NY Metal band HITTMAN, will be re-issuing their classic debut, self titled album on No Remorse Records on October 31, 2017, on the eve of the 30th anniversary of it’s release in 1988 (originally on SPV/Steamhammer Records).
Also included as bonus material, will be the original 1985 demo, remixed and remastered faithfully to the original, making this the first time it will have been released officially in the digital medium, a real treat for fans who have most likely only have heard it as a copied cassette, widely traded through the metal tape trading underground, often duplicated many generations, with tons of tape hiss, and degraded audio quality.
The CD release will boast cleaner, more vivid re-imagined cover art (yet still 100% faithful to the original) and will be accompanied by a generous booklet of 24 pages containing never seen photos, articles and other anecdotes, as well as liner notes by the underground press’ first real champion of the band, Kerrang and Metal Forces journalist Dave Reynolds.
Tracklist:
1. Metal Sport
2. Dead On Arrival
3. Will You Be There?
4. Breakout
5. Backstreet Rebels
6. Caught In The Crossfire
7. Secret Agent Man
8. Behind The Lines
9. The Test Of Time
Bonus Tracks:
10. Hittman Theme (1985 demo)
11. Metal Sport (1985 demo)
12. Sleepless Nights (1985 demo)
13. Live Fot Tomorrow (1985 demo)
14. Winds Of Warning (1985 demo)
The special 30th anniversary vinyl edition of the classic debut album is limited to 400 copies on black vinyl and 100 copies on red vinyl. The release is accompanied by a 4-pages insert containing never seen photos, lyrics and liner notes. Additionally, the release will include a bonus CD with the HITTMAN 1985 demo, remixed and remastered faithfully to the original, looking as an improved version of the cult demo tape on CD!
Release date of the 30th anniversary vinyl edition is set for April 27th, 2018, at Keep It True Festival, where HITTMAN will perform an exclusive reunion show!
