Point Blank (Bonfire album)
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Point Blank is the third album by the hard rock
band Bonfire
. It was released in 1989 on the label BMG International. During the recording sessions of this album, Hans Ziller
was fired from the band, but the album features 10 songs written by him as well as 3 that feature him playing. Freddy Curci
from Alias
, Sheriff
and Zion also contributed to additional backing vocals for this album. Originally, the band had recorded 30 songs and settled on 17 tracks for the album.
It entered the UK album charts on 21 October 1989, and reached number 74; it was only in the chart for 1 week.
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...
band Bonfire
Bonfire (band)
Bonfire is a German heavy metal band, founded in Ingolstadt, Germany in 1972. Bonfire has a unique history. Currently there are two bands who have held the name. The original group started out as Cacumen, became Bonfire and ended in 2011 as Charade...
. It was released in 1989 on the label BMG International. During the recording sessions of this album, Hans Ziller
Hans Ziller
Hans Ziller is the lead guitarist, backing vocalist and primary composer of the German 1980s melodic hard rock band Bonfire. He founded the band called Cacumen as a teenager in 1972. He has appeared on all of the band's albums, except Knock Out...
was fired from the band, but the album features 10 songs written by him as well as 3 that feature him playing. Freddy Curci
Freddy Curci
Freddy Curci is a Canadian AOR rock vocalist and songwriter best known for his stints in Alias and Sheriff.Curci has a multi-octave vocal range and holds the Guinness World Record for Longest Note Held in a pop song, for 30 seconds, timed and submitted by University of Houston, for the ending note...
from Alias
Alias (band)
Alias was a Canadian album-oriented rock/hard rock supergroup band, formed in 1988 by vocalist Freddy Curci and guitarist Steve DeMarchi of the Canadian arena rock band Sheriff , along with Heart founding members Roger Fisher, Steve Fossen, and Mike DeRosier.The band released its self-titled debut...
, Sheriff
Sheriff (band)
Sheriff was a Canadian rock band in the early 1980s, best known for their hit song "When I'm with You".-Biography:The band was formed in 1979 in Toronto, Ontario and consisted of vocalist Freddy Curci, guitarist Steve DeMarchi, keyboardist Arnold Lanni, bassist Wolf Hassel and drummer Rob...
and Zion also contributed to additional backing vocals for this album. Originally, the band had recorded 30 songs and settled on 17 tracks for the album.
It entered the UK album charts on 21 October 1989, and reached number 74; it was only in the chart for 1 week.
Track listing
Remastered Edition
In 2009 Point Blank was remastered by Toni Ubler for the company Yesterrock. This edition of the album now featured 7 additional songs, all live performances by Bonfire from circa 1989 when the album was originally released. The track listing is as follows:Band members
- Claus LessmannClaus LessmannClaus Leßmann is the lead singer and guitarist of the German heavy metal band Bonfire. He is the only member and the only singer of Bonfire to have appeared on all of the band's albums. Leßmann is also one of the only remaining original members of the band, the other being lead guitarist Hans Ziller...
- lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar - Angel Schleifer - guitar, backing vocals
- Joerg DeisingerJoerg DeisingerJoerg Deisinger is the former bassist and a founding member of the German ‘80s melodic rock band, Bonfire.- Early Life and Bonfire :Deisinger was born in Nuremberg, Germany on April 23, 1966. His pre-teen obsession with learning how to play guitar eventually became a full fledged pursuit of...
- bass, backing vocals, mouth drums - Edgar Patrik - drums, percussion, backing vocals