Victory (band)
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Victory was a German Heavy Metal
and hard rock band
from Hanover
, most successful in the 1980s. With extensive tours and radio airplay, the band also made a breakthrough in North America.
-frontman Ted Pullit, former Gary Moore
- and Ted Nugent
-singer Charlie Huhn
became the band's singer. Recommended by Scorpions
' guitarist Rudolph Schenker, the band sign a management deal with David Kreb (who managed, among others, Scorpions
and Aerosmith
).
(ex-Eloy
). Apart from playing 60 concerts, the band was also in the two largest festivals of the country, Day In The Green in Oakland before 60,000 and the Texxas Jam in front of over 80,000 spectators. After his return to Germany, John Lockton was replaced by the former Accept
guitarist, Herman Frank.
With their second album Don't Get Mad... Get Even the band again toured through Europe and America and the single Check's In The Mail gave them a radio hit in the USA. The third album Hungry Hearts came out in 1987 leading to yet more European and North American live work. A concert in Hamburg was recorded for a live album, which appeared in 1988 under the title That's Live. After its release, Huhn left the band, in order to join Humble Pie Featuring Jerry Shirley. His replacement was the 22-year-old Swiss, Fernando Garcia.
The fourth album Culture Killed The Native achieved #19 in the German charts and also entered the charts in the USA again. A Europe tour as support for Gary Moore
followed, before Victory started their first headline tour through America, as well as their first concert in Canada. Both Singles Never Satisfied and Don't Tell No Lies again received airplay on Radio and MTV
. By 1990 a second studio album with Garcia was released: Temples Of Gold appeared in the top 20 in Germany and the first edition of it added a six song live EP, of recordings made in Los Angeles. An additional US-Tour followed, before 1992 the Album You Bought It You Name It was released.
Victory now ranked alongside Scorpions
, Accept
and Helloween
as the most successful German band but announced their split in 1994 with the double live album live LINE . But two years later they returned with the new album Voiceprint. Frank was replaced by the new, then Los Angeles based guitarist Jake Paland (who has also worked with PFL, Timo Maas and Jimmy Somerville amongst others), and Randow by Matthias Liebetruth (who some years later would play for Running Wild
). The album's release was accompanied by an extensive tour and the single releases Deep Inside The World and Cyberia, of which the latter again received airplay on all major music-tv channels. Varying personal interests among the band members though led to the final dissolution for the band.
's Keeper of the seven keys
), Knorn became manager of Uli Jon Roth, Glenn Hughes and Michael Schenker
. Huhn
joined (in 2000) Foghat
and Garcia (from 2004) sang for Swiss metal band Godiva (Band)
. Randow in the meantime played for Saxon
, Liebetruth became drummer for Running Wild and Paland continued working as a studio guitarist and focusing on his own projects.
, Newton, Frank, Knorn and Randow. Victory played some concerts in Russia
and Bulgaria
as well as Wacken Open Air
- a festival in northern Germany. Since Huhn was living in America, tour activities were difficult and he was again replaced, now with Jioti Parcharidis, the singer of Human Fortress
.
With Parcharidis, the band released the album Fuel To The Fire, containing re-recordings of their best known songs in January 2006. Thereafter yet another line-up change followed. Randow left Victory and was replaced by former Sanvoisen drummer Achim Keller. Appearances followed at Bang Your Head!!! and Sweden Rock-festival as well as a European tour in support of Metal Church
in May and June 2007. The band is releasing "Don't Talk Science" in June 2011 in what they are calling their final album. The album was recorded in 2009.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
and hard rock band
Band (music)
In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...
from Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
, most successful in the 1980s. With extensive tours and radio airplay, the band also made a breakthrough in North America.
Emergence
Victory was formed in 1984 from the remnants of the band Fargo. Bassist Peter Knorn, the two guitarists Tommy Newton and John Lockton and drummer Bernie Van de Graaf had all previously worked together in that band. After originally working with singer Pedro Schemm, and later ThunderheadThunderhead
Thunderhead can refer to:*a cumulonimbus cloud seen during a thunderstormOther meanings:*Thunderhead , a Marvel comic character in the comic Monstergirl...
-frontman Ted Pullit, former Gary Moore
Gary Moore
Robert William Gary Moore , better known simply as Gary Moore, was a Northern Irish musician from Belfast, best recognised as a blues rock guitarist and singer....
- and Ted Nugent
Ted Nugent
Theodore Anthony "Ted" Nugent is an American guitarist, musician, singer, author, reserve police officer, and activist. From Detroit, Michigan, he originally gained fame as the lead guitarist of The Amboy Dukes, before embarking on a lengthy solo career...
-singer Charlie Huhn
Charlie Huhn
Charlie Huhn is an American rock singer and guitarist. He got his start playing with Vic Amato, Andy Dennen and Al Lesert in the band Cirrus, in and around Grand Rapids, Michigan playing many gigs in West Michigan before joining Ted Nugent in 1978....
became the band's singer. Recommended by Scorpions
Scorpions (band)
Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...
' guitarist Rudolph Schenker, the band sign a management deal with David Kreb (who managed, among others, Scorpions
Scorpions (band)
Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...
and Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...
).
Taking Place
A self-titled album appeared in 1985 on CBS Records to mild controversy because of the cover art: a scantily-dressed woman lying on her back with her legs spread, forming a V. The hype worked and the album made the charts. But before the first US tour, drummer Van de Graaf was replaced by Fritz RandowFritz Randow
Fritz Randow is a drummer from Germany. He has played in rock and heavy metal oriented bands such as Eloy, Victory, Sinner and Saxon and in 2007 with Peter Panka's Jane.-Biography:Randow started playing the drums when he was 13 years old...
(ex-Eloy
Eloy
Eloy is a German progressive rock band, whose musical style includes symphonic and space rock, the latter theme being more prevalent on earlier albums...
). Apart from playing 60 concerts, the band was also in the two largest festivals of the country, Day In The Green in Oakland before 60,000 and the Texxas Jam in front of over 80,000 spectators. After his return to Germany, John Lockton was replaced by the former Accept
Accept
Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled by former vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes. Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s...
guitarist, Herman Frank.
With their second album Don't Get Mad... Get Even the band again toured through Europe and America and the single Check's In The Mail gave them a radio hit in the USA. The third album Hungry Hearts came out in 1987 leading to yet more European and North American live work. A concert in Hamburg was recorded for a live album, which appeared in 1988 under the title That's Live. After its release, Huhn left the band, in order to join Humble Pie Featuring Jerry Shirley. His replacement was the 22-year-old Swiss, Fernando Garcia.
The fourth album Culture Killed The Native achieved #19 in the German charts and also entered the charts in the USA again. A Europe tour as support for Gary Moore
Gary Moore
Robert William Gary Moore , better known simply as Gary Moore, was a Northern Irish musician from Belfast, best recognised as a blues rock guitarist and singer....
followed, before Victory started their first headline tour through America, as well as their first concert in Canada. Both Singles Never Satisfied and Don't Tell No Lies again received airplay on Radio and MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
. By 1990 a second studio album with Garcia was released: Temples Of Gold appeared in the top 20 in Germany and the first edition of it added a six song live EP, of recordings made in Los Angeles. An additional US-Tour followed, before 1992 the Album You Bought It You Name It was released.
Victory now ranked alongside Scorpions
Scorpions (band)
Scorpions are a heavy metal/hard rock band from Hannover, Germany, formed in 1965 by guitarist Rudolf Schenker, who is the band's only constant member. They are known for their 1980s rock anthem "Rock You Like a Hurricane" and many singles, such as "No One Like You", "Send Me an Angel", "Still...
, Accept
Accept
Accept is a German heavy metal band from the town of Solingen, originally assembled by former vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarist Wolf Hoffmann and bassist Peter Baltes. Their beginnings can be traced back to the late 1960s...
and Helloween
Helloween
Helloween is a German power metal band founded in the mid 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. The band was a pioneering force in the European Power Metal movement and their second and third studio albums, Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt...
as the most successful German band but announced their split in 1994 with the double live album live LINE . But two years later they returned with the new album Voiceprint. Frank was replaced by the new, then Los Angeles based guitarist Jake Paland (who has also worked with PFL, Timo Maas and Jimmy Somerville amongst others), and Randow by Matthias Liebetruth (who some years later would play for Running Wild
Running Wild (band)
Running Wild is a German heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Hamburg. They were part of the German heavy/speed/power metal scene to emerge in the early to mid 1980s. The band has carved its niche in the metal world as the first "pirate metal" band, a theme which took off with the release of Under...
). The album's release was accompanied by an extensive tour and the single releases Deep Inside The World and Cyberia, of which the latter again received airplay on all major music-tv channels. Varying personal interests among the band members though led to the final dissolution for the band.
The time afterwards
Newton made a name as a producer (he worked on HelloweenHelloween
Helloween is a German power metal band founded in the mid 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. The band was a pioneering force in the European Power Metal movement and their second and third studio albums, Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt...
's Keeper of the seven keys
Keeper of the Seven Keys
Keeper of the Seven Keys is a four-part album series by Helloween, composed of the band's second, third, and eleventh full-length studio albums and their latest live album.- Part 1 :...
), Knorn became manager of Uli Jon Roth, Glenn Hughes and Michael Schenker
Michael Schenker
Michael Schenker is a German rock guitarist, best known for his tenure in UFO, in addition to his solo band. He first rose to fame as a founding member of the Scorpions, then achieved fame in the mid 1970s as the lead guitar player for UFO. Since leaving UFO in 1978, he has been leading the...
. Huhn
Huhn
Huhn is surname of:* Bruno Siegfried Huhn* Charlie Huhn* Clara Huhn, née Herling* Emil Hugo "Hap" Huhn* Wolfram Huhn...
joined (in 2000) Foghat
Foghat
Foghat are a British rock band that had their peak success in the mid- to late-1970s. Their style can be described as "blues-rock," or boogie-rock dominated by electric and electric slide guitar. The band has achieved five gold records...
and Garcia (from 2004) sang for Swiss metal band Godiva (Band)
Godiva (band)
Godiva is a heavy metal band from Switzerland, founded in early 2001 as a cover band.By the summer of 2001, the band recorded their first 3-track-demo and, within the next year, Godiva supported bands such as Freedom Call, Shakra, Primal Fear and Dokken...
. Randow in the meantime played for Saxon
Saxon (band)
Saxon are an English heavy metal band, formed in 1976 in Barnsley, Yorkshire. As front-runners of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal, they had 8 UK Top 40 albums in the 1980s including 4 UK Top 10 albums. Saxon also had numerous singles in the Top 20 singles chart...
, Liebetruth became drummer for Running Wild and Paland continued working as a studio guitarist and focusing on his own projects.
Reunion in the new Millennium
In 2002, rumours of a reunion of Victory started. Garcia declined to participate, which made it all the more surprising that in 2003, the album Instinct appeared with the almost original lineup of HuhnHuhn
Huhn is surname of:* Bruno Siegfried Huhn* Charlie Huhn* Clara Huhn, née Herling* Emil Hugo "Hap" Huhn* Wolfram Huhn...
, Newton, Frank, Knorn and Randow. Victory played some concerts in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
and Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Bulgaria , officially the Republic of Bulgaria , is a parliamentary democracy within a unitary constitutional republic in Southeast Europe. The country borders Romania to the north, Serbia and Macedonia to the west, Greece and Turkey to the south, as well as the Black Sea to the east...
as well as Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air
Wacken Open Air is a summer open air heavy metal music festival. It takes place annually in the small town of Wacken in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany...
- a festival in northern Germany. Since Huhn was living in America, tour activities were difficult and he was again replaced, now with Jioti Parcharidis, the singer of Human Fortress
Human Fortress
Human Fortress is a power metal band that strives for an epic feel with their music, calling their music "epic battle metal." The band is from Hannover, Germany.- Biography :...
.
With Parcharidis, the band released the album Fuel To The Fire, containing re-recordings of their best known songs in January 2006. Thereafter yet another line-up change followed. Randow left Victory and was replaced by former Sanvoisen drummer Achim Keller. Appearances followed at Bang Your Head!!! and Sweden Rock-festival as well as a European tour in support of Metal Church
Metal Church
Metal Church was an American heavy metal band. They originally formed in Seattle, Washington as Shrapnel in 1980. Their first album was released in 1984, and the band's most recent work, This Present Wasteland, was released in 2008....
in May and June 2007. The band is releasing "Don't Talk Science" in June 2011 in what they are calling their final album. The album was recorded in 2009.
Studio Albums
- 1985 Victory
- 1986 Don't Get Mad... Get Even
- 1987 Hungry Hearts
- 1989 Culture Killed the Native
- 1990 Temples of Gold
- 1992 You Bought It - You Name It
- 1996 Voiceprint
- 2003 Instinct
- 2006 Fuel to the Fire (Re-recordings of older songs)
- 2011 Don´t Talk Science (recorded in 2009)
Live albums & Compilations
- 1988 That's Live (Live)
- 1992 The Very Best of - Rock'N'Roll Kids Forever (Best Of)
- 1994 Liveline (Live)
Singles & EPs
- 1986 Check's in the Mail
- 1987 Feel the Fire
- 1989 Never Satisfied
- 1989 Don't Tell No Lies
- 1990 Rock'n'Roll Kids Forever
- 1992 Rock-O-Matic
- 1992 Lost in the Night
- 1996 Deep Inside the World
- 1996 Cyberia