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Vocalist Claus Lessmann and guitarist Hans Ziller gathered the hard Rock quintet "Cacumen" around them at the beginning of the 1980s in Ingolstadt, whose incedntly have recently been re-released on CD. The quintet first released two albums Cacumen (in 1981) and Bad Widow (in 1983) through different Indie labels. Cacumen took the fans of hard & heavy sounds by storm, but it took three more years before the absolute break-through for the songwriting duo Ziller/Ziller, when they changed the name of their project to "BONFIRE". BONFIRE's debut album Don't Touch the Light (1986) became one of the most successful first releases by a German band of this genre thanks to its perfect mixture of haunting melodies and chilling crystal-clear rock music.

The follow-up album Fireworks, released one year later, stayed in the German album charts for thirty weeks and is considered to be the "Made in Germany" Hard Rock classic to this day. Furthermore, BONFIRE have confirmed their reputation as exceptionally good live musicians during their extensive tours around Europe -- with ZZ Top and Judas Priest, among others. When put to the test, BONFIRE can sweep away a more mainstream-oriented audience as well as die-hard heavy metal fans with their thrilling performances.

In 1991, BONFIRE recorded its fourth album Knockout, under the direction of veteran producer Mack (Queen and others). Knockout is more melodious, more easy going than its predecessors, but the album still sold more than 60,000 copies to fans, who stayed loyal to earthy, genuine Rock in spite of the then-rising boom in Grunge music.

After a two year rest, vocalist Claus Lessmann and his old songwriting partner Hans Ziller came back together to try their hand at German language Rock -- the result was the maxi single "Glaub' dran" -- only to come to the conclusion in the end: "This experiment proved to us that we should stick to what we do best -- riff-centered melodic Hard Rock that goes straight to your ear!"

Still in 1997, a limited edition of the German language album "Freudenfeuer" was released. Since BONFIRE were back together again, 10,000 copies of the album were sold in no time and the album is now considered a collector's item.

Thus, the 1996 release of Feels Like Coming Home, an album which also includes Glaub dran material, now completely re-arranged and equipped with English lyrics, can be considered as a return to old strengths and as a final rehearsal for the comeback, which BONFIRE had one year later with Rebel Soul, an album recorded with the same line-up which they have at present.

In 1999, the quintet succeeded in reviving the "good old days" vibes with their album Fuel To The Flames and they brought back to life the spirit of albums such as Don't Touch the Light and Fireworks. Even though the business atmosphere for traditional Rock sounds was hardly optimistic at the time, Fuel To The Flames entered the German album charts right off at No. 32 and stayed in the charts for a respectable seven weeks.

Strike X, recorded at Munich's Sator Sound Studio and released on April 2, 2001, continues uncompromisingly with the "back to the roots" motto of the four musicians from Ingolstadt.

2002 saw the release of the long-awaited double-album and DVD “29 Golden Bullets” – The Very Best of BONFIRE, to the delight of old and new fans alike. BONFIRE are with this album once again number one in the rock scene and wee seen playing continuously throughout Europe on the “Golden Bullets” tour.

There’s no doubt about it – BONFIRE have still lots planned and after more than 1200 live gigs, still set standards for hard rock. December 2005 saw the commencement of work on the band’s latest studio album “Double X” with a planned release date of 24th April 2006. This album comes hand in hand with a jubilee tour, beginning 5 days later on the 29th April, which will take them across Europe for a whole year. Not only will the band be playing the new songs from “Double X” but also of course a cross-section of their greatest hits from the past 20 years. Reason to celebrate – watch this space!

The Räuber - 2008

01 - The Räuber
02 - Bells of Freedom
03 - Refugee of Fate
04 - The Oath
05 - Blut Und Todt
06 - Love Don't Lie
07 - Black Night
08 - Hip Hip Hurray
09 - Do You Still Love Me
10 - Let Me Be Your Water
11 - Lass Die Toten Schlafen
12 - The Good Die Young
13 - Time
14 - Father's Return
15 - Love Don't Lie [Acoustic mix]
16 - Do You Still Love Me [Acoustic mix]
17 - Hip Hip Hurray [German version]

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