CD Reviews: - AIRBOURNE - Runnin' Wild (CD) - ALBERTO RIGONI - Something Different (CD) - ANTARES PREDATOR - Banquet of Ashes (MCD) - ANTI-FLAG - The Bright Lights Of America (CD) - AUSPEX - Resolutio (CD) - BATTALION - Welcome to the Warzone (CD) - BERSERKER - Blood of the Warriors (CD) - CONCRETE - ZemEnter (MCD) - CRYSTALLION - Hattin (CD) - DARKWATER - Calling the Earth to Witness (CD) - DELIVERANCE - As Above, So Below (CD) - DISTURBING FORESIGHTS - De-Grunged (CD) - EMINENCE - The God Of All Mistakes (CD) - HEADHUNTER - Parasite of Society (CD) - ICED EARTH - I walk among you. (MCD) - JOURNEY - Revelation (Promo CD Single) - KEEP OF KALESSIN - Kollosus (CD) - KILLERPILZE - Mit Pauken Und Raketten (CD) - LOST LEGION - Glory or Death (MCD) - MAJESTIC DOWNFALL / ANSIA - (Split CD) - MICHAEL BORMANN - Capture The Moment (CD) - MIDNITE CLUB - Circus Of Life (CD) - MOURNERS LAMENT - Unbroken Solemnity (MCD) - NINE POUND HAMMER - Sex, Drugs & Bill Monroe (CD) - NUESTROS DERECHOS - Struggling with the Dark (CD) - OVERDRIVE - Let the Metal do the Talking (CD) - SAVAGE CROW - Way Of The Cross (CD) - SKOGYR - Rainchants (CD) - SOILENT GREEN - Inevitable Collapse in the Presence of Conviction (CD) - SOUL DOCTOR - That's Live! (CD) - SOUL TAKERS - Flies in a Jar (CD) - STONE LAKE - Uncharted Souls (CD) - THE PEACOCKS - Gimme More (The Best Of The Rest & Leftovers) (CD) - THE PEACOCKS - Touch And Go (CD) - TITANIC - Full Steam Ahead (CD) - TOMORROW'S EVE - The Tower (MCD) - TO RESIST FATALITY - Ianus (CD) - TRABUCO - La Memoria de la Sangre (CD) - TY OLIVER - Heartstrings (CD) - TYR - Land (CD) etc, etc, etc....
Headhunter Parasite of Society Candlelight Street: 06.10 Headhunter = Destruction + Saxon + German power metal To sum up the history of how Headhunter came to be in 1990, here’s a short history. Bassist/vocalist Schmier was fired from Destruction and went on to form Headhunter. Three albums were recorded and toured for. Then in the late 90s, Destruction reformed with Schmier back at the helm. Well, now, Headhunter has been reformed, giving Schmier an outlet to play and sing for music that doesn’t fit what Destruction is. Headhunter is a hybrid of traditional German thrash and power metal. There are moments on the album that most definitely sound like they could be coming from Destruction, but those moments are far less than the originality factor that Headhunter displays on Parasite Society. Schmier’s vocals take a different route than they do in Destruction and it’s actually fun to hear him do it and use some clean singing styles and different ranges of growls and snarls. The whole record has a great classic metal appeal that fans of thrash and power metal can enjoy; there’s also plenty of easy sing-along moments. The guitar/bass-playing is full of catchy moments, wailing solos and plenty of great riffs. The drumming is what you’d expect from Jorg Michael, who has been a force in a massive amount of German metal. Parasite Society is a great throwback to classic metal, yet retains a modern sound that culminates in a fresh-sounding record. –Bryer Wharton
