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Date: 2019-09-08 ▓ █ ▒ ▒ Genre: Metal ▒ ▒ █▄ ░ Label: Self Release ░ ▄█ ░ █▄ ░ Source: CD ░ ▄█ ░ █▓ Type: Album ▓█ ░ ▓ █ Quality: VBR, 44.1kHz, Joint Stereo █ ░ ▓ ▓ █ █ ░ ▓ ▄ ■ ■ ▓ ■ ░█ █░ ▀ █ HellrazerÆs style can be described as classic █ █ NWOBH metal, with influences ranging from Judas █ █ Priest and Iron Maiden, to European powermetal █ █ bands such as Gamma Ray and Hammerfall. The band █ █ was formed in mid 2004 by guitarists Gerald (DrZ) █ █ Zamponi and Hoss. After recruiting bassist Rob █ █ Pinnegar and current drummer Shigeki Tsutsui █ █ (a.k.a. Kegger), the band began to focus on █ █ writing original material rather than being a █ █ cover band. In 2006 Hellrazer released a three █ █ track demo, followed by a full length album █ █ entitled "Hellrazer" in 2007 which featured ten █ █ tracks. The CD received airplay from various █ █ internet radio stations, as well as CalgaryÆs █ █ CJSW. As a result, Hellrazer songs were featured █ █ on several compilation CDs, including one released █ █ by Metalmatanza Radio (Buenos Aires). █ █ █ █ In late 2008, two original founding members left █ █ the band, and were replaced by lead guitarist Stan █ █ Nakanishi and bassist Dan Houser who are featured █ █ on Hellrazer's second self-produced CD entitled █ █ "Prisoner of the Mind". The album received █ █ overwhelmingly positive reviews around the globe, █ █ and charted well on a number of Canadian █ █ university and college radio stations. Hellrazer █ █ played numerous shows in Alberta to promote the █ █ CD. The CD was nominated for best album cover art █ █ at the Alberta metal music awards. █ █ █ █ In 2010 Dan Houser moved to Toronto, leaving the █ █ remaining band members to focus on writing new █ █ material while embarking on a search for a new █ █ bassist. Hellrazer auditioned a number of bass █ █ players before selecting Simon Hirota. During this █ █ period, the band was noticed by Dust on the Tracks █ █ Records who signed Hellrazer for the release of █ █ their third album entitled "Operation Overlord". █ █ The album was recorded at Alchemy studios and █ █ features 10 metal anthems plus two re-recorded █ █ songs from the bandÆs debut CD as bonus tracks. █ █ For mastering, Hellrazer recruited legendary █ █ producer Michael Wagener, and the album was █ █ released in 2013 and distributed by Universal and █ █ Sony music, respectively in North America and █ █ Europe. "Operation Overlord" received numerous █ █ glowing reviews. The band was short-listed for a █ █ Western Canadian Music Award for best metal █ █ recording and invited to play at the Break out █ █ West Music Festival. Furthermore, the album █ █ charted in the top 20 in the Earshot Loud charts █ █ for 2014 and was selected as one of the top 10 █ █ metal albums for 2013 by CalgaryÆs CJSW radio █ █ station. █ █ █ █ In December 2014 Stan amicably departed the band █ █ and has since been replaced by Jim Rogers. Since █ █ then Hellrazer have been working on their fourth █ █ album entitled "Bonecrusher" that was just █ █ released in 2019. Once again recorded at Alchemy █ █ Studios by Jeff Muller, the album was mixed and █ █ mastered by Dan Rogers. Bonecrusher features metal █ █ icon Ralf Scheepers (Gamma Ray, Primal Fear) as █ █ guest lead vocalist on the metal anthem "Metal █ █ Heavy". █ ▓ ▓ ▒ ▒ ░ 1. Capture or Kill 4:04 ░ ░ 2. Spitting Venom 3:38 ░ ░ 3. Ancient Fire 3:41 ░ ░ 4. Revolt 3:19 ░ ░ 5. Gutsucker 3:26 ░ ░ 6. Bonecrusher 4:04 ░ ░ 7. Metal Heavy 4:25 ░ ░ 8. Necropolis 3:23 ░ ░ 9. Killroom 4:50 ░ ░ 10. 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