--- title: "Royal Hunt" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/royal-hunt" genre: "Progressive Metal" country: "Denmark" formed: 1989 --- # Royal Hunt **Royal Hunt** is a progressive metal band, from Denmark, active 1989 to present. Royal Hunt is a Danish progressive metal band, founded in 1989 by keyboardist André Andersen. Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Hunt ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Royal Hunt | | Genre | Progressive Metal | | Parent genre | Metal | | Origin | Copenhagen, Denmark | | Formed | 1989 | | Releases in catalog | 21 | ## Genres [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) · [Heavy Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/heavy-metal) · [Neoclassical Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/neoclassical-metal) · [Power Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/power-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [D.C. Cooper](https://themetalnet.com/musician/d-c-cooper) | Lead vocals | 1995 to present | Current | | [André Andersen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andre-andersen) | Keyboard, Guitar | 1989 to present | Current | | [Andreas Passmark](https://themetalnet.com/musician/andreas-passmark) | Bass guitar | 2009 to present | Current | | [Jonas Larsen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jonas-larsen) | Guitar | 2011 to present | Current | | [Mark Boals](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mark-boals) | Lead vocals | 2007 to 2011 | Former | | [John West](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-west) | Lead vocals | 1999 to 2007 | Former | | [Allan Sørensen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/allan-s-rensen) | Membranophone | 1996 to 2015 | Former | | [Henrik Brockmann](https://themetalnet.com/musician/henrik-brockmann) | Lead vocals | 1990 to 1994 | Former | | [Marcus Jidell](https://themetalnet.com/musician/marcus-jidell) | Guitar | 2004 to 2011 | Former | | [Jacob Kjaer](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jacob-kjaer) | Guitar | 1992 to 2003 | Former | | [Steen Mogensen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steen-mogensen) | Bass guitar | 1989 to 2003 | Former | | [Kenneth Olsen](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kenneth-olsen) | Drums (drum set) | 1989 to 2007 | Former | | [Per Schelander](https://themetalnet.com/musician/per-schelander) | Bass guitar | 2005 to 2009 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1993 | [Land of Broken Hearts](https://themetalnet.com/album/0d314c45-1801-3133-9571-d1419961bf69) | Album | | 1993 | [The Maxi - Single](https://themetalnet.com/album/2292feab-187a-31b6-8f07-1ac7784300c3) | EP | | 1994 | [Clown in the Mirror](https://themetalnet.com/album/e058042d-00d0-3f39-a7a7-12a5ac6ccb1a) | Album | | 1995 | [Far Away](https://themetalnet.com/album/724c1e8e-4a7a-3013-b02c-24817f03e1af) | EP | | 1995 | [Moving Target](https://themetalnet.com/album/3920da0e-7fc9-3321-abf8-193a1fd2f883) | Album | | 1997 | [Paradox](https://themetalnet.com/album/8a693e9c-c058-34d8-96dd-d5b0c805dd45) | Album | | 1999 | [Fear](https://themetalnet.com/album/7c79a570-8554-3413-a0c4-ddefbf1c84ac) | Album | | 2000 | [Intervention](https://themetalnet.com/album/12e5e44f-7625-38b4-a9e1-8ea73d0b892c) | EP | | 2001 | [The Mission](https://themetalnet.com/album/87922dac-bc25-3038-94c0-c8d4aa151a7e) | Album | | 2001 | [The Watchers](https://themetalnet.com/album/2f7a2569-164b-3e78-89e9-9a67a10b7750) | EP | | 2003 | [Eye Witness](https://themetalnet.com/album/91bdbd74-d55d-3f89-8d12-252dde30fdd5) | Album | | 2005 | [Paper Blood](https://themetalnet.com/album/b623fe85-3645-31e9-b8f8-cfc7680905f6) | Album | | 2008 | [Collision Course: Paradox II](https://themetalnet.com/album/e94d26ef-e713-3663-a0f6-0a5aaf2c3484) | Album | | 2010 | [X](https://themetalnet.com/album/0149f5f2-27db-4e47-ba8f-1c81c0879142) | Album | | 2011 | [Show Me How to Live](https://themetalnet.com/album/8691e763-0a90-4aa6-b8e1-ccf8e4c4f0ff) | Album | | 2013 | [A Life to Die For](https://themetalnet.com/album/fe7ba647-fb51-47b3-9310-4e696f2ce3b0) | Album | | 2015 | [Devil's Dozen](https://themetalnet.com/album/905b8113-e6fa-403b-80e0-5ac988d05c83) | Album | | 2018 | [Cast in Stone](https://themetalnet.com/album/6941a6e9-1182-41a5-a6e8-d1da06125947) | Album | | 2020 | [Dystopia](https://themetalnet.com/album/0eba19d6-59ce-46e4-9912-8d94a8c9acbe) | Album | | 2022 | [Dystopia, Pt. 2](https://themetalnet.com/album/5b0fb236-e00d-4c76-91fb-285759492628) | Album | | 2025 | [Behind the Curtain](https://themetalnet.com/album/223de2ee-06a4-40fa-a0cc-b8928dec571c) | EP | ## Related bands - [Symphony X](https://themetalnet.com/band/symphony-x) (listened together) - [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together) - [Stratovarius](https://themetalnet.com/band/stratovarius) (listened together) - [Queensrÿche](https://themetalnet.com/band/queensryche-deeea939) (listened together) - [Scorpions](https://themetalnet.com/band/scorpions) (listened together) - [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together) - [Angra](https://themetalnet.com/band/angra) (listened together) - [Threshold](https://themetalnet.com/band/threshold) (listened together) - [Labÿrinth](https://themetalnet.com/band/labyrinth) (listened together) - [DragonForce](https://themetalnet.com/band/dragonforce) (listened together) - [Dark Moor](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-moor) (listened together) - [Therion](https://themetalnet.com/band/therion) (listened together) ## Official and external links - metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Royal_Hunt/1128 - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/royalhunt - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/royalhuntband - x: https://twitter.com/royalhuntmusic - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2CzAMm46coQpauDZj4a4ic - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/royalhuntmusic/ - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/7646 - apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/72774929 - bandcamp: https://royalhunt.bandcamp.com/ --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/royal-hunt](https://themetalnet.com/band/royal-hunt). 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