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Gábor Szakácsi, also known as Gabi Hun or Gabor Hun, is a Hungarian-born American rock guitarist and vocalist, best known as the frontman of
Hun rose to fame in Hungary and its surrounding areas with his band C.A.F.B. following the success of their 1997 album " Zanza" which launched the group into the country's mainstream. Despite its success the band was unable to work together due to Gabor Hun's drug related problems. He has left the country after the recording sessions of their 1999 album and formed Sledgeback years later in
*At its beginnings Szakácsi was a contributing member of the Hungarian band Brains, which is a successful pop music group today, regularly appearing some of the most prominent festivals of Europe.
*In the spring of 2011 Gabor Hun interviewed Los Angeles punk rock singer Doug Dagger of The Generators and Canadian psychobilly musician
Interview with Gabor Hun''Interju with Gabor Hun''
(Hungarian)
''Aardschok'' magazine interview with Gabor Hun
(July 2007)
''Zeneforum'' interview with Gabor Hun
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Seattle
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punk group Sledgeback. He fronted C.A.F.B., one of the most influential Hungarian punk bands of the 1990s, with whom he released six full-length albums between 1993 and 2017. After leaving Hungary, Hun started Sledgeback in 2004 and released several albums with the group. His distinct voice became the trademark of Sledgeback.
Career
Hun rose to fame in Hungary and its surrounding areas with his band C.A.F.B. following the success of their 1997 album " Zanza" which launched the group into the country's mainstream. Despite its success the band was unable to work together due to Gabor Hun's drug related problems. He has left the country after the recording sessions of their 1999 album and formed Sledgeback years later in Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
. Szakácsi started Seattle rock group "The Scoffs" with former members of locally successful punk bands in 2019.
Discography
Sledgeback
*'' 36206'' 2016 *'' Land of the freak'' 2014 *''7 years like a broken record'' 2012 *''3 of a kind'' 2012 (Sliver records/New art express) CD *''Bite the bullet
To "bite the bullet" is to “accept the inevitable impending hardship and endure the resulting pain with fortitude”.
'' 2010 (Sliver records/New art express) CD
*''Reality Bites-Sledgeback- Foreign Legion Split'' 2010 (Sliver records) CD
*''Perception Becomes Reality
''Perception Becomes Reality'' is Sledgeback's second full-length album. The sound of the album is general punk rock.
Originally released in 2006 by Sliver records in the United States, the Dutch label Rebellion Records released a European vers ...
'' 2007 (Rebellion records) LP, CD
*''Perception Becomes Reality
''Perception Becomes Reality'' is Sledgeback's second full-length album. The sound of the album is general punk rock.
Originally released in 2006 by Sliver records in the United States, the Dutch label Rebellion Records released a European vers ...
'' 2006 (Sliver records) CD
*'' People's choice'' 2004 (Sliver records)
*''A scavenger for life'' 2004 (EP)
Compilations
*''Zombie pit compilation 2011'' (PIG Records) CD *''Shut the f*** up and listen IV. 2011'' (PIG Records) 7" Vinyl *''We are the underground 2007'' (Rebellion records) CD *''Music is stupid. We like noise! 2005'' (W.A.G.T.E.Y.) CD *''Punks and pints 3 2007'' (Sliver records) CD *''Punks and pints 2 2005'' (Sliver records) CD *''Punks and pints 1 2004'' (Sliver records) CDThe Scoffs (English)
*''Talk Is Cheap... Here's the Scoffs'' 2020 (New art express) CD *''Bridge the gap'' 2021 *''The lonely ones'' 2022C.A.F.B. (Hungarian)
*''C.A.F.B. self-titled'' 2017 (Sliver records) CD *''EP'17'' 2017 (Sliver records) CD *''Naiv'' 2004 (Aurora records) CD *''Subkontakt'' 2001 (Edge records) CD *''Minden-hato'' 1999 (Edge records) CD *'' Zanza'', 1997 (Premier art records) CD *''Ne bizz senkiben'' 1993 (Trottel records)Tapes
*''Klubbang'' 1998 (Live recordings and demos) *''Archiv'' 1992 (Live 1992 Dec.19 with Tankcsapda) *''Utcastilus'' 1992 (The first release)Compilations
*''Pajtas daloljunk 4.'' 1993 Trottel records (Various artists) *''Sokk&Roll'' 1998 (Various artists) *''Let the hammer fall'' 2001 (Sampler compilation/Metal hammer magazine Hungary-Issue#134)Videos
*C.A.F.B. - "Engedj be!" video 1997 from Dailymotion *Sledgeback – "Werewolf Love" video 2006 by Art Reynolds *Gabor Hun in Punk rock circus withCivet
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2006
*Gabor Hun in Punk rock circus trailer 2006
*C.A.F.B. - "Diktátor" (Written by Gabor Szakacsi) 2002
Notable contributions
*At its beginnings Szakácsi was a contributing member of the Hungarian band Brains, which is a successful pop music group today, regularly appearing some of the most prominent festivals of Europe.
*In the spring of 2011 Gabor Hun interviewed Los Angeles punk rock singer Doug Dagger of The Generators and Canadian psychobilly musician Big John Bates
Big John Bates is a Canadian singer, guitarist and songwriter. He cofounded and performed in Annihilator, Big John Bates & the Voodoo Dollz and the Noirchestra.
Early life
John D Bates was born in Toronto and raised in Ottawa, Ontario. His ...
(Former member of Annihilator) for the Hungarian music magazine ''Totalrock''. The staff of the magazine opened a full section for Hun, called "vs.Gabihun". Gábor Szakácsi joined Seattle based punk group The Scoffs as guitarist in 2019.
Equipment
Gabor Hun uses * Soldano Hot Rod 50 amplifier head *Gibson Les Paul electric guitar *Fender 100 amplifier head *Musiclord cabinet * Ashdown cabinet *Hohner L-75 guitar with EMG active pickup *Sennheiser
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ew 172 G3 wireless system
''Hun known for using only 5 strings on the instrument (E.A.D.G.B with no E1).''
Personal life
He acquired US citizenship in 2008 and lives inSeattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest regio ...
with his California native wife Heidi whom he married in September 2004. He stated in an interview that he does not consume recreational drugs or alcoholic beverages. Gábor Szakácsi is the eldest son of the Hungarian film producer Lajos Szakacsi.
References
External links
Interview with Gabor Hun
(Hungarian)
(July 2007)
''Zeneforum'' interview with Gabor Hun
(November 2000) {{DEFAULTSORT:Szakacsi, Gabor American punk rock guitarists Living people American people of Hungarian descent American punk rock bass guitarists American punk rock singers Musicians from Seattle Singers from Washington (state) American rock guitarists American male bass guitarists Guitarists from Washington (state) Year of birth missing (living people) American punk rock musicians American male musicians Hungarian musicians