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Fighter V
Also known asFIGHTER V
OriginHergiswil, Switzerland
Genres
Years active2019–present
Labels
Members
  • Emmo Acar
  • Felix Commerell
  • Lucien Egloff
  • Roman Stalder
  • Thomy Gunn
Past members
  • Dave Niederberger
  • Marco Troxler
  • Luca Troxler
  • Andreas Grob
Websitefighter-v.com

Fighter V is a Swiss melodic rock band, formed in 2019 in Hergiswil. Their sound is influenced by the 80s hard rock and arena rock with bands like Whitesnake, Journey, Survivor and Bon Jovi.[1][2] The band has played several headliner shows across Central Europe and performed as the support act for various rock bands like The Dead Daisies, Fozzy, Bonfire, Shakra, The New Roses, John Diva & the Rockets of Love and Kissin' Dynamite.[3][1] Their current album Fighter was released in October 2019 via Rock Attack Records and Avalon Marquee (Japan).[4]

History

Their debut album Fighter was released on October 11th 2019 on the label Rock Attack Records with worldwide distribution by Cargo Records.[5][6] The album was positively reviewed by Metal Planet Music.[7] The release was followed by an extensive tour through Central Europe from October 2019 to May 2020, among others as the support act for The New Roses and Kissin' Dynamite.[8][9] Their announced support tour with Axel Rudi Pell in Spring 2020, as well as several festival shows have been postponed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][11][12]

Music videos were produced for the single releases City Of Sinners, Dangerous, Fighter and Can't Stop The Rock.[13]

On 22 January 2020, the band released a special edition of their album Fighter for the Japanese market on the label Marquee Avalon.[14] The Japan edition contains an exclusive acoustic version of their song Dangerous as a bonus track.[15]

Due to ongoing voice problems (sulcus vocalis), front singer Dave Niederberger announced his departure from the band in spring 2021.[16] He was introduced in August 2021 with an acoustic video of their song Save your love for me.[17] In September 2021, the band announced Andreas Grob on guitar and Roman Stalder on bass as their new members. However, Andreas Grob left the band after half a year due to work-related circumstances. According to his statement, the enormous time and effort that comes along with the band were the reason for his resignation.[18][19]

With the new lineup, Fighter V played several headliner shows starting in October 2021 and was part of the UrRock Music Festival 2021 together with bands like Nazareth and Girish and The Chronicles. The planned support tours with The New Roses in autumn 2021 and with Axel Rudi Pell in spring 2022 was canceled / postponed due to corona restrictions.[20]

Discography

Studio albums

Year Album details
2019 Fighter
  • Release date: 11 October 2019
  • Producer: Jona Tee
  • Label: Rock Attack Records / Cargo Records
  • Tracks: 12
  • Format: CD, Vinyl
2020 Fighter (Japan Edition)
  • Release date: 22 January 2020
  • Producer: Jona Tee
  • Label: Marquee Inc. / Avalon
  • Tracks: 12 + Bonus track
  • Format: CD

Singles

Year Title Album
2019 City of Sinners Fighter
Dangerous
2020 Fighter
2021 Can't Stop The Rock

Videography

Music videos

Year Song Album
2019 City Of Sinners Fighter
Dangerous
2020 Fighter
2021 Can't Stop The Rock
Into The Night

Live videos

Year Song Album
2020 Frontline Fighter
2021 Save Your Love For Me (Acoustic version)

Members

Current

  • Felix Commerell - synthesizer, keyboards (2019 - present)
  • Lucien Egloff - drums (2019 - present)
  • Emmo Acar - vocals (2021 - present)
  • Roman Stalder - bass (2021 - present)
  • Thomy Gunn - guitar (2022 - present)

Former

  • Dave Niederberger - vocals (2019 - 2021)
  • Marco Troxler - guitar (2019 - 2021)
  • Luca Troxler - bass (2019 - 2021)
  • Andreas Grob - guitar (2021 - 2022)

Timeline

References

  1. ^ a b "FIGHTER V | Rock Of Ages Festival". ROCK OF AGES Festival. Retrieved 2020-06-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. ^ "INTERVIEW: Dave Niederberger - Fighter V | The Rockpit". The Rockpit. March 2020. Retrieved 2020-06-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. ^ "Fighter V News auf dem Metal Portal der Schweiz ϟ Metalinside". Metalinside (in German). Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  4. ^ "Fighter V - Fighter | Rock Report". www.rockreport.be. Retrieved 2020-12-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "FIGHTER V - FIGHTER | Cargo Records". www.cargo-records.de. Retrieved 2020-12-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Fighter V - Fighter". Time For Metal - Das Metal Magazin (in German). 2019-10-24. Retrieved 2021-12-25.
  7. ^ "Album Review : FIGHTER V | Metal Planet Music". Metal Planet Music. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-06-06.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Fighter-V | Urrock Festival". www.urrock.ch. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  9. ^ "Kissin' Dynamite im ausverkauften Spectrum Club in Augsburg – ein Foto Review von Roland Lorenz › rockmagazine.net" (in German). Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  10. ^ "News | AXEL RUDI PELL" (in German). Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  11. ^ "Axel Rudi Pell - Sign Of The Times Tour 2021 | metal.de". metal.de. Retrieved 2020-12-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Bands-2020 | H.E.A.T. Festival" (in German). 3 November 2019. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
  13. ^ J., Maren (2021-02-10). "Fighter V: veröffentlichen neues Video zu "Can´t Stop The Rock"". Time For Metal - Das Metal Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2021-04-22.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. ^ Pfister, Florian. "Nidwaldner Rockband veröffentlicht CD in Japan | Luzerner Zeitung". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2020-12-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  15. ^ "Fighter V | AVALON". www.marquee.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 2020-02-10.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  16. ^ Von Moos, David. "«Für mich ist der Traum vorerst geplatzt»: Wenn ein Sänger seine Stimme verliert" ["For me, the dream has been shattered for the time being": When a singer loses his voice]. Luzerner Zeitung (in German).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  17. ^ C., Norbert (2021-08-13). "Fighter V: Sängersuche erfolgreich abgeschlossen". Time For Metal - Das Metal Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2021-09-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  18. ^ "Andreas Grob verlässt Fighter V". The Art 2 Rock (in German). 2022-03-07. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  19. ^ "FIGHTER V präsentieren mit THOMY GUNN neuen Gitarristen - News auf Musikreviews.de - Metal, Prog und Rock-Magazin". musikreviews.de (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-15.
  20. ^ "AXEL RUDI PELL: Frühjahrs-Tour auf 2023 verschoben". ROCK HARD Heavy-Metal-Magazin (in German). Retrieved 2022-03-15.


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