





Year : 1989/1986 (Divebomb Records Remastered Edition 2016)
Style : Melodic Heavy Metal, Melodic Power Metal, Glam Metal, Hard Rock
Country : United States
Audio : 320 kbps + scans + Video
Size : 165 mb
Bio:
Banshee is a metal band that was formed in 1986 in the American Midwest. Although they shared the image and sound with the glam/metal scene of the 80s, their music fully shares the elements of melodic power metal: catchy guitar riffs, eclectic drums and bass, powerful guitar solos, and intense vocals.Banshee, a melodic power metal band from the Midwest, was formed in the spring of 1986. Made up of members from the popular Mid-West touring act LICK (Tommy Lee & Chuck Hopkins), Terry Dunn of Kansas City-based FRODO, GRANMAX, and Kent Burnham from Kansas City-based CRYPT KEEPER. By the fall of 1986, they released their first EP entitled Cry in the Night. Hopkins left shortly thereafter to pursue other projects in L.A. and was replaced by local Kansas City bassist Bill Westfall.In 1988, Metal Blade Records re-released Cry In The Night and included the song "We Want You" on a compilation record, Metal Massacre No. 9.Later that year, the band released their first full-length album, Race Against Time, on Atlantic Records' Titanium label, although their relationship was brief.In 1992, the band self-released their second full-length album, Take 'Em By Storm, with members separating shortly thereafter.Reunion shows were played in 1999, 2000, and later in 2008. In 2008, a deal was negotiated with BlastZone Entertainment Group to provide worldwide distribution for a digitally remastered Take 'Em By Storm and saw distribution reach on Amazon.com, iTunes, and Wal-Mart, with the re-release of the other albums following.In 2012, the band released their fourth studio album Mindslave on Snowblind Records. The album featured vocalist George Call (ASKA, Violent Storm, Omen), original bassist Chuck Hopkins, and drummer Marty Schiermann. In June 2012 in preparation for the upcoming tour, Hopkins and Schiermann were both unable to tour with the band and Mika Horiuchi (ex-Falling In Reverse and Celador) from Los Angeles, California stepped up on bass, while Vinnie E. Parma from Dallas, Texas took the role of drums.In 2014, Bill Westfall returned as the band begins work on the follow up to Mindslave.Paul Berrian joined as their new drummer in late 2014.In 2015, Bill Westfall left Banshee to concentrate on Kansas City metal band, Death By Diesel.
Album:
Divebomb Records is releasing a 2-CD set including the two first cult albums "Race Against Time / Cry In The Night" by US hard rockers BANSHEE fully remastered plus a bonus track.Rising from the Midwestern hard rock scene of the mid-'80s, Banshee was a band that balanced traditional US metal and melodic hard rock with winning results. Featuring former members of such underground Kansas City groups as Granmax and Frodo, Banshee was fronted by Tommy Lee Flood, a vocalist that many have compared to Ronnie James Dio in his range and power, but also Don Dokken for his melodic waves.A few years after forming, Banshee self-released their "Cry In The Night" miniLP in 1986, selling so many copies independently that both Metal Blade and Atlantic Records courted the young act. Banshee ended up signing on with A&R legend Jason Flom at Atlantic Records, but not before licensing the miniLP to Metal Blade, in turn bringing international attention to the group.1989 found the quartet releasing their debut full length album,"Race Against Time", an 11-song collection that focused on their more melodic tendencies. Still having their original US metal sound as foundation, Banshee added a welcomed catchiness to their music, as example listen to the AOR feeling of ‘Desire’ with its harmony chorus, or the bouncy melodic hard rocker ‘Get it On The Run’.Despite MTV's Headbangers Ball giving the band's 'Shoot Down the Night' video healthy airplay, behind-the-scenes drama lead to Banshee being dropped by Atlantic Records. The group would break up in 1993.Now, over 30 years since Banshee formed, Divebomb Records are delivering these two cult classics "Race Against Time / Cry In The Night" for the first time digitally remastered plus a bonus track; 'We Want You' in its first mix as originally appeared in one of the now legendary Metal Massacre compilations.With both titles long out of print, this is your chance to own two collectible pieces from a band that commercially should have been huge, but musically certainly was.
Line Up:
Tommy Lee Flood - Vocals
Terry Dunn - Guitars, Vocals
Bill Westfall - Bass, Keyboards, Vocals
Chuck Hopkins - Bass on 'Cry In The Night EP'
Kent Burnham - Drums
Tracklist:
CD1: Race Against Time:
01. Shoot Down the Night
02. All Alone
03. Race Against Time
04. Circular Flight of the One Winged Sparrow
05. Call of the Wild
06. Precious Metal
07. Desire
08. Get It on the Run
09. Missing You
10. Drive Like Hell
11. Desert Moon
CD2: Cry In The Night:
01. We Want You
02. Back Your Way
03. I Believe
04. The Stranger
05. Cry in the Night
06. We Want You (Metal Massacre 9 version) (Bonus Track)
+ Video "Shoot Down The Night" (Official Video)
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