V2 (GERMANY)

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V2 - V2 (1988)













Year : 1988 (Noise Records Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , Melodic Heavy Metal
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans + Video
Size : 118 mb

Bio:

A hard rock band from Germany, formed in 1988. 2 albums (V2 in '88 and Out To Launch in '90) and two singles.For such an accomplished Hard Rock act V2 have a strange pedigree, most of the members, guitarists Simon D'Brouler and Alexander W Reich plus drummer Matti Krebs coming from outrageous Porn Rock act S.A.D,O. As V2 the band, having crafted their debut eponymous album at Skytrax Studios with producer Dave Hutchins, came to attention via their opening slot on HELLOWEEN's 1988 British tour garnering favourable reviews. All was not well within the V2 camp though as for the second album "Out To Launch" vocalist Tommy Heart was superseded by Ralf Dohanertz as the band also augmented their strength adding second guitarist Joannis Steeva.Tommy Heart went on to greater prominence working with ZENO on their 'Zenology' album, ULI JON ROTH and subsequently fronted FAIR WARNING, an act of massive stature in Japan The first V2 offering. saw release in Japan during 1997 with an additional four tracks.

Album:

Super melodic debut full-length album with Tommy Heart on vocals.V2 are the four former S.A.D.O. musicians who split from Straps founder Andre Cook and are now trying their luck with their own band and a talented newcomer named V2.German heavy rock of the late 80s with those screaming vocals of Tommy Heart.The guitar work is remarkable and the band seems to be strong and hard.The songwriting is so good i think.My favs are "hot line","dying for your love "and " rock the city".A very, very good hard rock album.Hard rock in the style of Bonfire, better than the second album, in fact much better! Run for Your Life, Rock the City, Dying for Your Love, Make it Hard, Hot Line, Wall Street are explosive songs full of energy, and it's a joy to listen to a hard rock album of this caliber.Melodic hard rock / melodic metal for fans of BONFIRE, FAIR WARNING, EZ LIVIN and many more.

Line Up:

Tommy Heart - Vocals - See also: ex-Zeno, Ex-Uli Jon Roth, Ex-Fair Warning, Soul Doctor
Alexander Reich - Guitars, Songwriting, Lyrics
Simon D'Brouier - Guitar - See also: ex-S.A.D.O.
Robert Hanke - Bass
Matti Kaebs (R.I.P. 2022) - Drums

Production:

Published By – Maldoror Musikverlag
Recorded At – Sky Trak Studio
Cover [Front] – Phil Lawvere
Engineer – Dave Hutchins, Ralf Krause
Mixed By – Dirk Steffens
Photography By – Martin Becker
Producer – A.W. Reich, V2

Tracklist:

01. Rock the City 03:25
02. Hunter of Love 04:07
03. Tonight 03:28
04. Dying for Your Love 04:56
05. Hot Line 02:57
06. Run for Your Life 04:21
07. Wall Street 03:10
08. Make It Hard 03:50
09. Top of the World 03:25

+ Video "Rock The City" (Official Video)




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V2 - Out To Launch (1990)















Year : 1990 (Noise Records Edition)
Style : Melodic Hard Rock , Melodic Hard Rock
Country : Germany
Audio : 320 kbps + all scans
Size : 114 mb

Bio:

A hard rock band from Germany, formed in 1988. 2 albums (V2 in '88 and Out To Launch in '90) and two singles.For such an accomplished Hard Rock act V2 have a strange pedigree, most of the members, guitarists Simon D'Brouler and Alexander W Reich plus drummer Matti Krebs coming from outrageous Porn Rock act S.A.D,O. As V2 the band, having crafted their debut eponymous album at Skytrax Studios with producer Dave Hutchins, came to attention via their opening slot on HELLOWEEN's 1988 British tour garnering favourable reviews. All was not well within the V2 camp though as for the second album "Out To Launch" vocalist Tommy Heart was superseded by Ralf Dohanertz as the band also augmented their strength adding second guitarist Joannis Steeva.Tommy Heart went on to greater prominence working with ZENO on their 'Zenology' album, ULI JON ROTH and subsequently fronted FAIR WARNING, an act of massive stature in Japan The first V2 offering. saw release in Japan during 1997 with an additional four tracks.

Album:

One of the best german hard rock albums, after Jaded Heart (all), Bonfire (Fireworks), Casanova (One Night Stand) and Zeno (anything).. Good, guitar-oriented rock commercialism - times punchy, sometimes ballad - let a material of the debut, which had yet to record the occasional hangover, relatively soon forget. Examples? There you go: 'Hungry For You', 'I'm Insane', 'Ashes To Ashes' (no Bowie Cover), 'Kick It Down'. Since you the new shouter Ralle Dohanet also be described as a real gain for the band / needs, the guys have finally about the much-needed potential to soon become the leading names in this area - to be able to catch up - you know who They are.

Line Up:

Ralf "The Rat" Dohanetz - Vocals, Songwriting (tracks 2, 4, 6-8), Lyrics (tracks 2, 6, 7)
Joannis Steéva - Guitars, Songwriting (tracks 1-10), Lyrics (tracks 1-8, 10)
Alexander W. Reich - Bass, Songwriting (tracks 1-10), Lyrics (tracks 1-8, 10)
Matti Kaebs (R.I.P. 2022) - Drums

+ guest:

Frank Heberlein - Acoustic Guitar
Eric Suter, Yvonne Parker (tracks: 5) - Backing Vocals

Production:

Published By – Dark Wings
Recorded At – Hansa Tonstudios
Recorded At – Sky Trak Studio
Mixed At – Livingston Studios
Glass Mastered At – Sonopress – D-3805
Art Direction – Birgit Nielsen
Artwork [Logo], Cover, Artwork – Michael Albers
Design, Layout – Julia Schechner
Executive-Producer – Karl-U. Walterbach
Mixed By, Engineer – Mark Dearnley
Photography By – Martin Becker
Producer – Mark Dearnley

Tracklist:

01. Hungry For You (3:50)
02. Take Me Home (3:37)
03. Mean Machine (4:18)
04. I'm Insane (3:20)
05. Firefly (2:59)
06. Knock Me Out (3:31)
07. Still Alive (5:22)
08. Kick It Down (3:18)
09. Ashes To Ashes (3:03)
10. Ride On (3:52)
11. Wish You Were Here (3:42) (Bonus Track)
12. Spotlight (3:21) (Bonus Track)




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