Vinyltimes Podcast
Doc Olivier of VINYLESTIMES CLASSIC ROCK RADIO interviews André. Listen to the podcast.
November 2021
It’s easy to write music for an exciting story!
An exclusive interview André Andersen by Vsevolod Baronin Taken on 12/10/2020, Moscow, Russia. Originally published in Russian. André Andersen: “It's easy to write music for an exciting story!" READ THE FULL INTERVIEW
“Moving Target” cover artwork
...One of the very few occasions when the actual artwork was decided on even before we had a title for the album…actually, the cover dictated the title. I generally like to go through some old books in smaller, kind of hidden-away-from-main-streets secondhand book stores: you never know what you might find… but at that particular time I was going through the books that my dad (who passed away a couple of years earlier) had left on his personal shelves. Everything was mixed: history books, political stuff, maps, old newspaper articles, [...]
September 2021
Songwriting completed
"Dear friends, Songwriting for “Dystopia. Part 2” has been completed: as the story unfolds, the material´s got a bit more aggressive yet fairly dynamic, leaving space for a few experiments here and there. Obviously, as the plot includes a couple of new characters, the list of special guests should be quite interesting as well. Stay tuned, we´ll keep you posted." - writes André Andersen on his Facebook page. 💿 Сoncept studio album "Dystopia - Part I" is available on ALL digital platforms ( as MP3, FLAC), as a regular CD [...]
Land Of Broken Hearts – Reissue 2021
ROYAL HUNT DEBUT CD TURNS 30 YEARS - COLLECTORS EDITION IS DUE IN OCTOBER The re-mastered version of ROYAL HUNT’s debut album – ”Land Of Broken Hearts” will be released on the 29th of October 2021 via NorthPoint Productions. It includes an extended booklet with rare pictures, “the making of” – story written by André Andersen and 5 bonus tracks. “Land of Broken Hearts” has previously been reissued on vinyl (Night of the Vinyl Dead) CD, and all digital platforms (NorthPoint Productions) in 2018. Message from the band: "Dear friends, [...]
Metal Mantra Podcast
Listen to the Metal Mantra Podcast - Resenha: Royal Hunt - Dystopia (Melodic Progressive Metal Dinamarquês) Fahrenheit 451 é um livro clássico da ficção científica americana escrito por Ray Bradbury em 1953. esse livro conta a história de uma sociedade que queimou os seus livros e quais as consequências de um mundo sem um conhecimento disponível a todos. Quando o Royal Hunt prometeu falar sobre esse livro, ninguém esperava que eles não iriam focar no resultado de uma sociedade sem um conhecimento disponível mas sim hein o que fez aquela [...]
June 2021
Paper Blood – Reissue 2021
ROYAL HUNT ANNOUNCE THE RE-ISSUE OF THEIR 2005 STUDIO ALBUM "PAPER BLOOD" AS A DOUBLE LP AND AN EXTENDED CD. ROYAL HUNT announced a re-issued version of their 2005 studio album “Paper Blood” as a double LP and a newly designed digipak to be released on the 30th of June 2021. Both are collector's and limited editions which include bonus tracks as well as extended booklets - can be ordered here. Message from the band on their Facebook page: "Hey all! It´s finally summer: the sun is shining, ice cubes [...]
Metal Rules Magazine
In-depth interview with André Andersen has been made by Anders Sandvall of Metal Rules Magazine (Sweden). Digest: 🔴 Paper Blood is being prepared for reissue on a double LP and an extended CD; 🔴 Live activities 2021 are undecided; 2022 looks promising; 🔴 Dystopia. Part II. is in production; 🔴 2022 is the 30th Anniversary year for Royal Hunt. Read the full interview on metal-rules.com. Connect with Royal Hunt: Spotify: https://bit.ly/royalhunt-spotify iTunes: https://bit.ly/royalhunt-itunes YouTube: https://bit.ly/YouTube-Channel-RoyalHunt Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/royalhunt_official/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/royalhunt