PROWLER - REACTIVATE

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BAND Prowler

ALBUM REACTIVATE

LABEL HNE RECORDINGS

OUT May 20th, 2022

OUR RATING 82/100

“Reactivate” is the “debut” full-LENGHT from cult #nwobhm band Prowler, officially released on May 20th, 2022.

Prowler’s first appearance on record was for the MCA LP ‘Brute Force’ in 1980, a compilation of NWOBHM bands, where they were included alongside Raven, White Spirit and Quartz, among others.

The band was formed in 1975 by John Pattenden (GT), Martin Burrows (GT) and Trev Pattenden (BG VC) in Basildon, Essex.

They shared stages with legends as Budgie, Atomic Rooster and Vardis. In early 1980 they met Chris Tsangarides.

One of the Tsangarides-produced Prowler recordings, ‘Gotta Get Back To You’, was included on ‘Brute Force’, the songs ‘Bad Child Running’, ‘Lost Without Your Love’ and ‘Prisoner’ were later recorded by Chris Tsangarides in September 1980, also included here.

Prowler would briefly switch to calling themselves Samurai, and the songs ‘Under Attack’ and the self-titled ‘Samurai’ recorded by Samurai complete this album, before switching back to Prowler and eventually calling it a day in 1982, but thankfully Martin Burrows and Trev Pattenden reunited to record a 30th Anniversary version of ‘Gotta Get Back To You’ in 2010 and they got back together a decade after that for a 40th Anniversary take of ‘Heavy Metal Hero’ in 2020.

Now we have the chance to have in our hands this great compilation, including a 2020’s edition of HEAVY METAL HERO.

TO BE RECOMMENDED!!