CLASSIC POWER METAL IS WHAT YOU GET IN HUGE DOSE'S FROM THIS CANADIAN POWERHOUSE BAND
ALBUM....IN OUR WORLD....AVAILABLE ON CASSETTE
PRICE.....US$12.00
PRICE INCLUDES POSTAGE AND HANDLING
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ALBUM.....THE DEAD RINGER....AVAILABLE ON CD
PRICE......US$18.00
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REVIEWS
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Scream magazine - THE DEAD RINGER review
I liked these Canadians debut, and this one is more or less like their first. Hanker is not a typical
Canadian band, this is definitely not AOR. Hanker has heavy metal on the menu, and sometimes
they do remind me a bit of Iron Maiden. The songs are hard, catchy and always with a good melody.
There's not a weak song on the album
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Edge Of Time - THE DEAD RINGER review
Hanker are sharp-edged and rough, thus, should be ascribed to power metal. Yes, Canada has
its own true metal bands, though, in a contrast to many original or even weird bands (like Voivod,
Noisefloor, Heaven's Cry), Hanker are quite predictable. They have been compared to Jag Panzer
and their power metal is actually POWER metal, faithful to the roots and indirectly blaming cheesy
so-called power metal bands that we hear nowadays. The singer did a good job ranking Hanker
among those heavy/thrash bands with expressive and diverse vocals, which is rarely the case when
we have in mind 'rough' metal. Hanker stick to the cannons,
The tracks are : 'Unsung Hero', 'Holy Screen', 'You Won't Live Eternally', 'The Clown', 'They
Are Gone', 'Dead As The Night', 'The Age Of The Quick Fix', 'F.A.T.E.', 'No More War', 'United
We Stand, Divided We Fall'. The Dead Ringer is a concept album, telling the life of a church bell
ringer and his reflection on life. The album starts with 'Unsung Hero', a great track, starts with a short narrated passage followed by a heavy riff. The vocals are good from Pascal who has a powerful voice, theres a nice melody with some nice changes in tempo and direction. With some great guitar.
'Holy Screen' is an excellent track with some nice changes in tempo and direction and again some
excellent guitar work. Track 3 is 'You Won't Live Eternally' great track again with some nice changes in tempo and direction. The Clown' is a ballad, it has a brilliant intro and one of my favourite tracks. the vocals are superb, again some nice changes in direction and tempo and there's some excellent guitar solo's. Next is 'They Are Gone' another ballad, but again a very good one. Again the vocals are spot on, the tracks starts off fairly quiet and builds up as the track moves on. Great Solo's.
'Dead As The Night', is a great track with a great melody, nice changes in tempo and direction
and some great guitar. Track seven is 'The Age Of The Quick Fix', an excellent track with a great intro, again nice changes in tempo and direction within the song and some great guitar. 'F.A.T.E.', is another great ballad. Track nine is 'No More War' another excellent track with some great guitar.
And to finish 'United We Stand, Divided We Fall' another great track. The Dead Ringer is an excellent metal album. It does remind me a bit of Iron Maiden , Judas Priest and I'm sure it would appeal to fans of these bands. Buy and Enjoy
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Metal Army - IN OUR WORLD review
Here is an awesome new metal band in the style of old Jag Panzer. Sometimes it seems the music
that Panzer done in “Ample Destruction”, with a power metal, melodic and with very weight. It even seems that this album was recorded between 83 and 84, 'cause is much closer to the power
metal done at that time, remembering sometimes the first album of Avenger. This is an item for those
who are die-hards from the traditional metal or wants to know the most pure form of heavy metal.
For those people, “In Our World” is a masterpiece. Tracks like I’d Like to Know and Fight the Light show the most heavy side of the band. And the ballads Cradle of the Night and This Could be
Heaven have an unique majesty. Perfect!
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Bands On The Run - IN OUR WORLD review
If you like NWOBHM (New wave of British Heavy Metal) you'll love these guys! They really really
remind me of old Iron Maiden! And that's a compliment! So if that's your bag, please check these
guys out at Hanker
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Metal Hammer - IN OUR WORLD review
Again another hot tip for every record company of this world. The canadian power quartet has
released a self-produced 11 track-album. It sounds like Fates Warning (vocal lines) and
Exciter/Riot/Maiden (music). The absolute mega-song with a little Lillian Axe melancholy
(power accoustic track) is "Staring at the Rain" - The song's growing a threatening thunder storm
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