Fate - reissues through Frontiers

[Stefan]

From Frontiers:

Frontiers Music Srl is pleased to present the reissues of three classic albums from Fate. 'If Not For the Devil', 'Ghosts from the Past', and 'V' are all being made available digitally globally on December 1, 2023. The first single from these releases, "Butterfly," is out today, accompanied by a lyric video.

The band says, "We are very happy to be working with Frontiers Music and are excited for these upcoming reissues. We are very proud of all three albums and are looking forward to having the fans, old and new alike, discover (or rediscover) our previous work."

Following the release of their album 'Scratch'n Sniff' in 1990, Danish band FATE did several tours, both their own and with fellow countrymen, Pretty Maids. When guitarist Mattias Eklundh parted ways to focus on a solo career, he was replaced by local talent Soren Hoff, with whom the band recorded a couple of demos and did some gigs. This was 1993 and was the last we heard from FATE for quite awhile.

The years went by, but Scandinavian rock fans did not forget about them. Eleven years after their demise, the guys got an offer to play at the Deep Impact Festival in Munich, Germany and they took that chance to make a comeback!

Per Johansson (v), Peter Steincke (b), Soren Hoff (g) and temporary drummer Rasmus Duedahl made the trip to Munich and were met with great approval. Following this gig, the german indie label MTM Music rereleased two of FATE's albums: the classic 'A Matter Of Attitude' in July 2004, followed by the above-mentioned 'Scratch'n Sniff' in March of the next year.

Overwhelmed by the unexpected response to the reissues, FATE decided to give it another shot and welcomed Mikael Kvist (from Swedish prog metal band Elsesphere) as their new drummer. 'V' was recorded and produced (by Tommy Hansen, who also did 'Scratch'n Sniff') and was greeted as the perfect follow-up for the band's fourth album, despite the gap of 16 years. All eleven songs are catchy tunes, characterized by strong hooks and the incredible voice of Per Johansson (also previously known as Per Henriksen), so reminiscent of Jorn Lande.

'V' was followed by 'Ghosts From the Past' (2011) and 'If Not For the Devil' (2013) solidifying the return of one of Copenhagen's favorite heavy metal sons.

The reissues come with a total of four unreleased bonus tracks!

'If Not For the Devil' Track List:
1. Reaping
2. If Not For the Devil
3. Bridges are Burning
4. Feel Like Making Love
5. Gambler
6. Hard to Say Goodbye
7. Made of Stone
8. Man Against the Wall
9. My World
10. Turn Back Time
11. Taught To Kill
12. Gimme All Your Love
13. Chasing The Dragon (Bonus track)

'Ghosts From the Past' Track List:
1. Children of the Night
2. Miracle
3. Seeds of Terror
4. Fear of the Stranger
5. At the End of the Day
6. All That I Want
7. Follow Your Heart
8. Daddy's Girl
9. Moving On
10. Murder
11. The Last Time
12. I Believe In Rock'n'Roll
13. The Other Side
14. All I Wanna Do (Bonus Track)

'V' Track List:
1. Butterfly
2. Heaven's Crying Too
3. Everything About You
4. Ecstasy
5. Nobody Loves You the Way I Do
6. Burned Child
7. I'll Get By
8. Life
9. Fate
10. Memories Won't Die
11. Toxic
12. Sweet Angel (bonus track)
13. Bleed (bonus track)

 

 

 

Edited October 3, 2023 by Stefan

[heavyharmonies]

Yeah, their last album was digital-only too. Sigh.

[Stefan]

4 hours ago, heavyharmonies said:

Yeah, their last album was digital-only too. Sigh.

It was? Which one exactly?

[heavyharmonies]

4 minutes ago, Stefan said:

It was? Which one exactly?

Back to the Past (2022). Rerecorded versions of early material I think. 

[Stefan]

47 minutes ago, heavyharmonies said:

Back to the Past (2022). Rerecorded versions of early material I think. 

Yeah, now I remember. Didn't the band get screwed over it? It got released unofficially.

Edited October 4, 2023 by Stefan

[auslander]

I hate digital only. Well it makes it easy for me to spend my money elsewhere I guess.

[Geoff]

What an intriguing thread. When I read about Fate reissues I must admit it didn’t even cross my mind it’d be their three most recent albums. I’d be pretty stunned if there was a big group of people who was interested in these but missed them first time around… but I guess they wouldn’t earn a rerelease if there wasn’t some kind of demand.
 

Moderately curious about the four bonus tracks, but I don’t remember being too entranced by any of these albums. 

[Stefan]

Lyric video for 'Children Of The Night'.

 

 

[lettard]

Yeah like Geoff said id be stunned if there were many people that didn't grab these first time around, not their best stuff but still worth a listen for anyone who hasn't already, also interested in the bonus tracks although i'd assume they are of similar sound to albums they are added to?

Add me to the list of wanting a psychical version of the re-records Back To The Past..officially of course

[Stefan]

 Lyric video for 'Feel Like Making Love'.