Hanker Hanker
a Traditional Metal band from Quebec City, QC, Canada   flag 

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Last Update: August 14, 2010

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The French Canadian band Hanker was formed back in 1985, though it wasn't until 1994 that their first album was released. The band is clearly rooted in power metal, but not the current melodic Euro variety -- Hanker sounds much more like a NWOBHM band, particularly on their first two releases, with a raw, rough style and a youthful energy that is quite effective. Iron Maiden influences abound here, though the vocalist is more along the lines of, perhaps, Harry Conklin of Jag Panzer (early JP is another occasional soundalike). The band currently isn't well known outside their native country, but these guys are quite good.

Recently releasedConspiracy Of Mass Extinction, on July 2010.

members
current lineup:

Pascal Cliche
   vocals/guitars/keyboards
Patrick Gravel
   guitars/backing vocals
Laurent Imbeau
   bass
Luc Guay
   drums
former members:

Martin Jones
   bass
Denis Cossette
   bass
Jean-Francois Fillion
   drums
Sylvain Tremblay
   drums
discography
In Our World
1994 independent

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    Track Listing: Lineup:
  1. I'd Like To Know
  2. Bloodbath In Heaven
  3. In Our World
  4. Gardeners Of Pain
  5. Cradle Of The Night
  6. Disturbing The Brain
  7. Fight The Light
  8. Staring At The Rain
  9. Pay No More
  10. Lethal Liar
  11. This Could Be Heaven
  • Pascal Cliche
  • Patrick Gravel
  • Martin Jones
  • Jean-Francois Fillion



The Dead Ringer
1997 independent

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    Track Listing: Lineup:
  1. Unsung Hero
  2. Holy Screen
  3. You Won't Live Eternally
  4. The Clown
  5. They Are Gone
  6. Dead As The Night
  7. The Age Of The Quick Fix
  8. F.A.T.E.
  9. No More War
  10. United We Stand, Divided We Fall
  • Pascal Cliche
  • Patrick Gravel
  • Martin Jones
  • Jean-Francois Fillion



Snakes And Ladders
2000 Metal Disk

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    Track Listing: Lineup:
  1. Ad Patres
  2. The Pardoner
  3. Hail To You
  4. Seven
  5. Save Your Life
  6. Confidence Man
  7. Far From The Cradle
  8. On The Verge Of Tears
  9. Fool's Paradise
  10. The Eternal Struggle
  11. Behind The Curtain
  • Pascal Cliche
  • Patrick Gravel
  • Denis Cossette
  • Luc Guay



Web Of Faith
2004 Skyscraper

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    Track Listing: Lineup:
  1. Empower
  2. Inside Me
  3. Stigmata
  4. Let Me Out
  5. Do Or Die
  6. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
  7. The Search
  8. Under Cover Of Darkness
  9. Face To Face
  10. Point Of No Return
  11. The Huntsman
  12. Web Of Faith
  • Pascal Cliche
  • Patrick Gravel
  • Denis Cossette
  • Luc Guay



Conspiracy Of Mass Extinction
2010 Hellion

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    Track Listing: Lineup:
  1. Fear The End
  2. Beyond The Pale
  3. Castaway
  4. Battle Cries
  5. Who’s Crying Loud
  6. Conspiracy Of Mass Extinction
  7. The Infernal Depths Beneath
  8. Fire
  9. Crawlers
  10. Ruins Of Generations
  11. The One Among Them
  12. First To Know
  13. Feel It Again
  • Pascal Cliche
  • Patrick Gravel
  • Laurent Imbeau
  • Sylvain Tremblay



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