Hunter (band)

For the Canadian hardcore punk band, see Hunter (Canadian band).
Hunter
Background information
Origin Szczytno
Genres Heavy metal, thrash metal
Years active 1985–present
Labels Meridian Publishing, Rubicon, Złoty Melon, Metal Mind Productions, Mystic Production, Tune Project
Associated acts Vader
Website Official Website
Members Paweł Grzegorczyk "Drak"
Dariusz Brzozowski "Daray"
Piotr Kędzierzawski "Pit"
Michał Jelonek "Jelonek"
Konrad Karchut "Saimon"
Arkadiusz Letkiewicz "Letki"
Past members Cezary Studniak
Michał Grzymysławski
Robert Ropiak "Mooha"
Mirosław Szymańczak "Walker"
Janusz Enerlich
Marek Kosakowski "Kosa/Carlos"
Tomasz Goljaszewski "Goliash"
Grzegorz Sławiński "Brooz"
Marek "Mariasz" Dyba
Marek Musik "Musik"
Paweł Żełobowski "Żaba"
Krzysztof Raczkowski "Docent"
Tomasz Kasprzyk

Hunter is a Polish heavy metal band, founded in 1985 in Szczytno by Paweł Grzegorczyk and Grzegorz Sławiński.[1] The name of the group comes from the title of the song "Die Hard The Hunter" by Def Leppard.[1]

In 2004-2009, the band Hunter was host of the festival "Hunterfest". It took place in Szczytno on the towns beach every August. 2009 was the last edition of this festival. Foreign bands that played were such as Sepultura, Fear Factory and Napalm Death.

Discography

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
POL
[2][3][4][5]
Requiem
  • Released: December 1995
  • Label: Meridian Publishing
  • Formats: CD
Medeis
  • Released: March 7, 2003
  • Label: Rubicon/Pomaton EMI
  • Formats: CD
T.E.L.I...
  • Released: May 30, 2005[6]
  • Label: Metal Mind Productions
  • Formats: CD
7
HellWood
  • Released: April 14, 2009[7]
  • Label: Mystic Production
  • Formats: CD, digital download[8]
9
Królestwo
  • Released: November 5, 2012[9]
  • Label: Tune Project/Mystic Production
  • Formats: CD
4
Imperium
  • Released: November 15, 2013[12]
  • Label: Tune Project/Fonografika
  • Formats: CD, digital download[13]
1
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other releases

Title Album details
Live
  • Released: December 3, 2001
  • Label: Rubicon
  • Formats: CD
Przystanek Woodstock
  • Released: June 7, 2004
  • Label: Złoty Melon/Pomaton EMI
  • Formats: DVD
HolyWood
  • Released: November 30, 2006[14]
  • Label: Metal Mind Productions
  • Formats: DVD+CD
XXV lat później
  • Released: June 27, 2011[15]
  • Label: Mystic Production
  • Formats: DVD, CD, digital download[16]

Music videos

Year Title Directed Album
1995 "Freedom" TVP/Luz, Tomasz Żąda Requiem
"Screamin' Whispers"
2002 "Kiedy umieram" Marcin Klinger, Paweł "Drak" Grzegorczyk[17][18] Medeis
2003 "Fallen" Maciej Mydlak, Marcin Klinger, Paweł "Drak" Grzegorczyk[18]
2005 "T.E.L.I." Tomasz Mączka[18] T.E.L.I...
"Pomiędzy niebem, a piekłem" Marcin Klinger
2009 "Labirynt Fauna" Dariusz Szermanowicz, Grupa 13[19] HellWood
"Strasznik" Mateusz Winkiel, Mania Studio[20][21][22][23]
2012 "Trumian Show" Królestwo
"PSI"
2013 "O wolności"
"Imperium uboju" Mateusz Winkiel[24] Imperium

Awards

Fryderyk Award
Year Album Category Note
2010 HellWood album of the year rock/metal Nominated[25]
2012 XXV lat później album of the year metal Nominated[26]

References

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  2. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 2005-05-30. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  3. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  4. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  5. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 2013-11-17. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  6. "Hunter - T.E.L.I. - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2005-05-30. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  7. "Hunter - HellWood - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  8. "iTunes - Music - Hellwood by Hunter". Itunes.apple.com. 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
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  10. 1 2 https://web.archive.org/20140714000448/http://www.zpav.pl/rankingi/wyroznienia/regulamin.php. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  12. "Hunter - Imperium - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  13. "iTunes - Music - Imperium by Hunter". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  14. "Hunter - "HolyWood (DVD+CD)"". Muzyka. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  15. "Hunter - XXV lat później - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  16. "iTunes - Music - XXV Lat Później by Hunter". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  17. "Drak (Hunter) - Wywiad". Magazyngitarzysta.pl. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  18. 1 2 3 https://web.archive.org/20150311030031/http://www.hunter.art.pl:80/dyskografia/9-dyskografia/460-xxv-lat-p%C3%B3%C5%BAniej-2dvd-3cd-2011. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  19. "Hunter w leśnych ostępach". muzyka.interia.pl. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  20. "HUNTER - Trumian Show (official video)". YouTube. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  21. "HUNTER - PSI (official video)". YouTube. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  22. "Hunter i "Imperium Uboju" (nowy teledysk)". muzyka.interia.pl. 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  23. "Nominowani i laureaci :: Nagroda muzyczna - Fryderyk :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Zpav.pl. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
  24. "Fryderyk 2012 : Nominacje" (PDF). Zpav.pl. Retrieved 2015-08-29.

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