Royal Hunt - Land Of Broken Hearts (1992)

This Danish band initially appealed to me because of their name. Does anyone just sometimes get grabbed by a group's name, without really knowing much about them? Of course, I also knew they were metal (of various groupings, from what I've seen), so I decided to look into them.
And I like this debut.  Heavy on keyboards as well as guitar, both played by Andre Andersen (who is really the leader here, even though the quite impressive vocalist is Henrik Brockmann), this is nothing revolutionary, being in the verse-bridge-chorus style, but it's really catchy, and with a touch of folk, with highlights including the opening "Running Wild", "Land Of Broken Hearts" and "Kingdom Dark".
I am keen to see what else Royal Hunt has to offer after this impressive commencement of their career.

***1/2