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Headhunter - Parasite Of Society (2008)
Year & Label: 2008 Kings Records Japan | CD#: KICP-1304
 MP3 CBR 320 Kbps | Artwork (JPEG, 300 dpi) | 
Thrash/Heavy Metal |  Artwork: 35 MB | MP3: 180 MB |


Japanese Edition with 3 bonus tracks

“Whenever a band reunites after having been inactive for more than a decade, fans naturally wonder if the band will pick up where it left off stylistically or move in a different direction. In Headhunter's case, it is definitely the former rather than the latter; Parasite of Society, Headhunter's first new studio album in 13 years, picks up where the German outfit's early- to mid-'90s recordings left off. Back then, Headhunter was often described as a band that was relevant to both thrash metal and power metal -- and that approach is alive and well on forceful yet melodic tracks such as "Doomsday for the Prayer," "Read My Lips," "Egomaniac," and "Silverskull." Headhunter's thrashiness decreases on an enjoyable cover of Skid Row's power ballad "18 and Life," but much of the time, Parasite of Society is a perfect example of a CD that has one foot in thrash metal and the other in power metal, and considering the relationship between the two, that is perfectly natural. Thrash metal/speed metal, after all, came out of power metal; thrash/speed metal thrived when, in the '80s, Motörhead (arguably the first thrash metal/speed metal band), Venom, Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax, Testament, and others combined the heaviness of metal with the velocity of punk. If hardcore was the first time punk crossed over to metal, thrash was the first time metal crossed over to punk. So bearing all that in mind, there is no reason why Headhunter shouldn't function as both a thrash band and a power metal band on this 2008 release. Parasite of Society falls short of exceptional, but it's still a solid, engaging disc that has something for fans of Megadeth, Anthrax and early Metallica as well as for Judas Priest and Iron Maiden fans.

~ AllMusic.com

Musicians:

Vocals, bass : Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer
Guitar : Uwe "Schmuddel" Hoffmann
Drums : Jorg Michael

Produced by Schirmer and Schmuddel
Recorded at H.O.M. Studio, Winterbach, Germany by "Onkel Gerd" Grenz
Mixed and mastered by Achim Kohler at Indiscreet Audio

Track List:

01. 3rd Man Introduction [0:29]
02. Parasite Of Society [3:04]
03. Silverskull [4:33]
04. Remission [6:13]
05. Doomsday For The Prayer [4:44]
06. 18 And Life [3:38]
07. Read My Lips [3:52]
08. Backs To The Wall [4:27]
09. Egomaniac [6:21]
10. The Calling [4:55]
11. Payback Time [4:08]
12. Rapid Fire (Japanese Bonus Track) [3:57]
13. Silverskull (With Japanese Lyrics) (Japanese Bonus Track) [4:32]
14. Silverskull (Karaoke Version) (Japanese Bonus Track) [7:18]