Hunter (band)

Hunter
Background information
Origin	Szczytno
Genres	Heavy metal, thrash metal
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Meridian Publishing, Rubicon, Złoty Melon, Metal Mind Productions, Mystic Production, Tune Project
Associated acts	Vader
Website	Official Website
Members	Paweł Grzegorczyk "Drak" Dariusz Brzozowski "Daray" Piotr Kędzierzawski "Pit" Michał Jelonek "Jelonek" Konrad Karchut "Saimon" Arkadiusz Letkiewicz "Letki"
Past members	Cezary Studniak Michał Grzymysławski Robert Ropiak "Mooha" Mirosław Szymańczak "Walker" Janusz Enerlich Marek Kosakowski "Kosa/Carlos" Tomasz Goljaszewski "Goliash" Grzegorz Sławiński "Brooz" Marek "Mariasz" Dyba Marek Musik "Musik" Paweł Żełobowski "Żaba" Krzysztof Raczkowski "Docent" Tomasz Kasprzyk

Hunter is a Polish heavy metal band, founded in 1985 in Szczytno by Paweł Grzegorczyk and Grzegorz Sławiński.^[1] The name of the group comes from the title of the song "Die Hard The Hunter" by Def Leppard.^[1]

In 2004-2009, the band Hunter was host of the festival "Hunterfest". It took place in Szczytno on the towns beach every August. 2009 was the last edition of this festival. Foreign bands that played were such as Sepultura, Fear Factory and Napalm Death.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Sales	Certifications
		POL [2][3][4][5]
Requiem	Released: December 1995 Label: Meridian Publishing Formats: CD	—
Medeis	Released: March 7, 2003 Label: Rubicon/Pomaton EMI Formats: CD	—
T.E.L.I...	Released: May 30, 2005[6] Label: Metal Mind Productions Formats: CD	7
HellWood	Released: April 14, 2009[7] Label: Mystic Production Formats: CD, digital download[8]	9
Królestwo	Released: November 5, 2012[9] Label: Tune Project/Mystic Production Formats: CD	4	POL: 15,000+[10]	POL: Gold[11]
Imperium	Released: November 15, 2013[12] Label: Tune Project/Fonografika Formats: CD, digital download[13]	1	POL: 15,000+[10]	POL: Gold[11]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other releases

Title	Album details
Live	Released: December 3, 2001 Label: Rubicon Formats: CD
Przystanek Woodstock	Released: June 7, 2004 Label: Złoty Melon/Pomaton EMI Formats: DVD
HolyWood	Released: November 30, 2006[14] Label: Metal Mind Productions Formats: DVD+CD
XXV lat później	Released: June 27, 2011[15] Label: Mystic Production Formats: DVD, CD, digital download[16]

Music videos

Year	Title	Directed	Album
1995	"Freedom"	TVP/Luz, Tomasz Żąda	Requiem
	"Screamin' Whispers"
2002	"Kiedy umieram"	Marcin Klinger, Paweł "Drak" Grzegorczyk[17][18]	Medeis
2003	"Fallen"	Maciej Mydlak, Marcin Klinger, Paweł "Drak" Grzegorczyk[18]
2005	"T.E.L.I."	Tomasz Mączka[18]	T.E.L.I...
	"Pomiędzy niebem, a piekłem"	Marcin Klinger
2009	"Labirynt Fauna"	Dariusz Szermanowicz, Grupa 13[19]	HellWood
	"Strasznik"	Mateusz Winkiel, Mania Studio[20][21][22][23]
2012	"Trumian Show"		Królestwo
	"PSI"
2013	"O wolności"	—
	"Imperium uboju"	Mateusz Winkiel[24]	Imperium

Awards

Fryderyk Award
Year	Album	Category	Note
2010	HellWood	album of the year rock/metal	Nominated[25]
2012	XXV lat później	album of the year metal	Nominated[26]

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120701124542/http://www.hunter.art.pl/biografia. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 28, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
2. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 2005-05-30. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
3. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 2009-04-19. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
4. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
5. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLIS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLIS. 2013-11-17. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
6. "Hunter - T.E.L.I. - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2005-05-30. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
7. "Hunter - HellWood - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2009-04-14. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
8. "iTunes - Music - Hellwood by Hunter". Itunes.apple.com. 2009-01-01. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
9. "Hunter - Królestwo - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2012-11-05. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
10. https://web.archive.org/web/20140714000448/http://www.zpav.pl/rankingi/wyroznienia/regulamin.php. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved August 21, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
11. https://web.archive.org/web/20131014040536/http://zpav.pl/rankingi/wyroznienia/zlote/index.php. Archived from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved August 21, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
12. "Hunter - Imperium - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
13. "iTunes - Music - Imperium by Hunter". Itunes.apple.com. 2013-11-15. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
14. "Hunter - "HolyWood (DVD+CD)"". Muzyka. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
15. "Hunter - XXV lat później - Muzyka w Interia.pl". Muzyka.interia.pl. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
16. "iTunes - Music - XXV Lat Później by Hunter". Itunes.apple.com. 2011-06-27. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
17. "Drak (Hunter) - Wywiad". Magazyngitarzysta.pl. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
18. https://web.archive.org/web/20150311030031/http://www.hunter.art.pl/dyskografia/9-dyskografia/460-xxv-lat-p%C3%B3%C5%BAniej-2dvd-3cd-2011. Archived from the original on March 11, 2015. Retrieved September 8, 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
21. "Hunter w leśnych ostępach". muzyka.interia.pl. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
22. "HUNTER - Trumian Show (official video)". YouTube. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
23. "HUNTER - PSI (official video)". YouTube. 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
24. "Hunter i "Imperium Uboju" (nowy teledysk)". muzyka.interia.pl. 2013-08-05. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
25. "Nominowani i laureaci :: Nagroda muzyczna - Fryderyk :: Związek Producentów Audio-Video". Zpav.pl. Retrieved 2015-08-29.
26. "Fryderyk 2012 : Nominacje" (PDF). Zpav.pl. Retrieved 2015-08-29.

External links

• Official Hunter website