promised, Fate's traditional mix of metal and hard rock -- not to mention their fashion-conscious perms and spandex -- were a far cry from Mercyful Fate's ghastly image, and one certainly couldn't blame either the band or EMI for expecting great things from the group. But the album sold poorly outside of Denmark, failed to ignite any significant chart or radio story in the U.K., and was almost unheard in America. The following year's sophomore A Matter of Attitude fared even worse, and in a move that surely shocked (and pissed off) the band's record company, Shermann quit his own group to join another, heavier band named Lavina. Perhaps even more surprising, Fate chose to carry on regardless, and after hiring new guitarist Jacob Moth and a keyboard player named Floyd Lafayette, they recorded their third album, Cruisin' for a Bruisin', in 1998. This outing proved to be the last for vocalist Limbo, however, who only barely beat guitarist Moth to the door, himself already moving off to work with power metallers Blind Guardian. As for Fate, the original rhythm section of Steiner and Lance persisted long enough to bring on new members Per Henriksen (vocals) and Mattias Eklundh (guitar) and issue one final album, 1990's Scratch'n Sniff. But this, at last, proved the final straw, as Lance (now using his given name, Bjarne T. Holm) reunited with Hank Shermann in the short-lived Zoser Mez before committing to a full-fledged Mercyful Fate reunion a few years later.
Line Up:
Per Johansson - Vocals
Soren Hoff - Guitars
Pete Steiner - Bass, Keyboards
Micke Kvist - Drums
+ Guest, Vocals – Heidi Johansson
Production:
Recorded At – Jailhouse Studio, Denmark
Mixed At – Jailhouse Studio, Denmark
Mastered At – Jailhouse Studio, Denmark
Executive-Producer – Heidi Johansson
Performer – Fate
Producer – Fate , Tommy Hansen
Tracklist:
01. Butterfly (5:04)
02. Heaven's Crying Too (5:02)
03. Everything About You (4:44)
04. Ecstasy (4:19)
05. Nobody Loves You The Way I Do (5:22)
06. Burnt Child (4:57)
07. I'll Get By (4:00)
08. Life (5:25)
09. Fate (5:11)
10. Memories Won't Die (5:22)
11. Toxic (5:29)
12. Sweet Angel (5:33) (Bonus Track)
13. Bleed (4:37) (Bonus Track)
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