┌───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │■ ■│ │ .-/ .-. │ │ _.-~ / ___ | ~-._ │ │ \:/ -~| / __/| .\:/ │ │ / || (:/:| \ │ │ / /\/| |:\___\| |\ \ │ │ / /:::|.::/:::/:.|:\ \ │ │ / /:::/ \\/:::/::/:::\ \ │ │ / .::\ \-~~~~-/\/:.. \ │ │ /..:::::\ /:::::..\ │ │ /::::::::- -::::::::\ │ │ \:::::-~ ~-:::::/ │ │ \:-~ ~-:/ │ │ METAL CLASSICS ARCHIVE │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ P R E S E N T S │ │ │ │ │ │ + Helloween - Helloween - Only Japan + │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Information ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Release Date.Oct-24-2005 Encoder......LAME 3.90 Modified ║ │ │║ Genre........Heavy Metal Graber.......EAC ║ │ │║ Year.........1996 Khz/Bitrate..44,1/ Br ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Ripper.......The_Patriarch Songs........05 ║ │ │║ Covers.......Yes Url... http://www.helloween.org/ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Notes ║ │ │╠═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════╗ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Artist : Helloween Rating : You Decide! ║ │ │║ Album : Helloween - Only Japan Label : Victor ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╠════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╣ │ │║ ║ │ │║ Description : ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ How funny...retrospective genre ║ │ │║ reclassificationàI'm pretty sure there was no ║ │ │║ Power Metal back in 1985. I believe all we had ║ │ │║ was Hard Rock, Thrash And Heavy Metalàahh life ║ │ │║ was simple back then. I bring this up because I ║ │ │║ just left 2003 and hopped in-and-out of my '68 ║ │ │║ Cutlass and things look a little different. You ║ │ │║ see, the Cutlass is a time machine for me now ║ │ │║ and I think it is only fair that I take ║ │ │║ advantage of it in order to do this platter the ║ │ │║ justice it deserves. Yes, we had bands like ║ │ │║ JUDAS PRIEST and IRON MAIDEN, which by today's ║ │ │║ standards are Power Metal but back in the mid ║ │ │║ 80's those bands were Heavy Metal and HELLOWEEN ║ │ │║ was a little bit different. Different you say, ║ │ │║ how so? Well I think they must have been the ║ │ │║ pioneers of the happy, positive, upbeat sound ║ │ │║ that today so many bands emulateàtruly a ║ │ │║ different path from the METAL GODS and that of ║ │ │║ THE BEAST. I know we tend to lump it all ║ │ │║ together these days but there really is a ║ │ │║ difference. This CD actually combines material ║ │ │║ from early 1985, but the sound is reasonably ║ │ │║ consistent throughout and the band intact ║ │ │║ throughout so I am reviewing it as one. ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ So production is lacking a little in general ║ │ │║ even for the era but it was debut material for ║ │ │║ this band so I can let it slide. I am a huge fan ║ │ │║ of Kai Hansen and I actually really like his ║ │ │║ vocals. He has that attitude and tone that makes ║ │ │║ him sound cool, even if he isn't the best of ║ │ │║ singersàsorta like James Hetfield I guess. Here, ║ │ │║ he is very young and not even at the level he is ║ │ │║ now with GAMMA RAY in terms of vocal prowess yet ║ │ │║ he is just what the material needs. I can't ║ │ │║ really imagine it another way. We all know he ║ │ │║ can shred too and shred he does. It is so cool ║ │ │║ to see the sound developing that he later moves ║ │ │║ forward in his new band. Michael Weikath ain't ║ │ │║ no slouch either. The leads are all over the ║ │ │║ place and are absolutely memorable, the way ║ │ │║ solos should beàmany bands have lost that as a ║ │ │║ goal today, if they attempt to even solo (many ║ │ │║ can'tàI know, I know). ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ I have always been a fan of HELLOWEEN's lyrics ║ │ │║ and lyrical ideas. I know they can be a bit ║ │ │║ clumsy and even corny at times but the ║ │ │║ tongue-in-cheek sense of humor is priceless. ║ │ │║ This is something they have had from their ║ │ │║ opening track "Starlight" and managed to keep ║ │ │║ for the most part through the years. That opener ║ │ │║ is a stomper and I believe an important part of ║ │ │║ the formula many Power Metal bands that follow ║ │ │║ copy. Both "Starlight" and "Murderer" showcase ║ │ │║ the signature rhythm guitar sound that becomes a ║ │ │║ WEENIE staple for years to come. It is with ║ │ │║ "Warrior" that I first recognize a sound that ║ │ │║ would become GAMMA RAYàsuch a "Land Of The Free" ║ │ │║ precursor, I can't believe it. The final verse ║ │ │║ in "Victim Of Fate" is absolutely killeràcool ║ │ │║ atmosphere, great guitar and excellent ║ │ │║ lyrics...reminiscent of IRON MAIDEN'S mellow ║ │ │║ section in "Rime Of The Ancient ║ │ │║ Mariner"àabsolutely wicked! ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │║ ║ │ │╚════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │╔═════════════════════╗ │ │║ Release Tracklist ║ │ │╚═════════════════════╩══════════════════════════════════════════ │ │ │ │ 01 - Starlight [05:18] │ │ 02 - Murderer [04:27] │ │ 03 - Warrior [04:01] │ │ 04 - Victim Of Fate [06:39] │ │ 05 - Cry For Freedom [06:05] │ │ │ │ Total Length : [26:30 minn │ │ │ │ │ │ ▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ ╔═════════════════════╗ │ │ ║ Greetings To: ║ │ │ ╚═════════════════════╝ │ │ │ │ Too all people who contributes to make this │ │ archive of good music in a exceptional conditions │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │■ ■│ └───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘