Year : 2021 Style : Heavy Metal Country : Germany Audio : 320 kbps + scans Size : 117 mb
Bio:
German heavy metal band formed: 1983 in Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg as Detroit...Renamed: 1983 in Hunter.Discography: * 1985 - Sign Of The Hunter, * 1987 - Keep The Change, * 2020 - The Return.
Album:
Metalapolis Records seem to dig up some long forgotten pearls and independent bands recently to give ’em the necessary push via a proper distribution to their records. Just like with German band HUNTER and their new album “The Return“, their first with the label.This new CD marks HUNTER’s comeback after many years silent – the band released two well received LP’s “Sign Of The Hunter“ in 1985, and the 1987 “Keep The Change“.So “The Return” is the proper title for this new album after more than three decades, and while now there’s a slightly different line-up, their classic hard rock sound remains intact.Produced by expert in this genre Rolf Munkes, “The Return” captures the mid-Eighties feeling updated to modern times with a sharp mix / production sound.
Line Up:
Rusty Wayman - Vocals Steven Brandy - Guitars - See also: ex-Redbacks Jay Youngblood - Guitar T.H. Bongardinho - Bass Paul B. Hermann - Drums - See also: ex-Redbacks, ex-Colorful, ex-Iain Ashley Hersey, ex-Midnite Club, ex-Söhne Mannheims
Tracklist:
01. Way To Nowhere 02. Call Me What You Want 03. Hell What A Woman 04. Looking For Love 05. Celebration Time 06. The Wheels Turn On 07. Talk Of The Town 08. Wipe The Tears Away 09. No Compromise 10. My Life Is Digital 11. Watch Out For Metal
Year : 2024 Style : Heavy Metal Country : Germany Audio : 320 kbps + front Size : 113 mb
Bio:
German heavy metal band formed: 1983 in Mannheim, Baden-Wuerttemberg as Detroit...Renamed: 1983 in Hunter.Discography: * 1985 - Sign Of The Hunter, * 1987 - Keep The Change, * 2020 - The Return.
Album:
HUNTER, founded in Mannheim in the early Eighties, were one of the most promising bands in the then emerging hard ‘n heavy scene in Germany. In 1985, the still young formation was able to get a deal with Earthshaker Records and within 10 days they recorded their debut album “Sign Of The Hunter”, which was released in the same year. “Keep The Chance” followed in 1987 on the German label Rockport. Despite offers from the USA for a tour, the band then became quiet and the musicians went their own way for decades. It wasn’t until 2019 that they got together again.Now they have ready new album titled “Rock ‘n’ Roll V.I.P.“, a classic hard rockin’ platter with that ’80s heart all over, from classic melodic twin guitar riffs to traditional hard n’ heavy vocals. Think Krokus, Victory, Saxon, AC/DC, some early Accept, etc, all fun, enjoyable timeless rock n’ roll.Tracks like ‘Hard to Survive’, ‘Demon of the Highway’ and ‘Runaway Ramp’ sound like a cocktail of the band mentioned above, commercial rockers easy listening all over.Then there are songs like ‘Who Needs the Devil (When You’re Already in Hell)’ which borrows heavily from AC/DC and Krokus, that they make Airbourne jealous. One could say that same about the title track, but I hear a bit of more modern bluesy touch, like Buckcherry.Then one of the album highlights, the standout full-throttle heavy metal blast ‘Black Cat’ sounds like the greatest song Tygers of Pan Tang never wrote.These are just influences, Hunter’s distils their own sound, and all the songs here have something to offer, even the instrumental closer ‘The Huntress’ is impressive, with numerous tempo changes and various strong sounding rhythms that does not overstay it’s welcome by wrapping up after four minutes.Hunter does the trick with “Rock ‘n’ Roll V.I.P.”. Yes, it’s all melodies and riffs that you have heard before. However, while this sounds familiar, it does not feel old, or like you’ve heard it a thousand times before. That’s a testament to the band’s ability to construct melodies that have just enough of a variance to sound familiar yet stand out on their own.Opinions will surely vary with this one, but I would certainly suggest that you check them out. There’s a lot of strong 80s hard rocking material here.
Line Up:
Rusty Wayman - Vocals (1983-1989, 2019-present) Steven Brandy - Guitars (1983-1989, 2019-present) - See also: ex-Redbacks Jörg Jungbluth - Guitars (2019-present) - See also: ex-Solar Spine, ex-Gomorra Thorsten Bongardt - Bass (2019-present) Paul B. Hermann - Drums - See also: ex-Redbacks, ex-Colorful, ex-Iain Ashley Hersey, ex-Midnite Club, ex-Söhne Mannheims
Tracklist:
01. Way to Nowhere 04:12 02. Call Me What You Want 04:40 03. Hell What a Woman 03:45 04. Looking for Love 04:36 05. Celebration Time 04:15 06. The Wheels Turn On (2020) 03:51 07. Talk of the Town 03:44 08. Wipe the Tears Away 04:49 09. No Compromise 05:19 10. My Life Is Digital 04:25 11. Watch Out for Metal (2020) 04:34
