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Album Details
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· Produced By: Tommy Hansen
· Running Time: 54.55
· Release Date: April 21
· Released: EU
· Genre: Melodic Rock
· LabelLink: MTM
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Details
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Line-Up:
Per Johansson - vocals
Peter Steincke - bass
Søren Hoff - guitars
Micke Kvist - drums
Info:
The legend has returned :-)
Denmark's permiere hard rock band finally returns to the scene with a brand new album titled “V” to be released in April 2006.
Formed back in the early 80's, Danish hard rock band FATE made themselves quite a name on the metal/rock scene with their 4 superb albums. Now it's time for the band to return ... stronger than ever! *
The hard rock legend known as FATE came to life in 1984 when guitarist Hank Sherman left Mercyful Fate. Hank hooked up with fellow Copenhagen musicians bassplayer Pete Steiner (a.k.a. Peter Steincke) and drummer Bob Lance (a.k.a. Bjarne Holm). Together they formed Fate with singer and entertainer Jeff "Lox" Limbo.
Originally heralded by the press and fans worldwide as the Danish version of Van Halen (first and foremost due to Limbo's stage appearance), the band rocketed into success with the self titled debut album becoming quite a classic on it's own among the hard rock / AOR / melodic metal fans.
With the follow-up in 1986, "A Matter Of Attitude", Fate established their success, and gained even more fans.
However, 1988 saw the first line-up change in the history of Fate, as Hank Sherman left the band, and the guys had to find a new guitarist to fill the vacant spot. Enter The Mysterious Mr. Moth (a.k.a. Jacob Moth).
Output number 3 was the "Cruisin' For A Bruisin'" album, which was less of a serious album, and more in the vein of the albums David Lee Roth were putting out at that time .. in other words, an album fitted perfectly at Limbo's voice and stage antics. The album did quite okay, especially thanks to the single & video "Lovers", but it was evident that the band needed to make some changes to get back to their classic hard rock roots.
With "Scratch N Sniff" in 1990, the band had returned to the same ballsy sound as on the first 2 albums, but also ventured a step further to becoming a more mature and serious band. This was due to 2 major changes; Limbo was out of the band and new singer Per Henriksen (later he changed his last name to Johansson) took the place as frontman with bravour. Per's voice was made for this kind of music, and his input on the sound of "Scratch N Sniff" was tremendous. Also, this album featured the huge talents of Swedish guitarist Mattias "IA" Eklundh, a young dude, who'd later shoot to stardom with his own band Freak Kitchen. Yes, the sound of Fate was intact, but also more daring and adventurous than ever before.
After several tours in 1990/91, on their own, as well as with Danish collegues Pretty Maids, Fate and Mattias parted ways, as Mattias wanted to focuse on his solo-career and own material. The band then found a new guitarist in local talent Søren Hoff, and they did a couple of demo's and gigs with this line-up, before the band however officially closed down in 1993.
Years went by, and Fate was still a name that reminded people of how great classic hard rock could actually be. It was MTM MUSIC who managed to get the rights for the re-issues of "A Matter Of Attitude" and "Scratch N Sniff" to build up a possible comeback. The guys got the offer to play the prestigious Deep Impact Festival in Germany in 2004, and of course this was too good an offer to turn down. So Peter, Per, Søren and temporary drummer Rasmus Duedahl took the trip down there, and had really good response from fans and media.
Now, ignited by the overwhelming response to the re-releases, FATE has decided to give it another shot, and with the line-up of Peter, Per, Søren and new drummer Mikael Kvist (from Swedish prog-metal band Elsesphere) FATE is back in action.
In the winter of 2005/2006 the band finished recording their forthcoming album, "V", with producer Tommy Hansen (who did "Scratch N Sniff" back in 1990, as well as having produced bands like Helloween, Pretty Maids, TNT and many more), 2006 looks to become the year of the FATE-boys. They are looking forward to an April 2006 release of "V", followed by some gigs in and out of Denmark.
“V” is a masterpiece within the classic hard rock style, that FATE themselves helped to create 20 ago.
PETER STEINCKE - PERSONAL STATEMENT ON FATE: Good fun being back! Very happy about the new songs and the present line-up. Let's see what happens next ...
PER JOHANSSON - PERSONAL STATEMENT ON FATE: It's funny being together and working with Peter Steincke as the only original member left from the beginning of FATE. I'm a bit surprised cause, working together with Peter on the new songs on FATE V was quite easy regarding the vocal work. It felt just like we left the rehearsalroom yesterday, but today it's almost 13 years ago. I'm ready to give it a second round and if we´re lucky and going on a tour again, it would be a wonderful feeling to able to say "hello" to all our fans, if there's any left (hahahahaha) and once again kick some serious ass.
SØREN HOFF - PERSONAL STATEMENT ON FATE: What can I say - I'm so thrilled playing with these guys :-)
MICKE KVIST - PERSONAL STATEMENT ON FATE: When I was asked to join Fate, I only knew the band by the name, plus that they had some connection to Sweden through an ex-member of the band. Never heard any of their songs before. The first thing I did was to check out some of the old records. I really liked them a lot. 13 new demo-songs was sent to me, and I had 1 1/2 month to rehearse them all, before going to Denmark to record the drums for the upcoming album. It amazed me how good these 13 songs are. Another thing that hit me at once, is that Peter, Per and Søren are all very talented musicans. And on a personal level, they are all great guys. I´m very excited about being in Fate, and hope to see you all soon.
In 2004 the guys got the offer to play the prestigious Deep Impact Festival in Germany, and of course this was too good an offer to turn down. So Peter, Per, Søren and temporary drummer Rasmus Duedahl took the trip down there, and had really good response from fans and media - and this also lead to MTM MUSIC wanting to license the "A Matter Of Attitude" and "Scratch N Sniff" albums from EMI, remaster them and release them with some additional bonus tracks.
Now, ignited by the overwhelming response to the re-releases, Fate has decided to give it another shot, and with the line-up of Peter, Per, Søren and new drummer Mikael Kvist (from Swedish prog-metal band Elsesphere) Fate is back in action.
In the winter of 2005/2006 the band finished recording their next album, "V", with producer Tommy Hansen (who did "Scratch N Sniff" back in 1990, as well as having produced bands like Helloween, Pretty Maids and many more), and promoted worldwide by Intromental Management, 2006 looks to become the year of the Fate-boys. Signed to MTM Music for Europe/Australia/South America and Replica Records for France, Fate are looking forward to an April 2006 release of "V", followed by some gigs in and out of Denmark.
The legend has returned :-)
Denmark's permiere hard rock band finally returns to the scene. “V” is a masterpiece within the classic hard rock style, that FATE themselves helped to create 20 ago. Produced by Tommy Hansen, known for PRETTY MAIDS, HELLOWEEN, TNT and more.
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