Cries from the Quiet World: Killer "Fatal Attraction"

lunes, 19 de septiembre de 2022

Killer "Fatal Attraction"

Killer is a Belgian heavy metal band founded in 1980. The lead guitarist is Paul Shorty Van Camp.

Killer was founded in 1980 by Paul "Shorty" Van Camp (lead guitar and lead vocals) and "Fat Leo" (drums), who had just split up their previous band, Mothers of Track. After a few auditions "Spooky" (bass guitar and lead vocals) joined the band. They decided to stay a power trio and started working on the songs. After four months, their first record, Ready for Hell, was recorded and released by major company WEA (Warner Bros). After this release Killer knew a very fast evolution and became a well respected and major band all over Europe and even abroad. Killer was managed and advised by Alfie Falkenbach, Leo Felsenstein and Stonne Holmgren, who later founded Mausoleum, one of the first independent heavy metal labels. Killer was the first Belgian metal band inspired by the success of the NWOBHM bands such as Saxon, Iron Maiden, and Def Leppard.

In 1987, Shorty released a solo album, Too Wild to Tame, under the name "Van Camp" at CNR records. This album was in the best Killer tradition but a lot more guitar hero oriented with long complicated songs and long flashing guitar solos.

In 1989, Spooky and Shorty decided to start Killer again, with new drummer Rudy Simmons and second guitar player Jan Van Springel.

A fourth album, Fatal Attraction, was recorded in Germany and released by the also re-formed Mausoleum label. In the beginning (1990) this album was only released in Germany, and the band operated and toured mostly in Germany. Later the album was also released in other countries.

Track list:

Side A