High Roller Records, slipcase, Mastered for CD by Patrick W. Engel at TEMPLE OF DISHARMONY in October 2021, Hitten formed in 2011 in the city of Murcia in the South-East of Spain (near Alicante). The same year the band unleashed their first demo entitled »Darkness Queen« onto the world. Two EPs followed, before the band’s debut full-length album »First Strike With The Devil« was released in 2014. Soon after, Hitten signed to High Roller Records and issued three more albums: »State Of Shock« (2016), »Twist Of Fate« (2018) and last year’s highly acclaimed »Triumph And Tragedy«. After the new album it’s now time to go back to the very beginnings of Hitten. As the title suggests, the Spaniards have-revisited their first album, founding member and guitarist Dani Meseguer explains: “Since the day we finished the recording of that record, we were not real happy with the result. The album sold really well and people seemed to like it, but we really felt that we had to do something. The idea of recording it again has been in our minds since some years ago. »First Strike With The Devil – Revisited« is basically the album we wanted back in the day. We recorded drums, guitars, bass lines and backing vocals anew. The only thing we have kept is the main vocal line. There are also some new parts in the songs. It sounds really fresh. The album has been mixed by Javi Felez at Moontower Studios and mastered by Patrick W. Engel.” When the original recording of »First Strike With The Devil« was issued back in 2014, it was very well-received, even at this early stage: “Yes, exactly. People really love that record! The album sold out really soon. Now with High Roller Records pushing it, we will hit the market again with this diamond. Sometimes we still play ‘Running Over Fire’ and ‘Ladykiller’ from the record live these days.” When Hitten started out, the sound of the band was different to what it is now, confirms Dani Meseguer: “The band started to become more influenced by American bands only after the release of »First Strike With The Devil«. Even on our latest record you can still hear some British influences but they are not that evident like on this first record. »First Strike With The Devil« is truly made for Maiden maniacs and die-hard NWOBHM fans.“ MATTHIAS MADER
| Item weight: | 0,12 kg |
