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Category: SKAGARACK

REMASTER / SKAGARACK

SKAGARACK ‎- Skagarack +5 [Japan HR/HM 1000 Vol.5 series] (2022) HQ

And here’s another volume from the Universal Music Japan reissue campaign of their ‘HR/HM 1000‘ series – the Limited Release reissue of long time out of print albums from their Hard Rock / Heavy Metal catalog at the price of 1000 Yen = about 9 USD.
As part of the 2022 batch, ”HR-HM 1000 Vol.5”, we find SKAGARACK‘s first, self-titled debut from the band including 5 bonus tracks. This is the remastered version of the album.
Originally released in 1986, “Skagarack” is pure melodic Scandi AOR made in Heaven, with that infectious crisp hard rock guitar glorious keyboards.
All started with the Danish trio Pulze: vocalist Torben Schmidt, guitarist Jan Petersen, and drummer Alvin Otto later joined forces with bassist Morten Munch and keyboardist Tommy Rasmussen to form Skagarack…

SKAGARACK – Big Time [digitally remastered]

REMASTER / SKAGARACK / TORBEN SCHMIDT

SKAGARACK – Big Time [digitally remastered]

Without a doubt, SKAGARACK was one of the pioneer Scandinavian Melodic Rock / AOR acts, and together with Pretty Maids, the finest coming out from Denmark. Their four albums are all utterly essential in any collection. While the first two are pure keyboard driven AOR, their 3rd added more guitars to the proceedings.In “Big Time” (1993), Skagarack’s 4th and last...

SKAGARACK / TORBEN SCHMIDT

SKAGARACK – Big Time [digital remaster] (2012)

* Without a doubt, SKAGARACK was one of the best Scandinavian Melodic Rock / AOR acts ever, and together with Pretty Maids, the finest coming out from Denmark. Their four albums are all utterly essential in any collection. While the first two are pure keyboard driven AOR, their 3rd added more guitars to the proceedings. In “Big Time” (1993), the...

SKAGARACK / TORBEN SCHMIDT

TORBEN SCHMIDT – Long Story Short (2012)

* Back in ’80s, Danish singer / songwriter TORBEN SCHMIDT was the vocalist, principal writer and frontman of the successful Melodic Rock AOR band Skagarack. One of the pillars of the genre in Europe, the band enjoyed a healthy career including several awards and an appearance at the prestigious Reading Rock festival, but as the nineties rolled around Torben Schmidt...