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Giant - Promise Land (Digipak Edition) (2010)













Year : 2010
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Videos
Size : 282 mb

Bio:

Giant is an American melodic rock band that was formed in 1987. The band originally consisted of founding members Dann Huff (lead vocals and guitar) and Alan Pasqua (keyboard), and had Dann's brother David Huff on drums and Mike Brignardello on bass. The Huff brothers were part of the founding members of the Christian rock band White Heart.The band scored one hit, the 1990 power ballad "I'll See You in My Dreams",written by Alan Pasqua and Mark Spiro.Giant disbanded in the early 1990s after recording two albums, but resurfaced in 2000 minus Alan Pasqua and released the album III in late 2001.In December 2009, Frontiers Records announced that they would release Giant's fourth studio album Promise Land in 2010. The band included Terry Brock (Strangeways, Seventh Key) on lead vocals and John Roth (Winger) on guitars. Dann Huff was not a part of the band due to his busy schedule, but he co-wrote seven songs and guested on guitar on two. The album was released on February 26, 2010 for Europe and March 9, 2010 for the US.Giant is expected to release their first studio album in 12 years, entitled Shifting Time, on January 21, 2022.

Album:

GIANT? With a new album? Hell yeah! Ooops…wait a minute…no Dann Huff on the list? Hmmm…OK, permanent lineups do not last forever but this is a critical action for this American Rock outfit. David Huff and Mike Brignardello remain in this revamped GIANT lineup and "Promise Land" is a new studio release after many many years the band was put on ice. 2001’s "III" record was released with GIANT being - I think - inactive and long gone are the days of the unsaid success of both "Last Of The Runaways" (1989) and "Time To Burn" (1992).As said in the official Press release, "it became apparent that Dann Huff could not be a full part of this concept \[…] original members drummer David Huff and bassist Mike Brignardello \[…] started an endless research for the right musicians that could be part of a renewed GIANT lineup". These replacements are definitely good news for everyone deep in the melodic/hard Rock scene. John Roth (WINGER) and Terry Brock (STRANGEWAYS, SEVENTH KEY, SLAMER) are not names that can go unnoticed, but the crucial questions remains: are they capable of filling in for Dann’s absence at least (I had no hope Alan Pasqua would be featured in this 2010 rebirth)? Phew…this album needs a lot of attention to do some elementary justice.Nearly one hour of unheard GIANT material is featured in "Promise Land" and I must confess I had some sparkling demons torturing my verdict while listening to this CD again and again. The production is everything a GIANT fan would expect: clear, classic and powerful, it upgrades the music anyway. Terry’s voice is convincing and there should be no strong doubt ’bout it anyway since his deeds with both STRANGEWAYS and SEVENTH KEY are solid credentials to his value. The music, now, is OK…yeap, OK. There’s melody allover, there are some great leads shining in front of a conscious rhythm section and the overall result is surely good. Fast rockers, mid-pace groovers, calm AOR-like melodies…the band’s style is not altered in regards to the classics delivered years ago (the video for "Promise Land" shown below is a good proof) but I have the impression GIANT has chosen some more in-your-face plain paths to build their melodies upon. I do not know if this due to Dann Huff’s absence or it was intentional anyway while writing stuff for the new album. And that’s just a remark and nothing you should be afraid but surely keep in mind, of course.Dann himself is performing some leads in two songs and shares songwriting credits for some cuts and I wonder what the whole album would sound like with his voice/technique. The sweetness of "Promise Land", the firmness of "Two Worlds", the attitude of "Plenty Of Love" and the simplicity of "Through My Eyes" will possibly put a spell on you and - to sum it up - this new GIANT effort is worth your interest. Still, if you feel you’re betrayed not seeing Dann Huff in the lineup I do not know how much strength the tunes themselves should carry in order to bring you comfort. There’s some nice safe music here but nothing intriguing, to put it straight.

Line Up:

Terry Brock - Vocals
John Roth - Guitars
Mike Brignardello - Bass
David L. Huff - Drums

+ Guests:

Dann Huff - Lead Guitars ("Believer (Redux)" & "Save Me")
Tim Lauer, Jack Holder - Keyboards

Tracklist:

01. Believer
02. Promise Land
03. Never Surrender
04. Our Love
05. Prisoner Of Love
06. Two Worlds Collide
07. Plenty Of Love
08. Through My Eyes
09. I’ll Wait For You
10. Dying To See You
11. Double Trouble
12. Complicated Man
13. Save Me

+ Video "Promise Land" (Official Video)
+ Video "The Making Of Giant"




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Giant - Shifting Time (Japan Edition) (2022)













Year : 2022 (Japan Edition)
Style : Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 103 mb

Bio:

Giant is an American melodic rock band that was formed in 1987. The band originally consisted of founding members Dann Huff (lead vocals and guitar) and Alan Pasqua (keyboard), and had Dann's brother David Huff on drums and Mike Brignardello on bass. The Huff brothers were part of the founding members of the Christian rock band White Heart.The band scored one hit, the 1990 power ballad "I'll See You in My Dreams",written by Alan Pasqua and Mark Spiro.Giant disbanded in the early 1990s after recording two albums, but resurfaced in 2000 minus Alan Pasqua and released the album III in late 2001.In December 2009, Frontiers Records announced that they would release Giant's fourth studio album Promise Land in 2010. The band included Terry Brock (Strangeways, Seventh Key) on lead vocals and John Roth (Winger) on guitars. Dann Huff was not a part of the band due to his busy schedule, but he co-wrote seven songs and guested on guitar on two. The album was released on February 26, 2010 for Europe and March 9, 2010 for the US.Giant is expected to release their first studio album in 12 years, entitled Shifting Time, on January 21, 2022.

Album:

Powerhouse rock quartet Giant is set to unleash its highly anticipated fifth studio album, “Shifting Time" on January 21, 2022. Now anchored by founding members David Huff and Mike Brignardello, the two are joined by guitarist John Roth (Winger, Starship ft. Mickey Thomas, Jimi Jamison) and vocalist Kent Hilli (Perfect Plan). After more than a decade since the last album, the band is back with new music that showcases its perfect blend of the melodic rock sound. Founding member Dann Huff has given his seal of approval and appears on lead guitar on the song "Never Die Young".It has been over a decade since Giant has released new music and drummer David Huff says: "We are very excited for people to hear 'Shifting Time'! It has been way too long in between Giant albums and we hope you find it worth the wait. Thanks to everyone at Frontiers and especially the fans for their undying support.We would love to follow up with some live dates in 2022, if that is something the fans would like to see, so hopefully we'll see you out there!""We have worked so hard and we are very happy and proud of this record", continues Huff. "I was so impressed with Kent’s vocals when I first heard him! He was a natural fit with our sound and we are thrilled to have him on board."”Wow, man, what can I say? To be asked to be the new singer for my all-time favourite band Giant was, and still is, mindblowing! I still have a hard time grasping it all. I am tempted to use a certain film quote ("You know, I'm just a regular guy who grew up with the posters of these guys on my wall..and now I'm one of them! That's right, I'm standing here, living proof that if you work hard enough, and you want it bad enough …dreams do come true, so follow your dreams.”), but I won’t, ha ha. But seriously, that is exactly how I feel. I still remember hearing Giant's first album ”Last Of The Runaways”, in 1989 which totally blew me off the chair I was sitting on. Since then, I have probably listened to the music every week. And now working with David, Mike, John and also Alessandro has been a blessing and I am very proud of the album and the music we have created together. These guys are true professionals and I am blessed beyond words to be a part of this. David, Mike and John have been so supportive and welcoming. I am also very grateful to Frontiers for making this happen and giving me and us this opportunity and I can’t wait to release the songs for everyone to hear”, says Kent Hilli.Originally formed in the late 80s by brothers Dann and David Huff, together with the experienced jazz and rock keyboardist Alan Pasqua and Nashville session bass player Mike Brignardello, Giant would become, with the release of debut album "Last of The Runaways" (A&M Records, 1989), one of the most respected bands of the melodic hard rock scene. Following countless live performances in support of this debut, the band released the follow-up "Time To Burn" (Epic, 1991), an album still regarded as a main source of influence for many melodic and hard rock bands who came after. With the sudden change of musical climate in the early 90s, Giant disbanded with the members becoming involved in different projects, with both Dann and David Huff becoming well-respected producers.In 2001, Frontiers prompted Giant to release "III", an album that would prove to be a landmark in the growth of the new era melodic rock scene, particularly in Europe. Unfortunately, Dann's busy schedule along with the other members' commitments, made the reunion impossible to carry on as had originally been planned. However, the vision of bringing Giant back as a band with a recording and touring line-up was something that the band was still open to exploring, even if Dann had to step away. Thus, original members, drummer David Huff and bassist Mike Brignardello, with the blessing of Dann started an endless research for the right musicians that could be part of a renewed Giant line-up. In the end, the choice fell on vocalist Terry Brock (Strangeways, Seventh Key) and guitarist John Roth (Winger, Starship). The resulting album, “Promise Land” soon became a fan favourite, showcasing top quality songwriting and performances. Giant, however, went into hibernation again, with the exception of a one-off show in 2017, where the original band members reunited on a Nashville club stage for a charity event.Even prior to that one-off live appearance, Serafino Perugino, president and head of A&R for Frontiers Records, had been persistently contacting David Huff to do another Giant album. Literally, years and years spent convincing David that fans wanted another Giant album. With the one-off live event piquing fan interest again, Serafino and David Huff resumed talks to see if they could manage to find the right formula for a new album from Giant. When the Swedish band Perfect Plan released a cover version of Giant’s original hit “Stay” in 2019, then all pieces of the puzzle started to fall into place. Serafino knew Giant was Kent's favourite band of all-time and vocally, Hilli certainly had the chops to fill the very big shoes of Dann Huff, so he presented him to David Huff and Mike Brignardello. They were impressed with Hilli and were keen on the idea of him handling lead vocals for the next Giant release. Kent also brought his songwriting talents to the fold and together with other songwriters such as Alessandro Del Vecchio, Kristian Fyhr and Pete Alpenborg (and contributions from Jonas Eriksson and Mike Palace), the resulting album will be an absolute joy and delight for melodic rock lovers.Truly, the production, songwriting and performances shine throughout "Shifting Time", which was produced by David Huff, Mike Brignardello and Alessandro Del Vecchio. Mixing and mastering was done by Del Vecchio for Frontiers Productions. Serafino Perugino serves as executive producer.

Line Up:

Kent Hilli - vocals
John Roth - guitar
Mike Brignardello - bass
David Huff - drums

+

Alessandro Del Vecchio (keyboards, bv)

Tracklist:

01. Shifting Time
02. Let Our Love Win
03. Never Die Young
04. Don't Say A Word
05. My Breath Away
06. Highway Of Love
07. It's Not Over
08. The Price Of Love
09. Standing Tall
10. Anna Lee
11. Don't Wanna Lose You
12. I Walk Alone
13. Anna Lee (Acoustic Version) (Japan Bonus Track)




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Giant - Stand And Deliver (2025)













Year : 2025
Style : Melodic Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 118 mb

Bio:

Giant is an American melodic rock band that was formed in 1987. The band originally consisted of founding members Dann Huff (lead vocals and guitar) and Alan Pasqua (keyboard), and had Dann's brother David Huff on drums and Mike Brignardello on bass. The Huff brothers were part of the founding members of the Christian rock band White Heart.The band scored one hit, the 1990 power ballad "I'll See You in My Dreams",written by Alan Pasqua and Mark Spiro.Giant disbanded in the early 1990s after recording two albums, but resurfaced in 2000 minus Alan Pasqua and released the album III in late 2001.In December 2009, Frontiers Records announced that they would release Giant's fourth studio album Promise Land in 2010. The band included Terry Brock (Strangeways, Seventh Key) on lead vocals and John Roth (Winger) on guitars. Dann Huff was not a part of the band due to his busy schedule, but he co-wrote seven songs and guested on guitar on two. The album was released on February 26, 2010 for Europe and March 9, 2010 for the US.Giant is expected to release their first studio album in 12 years, entitled Shifting Time, on January 21, 2022.

Album:

GIANT returns with a powerful new chapter in their storied career, featuring a fresh lineup that propels the band's signature sound to exhilarating new heights.The forthcoming album entitled “Stand and Deliver” showcases once again the talents of David Huff on drums, Mike Brignardello on bass, Kent Hilli (of Perfect Plan) as the commanding lead vocalist, with the addition of Jimmy Westerlund (One Desire) on guitars. Westerlund also takes on mixing duties alongside Alessandro Del Vecchio, who adds his touch on keyboards as a featured guest.As if this dynamic combination of talent was not enough, the album also includes some gems penned by the original guitarist and singer Dann Huff including “Time to Call It Love” (a collaboration with the late Mark Spiro) and “Holdin’ On for Dear Life” and “Paradise Found” coming both from his sessions with Van Stephenson, which strongly link the new album especially with the sound of the classic album “Time to Burn”.However, with “Stand and Deliver” Giant delivers (pun intended!) the hard-hitting rock and melodic hooks that fans have come to expect, while pushing the boundaries of the genre with a state-of-the-art production.Originally formed in the late '80s by brothers Dann and David Huff, together with the experienced jazz and rock keyboardist Alan Pasqua and Nashville session bass player Mike Brignardello, Giant would become, with the release of their debut album "Last of The Runaways" (A&M Records, 1989), one of the most respected bands of the melodic hard rock scene. Following countless live performances in support of their debut, the band released the follow-up "Time to Burn" (Epic, 1991), an album still regarded as a main source of influence for many melodic and hard rock bands who came after. With the sudden change of musical climate in the early '90s, Giant disbanded with their members becoming involved in different projects, with both Dann and David Huff becoming well respected producers.In 2001, Frontiers prompted Giant to release "III", an album that would prove to be a landmark in the growth of the new era Melodic Rock scene, particularly in Europe. Unfortunately, Dann's busy schedule along with the other members' commitments, made the reunion impossible to carry on as had originally been planned; however, the vision of bringing Giant back as a band with a recording and touring line-up was something that the band was still open to exploring, even if Dann had to step away. Thus, original members, drummer David Huff and bassist Mike Brignardello, with the blessing of Dann started endless research for the right musicians that could be part of a renewed Giant line-up. In the end, the choice fell on vocalist Terry Brock (exStrangeways) and guitarist John Roth (Winger, Starship). The resulting album, “Promise Land” soon became a fan favorite, showcasing top quality songwriting and performances. Giant, however, went into hibernation again, with the exception of a one-off show in 2017, where the original band members reunited on a Nashville club stage for a charity event.That event piqued fan interest and Frontiers and David Huff started talking again to see if they could manage to find the right formula for a new album from Giant. When the Swedish band Perfect Plan released a cover version of the Giant’s original hit “Stay” in 2019, then all pieces of the puzzle started to fall into place. Huff and Brignardello were keen on the idea of Kent handling lead vocals for the next Giant release. Dann Huff gave his seal of approval, appearing on lead guitar on the single “Never Die Young" which anticipated the successful release in 2022 of the “Shifting Time" album.

Line Up:

Kent Hilli - vocals
Jimmy Westerlund - guitar
Mike Brignardello - bass
David Huff - drums

Tracklist:

01. It's Not Right
02. A Night To Remember
03. Hold The Night
04. I Will Believe
05. Beggars Can't Be Choosers
06. It Ain't Over Till It's Over
07. Stand And Deliver
08. Time To Call It Love
09. Holdin' On For Dear Life
10. Paradise Found
11. Pleasure Dome




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Giant - Last Of The Runaways (1989) (Rock Candy Remastered 2020)













Year : 1989 (Rock Candy Remastered 2020)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , AOR
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 211 mb

Bio:

Giant is an American melodic rock band that was formed in 1987. The band originally consisted of founding members Dann Huff (lead vocals and guitar) and Alan Pasqua (keyboard), and had Dann's brother David Huff on drums and Mike Brignardello on bass. The Huff brothers were part of the founding members of the Christian rock band White Heart.The band scored one hit, the 1990 power ballad "I'll See You in My Dreams",written by Alan Pasqua and Mark Spiro.Giant disbanded in the early 1990s after recording two albums, but resurfaced in 2000 minus Alan Pasqua and released the album III in late 2001.In December 2009, Frontiers Records announced that they would release Giant's fourth studio album Promise Land in 2010. The band included Terry Brock (Strangeways, Seventh Key) on lead vocals and John Roth (Winger) on guitars. Dann Huff was not a part of the band due to his busy schedule, but he co-wrote seven songs and guested on guitar on two. The album was released on February 26, 2010 for Europe and March 9, 2010 for the US.Giant is expected to release their first studio album in 12 years, entitled Shifting Time, on January 21, 2022.

Album:

Founded by session master Dann Huff, GIANT‘s origins featured the who who’s from the melodic hard rock / AOR scene into the line-up, until the band finally got a record deal comprising these ‘cats’: Dann’s brother David (White Heart, David and the Giants, etc.) on drums, bassist Mike Brignardello (Van Zant, Mitch Malloy) and Alan Pasqua (Eddie Money, Van Stephenson, Rick Springfield, Stan Bush, etc.) on keyboards.Driven by Dann’s melodic quality and outstanding vocals and riffs, “Last Of The Runaways” is pure 1989 AOR / MR: pristine production and sound design.The CD makes a clear statement right from the first tune – “I’m a Believer” is a killer rocker with one of the most chilling, hair-raising guitar intros in the genre’s history. What follows next is a beautiful, well-balanced selection of arena rock tunes, perfectly demonstrating the artistic skills and qualities of Giant.“Innocent Days”, “Can’t Get Close Enough” and “No Way Out” are just a few of the fantastic, uber-melodious gems on this album.“Last of the Runaways” gives us as well three of the greatest power ballads ever written; “Love Welcome Home”, “It Takes Two” and of course their most commercially successful song, “I’ll See You in My Dreams”.These are pure class and genius; while highly commercial and radiable, these ballads still have nerve and meaty instrumentation. To die for stuff.If you are reading this blog, you’re already an experienced rocker and have listened “Last Of The Runaways” at least once. If you are younger or new to this type of timeless music, both of you, MUST have this remastered reissue o Giant’s “Last Of The Runaways”.Many may argue the album already sounded good in its original release: indeed, it was marvelously produced and the original CD sounds good. Also the Bad Reputation remaster is very good.However this Rock Candy remaster has something special, the whole record sounds ‘airy’, like a pristine quality vinyl LP brand new.It was 1989, it was the golden year for Melodic Hard Rock / AOR polished productions, it has some of the best musicians from the genre ever… do you need more reasons? Giant’s “Last Of The Runaways” is a MANDATORY piece in your collection.

Line Up:

Dann Huff – lead vocals and guitars
Mike Brignardello – bass and vocals
David Huff – drums and vocals
Alan Pasqua – keyboards and vocals

+ guests:

Terry Thomas – background vocals
Peter Howarth – background vocals
Lea Hart – background vocals

Production:

Recorded At – Ridge Farm Studios
Recorded At – Farmyard Studios
Recorded At – Master Rock Studios
Mixed At – Livingston Studios
Mastered At – A&M Mastering Studios
Manufactured By – The ADS Group – 24898-CD-0111
Creative Director [2020] – Julia Melanie Goode
Design [2020] – Cürt Evans
Mastered By – Arnie Acosta
Mixed By [Assistant] – Jon Mallison
Recorded By [Assistant at Farmyard Recording Studio] – Derek Murphy
Recorded By [Assistant at Master Rock Studios] – Helen Woodward
Recorded By [Assistant at Ridge Farm Studios] – Paul Cuddeford
Recorded By, Mixed By – Rafe McKenna
Remastered By – Jon Astley

Tracklist:

01. I’m A Believer
02. Innocent Days
03. I Can’t Get Close Enough
04. I’ll See You In My Dreams
05. No Way Out
06. Shake Me Up
07. It Takes Two
08. Stranger To Me
09. Hold Back The Night
10. Love Welcome Home
11. The Big Pitch

+ Video "’ll See You In My Dreams" (Official Video)




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