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Germany’s Headhunter was founded by Marcel Schirmer after leaving Destruction: no wonder their albums, including 1990’s Parody of Life, sound identical to his previous band. Read More

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September 21, 2007

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So, as it turns out, Schmier got the better end of the deal after his shocking departure from Destruction. The band had clearly been on the rise through the 80s, and who knows what they might have created together had they stuck it out, but separation anxiety was not kind to his alma mater in the 90s, the band releasing a number of EPs and a full-length which they are embarrassed with to this day (rightly so). On the other hand, we got Headhunter out of the deal, a band that was consistently good and constantly underrated, a band Schmier formed with guitarist Uwe Hoffman aka 'Schmuddel' of the trad. metal band Talon, and the enormously talented drummer Jörg Michael whose resume reads like a whose who of greatness in various Euro metal genres.

The recovery did not take long, and Parody of Life arrived the same year as Cracked Brain, only with far better music. The best means to describe Headhunter is classical Destruction with a firmer grasp of melody in Schmier's vocals, and a lot more influence from traditional hard rock and metal, which manifests in a warmer, more positive atmosphere through the lyrics and guitars. Speaking of guitars, Hoffman had seriously improved himself here from his years in Talon, and if anyone is the hero of the Headhunter tribe, it must be him, because despite the snarling Schmier's excellent presence in both verse and chorus, the riffs truly rule the day on this album. Diverse and exceptional, Parody of Life is not only one of the best German thrash efforts of 1990 (besides the obvious Kreator album), but superior to almost anything he's ever done with Destruction (Sentence of Death and The Antichrist excluded).

This album rocks and it does not stop, from the frenetic pace of the title track and it's myriad melodic riffs to the savage, tactful finale "Trapped in Reality". Along the way we are gifted with such numbers as the flowing speed metal of "Ease My Pain", the tremendous escalation of the emotional "Plead Guilty", the bristling melodic "Kick Over Your Traces", and the eccentric, bludgeoning "Caught in a Spider's Web". But really, there is not a single song on this album without at least something great to offer in it, even the swaggering mechanics of "Force of Habit" and the clamor and mystique of "Cursed". There's also a shot taken here, and not subtly, at Destruction, called "Crack Brained", but it's actually a really good song, and the lyrics don't seem to entirely involve his previous band. It's not the only one, apparently, because the very end of "Trapped in Reality" also seems to throw in a brief nod to the "My Sharona" cover on Cracked Brain.

Such elegance aside, this is a fairly magnificent collection of tunes which Schmier had and has every right to be proud of, cementing his importance as one of the best bassist/frontmen in all of thrash metal. Further Headhunter records would expand upon their influences and explore other genres a little more directly, but this is a pretty straight up example of where Destruction might have been had they fostered a finer progression in their 90s work. The mix is bright and crisp, still sounding superb 20 years later, and it's listenable from front to back. The individual tracks might not bear the same resonance as a "Curse the Gods", "Mad Butcher" or "Eternal Ban", but they're close in quality, and the vocal performance is a clear step forward for Marcel Schirmer without leaving his comfort zone.

-autothrall
http://www.fromthedustreturned.com
*Written for the 10th MA Virgin Reviews Challenge

Germany’s Headhunter are a veteran act who have seen a resurging success in the 2000’s with the revival of traditional metal, the release of ‘Parasite of Society’ and numerous European festival appearances, gaining them a decent sized following. Perhaps best known for featring the talented veteran Marcel "Schmier" Schirmer ( Destruction ) at the helm, Baden-Württemberg natives Headhunter exploded onto the late ‘80s metal scene with the release of the heavy as you like ‘Parody of Life’ (Virgin Records) in ’90, which showcased a talented band with their own unique “rough power metal sound”. Though Schmeir and crew turned more than their fair share of heads, their solid follow up material simply came at the wrong time for heavy metal – that dark period known as the pre-renaissance ‘90s, and after a couple more discs, Headhunter was put on hiatus as Schmeir reunited with Destruction . Having since rejoined forces, Headhunter got back in business with an album (‘Parasite of Society’ )that has been both eargerly anticipated and well-received by fans in Germany and beyond. Today ‘Parody of Life’ is lauded as a classic of both German metal and powerthrash in general, hailed as a hard edged masterpiece blending various influences to produce a unique, aggressive powerthrash album.

Throughout the album an awesome blend of classic heavy metal riffs, thrash-edged attacks, and powerish elements combines to form one seriously heavy and catchy debut album. For instance ‘Kick Over Your Traces’ combines some rifftastic traditional style riffs, perhaps showing through the bands respect for Angel Witch and especially Judas Priest - while the chorus vocals have much more allegiance to late ‘80s thrash in the vein of Anthrax . Other cuts like ‘Force of Habit’ feature some excellently inventive technical thrash style riffage, and high-tempo pounding double kick drums couple with thrash gang vocals, rip roaring classic metal style leads and snarling verses. Title track ‘Parody of Life’ opens things up with a high paced thundering roar, after one of the bands trademark comedic intros. The song is a solid blend of thrash metal choruses combining with an almost US power metallish feel throughout most of the song.

This is an all-round great album – I love the mixture of thrash, heavy and power metal present throughout the album – and the songs are memorable, if not often just plain ol’ catchy. The riffs of Schmuddel are awesome and inventive, and in some places the riffs and solos are awesomely inventive. Jörg Michael’s pounding skins are insanely aggressive – but they perhaps could have been mixed a bit clearer in there. Vocals are a wee bit muffled too. Overall the production job isn’t too bad, but I’ve heard much better from this date. Anyway, the band’s sound present on this debut is great and quickly shot them to a high status in the underground. During the bands hiatus in the earlier part of the 2000’s, I’ve heard the pressure from fans to re-release this debut album was strong – and the calls on the band to re-unite were frequent. Solid powerthrash in a slightly more Germanic vein than the US school like Helstar, Metal Church, Hexx, Jag Panzer et al . Probably not as dark as its American counterparts – but certainly not lacking in speed or technical talent, not to mention awesome riffs. Fans of German thrash should enjoy this one too – there’s certainly some definite Destruction likeness in the music.

-DeathRiderDoom

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1 Parody Of Life 3:53
2 Ease My Pain 3:59
3 Plead Guilty 4:48
4 Kick Over Your Traces 6:51
5 Force Of Habit 3:38
6 Caught In A Spider's Webb 3:03
7 Cursed 4:25
8 Crack Brained 4:03
9 Trapped In Reality

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