Fighter V

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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[edit]

In 2019 the group was founded by the former members of the hair rock band Haïrdrÿer (Luca Troxler, Dave Niederberger, Felix Commerell, Lucien Egloff, Marco Troxler).[5][6]

Their debut album Fighter was released on October 11, 2019 on the label Rock Attack Records with worldwide distribution by Cargo Records.[7][8] It was recorded in Sweden with producer Jona Tee, keyboardist of the Swedish hard rock band H.E.A.T, in spring 2019.[9] The album was positively reviewed by various magazines and webzine such as Metal Planet Music, Stormbringer.at and Classic Rock.[10][11][12] 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.[13][14] 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.[15][16][17]

Music videos were produced for the single releases City Of Sinners, Dangerous, Fighter and Can't Stop The Rock.[18]

On 22 January 2020, the band released a special edition of their album Fighter for the Japanese market on the label Marquee Avalon.[19] The Japan edition contains an exclusive acoustic version of their song Dangerous as a bonus track.[20]

Due to ongoing voice problems (sulcus vocalis), front singer Dave Niederberger announced his departure from the band in spring 2021.[21] The situation then led to the departure of guitar player Marco Troxler and bass player Luca Troxler. The remaining members Felix Commerell and Lucien Egloff decided to continue the band with Emmo Acar as their new lead singer.[22][23] He was introduced in August 2021 with an acoustic video of their song Save your love for me.[24] 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.[25] He was replaced by Thomy Gunn, who played his first shows with Fighter V in spring 2022.[26]

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.[27]

Discography[edit]

Studio albums[edit]

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[edit]

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

Videography[edit]

Music videos[edit]

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

Live videos[edit]

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

Members[edit]

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[edit]

External links[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "FIGHTER V | Rock Of Ages Festival". ROCK OF AGES Festival. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. ^ "INTERVIEW: Dave Niederberger - Fighter V | The Rockpit". The Rockpit. March 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Fighter V News auf dem Metal Portal der Schweiz ϟ Metalinside". Metalinside (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Fighter V - Fighter | Rock Report". www.rockreport.be. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  5. ^ "FIGHTER V-Interview auf Musikreviews.de". www.musikreviews.de (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Aus Haïrdrÿer werden Fighter V | ROCKPOINT" (in German). 12 June 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  7. ^ "FIGHTER V - FIGHTER | Cargo Records". www.cargo-records.de. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Fighter V - Fighter". Time For Metal - Das Metal Magazin (in German). 24 October 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  9. ^ "Band: Fighter V | ROCKPOINT" (in German). 29 September 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Album Review : FIGHTER V | Metal Planet Music". Metal Planet Music. 10 October 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  11. ^ Sandy. "FIGHTER V - Fighter | Review bei Stormbringer". Stormbringer (in German). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  12. ^ "Review: Fighter V – FIGHTER | Classic Rock". Classic Rock Magazin (in German). 11 October 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Fighter-V | Urrock Festival". www.urrock.ch. Archived from the original on 24 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  14. ^ "Kissin' Dynamite im ausverkauften Spectrum Club in Augsburg – ein Foto Review von Roland Lorenz › rockmagazine.net" (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  15. ^ "News | AXEL RUDI PELL" (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Axel Rudi Pell - Sign Of The Times Tour 2021 | metal.de". metal.de. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Bands-2020 | H.E.A.T. Festival" (in German). 3 November 2019. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  18. ^ J., Maren (10 February 2021). "Fighter V: veröffentlichen neues Video zu "Can´t Stop The Rock"". Time For Metal - Das Metal Magazin (in German). Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  19. ^ Pfister, Florian. "Nidwaldner Rockband veröffentlicht CD in Japan | Luzerner Zeitung". Luzerner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 12 December 2020.
  20. ^ "Fighter V | AVALON". www.marquee.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  21. ^ 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).
  22. ^ Olivier (8 August 2021). "Fighter V announce new singer Emmo Acar but lose two additional band members". Sleaze Roxx. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  23. ^ "Fighter V: Sängersuche erfolgreich abgeschlossen". Time For Metal - Das Metal Magazin & Metal Podcast (in German). 13 August 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  24. ^ C., Norbert (13 August 2021). "Fighter V: Sängersuche erfolgreich abgeschlossen". Time For Metal - Das Metal Magazin (in German). Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  25. ^ "Andreas Grob verlässt Fighter V". The Art 2 Rock (in German). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  26. ^ "FIGHTER V präsentieren mit THOMY GUNN neuen Gitarristen - News auf Musikreviews.de - Metal, Prog und Rock-Magazin". musikreviews.de (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
  27. ^ "AXEL RUDI PELL: Frühjahrs-Tour auf 2023 verschoben". ROCK HARD Heavy-Metal-Magazin (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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