Origin: Netherlands  
Genres: 80's Metal
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Last update/review: December 31, 2015

Highway Chile

80's Dutch metallers Highway Chile were a bit out of their time, opting for a style that mixed American hard rock with prime NWOBHM riffing, at a time where many of their contemporaries were on the heavier side of things. Ultimately they didn't achieve the success that one might have hoped, as their Storybook Heroes album showed a versatile songwriting style that should have garnered a larger following. The original incarnation folded in the late eighties after two albums and an EP, but drummer Ernst Van Ee put together a completely new lineup in 2002, resulting in a live album that year and a new studio album, Keeper Of The Earth, in 2007. They haven't recorded since but are still active as of this writing.

Recent album: Rat Race, released on March 28, 2025.

Current Members

Stan Verbraak

vocals (Helloise)

Ben Blaauw

guitars (Helloise)

Martin Mens

guitars/vocals

Marshell Remeeus

bass

Jaimy Quite

drums

Former Members/Guests

Armand Vander Stigchel

vocals

Sav Pearce

vocals

Robert Souterboek

vocals

Peter Barnouw

guitars

Attila Szabo

guitars

Gert Nijboer

guitars

Eric Finck

bass

Edwin den Haag

bass

Ernst Van Ee

drums (Helloise)


Discography


Storybook Heroes  
1983 Lark
  1. The Fever
  2. Headbangers
  3. Carol (Lady Of The Dark Room)
  4. Handing You Over
  5. Highway Chile
  6. Jesse James
  7. Going Blind
  8. Endless Trial
  • Armand Vander Stigchel
  • Peter Barnouw
  • Ben Blaauw
  • Eric Finck
  • Ernst Van Ee


For The Wild And Lonely  EP
1984 Mirus
  1. The Power And The Force
  2. Pale Blue Eyes
  3. The Omerta (Lucky No More)
  4. Custer's Last Stand
  5. Brand New Star
  6. Horses And Shields
  • Armand Vander Stigchel
  • Peter Barnouw
  • Ben Blaauw
  • Eric Finck
  • Ernst Van Ee


Rockarama  
1985 21
  1. Rockarama
  2. Christine
  3. No Place To Run
  4. You Took My Heart
  5. Too Hot To Touch
  6. Broken Promises
  7. So Hard To Get
  8. California's On Fire
  9. On The Rox
  10. Chearleaders
  • Sav Pearce
  • Peter Barnouw
  • Ben Blaauw
  • Eric Finck
  • Ernst Van Ee


On The Road Again - Live  
2002 Humansound
  1. Highway Chile Is Coming To Get You
  2. Jesse James
  3. Going Blind
  4. Hard Life
  5. Carol
  6. Bite In Anger
  7. Midnight Delight
  8. Fever
  9. This Girl
  10. Endless Trail
  11. Headbangers
  12. Rock & Roll Blitzkrieg
  • Robert Souterboek
  • Martin Mens
  • Attila Szabo
  • Edwin den Haag
  • Ernst Van Ee


Keeper Of The Earth  
2008 Mausoleum
  1. Keeper Of The Earth
  2. Poison
  3. Road To Paradise
  4. Pretending
  5. Free Fighters
  6. Run Away
  7. Heat Wave
  8. Endless Trail
  9. Headbangers
  10. Stealing With Pride
  11. Long Live Rock 'n Roll
  12. Dreaming Of Heaven
  • Stan Verbraak
  • Martin Mens
  • Gert Nijboer
  • Marshell Remeeus
  • Ernst Van Ee


The Endless Trail - The Ultimate Ballad  EP
2011


Locked Up Live (Breda, NL 18/09/2020)  LIVE
2021


Rat Race  
2025
  1. Rat Race
  2. We're Good
  3. No Reason Left to Stay
  4. Wasted Years
  5. The Enemy Within
  6. A Song We All Can Sing
  7. Rocking Chair Rock
  8. Rock 'n Roll Fantasy



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