Year : 2024 (Japan Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Switzerland
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 127 mb
Bio:
Considering the circumstances under which Dave Niederberger (vocals) and Marco Troxler (guitar) laid the foundations for Fighter V on a Saturday night, they are almost like the cliché of an exaggerated autobiography of a ragged rock star of the 80s.Because just like every weekend, the two moved back into this bar, in the middle of the old town of Lucerne. Named Spelunke was always far and wide as one of the last bastions of rock music. It is tight, confusing, cigarette smoke smokes from all corners, the alcohol flows in streams and the volume of the music is at the pain threshold of the bearable - But as I said, they play rock music, which counts alone!It was long after midnight, and a couple of beers had flowed, while the boxes were filled with classics by Bon Jovi, Whitesnake, Journey, Survivor, and Def Leppard. It was this powerful sound that only had a logical consequence in the minds of the two young boys: we want to do that too! Contrary to all trends and contrary to practically everything that could be heard on the radio. Their shared passion for rock music of the 80s left no doubt as to where the project should go from the beginning. Stadium skirt without ifs and buts.When the idea had lost none of its significance in the days after, the two set out in search of like-minded people. The search went smoothly at the beginning. A bassist is quickly found in the person of Luca Troxler, as he still lives in the same household as Marco Troxler. And in the closer circle of colleagues one found with Lucien Egloff a drummer with stage experience. Much more grueling, however, was the search for a suitable comrade on the keyboard - and yes, keyboard was and is a must for the sound of Fighter V. Various attempts failed because of the fact that the goals of the 4 existing members and the keyboarder are not compatible left. Sometimes with keyboarder and then again without the band played about 50 concerts a year. Among other things in the opening act of bands like The Dead Daisies, Fozzy, Bonfire or Molly Hatchet, the band made a name for itself as an energetic live act.Hoping for epic keyboard sounds almost abandoned, the band met Felix Commerell in the spring of 2018. Although a bit younger than the rest of the band, it soon proved to be a powerful support for the intended sound as well as organizational issues within the formation.Inspired by a new tailwind, the five Swiss knew that now was the time to record an album.Every free minute of isolation in the bandroom was ahead of the songwriting trio Dave, Marco and Luca. Often there were only a few chords and the vocal melody or the lyrics at the beginning. And then it was tried out, tinkered, written, changed, discarded and rewritten. To the point where the result sounded convincing to all three. Nine months passed so before one dared to approach the demos with some producers. The echo came promptly and positively. Finally, they decided on the producer Jona Tee (keyboarder of the band H.E.A.T). His bright enthusiasm for the sound and the fact that he already produced some bands from the Melodic Rock genre, was able to convince the band. And let's be honest, who does not want to spend 4 weeks in Sweden to record a rock album?With nothing but a dozen carefully selected demos and a shared love for Stadium Rock, they embarked on their journey north. In the spring of 2019, the album FIGHTER was created there in close cooperation with producer Jona Tee.The trip to Sweden and also the new entry of Felix had given the band so much exciting, fresh air that it was time to give the project a worthy name.To the title track of the album FIGHTER, the band quickly made a close bond, in particular its message: "Do not give up, stay tuned, keep moving forward". Provided with the small complement of the Roman five "V" FIGHTER V was born.The song material aroused the interest of various labels and distributors. After intense talks and negotiations, Fighter V signed in the summer of 2019 at Rock Attack Records, Germany.A total of 4 singles are released before or after the release of the debut album with music video. The debut album FIGHTER will be released on October 11, 2019. Followed by a support tour for THE NEW ROSES and a headliner tour of Central Europe, Fighter V faces an exciting future.
Album:
Five years after their well-received debut album Fighter, Swiss band Fighter V return with an almost entire new line-up retaining only the founding members — drummer Lucien Egloff and keyboardist Felix Cammerell. The album opens with a Foreigner style intro to “Eye To Eye” that has an almost melodramatic essence to it, courtesy, as much as anything else, of the vocals which continue in a similar vein on the title track “Heart of The Young”. Nothing wrong with either song but then again, nothing particularly memorable either.“Run N Hide Away” immediately and somewhat thankfully bucks that trend by being a guitar led, ballsy rocker that neatly morphs into the plaintive “How Long” that is just begging to be a single if it hasn’t been already, as it is that airwaves friendly. A fine bluesy guitar intro succinctly melds into the very cool rocker “Speed Demon” which is as energetic and entertaining as befits its title. The mid-tempo “Bringing It Back” has fine harmonies amid an Europe overall feel; and the epic Journey-like “Miracle Heart” features a superb Thomy Gunn guitar solo alongside more heartfelt vocals.The sleazy, sexy boogie brilliance of “Stepped On A Landmine” instantly becomes my favourite track on this set as it combines Come An’ Get It era Whitesnake vibes with a ’90s arena rock sound making me hit the replay button straight away. The obligatory but sadly rather ordinary ballad “I’m There” follows before we are back in business with more Come An’ Get It era rock in “There Is No Limit (Speed Limit)” which only illustrates further the “I’m There” mis-step. At the time of writing, “Power” is the current single and features a guest vocal from John Diva but without his Rockets of Love. It’s a bit of a gimmick and rather more of a duel than a duet between him and Emmo Acar, but it works well and has just about enough novelty value to be a surprise hit.The set is completed by the commercial and radio ready “Radio Tokyo” that, along with several other tracks on here, has bags of hit single potential and which is ably supported by the consistently crisp production throughout. Lucien Egloff’s drums and new bassist Roman Stadler are slick and solid with Felix Cammerell’s keyboards complimenting rather than overshadowing most tracks. The brilliantly named Thomy Gunn is pretty flawless throughout, with some impressively cultivated solos that are not needlessly lengthy or overtly flashy. Singer Emmo Acar’s performance started slowly on the first couple of tracks; almost seeming out of sorts with the actual songs but improved massively for track 3 and never looked back after that; giving impeccable blues based stylings throughout.It’s an album that builds slowly and gives you the impression with the first couple of songs that you are in for a Journey / Foreigner / Boston re-tread but thankfully those misgivings are soon dispelled and it becomes so much more than that. Despite two or three ‘filler’ tracks , this is arena melodic rock of a very, very high quality that deserves widespread recognition.
Line-Up:
Emmo Acar – vocals
Thomas Gunn – guitar
Roman Stadler – bass
Lucien Egloff – drums
Felix Cammerell – keyboards
+ guest:
John Diva – guest vocals (Track 11)
Tracklist:
01. Eye To Eye
02. Heart Of The Young
03. Run N' Hide Away
04. How Long
05. Speed Demon
06. Bringing It Back
07. Miracle Heart
08. Stepped On A Landmine
09. I'm There
10. There's No Limit (Speed Limit)
11. Power (ft. John Diva)
12. Radio Tokyo (Intro)
13. Radio Tokyo
14. No Surrender (Japan Bonus Track)
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