Winterhawk were originally formed in Chicago in 1977 by guitarist and singer Jordan Macarus. By 1980, the original incarnation of the band had already split up. But Jordan Macarus did not give up as he thought Winterhawk were just too talented not to record anything professionally.
The brainchild of the "Revival" album was born at Northern Illinois University, where Jordan Macarus and his longtime friend Chris Mazur were roommates. There Jordan and Chris began thinking about the business of producing an album. They listened to several Winterhawk live and demo recordings and made a list of potential songs. The band, consisting of Jordan Macarus (vocals, guitar), Doug Brown (bass, guitar, vocals) and Scott Benes (drums) rehearsed for seven weeks and then went into Dr. Caw studios on December 17th 1981. Recording was completed by January 1st 1982. The record, produced by Craig Williams, was released in 1982 on the band's own Lambda Records label and has over the years achieved a formidable cult status among hard rock collectors and enthusiasts. In recent times "Revival" was sometimes compared to Ashbury's "Endless Skies" album.
Tracklisting:
01 Intro
02 Sanctuary
03 Period of Change
04 Can't See the Forest for the Trees
05 Revival
06 Ace In the Hole
07 Free to Live
CD Bonus Tracks:
08 Fallen Dinosaur
09 Elijah
