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Quebec, Quebec
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Member Since7/28/2007
Band Websitehttp://www.hankermetal.com
Band Members PASCAL CLICHE



guitars and vocals



PATRICK GRAVEL



guitars



LAURENT IMBEAU



bass



SYLVAIN TREMBLEY



drums



*All pics by David Faucher* http://www.photographedf.com/
InfluencesHeavy metal
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Record Labelskyscraper


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----------NEWS! NEWS! NEWS!----------


We have now revealed the artwork and title of our fifth album. It will be called Conspiracy Of Mass Extinction. The cover was once again made by David Faucher, who also made the cover of our previous CD Web Of Faith. Conspiracy Of Mass Extinction is due out this Fall. More details to come.

Sneak preview of the new CD!

I (band's webmaster) just had the immense privilege of hearing Hanker play their entire upcoming CD live in their rehearsal room this week! This fifth studio album is the first one with bassist Laurent Imbeau and drummer Sylvain Trembley. My first thought is that, having been a Hanker fan since their first album in 1994, I can certify that this will be a pure traditional Hanker release. The two new members have really integrated very well with the rest of the band. All the Hanker elements that we dig so much are there; great melodies, dual guitar harmonies, double kicks, Pascal's high screams, heavy riffs, excellent lead guitar breaks and some remarkable twists and turns. Some elements remind me of their first album In Our World. I am really pleased with what I heard; this is going to be a great, solid metal CD. There will be 12 tracks and the entire album will be one hour in length!



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Hanker was formed in 1985 by Patrick Gravel, Pascal Cliche, Martin Jones and Jean-François Fillion. They performed in several places in the Quebec City area for about five years before the drummer, Luc Guay joined the band.

A first demo was recorded in 1991 and the album In Our World was released in 1994. Recorded at studio Séquence, it was Hanker's first professional studio recording experience.

Always playing in bars and different places, Hanker released in 1997 a second album called The Dead Ringer which is a concept album telling the stories pulled out from the diary of an old man who used to be ringing the church bells. They got a great response, especially from Germany, for both of their albums.

In November 1998, Denis Cossette has replaced Martin Jones on bass.

In 1999, they went to the famous Phase One studio in Toronto to record Snakes And Ladders. In November 2000, this album was released by Metal Disk Records.

They played for all these years in many bars, arenas and other venues, doing opening acts for bigger names such as Helloween, Gamma Ray, Edguy, Nightwish, Angra, Jag Panzer, Kataklysm, Martyr, Quo Vadis, Anvil, Lee Aaron, Big House, Slik Toxik and Soothsayer. Hanker has played more than 200 times since its formation.

Hanker also played in Europe (in Germany) for the very first time at the Headbangers Open Air festival, as one of the headliners on July 9, 2004 and at the Headbangers Ballroom on July 11, 2004.

In 2004, they record their fourth album Web Of Faith with Jean-François Dagenais (Kataklysm) as producer under the metal record label Skyscraper Music.

In 2005, Hanker made 2 major line-up changes: Laurent Imbeau on bass has replaced Denis Cossette while Sylvain Trembley on drums has replaced Luc Guay.

That's the Hanker history for now...

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----------NOUVELLES! NOUVELLES! NOUVELLES!----------


Nous sommes maintenant prêts à révéler la pochette et le titre de notre cinquième album. Il s'intitulera Conspiracy Of Mass Extinction. La pochette est réalisée de nouveau par David Faucher qui a aussi effectué celle du précédent CD Web Of Faith. Conspiracy Of Mass Extinction est dû pour l’automne. Plus de détails à venir.

Écoute en primeur du nouveau CD!

J'ai (webmestre du groupe) eu l'immense privilège d'entendre Hanker jouer live leur nouveau CD en entier à leur local de pratique cette semaine! Ce cinquième album studio est le premier avec le bassiste Laurent Imbeau et le batteur Sylvain Trembley. Ma première impression est que, étant un fan de Hanker depuis leur premier album en 1994, je peux certifier que ça sera du Hanker pur et traditionnel. Les deux nouveaux membres sont vraiment bien intégrés dans la chimie du groupe. Tous les éléments d'Hanker que nous adorons sont bien là; fantastiques mélodies, harmonies de guitare, double bass drum, hauts cris de Pascal, des riffs heavy, excellents solo de guitares et d'intéressants revirements. Des éléments me rappellent leur premier album In Our World. Je suis vraiment satisfait de ce que j'ai entendu; ce sera assurément un fantastique et solide CD de métal. Il y aura 12 chansons et l'album durera une heure!

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Hanker a été formé en 1985 par Patrick Gravel, Pascal Cliche, Martin Jones et Jean-François Fillion. Dès lors, ils ont donné des spectacles dans les arénas, les bars et les salles de spectacles de la région de Québec. Ce n'est que cinq ans plus tard, soit en 1990 que Luc Guay, intégra le groupe.

Hanker a lancé son premier démo par la suite en 1991 et quelques compositions et un peu d'expérience plus tard, leur premier disque, In Our World, est lancé en 1994. Celui-ci est enregistré au studio Séquence, une place de choix pour les musiciens de Québec, constituant la première vraie expérience professionnelle d'enregistrement pour le groupe.

Tout en continuant ses spectacles, Hanker lance un album concept, le second du groupe, intitulé The Dead Ringer, en 1997. C'est l'histoire d'un sonneur de cloches duquel sont racontées quelques parcelles de sa vie recueillies dans son livre de chevet qu'il a égaré. Les deux albums reçoivent une bonne réponse du public international, mais surtout du public Allemand, très friand du style mélodieux et très «Power Metal» de la musique de Hanker.

En novembre 1998, Denis Cossette a remplacé Martin Jones à la basse.

Un troisième album a été enregistré au réputé studio Phase One à Toronto en 1999 intitulé Snakes And Ladders. En novembre 2000, l'album est lancé par Metal Disk Records.

À signaler quelques faits saillants du groupe du côté live avec les spectacles d'ouverture pour des artistes reconnus tels: Helloween, Gamma Ray, Edguy, Nightwish, Angra, Jag Panzer, Kataklysm, Martyr, Quo Vadis, Anvil, Lee Aaron, Big House, Slik Toxik et Soothsayer. qui sont autant d'occasions où Hanker a su faire sa marque. Hanker s'est produit à plus de 200 événements de spectacles jusqu'à ce jour.

Hanker a aussi joué en Europe (en Allemagne) pour la toute première fois au Headbangers Open Air festival, en tant qu’une des têtes d’affiche le 9 juillet 2004 et au Headbangers Ballroom le 11 juillet 2004.

En 2004, ils enregistrent leur quatrième album Web Of Faith avec Jean-François Dagenais (Kataklysm) comme producteur sous l'étiquette de disque métal Skyscraper Music.

En 2005, Hanker ont effectué 2 changements majeurs auprès des musiciens: Laurent Imbeau à la basse a remplacé Denis Cossette et Sylvain Trembley à la batterie a remplacé Luc Guay.

Voilà en résumé l'histoire de Hanker jusqu'à ce jour...



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POTION 13

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Nov 16 2009 2:18 AM

allo

hahaha j,ai toujours aimé ce que vous fait et j'écoute vos albums toujours ;-p
great lâchez pas !!! on vous aime ben ...

Nous on a ouvert en fin de semaine passé pour David Ellefson ex Megadeth maudit bon gars sympa en plus
il a donné beaucoup de son temps a tout le mondent présent au Metal Gathering ;-p


une belle journée Naty





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Nov 12 2009 6:14 AM

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Oct 21 2009 8:20 AM

We are now selling all our t-shirts HALF PRICE!
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POTION 13

POTION 13



Oct 13 2009 4:05 PM

allo

comment ça va ?? et les shows avez-vous quelque chose de booker pour Montréal prochainement ? fait longtemps quon a pas vu Hanker !!!!

une belle journée

ciao ciao Naty
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Sep 2 2009 5:08 PM

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1. The list of bands is alphabetical. Scroll down past all the other crap and click in the little circle next to DESECRATE!!!
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Aug 29 2009 6:27 PM

Thanks for being a friend of RAVAGE and THE SOCIETY FOR WORLD WIDE RAVAGE!
Now we need your help to spread the word...

The new Ravage album "The End Of Tomorrow" is available now on METAL BLADE RECORDS - check out the title track at our myspace and pick it up at your local music retailer, itunes, your favorite mail-order or wherever music is sold. Let's bring some real heavy metal back to the charts!

The album features 12 tracks of traditional melodic heavy metal/ thrash in the vein of Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Testament etc

Includes a cover of Judas Priest's "Nightcrawler" and artwork by Ed Repka ( MEGADETH, DEATH, etc)

Take a picture of yourself with the album and post it on our myspace and you could win a free t-shirt!

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Aug 16 2009 8:51 PM

HEATHEN and DESECRATE!
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Aug 7 2009 3:37 PM

Salut HANKER! Fuck que j'ai hâte d'entendre Conspiracy of Mass Extinction !!

au plaisir,
cheers

alexis / KAOTIK
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Thrashing Greetz!!!!
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Jul 22 2009 3:45 AM

Salut les boys!!!
Crissement bon...
Daniel

Daniel



Jul 20 2009 10:46 PM

Merci d'avoir accepté ma requête. En espérant vous voir en show dans mon patelin bientôt!
Viktoria

Viktoria



Jul 9 2009 1:13 AM

Un p'tit bonjour de Montréal...
La nouvelle toune "torche"! ;)
EVIL

JP Beaulieu



Jul 4 2009 5:05 AM

Ho my god... après des mois et des mois d'attente, un preview de 1:41 qui va faire fendre le sourire jusqu'aux oreilles à tout les fans de Hanker! Ça sonne en criss les gars! Mes attentes sont très haute après Snake and Ladders & Web of Faith, je suis certain que les gars vont être à la hauteur de leur réputation et offrir le meilleur de Hanker. Continuer votre exelent travail!

JP
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Jun 28 2009 2:43 PM


Metalord (In studio)

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Jun 13 2009 3:49 PM

Salut les boys !! COmment ca va? Sa fait un sacrer bail !!
ROCK ON !

Metalord
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