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In the history of Belgian heavy metal there are just a handful of bands who stand apart as being influential and impressive; of these, Killer are perhaps the most crucial of all. While there have been others – notably Acid, Ostragoth, Crossfire and FN Guns – who have all made their impact, it is Killer who are regarded as the most important metal name ever to come out of Belgium.
Our highly influential heavy metal heroes originally formed in 1980, by Paul "Shorty" Van Camp on lead guitar and lead vocals, "Fat Leo" on drums and "Spooky" on bass guitar and lead vocals. Inspired by the UK’s New Wave Of British Heavy Metal scene that gave us Iron Maiden, Saxon and Diamond Head, Killer’s heavy and aggressive sound, alloyed to their power trio format, led to favourable, and not unfounded comparisons to Motörhead. After a mere four months they released “Ready For Hell” on WEA, becoming a cult draw across Europe. They would release “Wall Of Sound” in 1981, “Shock Waves” in 1984 and “Fatal Attraction” in 1990, all of which have been collected together by HNE Recordings on KILLER: Volume One - The Mausoleum Years Boxset 1980-1990 [HNEBOX114].
Although the advent of grunge put Killer on hiatus for the remainder of the 1990s, the band reformed around Paul "Shorty" Van Camp for 2003’s “Broken Silence”, happily resurrecting their classic 80s metal sound, but now augmented by the inclusion of keyboards, reflecting the influence of the classic hard rock of Deep Purple and Uriah Heep. Killer now featured a line-up completed by Spin on bass, Vanne on drums and Dave on keyboards.
The same band recorded the follow-up in 2005 with “Immortal”, continuing the keyboard augmented sound developed on “Broken Silence”, and with “Shorty” now the sole vocalist.
There was a ten year gap before 2015’s “Monsters Of Rock”, with a band featuring Jakke on bass and vocals and Vanne on drums. Without the inclusion of keyboards, Killer returned to their more metal driven sound.
As an extra bonus, this set is rounded off with Paul "Shorty" Van Camp’s 1988 solo offering “Too Wild To Tame”. With “Shorty” taking vocals and lead guitar, he was joined by Olaf Van Deuren on rhythm guitar, Apache on vocals and bass, plus former Killer bandmate “Double Bear” on drums. The set includes liner notes from Classic Rock’s Malcolm Dome based on new interviews with Paul "Shorty" Van Camp.
Title: Volume Two - Only The Strong Survive 1988-2015
Format: CD
Release Date: 25 Oct 2019
Artist: Killer
Sku: 2437410
Catalogue No: HNEBOX128
Category: Metal
DISC 1
1. Broken Silence
2. Crash And Burn
3. Time Machine
4. Dancing With The Devil
5. In The Land Of The Pharaoh
6. High In The Mountains
7. The Answer
8. Only The Strong Survive
9. Hear My Calling
10. A Matter Of Time
11. The Run Of The Chupacabra (Instrumental) Part 1 (Exploring The Stratosphere) / Part 2 (The Escape)
12. Lethal Virus
13. Immortal
14. Frozen Fire - Burning Ice
15. Stone Cold
16. The Mirror
17. Queen Of The Future
18. Highland Glory
19. Touch Of Evil
20. Drifting Away
21. Easy Rider
22. Always And Forever
23. Liquid Shadows
24. Ad Tempus Vitae
25. Monsters Of Rock
26. Exception To The Rule
27. Shotgun Symphony
28. Back To The Roots
29. No Way Out
30. Danger Zone
31. Firestorm
32. Deaf, Blind And Dumb
33. Forever Metal
34. Children Of Desperation
35. Hold Your Head Up High
36. Making Magic
37. The Reactor
38. Rock City
39. Fake
40. Ouverture
41. The Call Of Nature
42. Alone In The Night
43. Crazy Circus
44. From Nine To Five
45. Striders Of The Leather Brigade
46. Chinese Woman
47. Too Wild To Tame
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