Breaker (band)
| Breaker | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| origin | Cleveland , Ohio , United States |
| Genre (s) | Power metal |
| founding | 1982 |
| Current occupation | |
| Jim Hamar | |
| Don Depew | |
| Brook Hodges | |
Electric guitar |
Ken Erb |
| Mark Klein | |
| former members | |
singing |
Greg Wagner (2001-2010) |
Electric bass |
Ian Shipley (1982-1986) |
Electric bass |
Jeffrey |
Electric bass |
Derek DePrator |
Electric bass |
John Urban |
Electric guitar |
Nick Giannakos |
Electric guitar |
Roger Marcus |
singing |
Jeff Shirilla |
Electric guitar |
Michael Klein |
Electric guitar |
Shaun Vanek |
Breaker is an American power metal band from Cleveland , Ohio that was formed in 1982.
history
The band was founded in 1982. At that time, the musicians of two local bands got into conversation with each other while attending an event and discovered similarities that brought them together. One came from guitarist Don Depew and the brothers Michael Klein (guitar) and Mark Klein (drums), from the other Jim Hamar (vocals) and bassist Ian Shipley. The new formation is named after the song of the same name by the German metal band Accept . The first release was the self-financed single Blood Money in 1984 . The version of the song should be different from the later version on the debut album. Since a club tour would have had to be organized and financed alone, it could not be carried out. Your sponsor Bill Peters helped in other ways by publishing the Cleveland Metal sampler , which featured two pieces by Breaker, 10 Seconds In and Walking the Wire (otherwise unreleased). He also founded Auburn Records. The first album Get Tough was released there in 1987 . on vinyl and MC . A lot of time had passed by then, which was due to Jim Hamar, who was fickle , that is, doubted his calling as a singer. Hamar had also left the band for a short time in July 1987, which meant that work on Get Tough! had delayed. After the completion, Hamar was asked to leave so that he could work more fluently in the future. Various singers have now been tried, but none of them worked, so Hamar was brought back three years after his departure. In 1992, during the recording of the second album with the working title Engines of Disaster , Hamar again felt unable to do his job. The recordings were then canceled and the band put on hold. The only album was re-released as a double CD in 2003 (the additional CD is called Get Tougher! ).
Don Depew joined the band Cobra Verde. He also founded a studio with the little brothers without stylistic restrictions. Depew made music full time and mastered the main tasks in the studio. On the one hand, Mark Klein regretted that he could not be so active himself, on the other hand, he had to take care of private matters.
In 1999 the musicians rummaged in their tapes because Peters was working on the aforementioned re-release plus bonus material . On that occasion they jammed and the cover version of the Accept song Breaker was written . In view of this feeling of happiness, nobody wanted to wait for the complex re-release, which is why they decided to bring an EP called Accept onto the market. The band consisted of Depew, the Klein siblings, Jim Hamar and Brook Hodges instead of Ian Shipley on bass. In the same year they played in the opening act of the Michael Schenker Group and in the following year at the Wacken Open Air .
In the following years the band was able to give numerous concerts for acts such as B. Metallica , Frank Marino , Girlschool or Nazareth open. In 2001 the original singer Jim Hamar left the band and was replaced by Greg Wagner. In 2008 Hamar was supposed to join the band again for the Bang Your Head Festival in Balingen , but could not do so due to vocal problems. It wasn't until 2011 that Breaker surprisingly appeared in the original line-up as the opening act for Anvil . In the same year the band also appeared on the Keep It True . Shaun Vanek joined the band as the new guitarist. Vanek replaced Nick Giannakos, who was prevented by his engagement with his other band Wretch. Giannakos had previously replaced original guitarist Michael Klein, who suffered from tinnitus . 2012, the band is both to their own as well as to the 30th anniversary of the Metal On Metal -Radiosendung radio station WJCU 88.7 FM as a headliner occurred. The band never managed to get beyond the status of an underground band , despite euphoric reviews. At the end of 2012 the band confirmed further concerts, with Shok Paris guitarist Ken Erb playing for Michael Klein.
style
Matthias Herr called the band a power metal band in his heavy metal dictionary. Jens Häfner also wrote in US Metal Vol. 2 that the debut album was “mature Power Metal with excellent melodies”. Oliver Thöns from Metal Hammer / Crash thought the album was "one of the best Power Metal records of the last few months". Hagar's voice was excellent and reminded of Geoff Tate . The guitar work is driving and the songs interspersed with numerous tempo changes . For The Metal Observer the band sounds “very guitar-oriented and melodic”. The distinctive voice of Jim Hamar stood out. On vampster.com there is talk of "intense, breathing songs". In the process, NWoBHM memories germinated . The band themselves stated that they were initially influenced by UFO , Scorpions and Judas Priest .
Discography
Albums
- 1987: Get Tough! (Vinyl / MC, Auburn Records)
- 2003: Get Tough! (CD, Auburn Records)
- 2004: Coffee Breaker Concert (live, Auburn Records)
Singles and EPs
- 1983: Blood Money / Afraid of the Dark (Breaker Music)
- 1999: Accept (Auburn Records)
Samplers / compilations
- 2000: Turn up the Fun (Cleveland Metal Concert Sampler) (Auburn Records)
- 2008: Peace Love Death (Auburn Records)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Martin Brandt: You Better Get Tough . In: That's It! No. January 11 , 1997, p. 46-47 .
- ↑ Breaker . In: Metal Hammer . December 1984, p. 11 .
- ↑ Breaker . on Nolifetilmetal.com
- ↑ Breaker . on Metallian.com
- ↑ a b c d e Jens Häfner: US Metal Vol. 2 . IP Verlag Jese / Mader, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-931624-05-7 , pp. 46 f .
- ↑ Boris Kaiser: Breaker . Speechless in Cleveland. In: Rock Hard . No. 154 , March 2000, p. 104-105 .
- ↑ a b Matthias Herr: Matthias Herr's Heavy Metal Lexicon . tape 1 . Verlag Matthias Herr, 1993, p. 26th f .
- ↑ Breaker Reunites With Original Vocalist For Cleveland Show on Blabbermouth.net
- ^ Breaker Announces New Guitarist. In: Blabbermouth.net . Retrieved January 4, 2013 .
- ↑ Breaker To Headline WJCU Metal On Metal 30th Anniversary Concert In Cleveland Tonight . on Bravewords.com
- ↑ a b Review of Get Tough! on The Metal Observer
- ↑ a b Review of Get Tough! on Vampster.com
- ↑ BBreaker Returns to the Stage, Christmas Comes Early. examiner.com, accessed January 4, 2013 .
- ↑ Oliver Thöns: Breaker . Get tough. September 1987, p. 11 .