HANKER - THE DEAD RINGER
What ever happened to EXCITER and POWERMAD. Well it seems to me that they formed this great band. Which is not true but this band is one of the best unsigned bands in the market. Unrelenting power and aggression shows that they are ready for the big time. The first track Unsung Hero starts off with melodic scenery and comes in with a punch. Punishing Riffs brings this song into one of my all-time favorite list. Another great track is The Clown, this song has a lot of great mixes of slow motion rock to (old) Metallica pounding riffs. To me it was a privilege to review this classic Metal album.

HANKER - In Our World
This is Hankers first release and it is a very well produced and well played album. I found no disapointments here at all. This is a classic album for everyone's collection if you want hard hitting Metal you got it and if you want heart felt lyrics it is here too. When the first time that I heard this album I was shocked I thought that I was back in the early 80's cause I hear alot of early 80's Metal influences which include Exciter, Torch and Powermad. Just check this band out, Power Metal at its finest.

HEAVE - Self Destruction
Holy Cow!! I couldn't put this Disk down. This album has so much power and conviction, it just makes me get on my hands n' knees and thank the lord for great metal. This band is going places, that I can tell. The first song 'NEVER FALL' is my favorite song of them all. If you like: 'ULTIMATUM', 'ANNIHILATOR' and I sense a little bit of 'HELLOWEEN'