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Royal Hunt - Land Of Broken Hearts - Reviewed By World of Metal! Tuesday May 10 2022, 10:08 AM

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Royal Hunt - Land Of Broken Hearts - Reviewed By World of Metal ! Check it out here at this link: https://worldofmetalmag.com/wom-reviews-martin-rubashov-road-trip-visionoir-royal-hunt/

It's amazing to think about the years since the Royal Hunt debut and even more to check how their sound hasn't changed that much since. Much guilt / thanks to the keyboards of André Andersen that mark and always marked the sound of the band. In 1992 the progressive metal was not yet a "thing" and the traditional hard'n'heavy was already giving the last, being quickly restituded by the more alternative sounds. The Danish band has always been owes to this and their sound has always been here, which is still admirable. "Land Of Broken Hearts" is a good progressive heavy metal album, always with that hint of melody so typical of hard rock. Henrik Brockmann's voice is not as striking as D.C. Cooper's but it fits perfectly. Reissued now by the band's own label, this is an album that fans of the band already know. If you don't know, there are no more excuses. In addition, we have some acoustic bonus tracks. - World of Metal

Release Date: October 29, 2021

FFO: Helloween, Iron Maiden, Blind Guardian

ROYAL HUNT DEBUT CD TURNS 30 YEARS – COLLECTORS EDITION IS DUE IN OCTOBER

The re-mastered version of ROYAL HUNT’s debut album – ”Land Of Broken Hearts” will be released on the 29th of October 2021 via NorthPoint Productions. It includes an extended booklet with rare pictures, “the making of” – story written by André Andersen and 5 bonus tracks. “Land of Broken Hearts” has previously been reissued on vinyl (Night of the Vinyl Dead) CD, and all digital platforms (NorthPoint Productions) in 2018.

Message from the band: “Dear friends,

We´ve been totally overwhelmed by the amount of requests reg. “Land of Broken Hearts” – re-issue of 2018 – which was then quickly sold out mostly at the stage of pre-orders.

We didn’t expect that much interest in our older albums – BUT – if that´s the case – we might try to continue re-issuing those albums in the same fashion: with extended booklets, bonus tracks and more inside info on each release.

The re-run of “Land of Broken Hearts” is due in october 2021. If you missed your copy in 2018 – you can now reserve one here “.

Add to your playlists / listen to “Land Of Broken Hearts” on all digital platforms:

Spotify https://bit.ly/land-of-broken-hears-spotify
iTunes https://bit.ly/land-of-broken-hears-itunes
YouTube https://bit.ly/land-of-broken-hears-youtube
Amazon https://bit.ly/land-of-broken-hears-amazon

Tracklisting:
1. Running Wild 5:08
2. Easy Rider 4:59
3. Flight 4:00
4. Age Gone Wild 4:32
5. Martial Arts (Instrumental) 1:51
6. One by One 4:34
7. Heart of the City 3:43
8. Land of Broken Hearts 4:41
9. Freeway Jam (Instrumental) 1:32
10. Kingdom Dark 4:28
11. Stranded 4:41
12. Day in Day Out 3:23
13. Land of Broken Hearts (Acoustic Version) 3:58
14. Age Gone Wild (Acoustic Version) 4:06
15. Bad Luck 3:16
16. What Goes Around Comes Around 3:42

The official video – “Land Of Broken Hearts”

While going through the archives in search of bonus material in 2018, some raw video footage was found which was shot all the way back in 1992 but never used: the band performing “Age Gone Wild” from their debut. The film has been restored/edited and finally published, giving all ROYAL HUNT fans a unique opportunity to re-discover this once lost and now – fortunately – newly found gem: