Another Man Down, the new video from Danish hard rockers Royal Hunt, can be seen below. The song comes off the band’s 11th studio album, Show Me How To Live, which was released on November 29 in North America and December 2 in Europe via Frontiers Records. The follow-up 2010’s X was recorded at NorthPoint studio in Copenhahen and will be mixed at RoastingHouse Studios in Malmö, Sweden. The mastering duites were handled by Jan Eliasson at AudioPlanet in Copenhagen.
Royal Hunt was recently rejoined by D.C. Cooper, the American singer that performed on the band’s two most successful releases in the ’90s: Moving Target and the concept album Paradox. “We started chatting on Skype from time to time and that’s how the idea of doing a mini-tour came about,” says Royal Hunt founder, songwriter and keyboards player André Andersen. “After playing some shows we realized that the chemistry was still there and we decided to continue… recording a new album — first…”
Show Me How to Live was described in a press release as “highly melodic with rich, lush arrangements and stellar production” and certain to “please the fans of neoclassical yet progressive music.”
“The new songs are continuing right from where we left it in the first place, [and] it sounds great,” says Andersen. “It [has] some qualities of our previous albums, Moving Target and Paradox, but you can certainly [hear] some cool updates and new twists!”
As a companion to the new album, Frontiers Records also released on the same day a Royal Hunt double DVD entitled Future Coming From The Past. This double package serves as a celebration of the return of singer D.C. Cooper to the lineup, and makes finally widely available two very rare items which were only released in Japan back in the day. The first DVD is entitled 1996 and was recorded live in Japan just after the release of the band’s Moving Target album. 1996 is an excellent summary of Royal Hunt‘s career up to that point. The band offers a great mix of songs from their first three studio albums. The band was in top form for this show, with D.C. leading the way. The second DVD, Paradox – Closing the Chapter, was recorded in 1998 and marked the end of the original D.C. Cooper era for Royal Hunt. It is essentially a complete live performance of the band’s amazing studio album Paradox, their most successful album to date. It is a very solid performance and D.C. delivers the goods, while the band’s playing is superb. To complete the package is a 50-minute documentary which shares stories of life in a rock band.
Show Me How To Live track listing:
01. Introduction
02. One More Day
03. Another Man Down
04. An Empty Shell
05. Hard Rain’s Coming
06. Half Past Loneliness
07. Show Me How To Live
08. Angel’s Gone
Royal Hunt’s current lineup:
André Andersen – Keyboards
D.C. Cooper – Vocals
Allan Sørensen – Drums
Andreas Passmark – Bass
Jonas Larsen – Guitar