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- Hunter was founded in 1985 in Szczytno, in Masuria, Poland. The band recorded the first studio material in the German studio APN Neustadt Gmbh. The debut album entitled "Requiem" was released in December 1995. It was a thrash/power metal with a lot of classical solos and influences. In 2001, the "Live" publishing went to stores, which included 9 recordings recorded during the biggest polish festival - Przystanek Woodstock'96 and additionally a studio version of the song "When I’m dying..." and music videos for "Freedom" and "Screamin 'Whispers” from the debut CD ". At the beginning of 2002, during the concert of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity in Szczytno was recorded video for "When I’m dying ...". The song - both in audio and video version - appeared in radio and television stations, occupying #1 place continuously since the first entry on the list of video clips of the VIVA Polska station, until the end of the list's existence. Overtaking music videos of such powers as Slayer or Cradle of Filth. "When I’m dying ..." also showed the new musical face of the group. The second studio album - "MedeiS" - was released in 2003. At that time, the violinist - Michał Jelonek joined the band. The musical style was very different from the debut album and became Hunter's trademark. The reviewers described the band's style as "soulmetal". The next album "T.E.L.I ..." went to stores in the spring of 2005, and in December its English version was also released. He was very positively received by fans and critics. In November 2006, the group released a two-disc compilation entitled "HolyWood". A concert recording of two Przystanek Woodstock Festivals (from 2003 and 2004) as well as additional materials was recorded on the DVD / CD Ep format. At the end of 2008, Hunter's co-founder - Grzegorz "Brooz" Sławiński leaves the group. In his place Dariusz "Daray" Brzozowski joins the band (Dimmu Borgir, ex-Vader, Vesana, Black River). April 2009, brings a new album by the band, released by Mystic Production and titled "HellWood". Due to the fact that the lyrics referred to the band's favorite films, two paraphile clips were created for the songs "Labirynt Fauna" and "Strasznik". The Fans reaction caused that Hellwood became another breakthrough release in Hunter's history, and songs such as Labirynt Fauna, ŚmierciŚmiech, Dura Lex Sed Lex and Arges are still concert "killers" without which it is hard to imagine a band live. In 2011, the publishing "Hunter - XXV years later" was realised by Mystic Production, in 2DVD / 3CD format, containing two concerts and a lot of additional audio and videobonus material, as well as photo galleries, many interviews and archival document entitled "Hunter - XXV years before". The first of the concerts on this release was recorded in the Wrocław „Hala Stulecia” and the second in the Warsaw club "Stodoła". At the beginning of 2012, the band has been officially joined by Arek "Letki" Letkiewicz playing for several years with a band as a percussionist. From now until today Hunter appears in the unchanged composition. In the summer of 2012, the band goes to the countryside and logs most of the material for two new Records. Hunter invites to collaborate in several songs the classic "Kantata" bohemian choir. After completing the recordings, he publishes the first of them - "Królestwo" (Kingdom). The second, entitled "Imperium" (Empire) appears a year later, being the musical and verbal continuity of the "Kingdom" and makes its debut at the # 1 spot on the polish nationwide sales list of OLIS. Both records became Gold. In 2013, the band is again invited to Przystanek Woodstock Festival, where it presents its version of "Metal History". Together with the invited guests, Hunter performs such metal classics as Master of Puppets (Metallica), and Chop Suey! (SOAD) or Kashmir (Led Zeppelin) as well as songs RATM, Pantera, Iron Maiden, Deep Purple, Rammstein and closing concert - Highway To Hell (AC / DC) with the participation of all guests and spontaneous violin solo creator of the Festival - Jurek Owsiak. In 2015, Hunter has released a nearly two-hour concert for free on its official YouTube channel, which was to be prepared earlier as the next official DVD and finally became a band gift for its fans. After a four-year publishing break, filled with concerts, in early 2016 appears the first trailer of the new album. It is the song "NieWolnOść" (NotFreedom), also with the guest participation of the "Kantata" choir. Due to its message, it causes a lot of controversy. The first polish „March of freedom” used it as a flag song. A few months later, on November 7, 2016, the entire studio album, entitled "NieWolność", is released. It was also released on its own by the band. The next band’s release is „Arachne”. The day of premiere - 08.03.2019 2020 - The latest release is 3CD BOX - "XXXV" (Anniversary remastered edition) 06.04.2022 - Hunter published audio and very moving video to a new single - "Коли вмираю..." (Ukrainian-language version of their most popular song - "When I’m dying...", with multi languages subtitles option) as a protest against Russian's aggression in Ukraine. The band: Pawel DRAK Grzegorczyk – voc/guitar Piotr PIT Kędzierzawski – guitar Michał JELONEK Jelonek – violins Konrad SAIMON Karchut – bass Dariusz DARAY Brzozowski – drums Arkadiusz LETKI Letkiewicz - percussions Hunter on the web: http://www.huntersoulmetal.pl https://www.facebook.com/HUNTER.Oficjalna.Strona.Zespolu/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hunterbandpoland/ Official YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/huntersoulmetal Twitter: http://twitter.com/hunterianie Most popular Videoclips: - "Коли вмираю..." - https://youtu.be/Q89myJ7OXbQ - Imperium Uboju - https://youtu.be/Mzr_4H68FsY - Imperium Uboju (eng. subtitles) - https://youtu.be/aNpUCspNMg0 - Labirynt Fauna - http://youtu.be/ZVx08aBE7Lc - Strasznik - https://youtu.be/dh4PWOHUSpY - PSI - https://youtu.be/fcIqgYDOmXM - NieWesołowski - https://youtu.be/KQlzq1oog3E - Trumian Show - https://youtu.be/zBxKKhcjAcg - Trumian vs. Assassin Creed IV - https://youtu.be/5vG5yko7QXg https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL9FFF6AD4A57459A2 (en)
- Hunter is een Poolse heavy metal band, opgericht in 1985 in Szczytno door Paweł Grzegorczyk en Grzegorz Sławiński. De naam van de band komt van de titel van het nummer Die Hard The Hunter van Def Leppard. (nl)
- Hunter – polski zespół wykonujący muzykę z pogranicza thrash i heavy metalu. Powstał w 1985 roku w Szczytnie z inicjatywy wokalisty i gitarzysty Pawła „Draka” Grzegorczyka oraz perkusisty Grzegorza „Brooza” Sławińskiego. Formacji przewodzi Grzegorczyk, który pozostaje jedynym członkiem oryginalnego składu. Muzyk pełni także funkcję autora tekstów i głównego kompozytora. Skład Huntera tworzą ponadto: gitarzysta Piotr „Pit” Kędzierzawski, skrzypek Michał „Jelonek” Jelonek, basista Konrad „Saimon” Karchut oraz perkusiści Dariusz „Daray” Brzozowski i Arkadiusz „Letki” Letkiewicz. Przez znaczny okres działalność zespołu była skupiona w artystycznym podziemiu. Szerszy rozgłos grupa zyskała już za sprawą wydanego w 1995 roku debiutanckiego albumu Requiem, który był promowany m.in. w programach Telewizji Polskiej „Luz” i „Clipol”. Długi okres poprzedzający wydanie drugiej płyty przyczynił się do nieznacznego załamania popularności zespołu. Jednakże wydana w 2003 roku płyta pt. Medeis przysporzyła Hunterowi nowych fanów. Natomiast pochodzące z albumu piosenki, „Kiedy umieram” i „Fallen” były emitowane okazjonalnie m.in. przez stację telewizyjną VIVA Polska. W latach późniejszych pewną, aczkolwiek ogólnopolską popularność Hunter zyskał za sprawą utworu „Pomiędzy niebem a piekłem”, pochodzącego z wydanego w 2005 roku albumu T.E.L.I.... Był, to także pierwszy przebój radiowy zespołu, notowany m.in. na Liście przebojów Programu Trzeciego Polskiego Radia. Do 2011 roku grupa wydała cztery odmienne stylistycznie albumy studyjne oraz szereg pomniejszych wydawnictw pozytywnie ocenianych zarówno przez krytyków muzycznych, jak i publiczność. Formacja dwukrotnie otrzymała nominację do nagrody polskiego przemysłu fonograficznego Fryderyka. Była także wielokrotnie wyróżniona w plebiscytach branżowych czasopism Gitara i Bas, Teraz Rock i Magazyn Gitarzysta. W latach 2004–2009 zespół był gospodarzem festiwalu muzyki heavymetalowej Hunter Fest. (pl)
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