Helstar Appreciation Thread
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Topic: Helstar Appreciation Thread
Posted By: Unitron
Subject: Helstar Appreciation Thread
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2014 at 6:01pm
I just thought I would make this thread for one of the most underrated bands in Thrash/Power metal  One of my favorites from the album I'm writing a review on right now
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Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2014 at 6:19pm
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Never got around to listening to them. I will ------------- "Before you see the light you must die!!!!!!!!!!" - Slayer "Today is born the seventh one, born of woman, the seventh son" - Steve Harris |
Posted By: siLLy puPPy
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2014 at 11:16pm
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I am the same. There is just too much music for one dog to hear so recommendations are always welcome. This is a band i am not familiar with. I have seen the name for a while but haven't checked them out. The video you provide is a good one but this particular strain of power metal seems very 80s glam metal influenced. I will check them out with an open mind and hope to discover some treasures along the way. Thanks for the recommends ------------- 
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Posted By: Unitron
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2014 at 11:22pm
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No problem, I'm always happy to recommend favorites of mine ------------- If I say fuck two more times that's forty-six fucks in this fucked up rhyme |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2014 at 1:22am
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Unitron, what would you recommend from Helstar? ------------- "Before you see the light you must die!!!!!!!!!!" - Slayer "Today is born the seventh one, born of woman, the seventh son" - Steve Harris |
Posted By: Colt
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2014 at 5:50am
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Vastly underrated band and one of my personal favourites. You cant go wrong with the majority of their catalogue. Their latest "This Wicked Nest" was released in April this year. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112" rel="nofollow - http://www.last.fm/user/colt2112 
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Posted By: Unitron
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2014 at 10:17am
Like Colt said, you can't go wrong with a lot of their stuff. I would personally recommend 'A Distant Thunder', 'Nosferatu', or one of their recent albums to start with ------------- If I say fuck two more times that's forty-six fucks in this fucked up rhyme |
ProgMetaller2112 wrote:Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2014 at 1:52pm
OK cool. I usually start a journey with a band with their first album. I disregard what people tell me or what the discography has to offer most of the time  ------------- "Before you see the light you must die!!!!!!!!!!" - Slayer "Today is born the seventh one, born of woman, the seventh son" - Steve Harris |
Posted By: Unitron
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2014 at 1:55pm
Their debut 'Burning Star' definitely wouldn't be a bad place start, their debut is great too ------------- If I say fuck two more times that's forty-six fucks in this fucked up rhyme |
Posted By: ProgMetaller2112
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2014 at 2:00pm
Awesome. I got to get going with that eventually. Thanks for the recommendation ------------- "Before you see the light you must die!!!!!!!!!!" - Slayer "Today is born the seventh one, born of woman, the seventh son" - Steve Harris |
Posted By: Vic
Date Posted: 25 Sep 2014 at 12:44pm
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Nosferatu is one of the best metal albums ever recorded and I am saying that without any trace of hyperbole whatsoever. A power/thrash masterpiece. A cornucopia of goddamn AWESOME riffs. Godly vocals and just the right amount of technical playing. And a kick-ass guitar duo. Most importantly, GREAT songs. It is an album of Rust in Peace calibre. Right from the very start you will be hooked, that intro just kicks your ass. Then the main song kicks in and it's even better. Then the third song starts and you will not believe how the hell they manage to write such monumental riffs. An air guitarist's heaven. Seriously, this album is PERFECT. And their entire discography is great, first two for old school heavy metal, gradually getting heavier and more technical. A Distant Thunder is the album that brings the talent of Andre Olbrich on guitar who along with Larry Barragan took the band to a whole new level. Nosferatu is the pinnacle of their co-operation, a real shame they did not get along and Andre left. The following albums are good albums, well worth checking out (my favourite song from the new era would be Trinity of Heresy, look it up, great song) but they don't match Nosferatu. But very, very few albums do. Burning Star is a good start, sure, it's just that they play a very different kind of metal, with the only connecting element being the vocals of James Rivera. My recommendation would be listening to Nosferatu and then Destiny's End - Breathe Deep the Dark (1998). Features James Rivera and a fantastic band behind him writing the closest thing we got to Nosferatu. ------------- 42 |