GRAND MAGUS - The Hunt - 2x LP (release date: May 25th. 2012 - shipable up from the release date !!)
Dunkelrote 180g Doppel-LP im Gatefold inkl. Poster und drei Bonustracks. Auf 250 Stück limitiert.
dark red 180 gram vinyl in gatefold cover, poster included + bonus tracks. limited to 250 copies only !!
In the form of “The Hunt”, Swedish riff gods GRAND MAGUS report back
impressively! With their sixth studio album and likewise Nuclear Blast
debut, the metal purists manage to better their highly celebrated 2010
masterpiece “Hammer Of The North” easily. The trio from Stockholm has
always consequently sticked to its own path of evolution without ever
leaving behind the gathered experiences – they’ve never casted off their
early days’ pumping groove nor their love for epic doom or extreme
metal. These trademarks are now being paired with traditional riffs and
melodies that rock in the same qualitative league as Judas Priest or Dio
have. “The Hunt” was produced by Nico Elgstrand, who managed to put an
authentic 70s mark on the record. The guitars roar, the rhythm front
around the new drummer Ludwig (Spiritual Beggars and others) grooves as
hell and JB outgrows himself as far as the vocals are concerned. Thus,
the trio has created a phenomenal and impressive heavy metal opus!
GRAND MAGUS was founded by JB Christofferson (vocals/guitars) and Mats
“Fox” Skinner (bass) in 1996. Two years later, Fredrik “Trisse”
Liefvendahl joined them on the drums and the combo released two demos.
In November of 2001 the self-titled debut album – obviously inspired by
the late creative period of bands such as Black Sabbath or Deep Purple -
was put on the European and US market. “Monument” (2003) and “Wolf’s
Return” (2003) followed and could reap rave reviews in the press. In the
course of this, the guys refined their style and distinctly started
turning to stronger metal influences without denying their roots. With
“Iron Will” (2008) the trio gained perfect scores in the specialist
press again and was able to win the Metal Hammer Germany sound check.
The Swedes’ latest output “Hammer Of The North” turned out to become a
milestone within the band history. Once more the heavy metal heroes were
overwhelmed with lavish praise and won the sound checks of both German
Rock Hard and Metal Hammer magazines. Furthermore, the record vaulted
the band to rank 42 of the German album charts.
Now the Scandinavians go the extra mile with “The Hunt”. In May, the
motto will be: Break cover, go in and win – the wolves are back!
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