''Cacumen'' is the first full-length album by the
heavy metal band
Cacumen
Bonfire (originally Cacumen) is a German heavy metal band, founded by Hans Ziller in Ingolstadt in 1972. In 1986, based on the advice of the record company and the management, the band changed its name to Bonfire. Original founder Ziller is st ...
. It was released in 1981 on the independent label Rockport Records. The album came out after their single, Riding Away, was released two years prior and features a new version of that song. Cacumen would rename themselves
Bonfire
A bonfire is a large and controlled outdoor fire, used either for informal disposal of burnable waste material or as part of a celebration.
Etymology
The earliest recorded uses of the word date back to the late 15th century, with the Catho ...
in 1986. In 2002/2003,
Claus Lessmann and
Hans Ziller purchased the rights to the Cacumen material and re-release the collection under the Bonfire name individually as well as a box set called The Early Days.
Track listing
Band members
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Claus Lessmann – lead vocals
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Hans Ziller – lead & rhythm guitar
*Horst Maier – lead & rhythm guitar
*Hans Hauptmann – bass
*Hans Forstner – drums
References
Billboard.com - Discography - Cacumen - Cacumen
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Bonfire (band) albums
1981 debut albums