Destruction frontman Schmier has brought his old band Headhunter back to life this month. "Parody of Life" (1990), "A Bizarre Gardening Accident" (1992) and "Rebirth" (1994) were all recorded with Jörg Michael (ex Saxon/Stratovarius) (drums) and Schmuddel (guitar) whilst the front man was out of the main band, but now it's time to bring them back.
All the albums will be re-released in September and will be resplendent with re-mastered sound, new booklets, classic photos, liner notes and full lyric sheets.
"A lot of fans asked me to reactivate this band during our shows with Destruction," says the singer. "But I took my time to prepare the re-releases carefully. I feel that younger fans deserve the right to listen to the Headhunter songs, which are thrashy but a little bit more melodic than Destruction I'd say, with a little more than before!"
And, Schmier is ready to go one better - Headhunter will release a brand new album too!
"As we were preparing for the re-mastering process, I rediscovered my relation to more melodic songs and at a single blow, I had lots of new ideas. I never lost contact with Jörg and Schmuddel, so I've asked them if they're interested in doing new stuff. In the nineties, the name Headhunter stood for independent minded Metal and I think this new record will still prove that."
The new Headhunter album will be released in Spring 2008.
Destruction frontman Schmier has brought his old band Headhunter back to life this month. "Parody of Life" (1990), "A Bizarre Gardening Accident" (1992) and "Rebirth" (1994) were all recorded with Jörg Michael (ex Saxon/Stratovarius) (drums) and Schmuddel (guitar) whilst the front man was out of the main band, but now it's time to bring them back.
