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Drakkar (Belgium)

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The fifth new album from DRAKKAR, a veteran five-piece speed metal band from Belgium. The golden age of speed metalpowerful and full of speedis reborn here.A five-piece speed metal band formed in Belgium in 1983. They recorded their first demo in 1987. This demo was produced by Rudy Leners (former drummer of the Scorpions). In 1988, the band recorded their debut album and signed with NewMusidisc, a label based in Paris, France. They released *XRATED*, which would later become a legendary album, and received high praise from critics. They then rapidly expanded their live activities and were selected as the opening act for European tours by major bands such as Queensrche, Metallica, Overkill, and Slayer. In 1999, they returned to the scene with the release of a five-track EP. After a hiatus, the band relaunched with a new lineup in 2011. In early 2012, the album *X-RATED* was remastered and