Wolfpakk – Wolfpakk

Releasedate: 26-08-2011; Label: AFM Records
By: Nina Mende

Alpha Wolves of the Heavy Metal project Wolfpakk are the full blooded musicians Michael Voss (Ex-Casanova, Mad Max) and Mark Sweeney (Ex- Crystal Ball). Voss and Sweeney have known each other for a long time, always having in mind and discussion to start a project together one day. Since Michael Voss was producer for Mark Sweeney’s 2nd solo album in 2009, it has finally happened that the two found time for this collaboration. So here it is: the Wolfpakk debut, self titled and spiked with ten interesting tracks.

Double kick on the drums, melodic metal vocals like we all know them from the 80s and great melodies sum up to an epic piece of music. You can tell that rock legends created this album. Simply amazing and full of depth Wolfpakk is howling at you. Literally. Some songs include actual howling of wolves. This self titled album by Wolfpakk is a brilliant release filled with awesome 80s metal that does not sound copied. It is real and true all the way down to its core. Made by the ones that already made it back then. Simply amazing. A must have for all melodic metal fans and all the 80s fans!

Line Up:
All 11 songs including lyrics have been written by Voss/Sweeney. Vocal parts have been shared between the two, as well as production and mixing. And with these guests the WOLFPAKK album was finally realised:

Vox: Paul Di’Anno (Ex-Iron Maiden), Tony Martin (Ex-Black Sabbath), Jeff Scott Soto (Ex-Y. Malmsteen, Talisman), Rob Rock (Impelitteri), Mark Boals (Ex-Y.Malmsteen), Tim Ripper Owens (Ex-Judas Priest), Paul Shortino (Ex-Quiet Riot), Mark Fox (Ex- Shakra), Michaela Schober (Tanz der Vampire), Jean-Marc Viller (Callaway), Pearl and Molly Duncan

Bass: Tony Franklin (Ex-Blue Murder, Robert Plant), Mat Sinner (Primal Fear), Matthias Rethmann (Ex-LeeZ, Silver), Nils Middelhauve (Xandria), Neil Murray (Whitesnake), Barend Courbois (Vengeance).

Guitars: Jgor Gianola (U.D.O.), Andy Midgeley (Power Quest), Ira Black (Ex-Vicious Rumors, Lizzy Borden), Torsten Koehne (Edens Curse), Doc Heyne (Biss), Tommy Denander (Dan Reed, Paul Stanley), Nadja Kossinskaja (Peter Maffay), Freddy Scherer (Gotthard), Olaf Lenk (At Vance), George Solonos (Tommy Lee)

Keys: Alessandro Delveccio (Glenn Hughes, Ian Paice), Ferdy Doernberg (Axel Rudi Pell, Rough Silk)

Drums: Gereon Homann (Eat the Gun)

Tracklist: 01. Sirens 02. Dark Horizons 03. Lost 04. Slam Down The Hammer 05. The Crow 06. Wolfpup 07. Let Me Die 08. Reptile ́s Kiss 09. Ride The Bullet 10. Wolfony